So Close...

...and yet, so far away. Today's run was a toughy. I wonder if I went for a run after dinner if I would have been able to pull out another tenth of a mile. Doubtful, but I am getting close. I am probably going to change my mileage goal to about 500 miles for this year. I got of to a rocky start, but I am picking up steam.

I've been doing Wii Fit: Yoga! I have done yoga each night, and I have to say I am enjoying it. I just need to keep up.

Happy Birthday to my baby. He is one today, and as cute as can be. Now, I need to retrain his big brother not to hit or kick friends. Why does he have to have a temper??? GGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRrr!!! We will get this through to him. Eventually, right?

In the Groove

Well, I back. I have not yet recovered, but that is what the three day weekend is for. Tonight, I decided that I was going to continue with my running routine. I know I am a little tired, but if I get out the door I will feel better. :o) It worked. Unfortunately, we had Straw Hat pizza prior to me running and well that didn't go so well for my tummy. It is funny how I realize that things are settling with my tummy, and I make adjustments.



For mother's day, I got Wii Fit. It is a balance board type exercise thingy for the Wii. I got it today, and I played when I got home. Um, I am thinking my abs are going to be a little sore. It was fun, and I can't wait to play it again tomorrow. I can honestly say it made me sweat. I am hoping Jeremy will take some pictures of me playing it, so I can share. It is pretty hilarious. :o)



Other than all this excitement, the school year is winding down. I can honestly say, I am excited for summer. I really want to work on some curriculum. It would be nice not to be one step ahead next year.

Part II: Boston Trip

Well, I started this blog on Saturday night after I got back to the hotel. Thank you Sam for the use of the computer. With that said, I need to continue on our journey through the crazy weekend. After I finished blogging, we had dinner. I wasn't hungry, but I ate a courtesy piece because my mom and dad were kind enough to buy all of us dinner. My mom later told me that I should have not eatten it. Hehehehehe What can I say? I am a goober. When we were done with dinner, Sam straightened my hair. From now on, I will be doing that at night. When we woke up on Sunday, we were off. We were heading down to graduation #1. It was outdoors, and we sat in the back. This allowed Conner and Hunter the opportunity to run around. Both boys were amazing!!! Before the first graduation, I was providing entertainment by taking a ton of self portraits with people. Yup, all the pictures with me in them were probably taken by me. The only time this wouldn't be true was when you saw both of my hands. :o) Hey, if no one is going to volunteer to take the camera, I will do it myself.

Graduation #2 was indoors. It was in the fitness center where Sam worked for awhile. You could do laps on the indoor track while the graduation was going on. Hehehe Just kidding! Most of my indoor shots did not come out, so we have some missing pics.

After the graduations were done, we went back to the hotel to get ready for dinner. My grandparents provided the dinner at a nice Italian restaurant. It was fun, although Conner fell asleep. Great way to slow down on portions because it is hard to eat with a 4 year old in your arms, and not spill on his head. I did manage to spill on me though. That night, we were suppose to go out. That didn't happen. I think everyone was tired, and I didn't recommend a place. Hard to recommend a place when I really haven't been to Boston before. If I had been thinking, which I wasn't, I would have said Cheers. However, I am a moron and didn't.

Before we went to bed, my family decided that we would have breakfast at 8. The way things were going, I wasn't sure I would get to run like I wanted to. When Annie, Hunter, Conner, and I went back to our bedroom I made a quick decision call the front desk. I asked the cool lady Jen were I could run. She told me that she wasn't really suppose to tell me that I could run/walk on the HWY, but if it didn't bother me she would. I told her that it didn't. She told me to leave the hotel and head left to the tunnel (not really a tunnel but named that). If I turned right, I would be heading towards Revere (pronounced Reveahe) Beach. Whoo hooo! A beach! The Atlantic Ocean!! I am so in!! I told my mom that I was going running in the morning, and she was a little concerned. She was worried that I would get lost or something, and she couldn't help me out. I reassured her that all would be fine, and we went to bed.

The next morning, I got up early. I got ready. I put a $20 in my pocket just in case I needed a taxi. I also programmed the hotel's phone number into my cell which I usually run with when I run by myself. :o) Then I was off. I was at the beach in no time. It was beautiful, and it was only 1.5 miles away. I looked at my time, and I ran the mile and a half in 8 minutes and 41 seconds. Woo hoo!! That is awesome!! I soaked it all it. It was too awesome to pass up. When I thought the time was getting later, I turned around and went back. It was a beautiful/amazing run. I got to see things I wouldn't have seen with my family because we weren't heading in that direction.

