Friday - July 10, 2009

Well, thanks to Scott I managed to get in 6 miles this morning...took a little talking but I did it. I was going to the elliptical again to help my legs...but I ran around the college instead. I felt really good once I was done and again...glad I did it.

Went to have my blood work done for my procedure next Friday, the lady was really good taking my blood, I didn't hardly feel anything. After that - boy did I pay for it....went to the boobie smasher....and OMG.....it hurt like hell. I've heard it hurts and boy were they right....way too much squeezing and pressing....wow...there has really got to be a better way. Just when I though technology was there....man if that is technology at its latest...I'd hate to have had one done before this latest contraption.

Scott is getting off early tonight so we can go downtown to hear Who's Bad...the MJ tribute band. We saw them at the Soapbox and they were really awesome. It is going to be packed downtown tonight.

There is a race tomorrow..the TriSpan and I really want to do it, but I'm so embarrassed about my times now that I don't want to go.....can't believe how much ground I've lost in my times....but I guess that is what I get for being such a slack ass.....doesn't come back overnight!!!



Any for those who haven't seen the new short hair...here it is....still need to go a little bit shorter, or angled that is....its hard to see the angle from the front.

Thursday - July 9, 2009

Got up this morning and went to the gym. It was raining out so I couldn't run outside. I need manage to do the elliptical for 50 minutes and then split the remaining 10 minutes up between the stair climber and the treadmill. My legs felt like jello so I couldn't run very much.

Came home and didn't do too much. Went to the Sharks game tonight to watch a little baseball. That was my first trip out to watch and it was pretty cool. I went with Grant - he had a free ticket so I was his "rent a date" for the night...we joked a lot about it.....lol

No big plans for tomorrow except gotta get a mammogram done for the first time and I'm not looking forward to that at all...then I have to pick up my pre-op papers and have some blood work done for my procedure next Friday...I still can't believe my procedure is at 2:45 pm and I can't eat or drink anything at 12 pm the previous night...what in the world are they thinking?????

Wednesday - July 8 2009

I have been so terrible about blogging...not sure why either. I'm going to try my best to get back into blogging daily - not that it's really read by anyone....but it's nice sometimes to come back and read what I was doing on a certain day.

Scott and I have been trying to become more diligent about our "better eating"....after seeing the 7/4 pictures of himself, Scott has decided it's time to buckle down once again. I guess I need to join him....Joined weight watchers online again, just so I can track my points online - I still get to go to the meetings, but until I lose about 3 pounds, I'll have to pay...I'm not within my goal right now :(

But, I've been exercising regularly and trying to make myself actual run....not run/walk...not sure how I got so out of it - especially after how much I loved it...and I still do!!

I ran 45.42 miles in June which really sucks!!! So far this month I've ran 23.96 miles.
In 2008 I ran a total of 846.30 miles......my goal was 1000, and I'm surely off track so far this year to hit 1000....I've only ran 197.52 miles this year and it's already July......boy oh boy...what happened????? One thing I know I can contribute is me working at Miller Motte....I know I could have still ran, but I didn't!

I'm going to try to get better!!!!

Tuesday

Had a wonderful weekend. Took the boat over to Masonboro Island. It was lots of fun. My cousin Mike and several others went and spent the day. We also spent a day on the river and a day at the beach....so we had a packed full weekend! Had to go to bed early last night and then came home to take a nap today....I was exhausted.

About a few months back, Scott and I went and bought a couple tomato plants, squash, peppers and cucumbers....just wanted to try out luck.....so today I took a couple pictures of what we have...I'm impressed :)

Cucumber

Squash

Bell Pepper

Tomato

Jalapeno

Monday

Well, today was long! Got up this morning and it was raining...YUCK!!! Then went to work...came home...went back to work....came home...etc......
Sure wish I were still ih Myrtle Beach riding on the back of the Harley. It is so amazing how sometimes a weekend get-away can make you miss being with someone so much. Scott and I had an amazing time and just wished we just could have stayed a little longer :)
But, the good part is....in less than a month I'll be home everyday with him....at least for a couple months! I can't wait.

