Life is Good

I ran absolutely NO miles yesterday... :o)  And for some reason, I'm okay with that.  I had intended on going running with Melanie after work, but when I picked her up, I found out she had had an accident and split her lip/gum (in the front).  My poor little girl was just miserable.  Instead of running, I took her home and snuggled and played...  It was nice.  Then, after she went to bed, I ventured out for some much needed girls night with Lybi!  We went to the Cheesecake Factory.  Before anyone gives me a hard time... I must tell you that Lybi and I resisted the temptation of ordering one of their oh so evil... but oh so yummy deserts.  It was lettus wraps for us!  Yum! 

So, even though I wouldn't call my day productive on a physical level... it definitely ended well.  (Thanks Lybi, for meeting up with me!  We are DEFINITELY doing that again) :o)

2.18 miles at a recovery pace.  I started a little too fast and forced myself to slow down. :o)  The weather is just Beauuutiful!  I love it!

Painful 1.52 miles.  I spent about 1.5 hours walking up and down my friend's neighborhood passing out flyers for her child care, came home, and then ran.  I'm wondering if I had pushed it already by doing all the walking.  I started okay, but by the first half mile, my pelvis started hurting.  I went a little further, wondering if it would go away, and then I turned around and headed home.  I'll have to play it by ear and see how it feels tomorrow.

On another note... if anyone lives in Mesa, Arizona and is looking for good, reasonabily priced child care, please private message me. (Yes... slameless plug, but I'm assisting her in the expansion of her in-home child care, and I really want to see it succeed)

I hope you all have an awesome night!  Happy New Year!

Happy New Years Everyone!  Every New Years Day, Brandon and I try to do something fun, that we haven't done before.  (Or go somewhere we haven't gone).  This year, it was really difficult to figure out what we should do.  We decided to go for a bike ride (with Melanie) and have a picnic at the park.  I've never been on a picnic with Brandon before, we that was new!  And... another new thing happened...  Brandon told me I was in better shape then him.  I want it in writing, so here we go! :o)

I hope everyone is having a great day!

3.25 miles with the pain level of 1.5/10.  It didn't really hurt, but I could feel it, and it was a slight discomfort.

So... you ever wonder what an amateur runner/mom/engineer/cake decorator does on the holidays?  This is what I've been working on (off and on) for the last few days.  It's a birthday present for my neice (who is turning 12).  I have to wait a WHOLE month to give it to her, and it's goign to drive me crazy.  So, I thought I'd show it off to you all.

Here's a picture of my cute husband modeling it for me :o)

And a close up.

Okay... it's true, I'm pretty lame.  But just humor me. 

I hope everyone is having a great day!