A good run

We had a beautiful Thanksgiving morning, perfect for running. The wind kicked up yesterday afternoon so we were lucky to get the race finished beforehand. Marsh was blazing a trail and he should have finished way ahead of me but he was very kind to slow down...get me through the hills...and hold my hand across the finish. Our time was 1:46:50 - a PR for both of us. Now I have the itch to keep going for a full marathon and try to qualify for Boston but I just don't know where I can find the time right now. Maybe next year...but I am really excited to do the ING Half come springtime.

Hopefully the rest of the holiday weekend will be a success...we'll see what happens tomorrow:) Oh and New Moon is 1000 times better than Twilight. We saw it today and I really liked it much better.

Our tree is up - another kudos to Marsh. He decided he wanted a themed tree, no more of our mix/match ornaments. So he brought home lots of "stuff" and when we came back from the movie - WOW. I think he has missed his calling in life. I'll post a picture soon.

It's crazy busy as usual

Our 2 year old and our 4 month old are doing well, weighing 26 and 13 lbs respectively. We had a dual checkup earlier in the week. We had lots of fun at Hadley's bday party last weekend which was a "Tinkbell" theme...although I was disappointed that folks STILL brought gifts despite the book exchange. I also had adults with no kids bring books...guess I either didn't explain it well enough or it was just a new concept. We'll try again next year!

I did my 12 miler before dawn last Saturday as I had so much to get done. It went very well and I am ready for Thanksgiving morning. I look forward to an easy 8 miles tomorrow! Now Marsh has barely trained as usual but I am sure I'll be gasping to keep up with him on race day. It's so not fair...

My boss came into town yesterday for a visit and I received a promotion, which was very exciting. I wasn't expecting it and I have felt so overwhelmed lately...so it definitely gave me a boost.

I hope to get started on Christmas decor this weekend too but I need to find a new tree first. I may order one online! Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving week...gobble gobble.

Quick Pics

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween! Go Jackets!

3 months old!

And a birthday party to plan soon for big sis. Where does the time go?

Good news for Devon - looks like she is going back to work for the same company she worked for when she lived here last time. So she'll get to see her brother in-law at the office and at home every day. Lucky girl LOL! She has the basement just about set up...now we have to figure out when I am going to work out or if she is just going to get up at 5am like me!

My running is going well; I am training at a 8:30 pace and had a good 9 miler on Saturday. Part of me wants to keep going after this half and train for a full...but I am really struggling with lack of hours in the day to get everything done (and spend time with my girls) so I may need to wait a while and just run another half in the spring.

Yellow Jackets are looking good...but that pesky trip to Charlottesville awaits. Not sure if its Poe's ghost or Jefferson's architecture that freaks Tech out almost every time they visit the Wahoos. With the exception of 1990 of course. Fingers crossed for a Tech win and a Miami loss...I am a Clemson fan this week for sure. Where is my purple? Clemson fans get fussy when you pick on their purple...LOL.

East Bound and Down...

She has loaded up and is currently truckin'...due to arrive on my doorstep around dinnertime. Yes, Aunt Devon is coming home. Unfortunately Devon was laid off 2 weeks ago and in turn, decided to make a very hard but important decision regarding her future in Dallas, with Phil. It's very bittersweet as Phil is a great guy...but just not the right guy for Devon. So with a heavy heart, she left Dallas very early this morning with Scarlette, her 5 year old bulldog. Poor Belue...just when she thought she was top dog around here...(it's taken her all this time to figure out Munson isn't here anymore).

Obviously the top priority for Devon is to find a job. She has an interview Thursday so fingers and toes are crossed. It's a very stressful time for her but I am glad we can help her with a place to stay and food to eat. I hate she is going through this but we are very happy she'll be nearby again and she is excited to see the girls. I know how it feels to start all over so I hope I can be as helpful to her as she was to me during that tough time.

Welcome home little sis. We've missed you.

Waterlogged

Well, I'd say the drought is officially over. I don't remember a time when 3 of our interstates were shut down due to flooding? And even the downtown connector looked like a river yesterday...Jules - did you get snow?? No flooding near us but I was worried about our fish pond! I kept looking out the window during the monsoon to make sure no fish were flopping around in the yard!

Leighton had her 2 month appt last week and she weighs 11 lb 10 oz and is 23 inches long. So basically she is eating really well (and often). We go back in November for a 4 month check and Hadley's 2 year checkup. Today Leighton is having a hip ultrasound since she was breech. Hopefully that will check out ok.

Still trying to figure out what Hadley is going to be for Halloween. This will be her first year of trick or treating (which will consist of the houses on our street) and she LOVES the Little Mermaid and Tinkerbell. But I feel like she is still so young that maybe a "character" should wait a little while longer (ie Tinkerbell sure doesn't wear much. I didn't really notice that until now. LOL). Then again I am probably overthinking this a bit!! I'd like to figure out soon so I can get something ordered if necessary. Unfortunately I am not very crafty so a handmade costume may not turn out so well. I can probably handle a ghost?! But me making butterfly wings would probably be disastrous :)

It was 8th Grade...

And my friend Jennifer and I went to the movie theater to see some movie called Dirty Dancing. We were very excited because we were allowed to go in the first place...the word "dirty" was in the title! I also was super nervous because this boy I liked was there - Larry Dasher - and I was very worried about the whole "first kiss" thing. I didn't get kissed that night but boy did I fall in love...with Patrick Swayze. Did we all not want to be Jennifer Grey for just a little while??? Go off to summer camp in the Catskills?? Buy a few more pairs of Keds? I still know that soundtrack by heart; I have the songs in my head right now.

And don't even get me started on Ghost - I still cry my eyes out every time I see it.

I usually don't comment much when a celebrity passes away. But Patrick Swayze - I don't know - it's just so sad. And he could sure dance. Hopefully he is dancing again right now.

Kevin Bacon better stay healthy; I don't want to cry when I watch Footloose for the 1000th time, like I will next time I see Dirty Dancing. It's on about once a week on cable.