run!

We are so proud of David! He ran his first marathon today (the Los Angeles Marathon, no less) and did so well. He's been training for a year, and it was so exciting to see all his hard work come to fruition. Go, Daddy-o, go! xo

Love you, my Valentine!

run

we said we'd do it, and today we did!



after training since august, my first 5K. but certainly not my last. so much fun! (and so lucky to do it with these two.)



off we go...

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just finished week 5 on my c25k adventure. i am loving it more than i imagined. i ran straight for 20 minutes today. something i have never done before. ever. my marathon-running-friends just smile and nod when i tell them.

e and i had a chat today about adjectives we would use to describe ourselves. i said i wouldn't describe myself as athletic. she said she disagreed saying of course i am. i'm going to run a 5K! {and she wants to run it with me.}

then she said she wouldn't describe herself as active. but she would describe herself as energetic. and bookish. i told her i'd describe her as active. and smart. and funny. and kind.

and energetic. and bookish.

does athletic mean athlete? or strong? flexible? energetic?

labels are interesting things. something i try and stay away from. adjectives on the other hand seem a little less rigid. words that describe things. it comes back to that idea of "strong and smart".

those words can mean so many things.

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on a related note, i'm looking for a new play list to run by. any suggestions are welcome. thanks.

music to run by

d signed me up for a 5K challenge. i have been spouting off how i want to run (inspired by friends in the last marathon) and he is holding me to it. you have to know up front i am not a runner. never have been. lots of walking, hiking, yoga and pilates. but never have i ran. except maybe to catch a bus back in graduate school.

but i am excited by the challenge. (he knows i love a challenge.) i have enlisted the advice of a close friend to follow this program. of course "there is an app for that". i love it. and e has joined me in the adventure.

she made a great mix to run to too:

do you love me :: guster
girlfriend :: matthew sweet
kick drum heart :: the avett brothers
kids :: MGMT
our lips are sealed :: the go-go's
video killed the radio star :: the buggles (our song of summer 2012!)
every night is friday night :: old 97s
sick of myself :: matthew sweet
we got the beat :: the go-go's
radioactive :: kings of leon

i am traveling a lot over the next two months. but i am confident i can pull this off. we will see how it goes.

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totally unrelated picture. but it makes me smile. k drinking d's famous chocolate milk and doing her homework. this kid never fails to crack us all up.



cookies on the horizon :)