i met a new baby today...
neener neener neener
im just sayin, IT'S c-u-t-e.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Monday, November 27, 2006
Sunday, November 26, 2006
26.2 is my bitch
and i am a marathon finisher.
i could not be more proud, either.
lets recap shall we?
i followed the weather reports all week long. 60% chance of rain showers-hmmm. 30% chance- yes! and then saturday, 100% chance of rain and snow showers.
sweet...
it was raining when i got up this morning and i was not looking forward to the run. i had originally started learning to run in the rain (in january- can you believe i have come so far), but hadnt run any of my marathon training runs in it... oh well, nothing i could do.
we met at the seattle center as a group and found out irene's husband had been given a no-go by his doctor because of some chest pains. lisas running buddy never showed up. but everything else seemed to be in order.
we were pumped at the starting line, wishing everyone good luck and trying to keep somewhat warm. and it was really fun to run through downtown in the middle of the street. the rain kept up until mile 9 or so, and then tapered off. the sun almost came out. leigh and i made it across 90 and headed toward seward park making decent time. as we came to mile 13 i overcame the wall that was holding me back and then we saw irene. she was shuffling and her running partners had left her. with a half of a marathon left to finish we werent going to leave her behind by herself. from about mile 13 to mile 21 we stayed with her, walked when she needed to walk and pulled her along when she started to struggle. mile 21 we left her (her husband was meeting her at mile 24 to run with her to the end) leigh and i picked up our pace a little more- back to normal- and headed towards the finish.
then the rain started (again).
and then started to come down a little harder.
then it started to get a little colder.
then it started to hail.
then it started to snow.
there could not have been worse conditions for the race.
but we did it anyway. we rounded the corner at the finish to jason holding up a sign that said "go mandy" on one side and "your mom" on the other.
perfect.
bill was there snapping pictures and pregnant, due that day beth was pumping her fists in the air. they ran along the side as leigh and i crossed the finish line. i bawled. i kept telling them i appreciated them being there, but they will never know how much (thank you guys. it fills me up to think about your support).
so as of 3pm today, i am a marathon finisher.
on a low note i left my race belt (which is actually beths race belt) in the recovery area along with my cell, id and debit card. so instead of sleeping all day tomorrow, i may be galavanting around the city trying to replace said items.
at least ill be galavanting around as a marathon finisher.
i keep saying no more, but at this point i know my time could be better, and the weather cant be any worse can it? we'll see.
(*to jason, bill & beth it honestly meant the world to me. thank you...)
i could not be more proud, either.
lets recap shall we?
i followed the weather reports all week long. 60% chance of rain showers-hmmm. 30% chance- yes! and then saturday, 100% chance of rain and snow showers.
sweet...
it was raining when i got up this morning and i was not looking forward to the run. i had originally started learning to run in the rain (in january- can you believe i have come so far), but hadnt run any of my marathon training runs in it... oh well, nothing i could do.
we met at the seattle center as a group and found out irene's husband had been given a no-go by his doctor because of some chest pains. lisas running buddy never showed up. but everything else seemed to be in order.
we were pumped at the starting line, wishing everyone good luck and trying to keep somewhat warm. and it was really fun to run through downtown in the middle of the street. the rain kept up until mile 9 or so, and then tapered off. the sun almost came out. leigh and i made it across 90 and headed toward seward park making decent time. as we came to mile 13 i overcame the wall that was holding me back and then we saw irene. she was shuffling and her running partners had left her. with a half of a marathon left to finish we werent going to leave her behind by herself. from about mile 13 to mile 21 we stayed with her, walked when she needed to walk and pulled her along when she started to struggle. mile 21 we left her (her husband was meeting her at mile 24 to run with her to the end) leigh and i picked up our pace a little more- back to normal- and headed towards the finish.
then the rain started (again).
and then started to come down a little harder.
then it started to get a little colder.
then it started to hail.
then it started to snow.
there could not have been worse conditions for the race.
but we did it anyway. we rounded the corner at the finish to jason holding up a sign that said "go mandy" on one side and "your mom" on the other.
