Today was my last long run before the US Half Marathon. For the first time in my life I felt mentally stronger than I did physically. Left this morning with the thought of doing 12 miles but ended up finishing at 13.45. I felt a little sluggish as left this morning but thought I would …
Monthly Archive: October 2010
Oct
29
Halfsies
Today is Isabella’s half birthday!! Which is another way of saying she is 6 months. I can not believe how quickly it is going by. She is growing up so fast. She is rolling around and trying her best to crawl. She is starting to get up on all fours and rocking back and forth. …
Oct
28
Commandments To Rule Your Fantasy… League
Recently this was sent around the fantasy league I am in with my husband and his college roommates. I have to say I think I agree with most of it… Thanks to ESPN’s Matthew Berry for the following: The 10 Fantasy Commandments 1. Thou shalt not veto. If there is obvious collusion between two owners, …
Oct
27
Smells like Team Spirit
Now that we are in full sports swing with the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL all in season, I wanted to take a moment and discuss the rules of fanhood. There are three levels in which one could support a team or franchise. Level 1 – The Fan: A fan is someone who the outcome of …
Oct
27
FTW
As you may have noticed my blog has gotten a little bit of an overhaul. I decided I wanted more options and have moved my blog from wordpress.com to wordpress.org. I’m even hosting it with my very own domain name. So make sure to remove my old blog from your favorites and blog roll and …
Oct
18
We Must Protect This House!
This was the mentality my dog took when he jumped out of our second story bedroom window last Friday. I came home from work on Friday and was getting Isabella out of the car when I heard a familiar panting. I walked around the car and saw our beloved black lab Tucker. I stood there …
Oct
18
Hulk Smash
I have yet another brother celebrating a birthday. Happy Birthday to my brother Brett (a.k.a. Hulk Smash). In an effort to create equality in the family I am doing a few things you didn’t know for Brett as well. Things you may know: 1. Brett is the oldest of the 3 boys but still comes …
Oct
14
Committed
I finally committed to running my very first FULL marathon. Thats right 26.2 miles all at one time. I will be doing the Country Music Marathon on April 30th, 2011 – which just so happens to be the day after Miss Isabella’s first birthday. As some of my readers know this was my very first half marathon …
Oct
11
Baby Talk
I’ve been getting quite a few messages asking what the munchkins are up to these days so here it goes…. Caleb is still doing soccer. I have posted a video and a few pictures from this weeks session. At 2 soccer is more of a camp thing than organized games so he is practicing drills …
Oct
04
P-Rod
Happy Birthday to my baby brother Jared (a.k.a. P-rod) In celebration here a few things you probably already know about Jared and a few you may not. Things you may know: 1. Jared is the youngest of the 4 of us 2. Soccer Star 3. He has an uncomfortable obession with T.O. 4. Sports Fan …





