Sunday, August 22, 2010

We Did It!


Our 5K is done. It was a beautiful morning with blue skies and no wind at all. Chris and I started together but went at our own paces. I was slow, but I ran the whole way. Chris was a little faster, walked at the 2 mile mark for a minute, then finished strong. He also came back up the course to run meet me and ran in with me for the last 1/4 mile or so. It was hard, but fun, and I am very proud to have completed the race running the whole way. We will likely have pictures and official times up in a day or two.

Now we are off to Ingleside Cafe for some well deserved chocolate chip pancakes!

Friday, August 20, 2010

Pre 5K


My first 5K race is Sunday. I've been training for 6 weeks and think I am ready to go. Just got to scope out the course and pick up my registration packet tomorrow, then race on Sunday. Chris has also been training and will be joining me in the race. Please send positive thoughts our way at about 9 AM Sunday morning.
My three goals for the race:
1. Finish
2. Run the whole way
3. Have fun

Sunday, August 15, 2010

6 Years


Chris and I celebrated our 6 year wedding anniversary yesterday. What a wonderful day. We slept in, hung out and drank coffee, read, then split up for our workouts (I did a 5 mile run... impressed my self). We regrouped then pondered what to do. We were tempted to just walk over to our local Thai restaurant, and were actually walking over there, when Chris intervened.

'No! We need an adventure' he said.

We walked back home and loaded up into the car. At that point I was hungry and tired and cranky (sorry hon) but Chris ordered me to eat a granola bar and he started driving north. We got on the BART in Daly City and proceeded to have an adventure in San Francisco. We took a cable car ride, hoped off in China Town, and walked of the beaten path to North Beach. He took me to the corner where he had asked for my phone number 7 1/2 years ago the night we met. Then we walked up the street a couple of blocks to the restaurant where we had one of our first dates. Back then we were trying to find the restaurant where we had first met, but gave up when we walked by Sodini's and were lured in by the dim lighting, smell of good food, and noise of room packed full of people having a good time. We had one of the best meals of our lives there and were treated so wonderfully... Chris said that he simply had to take us back. We again had a wonderful meal and reminisced about our years together. We then walked through the night through north beach to the water and took in the view of the golden gate and bay bridges, then hopped onto a vintage street car past the ferry building then back to the BART for the ride home. We drove home, with a short detour for pie at Heidi's Pies, tired, content, and happy.

Thank you Chris for all the adventures we have found in our 6 years of marriage. I love you more deeply and profoundly than I ever imagined was possible, even the day we got married. Thank you for a wonderful 6 years, looking forward to the next 60 with you.