Wednesday, April 29, 2009

April 29 - Race for the Cure

Last Sunday I had the opportunity to participate in a community event and my first real run ever: the 1st Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure along the Mishawaka riverfront. I was extraordinarily impressed!

The set up was a great tribute to a cause close to my heart (literally!). Between the vendors and volunteers, we had plenty of motivation, snacks, and lots of fun people to watch. It included a 5K race, or walk, or stroll - pick your pace. Everyone from professional local runners to women in wheelchairs with pink capes and dogs participated. It was so fun to watch the families and friends cheer each other on.

I jog-walked with a couple of girlfriends from work (GO Angie & Sarah!), and I'm pretty pleased with my time for a beginner: 36.32 minutes! Maybe if I actually started training this could be a regular gig.


Now I just have to get the kids excited about it too. They were good sports, hanging out and playing while Mommy stretched, sweated and sighed. Maybe the dozen Krispy Kremes helped.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

April 26 - Playing Catch-Up

So... where have YOU been in the last 30 days? We've been incredibly busy. Cliche, but true. Each event deserves its own blog post, at a minimum, but this is how I get terrifically behind and feel guilty, so I'm just gonna hit a few highlights and move ON. Maybe I'll take the time to expound later.
- I went to the doctor about the lump. She suspected it was fine, but was also suspicious, so I had to get a breast MRI. After arguing with a couple facilities and the insurance about the necessity of the procedure vs. a mammogram (Hel-lo, there's no breast tissue to squash between those plates!), South Bend clinic did it and found the results to be normal scar tissue. Yay!
- My friend Kem Meyer had her 1st book published! I was lucky to get a preview, and now with the hard copy in hand I'm looking forward to re-learning all the brilliant stuff she teaches about.
- We yook a major cross-country road trip from Michigan to southern California and back for the kids spring break. My sister helped on the drive out and Mom on the drive back. Fun, beautiful, memorable, and too much for a sentence or two to describe.
- Everyone but Naomi has been battling stomach flu off and on all month. Ew.

- Work continues to be just a little more than we have time to get to. I'm truly thankful to work with a growing business and great people in a difficult financial time.
- And we moved! Just a few miles north of town, but into a rental half the size of where we have been. This is a HUGE process facilitated but many fantastic friends and my mom. I'm still processing all the feelings involved with the new place so there will be more on that later. Here's one phenomenal note however: In 4 hours my friends physically moved and set up the new place to be completely functional. Slept here the first night and haven't regretted it a moment since. Ahhh... fresh starts! :)






Thursday, April 9, 2009

Audio Book Review - Sex, Lies & Fairytales

Predictable, fun story about the intersecting lives of a lottery-winning bookstore owner, a successful chick-lit author, and a PR specialist in Ireland. A lovely theme develops around the promotion of a local Arts Festival in a sleepy country town. The characters are interesting and it was a good diversion.