perfect.
bill was there snapping pictures and pregnant, due that day beth was pumping her fists in the air. they ran along the side as leigh and i crossed the finish line. i bawled. i kept telling them i appreciated them being there, but they will never know how much (thank you guys. it fills me up to think about your support).
so as of 3pm today, i am a marathon finisher.
on a low note i left my race belt (which is actually beths race belt) in the recovery area along with my cell, id and debit card. so instead of sleeping all day tomorrow, i may be galavanting around the city trying to replace said items.
at least ill be galavanting around as a marathon finisher.
i keep saying no more, but at this point i know my time could be better, and the weather cant be any worse can it? we'll see.
(*to jason, bill & beth it honestly meant the world to me. thank you...)
Saturday, November 25, 2006
nervous
all my stuff is together and i have pinned my number to my shirt...
this weekend seemed like forever long and now its here.
26.2 tomorrow...
this weekend seemed like forever long and now its here.
26.2 tomorrow...
Friday, November 24, 2006
qfc owes me $10
the pie was a disaster. it never solidified. i would say we threw it away, but "pour" seems to be a more appropriate word.
i wasnt letting that stop me though. chocolate dream pie has made my thanksgiving for as long as i can remember. so i hopped in the car and went back to qfc. i called my mom on the way. she was making her pie that morning so i was curious if she had similar problems. i talked to her as i parked the car, as i grabbed my basket and as i found the graham craker pie crusts again. but wait... what is that? could it be... chocolate pudding- INSTANT.
and this is where i begin my rant about qfc's holiday displays. i was already bitter about the forementioned displays when i tried to find a baster two days prior. all the shelves were empty. 15 minutes later, i happened to round a corner nowhere NEAR the baster aisle to find a big display of them- obviously set out for the holiday. we had a similar problem with the large roasting pans... they werent by the roasting pans... no way. instead they were cleverly located inthe frozen pizza aisle- and no, the turkeys were nowhere near by.
so here i am, near the pasta section, grabbing a pie crust, and holding on to two boxes of chocolate instant pudding. i walked back to the baking aisle where i FOOLISHY picked up my pudding boxes. then i see them- COOK & SERVE pudding. but no instant.... all the instant was back by the pasta and pie crusts...
ok, now i know im to blame for not reading the pakages, but i also think qfc needs to own up to their end for their poorly placed products... if the store REALLY wanted to be helpful, they would put all the thanksgiving makin's in ONE area.
at any rate, i got back home with the correct fixin's and made us some delicious pie...
bill and beth came over sans jerry and lynda (sicky mcsickersons). they made some delish brussel sprouts, stuffing (in cute muffin pans- thanks rachel ray), fancy rolls and fresh cranberry sauce. we ate, we drank, we played scene it... ok, well bill played scene it while we all hoped and prayed that he would miss one... (thanks guys, yesterday was way past due)
hope everyone had a happy thanksgiving.
i wasnt letting that stop me though. chocolate dream pie has made my thanksgiving for as long as i can remember. so i hopped in the car and went back to qfc. i called my mom on the way. she was making her pie that morning so i was curious if she had similar problems. i talked to her as i parked the car, as i grabbed my basket and as i found the graham craker pie crusts again. but wait... what is that? could it be... chocolate pudding- INSTANT.
and this is where i begin my rant about qfc's holiday displays. i was already bitter about the forementioned displays when i tried to find a baster two days prior. all the shelves were empty. 15 minutes later, i happened to round a corner nowhere NEAR the baster aisle to find a big display of them- obviously set out for the holiday. we had a similar problem with the large roasting pans... they werent by the roasting pans... no way. instead they were cleverly located inthe frozen pizza aisle- and no, the turkeys were nowhere near by.
so here i am, near the pasta section, grabbing a pie crust, and holding on to two boxes of chocolate instant pudding. i walked back to the baking aisle where i FOOLISHY picked up my pudding boxes. then i see them- COOK & SERVE pudding. but no instant.... all the instant was back by the pasta and pie crusts...
