Where does the time go?

Last night I had to run to the pharmacy. Apparently so did everyone else. The RX was going to take an hour to fill so I went home to eat dinner and take a short walk with Pat while I waited. I figured that the line would be short and the run back would be quick. The drive through had a short line so I chose to go inside. The line was pretty long, but the worst parts is that I still had to wait as they finished the RX as I stood there, apparently the 2 hours was not enough (they only asked for one).

After getting home and showering it was already 9PM. Normally on a day that I skip the gym I have lots of extra time. Today that time disappeared. At least tomorrow the reason I will not have as much time will be because I spent an hour at the gym. It's just a better option.

Worst day ever

I had a 5K this weekend. I was psyched! Ready to beat 30 minutes. It started at 10 AM so we got ready to go around 8:30 (so we could get pat a bagel for breakfast) then head over to the park. I was nervous but ready to go. They did not post which lot we were to park at so we drove up and down the main road in the park.

Nothing.

I checked the other 2 parking lots that are off of Mettlers lane.

Nothing.

At this point we stopped at the rangers station. I went in and asked where the race was.

It was YESTERDAY! I even had it correct on my calendar but for some reason i was convinced it was on a Sunday. So after fuming all the way to Pat's office I give Lillie a call to see how her race went. She improved her time but has not yet broken the 30 minute mark, perhaps we will just have to do it together.

Then I vented to Mom and Lillie about my inability to read my calender. By the time we got home from Pat's office most of my anger had subsided from a rage that would give me a great time on my own lap to my just being in a bad mood. My own 5K was 30:05.17 I couldn't even stay mad enough to beat 30 minutes in my own private 5K.

Hard to Eat

Some foods are hard to eat. crab legs for instance look pretty hard to eat.

Tonight we had chicken kabobs. Though if you are not careful the food can fly off the skewer, it is not a hard food to eat. Even easier is Italian dressing, or so I thought.

As most people know the oil and vinegar separate after a short while. I set a newly made batch in front of Pat and served myself. He added the dressing to the chicken. As I went to use it I noticed that it was very separated. I asked Pat if he had shaken the dressing, he gave me a sheepish look.

Nope he just poured oil (with Italian dressing all over his plate).

A short while later he added a little more to his plate. Just as he started to pour I asked him what he was doing. He was puzzled at first, then it dawned on him that he had just made the same mistake again. He is no longer allowed to pour his own Italian dressing.

I went to the rose garden today to take some photo's for my parents. They will be visiting and I want to get them psyched up for the park. Hopefully the roses will be in bloom when they come!

Blister Part II

I realized yesterday that I was in dire need of new running shoes. My previous trips to the store were unsuccessful mostly because nothing was on sale. Today during lunch I went to Marshall's. It is a great store for bargains. I got 3 pairs of sneakers for just under 90$. 2 New balance and one unknown brand Avia or something like that. Of course they are all white with color accents which means they are going to look dirty quicker then I run a mile. (cute Huh?)

I got home ready to run! I wore the unknown brand today and though I had a pretty good run, I got a HUGE blister. I'm hoping once broken in they will stop doing that. If they don't I'll have to invest in Lillie's expensive anti blister socks or just use the other 2 shoes. I really wanted one of the pairs to be broken in by Sunday. I don't want to risk wearing shoes that give me blisters on a race day. The fact that I am determined to beat 30 minutes is even more motivation to wear shoes that are comfortable on my feet.

Don't worry about me though. Pat is carrying me around the apartment (when I'm not busy rolling around in the office chair. This blister is not going to last!

So close

I decided to do the 4.5 mile lap tonight. I'm determined to finish it under 45 minutes. I actually thought I was going to make it. My times were good at the points that I check them. The only flaw in my calculation was the last little loop around my apartment complex. even with that error I should have been able to make it.

My final time was 45:50. I guess I'll have to get it next time.

By the end of the run my knees were hurting, it is definitly time to go find new shoes.

Trader Joe's

Today I had a dentist appointment. Because I was going to be home late anyway and both trader Joe's and my dentist are in the same general area I went wine shopping.

While in DC Jason went to the Trader Joe's in DC to check out the wine selection. It didn't take him long to do as they do not carry wine. Only select stores do, Their is one in VA fairly close to Grandma and Grandpa's house but that was not going to happen.

The Trader Joe's near my work does sell wine. (A fact that I am very grateful for). They have a great selection of fairly cheap wines, as well as the Charles Shaw wines (very cheap). I went after the dentist appointment and picked up 3 cases of wine for Dad and Jason. The Charles Shaw was easy enough to pick out, but it was loads of fun to pick out the miscellaneous case. Some wines I had tried before and liked others were new to the mix. I hope they are all enjoyed!

Donation Bowl

Sometimes I ask Pat to grill an extra chicken breast or pork chop so I can pack it for lunch the next day. Today was one of those days. He sweetly coated them (both the dinner and lunch) with country sweet, he chose sausage for his dinner.

My dinner looked so good he asked for a bite. I had no problem giving him one, once I was close enough to being done that he wouldn't steal more. Once I was done I set about getting my lunch ready for tomorrow. I unfortunitly did this with in striking distance from Pat who very much enjoyed the first bite. As I was cutting up the chop for lunch and placing it in the bowl I was using for lunch Pat would try to steal it from the bowl. I smacked his hand away (with plenty of time) and told him to back off. His reply?

I thought that was the donation bowl.

Sigh.

Energy Wanted

I ran the most likely track for my 5K next weekend first thing and still regretted my choice to wear pants instead of shorts. My time was just over the 10 minute mile mark I need to beat for my goal time (which happens to match my sisters goal time of 30 minutes). I did the entire loop of 3.4-3.5 miles in 36 minutes. Hopefully by doing the lap today I will cut my time down a little for the actual run next Sunday.

I'm also spending more time on the treadmill hoping to learn the pace I will need to run at.

It was a beautiful day and yet I spent a good amount of it inside resting (and napping). I'm not sure if it has anything to do with a few missed doses of medicine but being tired stinks!

I didn't accomplish much more then the run, but had plenty of time to wish my mother a happy mothers day! I love my mom!

Liberty Mutual

A position has opened up at an insurance company closer to home. At first I was not going to put in for it but as I thought about the shortened commute (20 minutes) I became more and more sold. I was a little worried because it is a 6 month position (possibility of long term). but I am really sick of driving an hour. I have another day to decide so we will have to see.

I have found the Rain

The rain that was supposed to hit yesterday hit full force today. It rained all day. I have never been so grateful for the treadmill! Normally I run faster outside but today it was pouring. It never let up! I wanted to try a run in a local park this weekend but put it off until today because it was supposed to rain yesterday and be fairly nice this morning. At least I had a good run on the treadmill.