Well...HI!

Hmmm, what to say? Sorry I've been away so long. I can't promise it won't happen again though! I've been busy buying a house and getting a mortgage organized and dealing with window quotes and running a 10K and freakin' working!!! Not to mention finding time for family and just trying to chill out a bit!
We had Little P this Friday/Saturday. What an angel of a kid he is! Slept 8pm - 7am without a peep. Loves running around and playing and just randomly yelling "YAAAAAAYYYYY!!!" at the top of his lungs while dancing. I love him to pieces. He's such a happy kid.
Sunday was spent running. I was nervous about signing up for a November run but it turned out to be an awesome day and I ran my fastest 10K ever!! 1 hour and 20 seconds. Frig I wish I would have been 21 seconds faster! Post run = Starbucks skinny, sugar free caramel latte!! I asked for the gingerbread one but it wasn't sugar free. Next time I'm splurging though! I'm so glad Jen taught me about Starbucks :)
Our new house closes in a WEEK!! What?? That is insane. At least we do have a month following that until we have to be completely out of this house. However, that means paying for TWO mortgages in December. Not the best timing.
Weight has been stable. I track points in my head and I run and sometimes I cheat. It's all balancing out though. Someone asked how I run during the winter. It's simple. I have to run so I can eat!! Little blips (OK, sometimes they're big blips) in food cause minimal damage because I run. That's my motivation.
Tomorrow is our US shopping trip - "YAAAAYYYY" (as she dances around the living room). No work, just shopping. Hopefully the weather holds out.
This weekend = my grandma's 85th birthday party. There is a new baby in the family so hopefully they come so we can see the babe!
I think that's it for the update. Hopefully I can keep you more on top of things so there isn't a need for the marathon post!
For fun...food today =
B - Ancient grain toast (2) with PB & J (2)
L - Spinach salad with mandarin oranges, red peppers and feta cheese (1) with sesame/lime dressing (1), cottage cheese (2), yogurt (1), grapes (1)
S - V8 (1), Pringle stix (2)
D - Spicy lime tilapia (2), spicy green beans (0), noodles (3)
S - Light hot chocolate (1), marshmallows (2)

Happy Birthday, JEN!!

Just a shout out to Jen to wish her a fabulous 30th birthday today! She is truly one of the greatest friends you could ever ask for. She's never more than an email away! She will never judge or criticize. And she is a great listener and all round amazing person! I'm proud to say she's my friend!!!! Have a great birthday week, Jen! Because when you're 30, you deserve a birthday WEEK!

Step AWAY from the candy bowl!

OK, this is getting ridiculous. My food this weekend was absolutely awful. I haven't pigged out like that in a very long time. Note to self: DO NOT buy Halloween candy that you like. When will you learn this lesson??? There are always leftovers and you will NEVER be able to stay away from it if it's your favorite!!!!!
Alright, lecture over.
5K run - check.
22 points today - check.
Candy bowl moved to John's office - check.
Lose weight this week - I doubt it!!!

Down a LITTLE!

Loss of 0.8 this week. Wow, eh?!? Pathetic, I say! Oh well. I shouldn't complain.
Halloween decorating in progress, chili in crockpot, pumpkin seeds cooked, lemon squares done. All that's left is cutting up the veggies and making the dip. Oh the joy of a Halloween birthday party! Whose idea was this anyway???

Not much to say

My day was OK. Worked then cleaned my house. Food was OK today but the scale preview the last couple days has not been promising so we shall see.
May go to an open house over the weekend and start to shop around for houses finally! Jan. 6th isn't that far away!
Preston will be coming to trick or treat on Friday. I'm informed that we will also be hosting Dad's birthday then as well. Good to know that there is a get together planned at your own house and you are the last to know :) Gotta love the family!
I'll update on the weigh in tomorrow!

Blue team sucks!!!

'Nuff said...well, maybe not - Heba really sucks.

We did it!

We actually finished the race! 21K and 2:24:14 later! Sadly, we took 4 min. more than I had hoped but it was all my Nike iPod's fault! Our pace according to it, was right on. About 3/4's of the way through the race I realized that the pace was off and we had to start pushing it to try and catch up to finish in 2:20. It didn't happen though :( I gave it all I had though (I had to sit with my head between my legs once I crossed the finish line or else I would have puked for sure!!) so there's nothing more I could have done, I guess. Except maybe run a little faster the whole way through and not have to die at the end!! Oh well.
Food wise was a bit of a write off. I had grilled tiger shrimp/baked potato/asparagus for dinner at the Keg the night before the race AND only one piece of bread. But also had a Keg sized caesar!! Then had PB&J on REAL bread before the race + 2 juice boxes. Then had a veggie burger and fries at Swiss Chalet post race. And a slice of pizza and garlic bread from Pizza Nova for dinner.
I think I need to drink more water. I was off yesterday to recoup but find that when I don't have my Nalgene with me (as I do at work) then I don't get my water in.
Muscles are a bit tight and right knee is a bit tweaked but feeling great otherwise!
All in all, a great weekend. It's nice to know I can run a half marathon, even though I'm 3-0!!!!