Food Friday

Work out last night: Milo and ME-Dog date at the park. 3.8 miles-run/walk but more walk so he can stop and sniff everything!!

Thankful Thursday is full of GREEN!

Last night work out: Milo and ME walk 1.4 miles around the neighborhood.
ME outside: 8.9 miles with running club and 3.7 miles of it was Indian Runs with sprints up hill. Today my body hates me in every which way it could. I think my eye lashes even hurt!

Mambo number one..... Dog version.

Today has been a really off the wall day. No scratch that today has been a really off the wall week with me personally and professionally. Woke up to see the headline news of a Earthquake in Japan of 8.7 and the after shocks as well as the Tsunami warnings all over the Pacific Ocean. Worried that my mom won't make it back to the USA after being gone for what feels like a life time (really only 3 weeks). Her flight was scheduled to go threw Tokyo Japan. Makes me wonder if the re-route will indeed happen. Anyway HURRY UP MOM we have so much to catch up on. Y&R is getting sort of juicy and of course next week is the final rose of the Bachelor. We have too much to catch up on TV wise. 

One of my really sweet co-workers sent me this video that reminded me of how wonderful it is to have a dog in your life. Milo is not only one of the best things in my life but he loves me unconditionally. One of my favorite parts of the movie Marley and Me is at the end when I am sobbing over a whole box of tissues and reminding my self that a dogs life is too short. They are so wonderful and Milo aka Marley is the perfect dog.

I love you Milo and enjoy the video. I think I might just need to work on this trick.

A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water log stick will do just fine. A dog doesn't care if your rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb. Give him your heart and he'll give you his. How many people can you say that about? How many people can make you feel rare and pure and special? How many people can make you feel extraordinary? -Marley and Me!

Treadmill Thursday

TM 3.2 miles hill work out. Milo and ME

Wine Wednesday

Rest day meaning I don't feel up to it nor do I want to do any sort of TM run or outside rain run. I made it to Church so that counts as something. Happy Ash Wednesday!!! I am giving up Mexican food for Lent this year. Hard... YES but I am going to eat all I can eat Mexican for easter and Carb Load for my next Marathon.  


I am also marking this as an almost World Less Wednesday as well. I am going to spend the next 2 hours catching up on the DVR with Glee, Mike and Molly and the Bachelor. You know the good TV that makes you smarter and enjoying a couple glasses of wine. 

I only buy in the box.... aka more wine for your money! 

I also wanted to share a beautiful angel that I saw in New Orleans with you today since today is all about Baby Jesus. 


Did you give up anything for Lent? 


Until later,


Love,
C

Fat Tuesday

Ran outside 4.6 miles just ME!

King Cake

Pancake Tuesday and Carb Load~Pre-Ash Wednesday!

Dinner tonight was a healthy stack of Pancakes, couple slices of bacon and fresh fruit all made by love from my mother in law. She also had a wonderful New Orleans original King Cake for desert (as if i really needed that many carbs. YES PLEASE!)

Happy Fat Tuesday! I am giving up eating Mexican for Lent. Let's see how this really goes.

Love,

C. 

Rock and Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon Race Recap

Outside 2.1 mile neighborhood walk. Milo and Me. 6.2 Miles outside ME time!! I love how it doesn't get dark until 6:45pm!!!!

2:16:35 a New PR and the race that made me Half-Fanatic #838!!!!

What a fun time, fun race and amazing streets this course takes you on. In fact this was my 5th state running a half marathon in. Super exciting and even more exciting when I found out it was my 5th race in 5 different Team Sparkle skirts. I didn't even know I owned that many of those cute mini sparkle skirts. The race started on the other side of the French Quarter and was about 2.4 miles away from the start line. A long walk but a great warm up before the race. I had a fun family group out to cheer me on and that made me even more pumped up then anything. I felt strong, proud and wanted to make sure I got a PR and looked good all in one. Since the race is a Mardi Gras theme I thought everyone would be dressed in that type of costume and color so I wanted to do something different. Since the race was on February 13th only one day from Valentine's day I thought it would be cute do to a Valentine theme. Out came the heart knee socks, red Team Sparkle skirt and black Tshirt. I was ready and ready to look cute for sure!! I was running this race by my self so I thought but found out that one of my running club members was also in town for the race with his sister so we chose to run together and meet in Coral 8. John and I exchanged an email or two to set up a time to meet and let each other know what we were going to wear so we could find each other. So the needle in the hay stack started. I think every guy that was standing alone I asked them if they were John. The very last guy in the outfit that wasn't what he told me was him! I found him!!! We ran together until around mile 10 when my hip was starting to bug me and I need to stretch so I told him to go on and get a PR since this was his first race. We later saw each other at the end of the race. Congrats John on the first race and a PR of course! Oh and so nice to meet you for the first time out of state and not at a club event. =) See you at the next race. The rest of our vacation was wonderful visiting with my parents and sisters. It was nice to get out and all enjoy a new city together. 

Brooks running dude!

Looking good in Red Team Sparkle!!!

One of the houses out and around the city we ran past

City Park where the finish line is.

My Biggest Fan! Me and Mr. P. 

The whole family after my marathon enjoying some drinks of Bourbon Street.