I got back, showered, and packed all before 8. I think I shocked Annie, but I wasn't going to hold the group up because of something I wanted to do. My dad was laughing at me because I think he thought I was crazy. He said my mom was worried, but I didn't this at home all the time so why would this be different. When I told him what I carried with me, I think he was proud because I took extra precautions.

At the airport, it was a tearful goodbye. Jeremy was upset that I didn't get any photos of that. Um, no. We got onto the plane to leave, and we found out that there was an accident in New York on the runway, so no one was allowed in or out. We sat on the runway in Boston for almost 2 hours. It was unknown if we were going to make our connecting flight. We arrived in NY with 5 minutes to spare. The cool flight attendants made sure only people heading to Sacramento or Portland got off first. Thank goodness because we would have missed our flight. With that, we have returned and I am exhausted.

Whirl Wind Day

Last night, Conner and I met up with Annie and Hunter at the airport in Sacramento. It was the hardest thing to leave Jeremy and Brodie behind because this was a new adventure, and I would have love to have shared it with them. However, I am not going to lie; I was way excited to be going. Apparently, so was Conner because he wanted to head to the airport at about 7 pm. We didn't need to be there until 10 pm. Our flight was leaving at 11:55 pm. I was a bit nervous because I was traveling with Hunter. I wasn't sure how he was going to do considering he is 6 months old. :o)

We are traveling Jet Blue, so they let people with children board the plane first. Praise the Lord!! We get on, and we are in the back of the plane. We are the brakes for the plane when it is time to land. Annie is on my right, Conner on my left near the wind. Annie is holding Hunter in the Snugli. Just before we take off, the flight attendant asked Annie if she would like to sit in the row next to us. This would allow us to spread out. I am pretty sure people were a little pissed, but who cares! Annie and Hunter get to take up three seats, and Conner and I took up three seats!! Woot, woot!!

Conner and I got to sleep. Yup, Conner and I lay down. I am totally proud that I could lay down and not fall off the chairs. :o) I got a nice three hour nap, but Conner slept for five hours. Another small step for mankind!! Of course, there was one problem...I had to seatbelt him in. How does one do that when an almost four year old is dead asleep and we crossed through three time zones? Well my answer was to pick him up, and he slept through it. I guess that means the landing was good.

In New York, I promised Conner a donut. Dunkin' Donuts it is! Well, they don't taste all that great! I would much rather have had a bagel, but that is okie dokie because I promised. Then we had to go outside of one terminal, take a bus, then get in the next terminal. It was wicked busy in New York! (Shout out to AK! We were in the same state for about an hour.) We got on the plane, and we were in Boston in about forty minutes. Um, why did we stop?!!

We arrived in Boston, and my mom, dad, and Sam were waiting for us. We came to the hotel, and we took off for Fenway Park. Yup, we watched a Red Sox vs. Brewers game (afternoon one). It was an awesome game! First, it was like Field of Dreams and Fever Pitch. All those people, and peanuts, and such. Wow! I was pretty impressed!! I about knocked a guy out when a ball came my way. I hit him pretty hard with my elbow in the head. Oh well! He got the ball!

We are now back at the hotel, and we are getting ready for pizza dinner. I have been up since forever on three hours of sleep.

Thomas the Train

This past Saturday my little family went to see Thomas the train. It was a surprise for Conner, and we weren't sure if we were going to go. You see on Friday, Conner had a few anger management issues. I think we got past those, and we are now moving forward with life. Who knows? He may have been way too tired. Mental note for next week, I think he is going to spend Tuesday with Papa and Grandma so he can recover from Boston!!

Also, for those who want this full screen on your computer Jeremy has a website that he created because he is going to start podcasting. http://www.jermsworld.us/Muse_O_Gram/ I believe this is the link. It will make the videos bigger.

Spicy vs. Stomach

I realized during my quick run this evening that spicy food and my stomach do not get a long while running. I have known this for a while, but I pretend like it doesn't really happen. :o) It was a great run. I did a 2 miler. Not too bad considering I needed to take a vacation due to allergies. Jeremy and I decided that I would run at 7 if I don't run after school. Jeremy gives the boys the bath most of the time, so he thought it would be a great time for me to do it. :o) I am not going to argue with the man, so I went out and enjoyed some quiet time.

Disneyland

This past weekend Conner and I went with Laurie and Kyle to Disneyland. It was a blast. A whirlwind trip, but it was totally worth it. Kyle has only been one time before, and for only one day. Also Laurie has never stayed at a Disneyland resort. The boys did an awesome job together since they normally only see each other once or twice a year. Conner did a great job!!