Kiawah Island Marathon 2010

Hard to believe it's all over! Marsh and I completed the Kiawah Island marathon last weekend. We drove over last Thursday - 2 cars, 2 kids and 2 grandmothers. It took ALL day :) Friday was packet pickup and an attempt to relax. Saturday was race day and Sunday was the trek home.



We woke up Saturday to rain. I had been tracking the weather for the past 2 weeks...no rain...therefore we did not have rain gear. I was so upset! But when we started to run the rain didn't bother me...when the rain stopped it was worse because it was cold!! I believe that is why I ran so fast - somehow I posted an official time of 3:32:34/ gun time 3:33:14 and placed 3rd in my age group. This was much faster than I had planned to run - I was just trying to hit 3:45. So I have officially qualified for Boston - woo hoo! Only down side is that Marsh missed his goal time. It's so much harder for the men,it's not fair. He is going to try again in March.

Here are some pictures...my mom was in charge of the camera hence the far away pics of the finish....



Hope the holiday season is in full swing for everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Another busy month of on the go. First was a business trip to Virginia for my company's 20th anniversary, 2 days after all of the Halloween fun. We had a big celebration so Marsh came with me; of course getting the girls taken care of was very stressful. Then it was on to Hadley's 3rd birthday! We were so fortunate to have nice weather again this year so we could have all of the festivities outside. The Cinderella party was a success (whew)...now it's time for Thanksgiving! Marsh and I will start the day by running the Atlanta Half Marathon and then we'll just eat lots of food (that hopefully I will prep starting tonight!). My mom, sister, brother and aunt & cousin are supposed to be joining us.

The marathon is 3 weeks away and I think I've reached the mental exhaustion point of training. I am ready to be DONE! We are taking both grandmothers with us so it's a quick vacation of sorts; it will be nice for the girls to spend QT with both my mom and more importantly Marsh's mother, as she doesn't get to see them very often.

Hope to get our Christmas tree up by Friday and then I need to do some online shopping! Best wishes for a safe and happy Thanksgiving. And while it's not looking too good...Go Jackets!

Halloween Pictures

Everybody is sick again

The preschool germs strike again...this time we have a lovely bout of croup going through our house. I just have a slight cold but Marsh is really sick and the girls are trying to get over it but sound awful.

Had to share this picture of my girls...out of the dozens taken its the only one where both are smiling :) Leighton was not feeling the photo shoot that day.

Way too busy

I can't believe it's been 2 months since I've posted anything...I have 5 minutes before dinner is ready so hopefully the girls will let me get this done! We have been so busy here with the daily routine. September is a blur and I spent half of it with pneumonia so that wasn't fun. Then Marsh and I had a quick weekend away in Colorado and it was such a nice visit with Jules and then just being away was nice too. I missed my girls though.

Marathon training is going well; I thought the pneumonia would set me back but thankfully I was able to get back to training quickly. Work is nuts and both Marsh and I were at a conference this week which meant scrambling for help with the girls. I of course was the more stressed of the two of us...

Hopefully we'll go pick out pumpkins this weekend. Hadley is going to be Cinderella and Leighton will be my little bumblebee for Halloween. I can't wait.

Ok time to eat! Hopefully I'll write more soon.

A couple of Firsts

We took Hadley to her 1st baseball game last week. She also got to experience her 1st rain delay. After all of the waiting we watched one whole inning before we decided to head home...but Hadley loved her Cracker Jacks and Ice Cream. She was bouncing off the walls at midnight!

Hadley's 1st day of school was Tuesday; she has moved up to the "Young 3's" class even though she isn't quite 3 yet...I was so glad she moved up since all of her friends were also moving up. She walks in like she owns the place...I was lucky to get this picture before she was off to play and socialize!

Staying busy with work and trying to stay cool. It seems a little hotter every year doesn't it?? My "official" marathon training starts August 23rd as Marsh & I are registered for the Kiawah Island Marathon in December. We've been following a half marathon training schedule all summer so we can move straight into the full. I have a 15 miler ahead of me this weekend; dreading it but looking forward to it at the same time. Running makes a crazy person like me even more mental :) I mean that in the nicest way about myself.

3 weeks until football season; we'll be roasting in Athens on 9/4 for the 12:20 kickoff. I am hoping we leave at halftime for air conditioning and the better games on TV!

Next post I will give y'all a synopsis of Hadley's swimming lessons earlier this summer. The place was interesting to say the least but my girl is swimming like a fish so we'll be going back next year!!

PS - Leighton is doing well; her molars are coming in so she is grouchy (but that's normal for her). She walks, climbs, dances, you name it and tries so hard to make big sis happy. Big sis doesn't always appreciate it though!

Summertime Celebrations!

Pictures of July 4th and Leighton's 1st birthday!




Hard to believe Hadley starts pre-school in 3 weeks. It feels like summer just got started!