December 2009

I’m baaack! :) Sometimes, a girl just needs a break from the computer.   Last night, we saw Avatar: Any 3-hour long movie that manages to hold my attention 90% of the time gets a thumbs up from me! :)  Honestly, you should see it *just* for the special effects – it was amazing.  I [...]

I forget how amazing quesadillas can taste! My uncle and aunt had my mom over for dinner the other night, and they made quesadillas.  My uncle and aunt have been vegetarian for 20 + years, and my mom recently went veggie, too.  She could not stop RAVING about the amazing quesadillas they cooked, and I [...]

I woke up this morning to a sad, sad sight: Bella my beta fish died last night.  :(  I had a good cry in the kitchen, which was kind of unexpected.  I know she’s ‘just a fish,’ but I would talk to her and play tag with her (through the bowl… she liked it).    [...]

The Husband had me shopping until I dropped tonight!  That man can SHOP! I thought I was going to lose my cool in the suit section at one point!  I am NOT one of those women who can shop for an entire day.  I begin to lose my patience with the experience by the second [...]

Hi friends.  :)  As you know, we are leaving for our England Extravaganza on Christmas Eve (I will keep a normal blogging schedule so you can ‘come along’ too!).  I have received a lot of great suggestions for things to do in London, but I need some extra help with our side trips!   Where [...]

For the last 2.5 months, I’ve felt this overwhelming sense of guilt about the dogs – I hardly EVER took them to the park and often neglected to take them for long walks when I was in the throes of book writing.   Now that my schedule is (temporarily) a little lighter, I thought I’d [...]

I’m happy to report that I’m not that sore from my 22.0 mile long run!  It feels like I went out dancing in really uncomfortable high heels, but that’s it.  I credit adequately refueling with GOOD food (as opposed to a large Coldstone ice cream), foam rolling, and Recovery Socks.   My breakfast has a [...]

After many, many hours with my butt glued to the couch, I finally managed to peel myself out of reclining position and take James for a walk.  We did about 0.5 mile at a steady pace.  The ONLY thing that truly makes me feel normal after a long run (I cannot believe I ran 22.0 [...]

Previous long runs for Marathon Training: One Way Ticket to Double Digitland (10.0 miles) Eleven with the Ladies (11.0 miles) A Hellish Half Marathon (13.1 miles) Fabulous Fourteen (14.0 miles) Sweaty Sixteen (16.0 miles) Screamin’ Seventeen (17.0 miles) Energizing Eighteen (18.0 miles) Easier Eighteen (18.0  miles) Terrific Twenty (20.0 miles) Solo Seventeen (17.0 miles) I [...]

I am currently running 22.0 miles with Megan, but here’s an interesting topic to discuss until I come back! :)   How long should your longest run before a marathon be?   You should ALWAYS train to run the race distance, of course, but does that mean you actually need to run the distance before [...]

First things first:  check out this AMAZING news spot featuring Amanda and Melissa and their feelings on Operation Beautiful!   Amanda did AMAZING! So poised. And so did Melissa – I love her.  She is a truly amazing woman. Thank you, Amanda and Melissa, for spreading the world about Operation Beautiful!  I love you for [...]

Afternoon!   I spent all morning working on our London trip schedule!  For big vacations, we like to make massive Excel spreadsheets with all of our confirmation numbers and schedule of events organized by day.  So far, the only definite items on our list are:   Tea at the Ritz Oliver! The Musical Spa day [...]

It’s a well-documented fact that I am really bad at “typical woman maintenance.”  In Project Glow, Angela weaned me off using a bar of soap to wash my face (thank goodness!).    But I cannot remember to regularly use facial moisturizer.  And I spend a LOT of time outdoors in the sun, rain, and wind.   [...]