Where did 2009 go? seriously. My baby is 19 months old and I have no idea how in the world that happened! I haven't done a real blog post in FOR_EEVVVEER...so here it is... countdown style...
10. I caught up on a lot of stuff, so if you don't use Reader, and want to see all that I added, you might have to scroll back to Thanksgiving. I put it all in the blog where it 'should have' been - mostly just for my 2009 blurb book ;o)
9. Brian came home Thurs and announced we were having a BBQ sat. I have to admit, I was kinda pissed. He had already invited people before he even mentioned it to me. My parents were here Thurs-Mon, then his parents + Amy were here Tues - Fri night. That leaves me a few hours to get down the Christmas decorations, get the mess picked up, the house cleaned, food bought and made - and I was pretty sick from Wednesday on. BUT - It was a great way to force myself to get the house back in shape, and I had a lot of fun - so it was totally worth it. After the fact, I was glad we did it!
8. Brooke has learned to use a cup. I was being WAY lazy and giving her sippy cups all the time. She still get them, just not at dinner. Tonight she used a regular cup through the whole meal and only dribbled a tiny bit.
7. It's a new year and I feel like I should have resolutions, but I don't.
6. I'm one month into my "rest period" from running. Half way done. I'm cleared for cardio again (from the IT band injury - totally separate from the stomach issues) so I plan to run tomorrow!
Here is the race schedule I plan to follow - finances permitting!
Jan 16 - 5K (Vegas - $25-35)
Feb 20 - 5K (Vegas - $25-35)
Mar 16 - 6 tunnels half marathon (Vegas - $50)
May 28 - Laguna Hills half marathon (Cali - $50)
Jul 4 - 5K (Vegas $25-35)
Aug 21 - ET full moon half marathon (area 51 @ midnight - $65)
Oct 17 - Long Beach half marathon (Cali - part of my California dreamin series - $70)
Nov 20 - 10K (Vegas - $25-35)
Dec 5 - Rock N Roll half marathon (Vegas - $135)
I was shooting for at least 1 race per month, but didn't quite make it. I wanted at least 2 months between halfs and I fall a little short of that in the fall, but I'm ok with it. My goal is to eventually get under 2 hours for the half...so hopefully December is THE race. I think if I work hard, its not out of the question...then I'll be in a good position to run the Surf City full in Feb 2011. Yes, I really am thinking that far ahead ;o)
5. Brian is still not happy that I am running - hopefully he gets over it, because as you can see above - I plan to run a lot!
4. Ellie is back to baseball & gymnastics as her two sports. soccer didn't make the cut. I was sad, but I want her to do what she wants.
3. My Mom and Brian's Mom were trying to teach me how to crochet. I'm still practicing a lot. I keep losing track of my stitch count and line count! plus it's very hard to see where I'm supposed to put the hook...the pictures just don't look like the mess I have on my hook!
2. I was originally going to give up soda after my race...then it was after Christmas...then Jan 1st. Now I think I should just give up giving it up! I am almost down to my goal weight...or boob-job weight as we like to refer to it around here...Brian always said if I got back down to my pre-wedding weight, I could get boobs. 4 pounds to go, but we can't afford it now, and I think it would make it hard to run...so why give up the Sonic Cokes? Sonic vs. boobs - hmmmm...
1. I have about 50 sewing projects saved in 'favorites'...maybe I'll start working on 2010 Christmas gifts now...then I might not be sewing till the very last minute of Christmas eve (or later)?! naw - I probably still will!
10. I caught up on a lot of stuff, so if you don't use Reader, and want to see all that I added, you might have to scroll back to Thanksgiving. I put it all in the blog where it 'should have' been - mostly just for my 2009 blurb book ;o)
9. Brian came home Thurs and announced we were having a BBQ sat. I have to admit, I was kinda pissed. He had already invited people before he even mentioned it to me. My parents were here Thurs-Mon, then his parents + Amy were here Tues - Fri night. That leaves me a few hours to get down the Christmas decorations, get the mess picked up, the house cleaned, food bought and made - and I was pretty sick from Wednesday on. BUT - It was a great way to force myself to get the house back in shape, and I had a lot of fun - so it was totally worth it. After the fact, I was glad we did it!
