This is how I taught Zumba this morning, shoulder pads and all! Lol.
Wearing my bestie's shirt!
Thanksgiving craft (I ran out of Halloween decorations so I moved onto the next holiday lol)
Friday, October 30, 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Facebook Hiatus
I decided to take a break from Facebook. I have no idea for how long. I was just getting tired of wasting my time looking at a screen, watching people post the highlights of their lives, creating a false sense of utopia. The fact of the matter is, people have complex lives. I find that people either primarily complain on Facebook or make it look like their lives are entirely sunshine and rainbows. It doesn't help me be closer to my friends at all because I actually have no idea what's going on in their lives! All I know is what they post. So I decided to just text or call them instead and find out what's new in their lives!
So far it's only been like 18 hours since I deleted the app off my phone, but I can already tell it's going to be an adjustment for sure! However, I feel like I'll be more present without it. Eventually I'll log back in, but until then I'm just going to enjoy life without putting it on display for everyone to see!
Monday, October 26, 2015
Run Like Hell - My First 10k Race
On Sunday, October 25th, Corky and I participated in our first 10k race. It was only my 2nd race ever (the first being The Color Run on September 12th), and it was great!
Being Halloween themed it was, of course, a costume race, so we dressed up. We wore skin suits - mine was black and Corky's was green.
In the car on the way to the train, Corky said, "The only problem with our costumes is that they aren't anything. Like they aren't characters or anything."
"Sure they are," I replied. "I'm a shadow and you're a booger."
We arrived at the starting line about 5 minutes before our scheduled start time of 8:10 a.m. We found two of my friends who were also running the 10k. After a few selfies, we were off and running.
I lost Corky pretty quickly when I got stuck behind 2 women dressed as elderly ladies (complete with housecoats, shower caps and spectacles). I caught up with him somewhere around the one-mile mark and we ran together for another mile or mile and a fourth before my pace caused me to pull ahead of him. I knew I'd see him again when I reached the turn-around point and reversed directions, and again at the finish line.
As I continued on, I was steadily passing people. I wasn't trying for a specific pace. In fact, I didn't even use my running app. I knew I'd be running a 10k so I didn't feel the need to measure my distance. And I didn't much care about the time, to be honest. As I passed the 2, 3 and 4 mile markers, I found myself surrounded by fewer people dressed head-to-toe in costume and more people who looked like serious runners.
We wound our way through northwest Portland, zigzagging through city blocks into a more industrial part of the city. Various musicians made up what they called the "Musical Mile." Some were marching band variety, others were pure Portland - like the guy playing a guitar and a didjeridoo at the same time. A radio booth blasted "I Feel Good" at top volume. I was still singing along three blocks later.
Just after the turn around (the course was not symmetrical - the first part was about 4 miles, the second part was about 2.6 miles), I encountered a water/electrolyte/gel station. I had passed several but had opted not to partake. By this time, I had pulled my hood off and was thirsty! So I gratefully accepted a Dixie cup being held out to me. Inside was a clear liquid that I assumed was water but when I drank it I was shocked to find that it was the saltiest, vaguely grape-ish electrolyte drink I had ever ingested! I took it like a shot (because I had passed the trash can already) and crumpled the cup in my fist. This turned out to be a mistake though because I got a stomachache almost right away and it didn't go away for the rest of the day.
I had an awesome pace going. The course was really flat and I kept waiting to hit a wall and I never did. There were some hilarious costumes. I saw a lot of people dressed like super heroes. Many Cat In The Hats, Minions, two separate sets of Bacon & Eggs. One girl dressed like a slice of pizza. In total, between the 5k, the 10k and the half marathon, there were about 4,000 entries.
In the end, I finished 206th out of 1,056 in the 10k. 18th in my age bracket (out of about 120 I believe). Corky finished 507th. Not bad considering he's never run 6+ miles in his life! It was fun and I am excited to do more races!
Being Halloween themed it was, of course, a costume race, so we dressed up. We wore skin suits - mine was black and Corky's was green.
In the car on the way to the train, Corky said, "The only problem with our costumes is that they aren't anything. Like they aren't characters or anything."
"Sure they are," I replied. "I'm a shadow and you're a booger."