ok, now i know im to blame for not reading the pakages, but i also think qfc needs to own up to their end for their poorly placed products... if the store REALLY wanted to be helpful, they would put all the thanksgiving makin's in ONE area.
at any rate, i got back home with the correct fixin's and made us some delicious pie...
bill and beth came over sans jerry and lynda (sicky mcsickersons). they made some delish brussel sprouts, stuffing (in cute muffin pans- thanks rachel ray), fancy rolls and fresh cranberry sauce. we ate, we drank, we played scene it... ok, well bill played scene it while we all hoped and prayed that he would miss one... (thanks guys, yesterday was way past due)
hope everyone had a happy thanksgiving.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
gobble gobble
its thanksgiving eve.
this is the first thanksgiving that i wont be with my parents. WE are cooking instead. bill and beth are heading over, along with beths parents.
tonight we are trying to get some of the side dishes taken care of and ive already fucked it up.
if you dont already know about my stellar cooking skills, ill tell you. in college my job at our mock thanksgivings (a topic which we can discuss later) was always the no bake cheesecake. every year something went wrong. i added too much milk, or i dropped the bowl into the crust and made no bake cheesecake scramble. ive recently had very "i love lucy" moments with pecan pie, fudge, and eggs benedict- though it seems i have moved away from the no bake fiascos.
until today.
my mom always makes a chocolate cream pie. the recipe is basically pudding packets, dream whip packets and milk. no baking. just mixing.
it is supposed to look like this:
mmm. tasty.
mine does not look like that. it looks a little more like pudding in a crust- a little less like pie. ill take a photo tomorrow. im sure it will still taste the same. my mom giggled and assured me it "should" thicken. i called her a bitch and told her to stop laughing at me.
happy holidays.
this is the first thanksgiving that i wont be with my parents. WE are cooking instead. bill and beth are heading over, along with beths parents.
tonight we are trying to get some of the side dishes taken care of and ive already fucked it up.
if you dont already know about my stellar cooking skills, ill tell you. in college my job at our mock thanksgivings (a topic which we can discuss later) was always the no bake cheesecake. every year something went wrong. i added too much milk, or i dropped the bowl into the crust and made no bake cheesecake scramble. ive recently had very "i love lucy" moments with pecan pie, fudge, and eggs benedict- though it seems i have moved away from the no bake fiascos.
until today.
my mom always makes a chocolate cream pie. the recipe is basically pudding packets, dream whip packets and milk. no baking. just mixing.
it is supposed to look like this:
mmm. tasty.
mine does not look like that. it looks a little more like pudding in a crust- a little less like pie. ill take a photo tomorrow. im sure it will still taste the same. my mom giggled and assured me it "should" thicken. i called her a bitch and told her to stop laughing at me.
happy holidays.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
alright alright. im back ok?
so in case you dont know how hard it is to get back into the swing of things after a long tropical vacation, i will tell you.
its hard. very hard.
things i cant seem to do right now:
work
clean up after myself
drink anything non-alcoholic
run
brush my teeth (oh dont act like YOU do this on vacation)
write a blog
its rainy here, and i swear it gets darker earlier. plus there is no ocean nearby, nor is there a bacardi distillery 5 miles away.
here are a few pics. there are better ones on our camera, but you can add uploading photos to the list of impossible tasks.
its hard. very hard.
things i cant seem to do right now:
work
clean up after myself
drink anything non-alcoholic
run
brush my teeth (oh dont act like YOU do this on vacation)
write a blog
its rainy here, and i swear it gets darker earlier. plus there is no ocean nearby, nor is there a bacardi distillery 5 miles away.
here are a few pics. there are better ones on our camera, but you can add uploading photos to the list of impossible tasks.
we were going for the "senior picture with a twist" moment here. the twist being the giant leaves.
the rainforest
youre cool. dont change. k.i.t.
the rainforest
youre cool. dont change. k.i.t.our plan is to post the rest of the pics on flickr soon (again, something to add to the list) but i need to ensure that any swimsuit-esque photos properly show my already existing six pack......
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