8. Brooke has learned to use a cup. I was being WAY lazy and giving her sippy cups all the time. She still get them, just not at dinner. Tonight she used a regular cup through the whole meal and only dribbled a tiny bit.
7. It's a new year and I feel like I should have resolutions, but I don't.
6. I'm one month into my "rest period" from running. Half way done. I'm cleared for cardio again (from the IT band injury - totally separate from the stomach issues) so I plan to run tomorrow!
Here is the race schedule I plan to follow - finances permitting!
Jan 16 - 5K (Vegas - $25-35)
Feb 20 - 5K (Vegas - $25-35)
Mar 16 - 6 tunnels half marathon (Vegas - $50)
May 28 - Laguna Hills half marathon (Cali - $50)
Jul 4 - 5K (Vegas $25-35)
Aug 21 - ET full moon half marathon (area 51 @ midnight - $65)
Oct 17 - Long Beach half marathon (Cali - part of my California dreamin series - $70)
Nov 20 - 10K (Vegas - $25-35)
Dec 5 - Rock N Roll half marathon (Vegas - $135)
I was shooting for at least 1 race per month, but didn't quite make it. I wanted at least 2 months between halfs and I fall a little short of that in the fall, but I'm ok with it. My goal is to eventually get under 2 hours for the half...so hopefully December is THE race. I think if I work hard, its not out of the question...then I'll be in a good position to run the Surf City full in Feb 2011. Yes, I really am thinking that far ahead ;o)
5. Brian is still not happy that I am running - hopefully he gets over it, because as you can see above - I plan to run a lot!
4. Ellie is back to baseball & gymnastics as her two sports. soccer didn't make the cut. I was sad, but I want her to do what she wants.
3. My Mom and Brian's Mom were trying to teach me how to crochet. I'm still practicing a lot. I keep losing track of my stitch count and line count! plus it's very hard to see where I'm supposed to put the hook...the pictures just don't look like the mess I have on my hook!
2. I was originally going to give up soda after my race...then it was after Christmas...then Jan 1st. Now I think I should just give up giving it up! I am almost down to my goal weight...or boob-job weight as we like to refer to it around here...Brian always said if I got back down to my pre-wedding weight, I could get boobs. 4 pounds to go, but we can't afford it now, and I think it would make it hard to run...so why give up the Sonic Cokes? Sonic vs. boobs - hmmmm...
1. I have about 50 sewing projects saved in 'favorites'...maybe I'll start working on 2010 Christmas gifts now...then I might not be sewing till the very last minute of Christmas eve (or later)?! naw - I probably still will!
you seriously got the runners bug. well I know you always ran but you have the racers bug.
ReplyDeleteI have a MILLION things I want to sew but it's WAY more money in fabric than I could afford haha and time ofcourse gets in the way. but I have a long list too. we'll see.
I'm going to have to go check out your old posts to see what you've added. I'm almost done w/ my 2009 photo book.
2010... i think it snuck up on all of us!
ReplyDeletethat's quite the race schedule. it's fun to have something like that... thay you enjoy so much!! good luck with it all!
So I tried to leave you a comment early, but you know......WORK got in the way of the important stuff.
ReplyDeleteI was telling you that I will be sidelines for your cali race....and can't wait! So you get that runners bug on, and I will be getting my "cheer Mandi sign on decorating" on, LOL!
Oh yeah.....and once you have money for boobs, like i told you before, I got your doc...my doc, and I still drink soda...so you can still have both, LOL = )
ReplyDeleteholy crap! that is a lot of running. you should total how many miles you will run by the end of the year and see where you would end up!
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