We arrived at the starting line about 5 minutes before our scheduled start time of 8:10 a.m. We found two of my friends who were also running the 10k. After a few selfies, we were off and running.
I lost Corky pretty quickly when I got stuck behind 2 women dressed as elderly ladies (complete with housecoats, shower caps and spectacles). I caught up with him somewhere around the one-mile mark and we ran together for another mile or mile and a fourth before my pace caused me to pull ahead of him. I knew I'd see him again when I reached the turn-around point and reversed directions, and again at the finish line.
As I continued on, I was steadily passing people. I wasn't trying for a specific pace. In fact, I didn't even use my running app. I knew I'd be running a 10k so I didn't feel the need to measure my distance. And I didn't much care about the time, to be honest. As I passed the 2, 3 and 4 mile markers, I found myself surrounded by fewer people dressed head-to-toe in costume and more people who looked like serious runners.
We wound our way through northwest Portland, zigzagging through city blocks into a more industrial part of the city. Various musicians made up what they called the "Musical Mile." Some were marching band variety, others were pure Portland - like the guy playing a guitar and a didjeridoo at the same time. A radio booth blasted "I Feel Good" at top volume. I was still singing along three blocks later.
Just after the turn around (the course was not symmetrical - the first part was about 4 miles, the second part was about 2.6 miles), I encountered a water/electrolyte/gel station. I had passed several but had opted not to partake. By this time, I had pulled my hood off and was thirsty! So I gratefully accepted a Dixie cup being held out to me. Inside was a clear liquid that I assumed was water but when I drank it I was shocked to find that it was the saltiest, vaguely grape-ish electrolyte drink I had ever ingested! I took it like a shot (because I had passed the trash can already) and crumpled the cup in my fist. This turned out to be a mistake though because I got a stomachache almost right away and it didn't go away for the rest of the day.
I had an awesome pace going. The course was really flat and I kept waiting to hit a wall and I never did. There were some hilarious costumes. I saw a lot of people dressed like super heroes. Many Cat In The Hats, Minions, two separate sets of Bacon & Eggs. One girl dressed like a slice of pizza. In total, between the 5k, the 10k and the half marathon, there were about 4,000 entries.
In the end, I finished 206th out of 1,056 in the 10k. 18th in my age bracket (out of about 120 I believe). Corky finished 507th. Not bad considering he's never run 6+ miles in his life! It was fun and I am excited to do more races!
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Friday, October 23, 2015
Anniversary
On Tuesday, Corky and I were married exactly 2 years. :)
We had grand plans to leave Mara with my mom for the evening, go out for dinner together (dressed up and everything!), maybe do a little shopping for Mara's birthday (which is a month from today), and get frozen yogurt or maybe ice cream (hey now...). But you know what they say about the best laid plans......
So, you wonder, what did we actually do?
Well, here's the photographic evidence:
We had grand plans to leave Mara with my mom for the evening, go out for dinner together (dressed up and everything!), maybe do a little shopping for Mara's birthday (which is a month from today), and get frozen yogurt or maybe ice cream (hey now...). But you know what they say about the best laid plans......
So, you wonder, what did we actually do?
Well, here's the photographic evidence:
Yes, we took our darling almost-eleven-month-old daughter to.... Red Robin! My mom is in upstate NY helping her sister care for their 100-year-old mother (who just rounded the bend on the good side of pneumonia, by the grace of God!) so she wasn't able to babysit. Corky's mother couldn't babysit that late on a weekday because she gets up practically in the middle of the night for work. So we just took Mara with us! She had macaroni and cheese and loved every single noodle of it. My little Macaroni Monster.
Monday, October 5, 2015
Mommies Aren't Allowed to Get Sick
Everyone knows Mommies aren't allowed to get sick. Daddies, sure. Kids, sure. But not Mommies!
Hoping I get over this cold soon! I can't breathe. Not to mention I have a 10k race in 20 days and sometimes these respiratory things tend to hang around a few extra weeks.
Oh well.
Happy October!!!
Hoping I get over this cold soon! I can't breathe. Not to mention I have a 10k race in 20 days and sometimes these respiratory things tend to hang around a few extra weeks.
Oh well.
Happy October!!!
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