I guess it's time to change my widget over to the side since Bike Week has come and gone...hmmm what can I count down to next???? MB Fall Rally??? Daytona Rally???? I'll get back with ya on that one soon :)

Sunday after MB

What a great few days! Scott and I left on Thursday and headed for Myrtle Beach Bike Week. This year, due to all the restrictions by the city of MB, it was a lot less crowded. Many of the vendors I guess decided to stay home with some of the bikers. But, all in all, it was still fun. With fewer bikes, it made commuting a lot easier!
We stayed at the same place, and was close to a bar called "Dirty Donkey" - yeah I know its a crazy name, but it was awesome there! Plus...we could walk to it and stumble home if needed :) I guess another perk would be "Sams Corner" which was open 24 hrs so we could eat when we wanted! Next year....gotta try the "fried bologna" sandwich.
We met up with a few friends and even came across a couple others that we met last year at SBB for the first time..they remembered us.....hmmmm wonder why????? ha ha
Well, I'm surely looking forward to the next one. Scott and I had an absolutely AMAZING time!!!!

Need to head over to Facebook to see more pics!!!

Monday

Can't believe I forgot to post yesterday. Scott and I didn't do too much of anything. We went to the North End and got sandblasted...boy it was windy! Then came home and took Harley man up to the pond at Interroll and we caught some fish and let him have a little fun.
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Today was a normal day at work except when I got ready to come home...man the bottom fell out! It was raining, thundering and lightning and eventually hailing.....finally around 3:30 I managed to slide out without being soaked.

Had a lot of the girls come up to me today wanting to keep running. So, I told them if they'd commit to the Blueberry Festival 5k in June that I'd keep running with them after school...so guess we'll see. The are supposed to have their $20 to me by Monday so we can start practice on Tuesday.

Saturday

Got up this morning and did the Azalea 5k again this year. This was also the race that the girls from school ran in....they did so well. They were very excited to see all the people. Including all the girls and other runners, there were about 550 entries. It was a blast.

But, for some reason that course kicks my butt. I'm going to blame it on the rather long inclines and the 15-25 mph winds that I had to run against today....boy did it suck and those are my excuses on why I didn't do as well today. I placed 5th in my age group, was 7th last year...but I really should have been like 3rd based on times that I normally run. Oh well, at least my time was better than last year and that is my goal this year - to complete all races that I ran last year at a better pace.

Well, planning on a quiet evening tonight...grilling out and watching movies! Hopefully tomorrow will be pretty so we can go to the beach or on the boat.

Friday

Well, another week down. Went over to my grandmas for her birthday...it was fun and she was in a happy mood! Didn't really know what to get her...heck - at 92 she has everything ha ha
So, I decided on a gift card from Food Lion...hey she shops there so it turned out well.

Tomorrow is the race with the girls...I'm excited. Scott isn't going to be able to run, his heal is still hurting from the last race :( I was really hoping he'd run with me and try to keep me running and not walking any...oh well, guess I'll try to manage on my own.

We wanted to do the bike to the river to the sea tomorrow, but because of the race I can't. It's a 20 mile bike ride, casual pace...sounds like fun! I think I could bike 20 miles a whole lot easier than running it! Tomorrow is also paw-jam....maybe we can make that???? Who knows! Just going to take it one hour at the time tomorrow!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA!!!!

Thursday

Last day of practice for the girls. I sure hope they don't change their minds and not go on Saturday. I can't wait for them to see other runners their age and notice how well they are doing....maybe then they'll see the need for dedication as I've tried to stress to them over and over.

My grandma's birthday is tomorrow...she'll be 92. Ameron and I will be going on and eat some of the new KFC chicken. Mom said it was good so I'm looking forward to having some.

Besides the race on Saturday I really don't have big plans for the weekend. Scott is still going to do the race but I believe he is going to run with me. His heel is still bothering him from the last race we did in Oak Island. He bought inserts for his heel, but it's not feeling better..... :(