NEW WEBPAGE!!

MARATHONS AND MORE!

 

Hello all!  Well, we are back safe from Chicago and Josh survived!  He did so great.  He finished with a 9:21 pace which is really good.  I can't even run two miles at that pace I don't think.  It was pretty cold that day but it didn't rain or snow like they were predicting, so that was a blessing.  The weekend was fun, got to spend time with Josh's family which was fabulous.  The marathon was so fun! There were 35,000 runners and 1.5 million spectators!  We mapped out the course and drove all around Chicago to catch Josh and cheer him on.  We saw him 4 times which was great.  He recovered very well, though he was exhausted afterwards and the 45 minute train ride home was pretty painful I think!  But he celebrated with yummy Chicago style pizza.  Here are some pics !

Currently Reading The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy: Or everything your doctor won't tell you By Vicki Iovine see related

Thanks for all the well wishes and congratulations, friends!! We're so excited for this amazing blessing.  It is overwhelming and scary, but that is to be expected for such a major life change!  I've been feeling pretty sick for the last month or so, but nothing too terrible.  I'm hoping the nausea and morning/afternoon sickness lessens in the second trimester (which is a week away!).  I'm very happy today because I'm wearing a maternity skirt with a stretchy waistband!  I'm not really showing that much yet, but my pants are definitely getting tighter. My due date is April 5th or so.  The grandparents are STOKED (this will be the first grandbaby on both sides!) but of course sad that we are so far away.  Last weekend was Goddess Weekend in Wichita where I got to tell my Goddesses the big news (it took longer than I anticipated :).  More good news is that Jessi and Joel are expecting their second child at the end of April!  AND on my flight from Atlanta to Wichita a friend from HS was on the same flight!  That was fun catching up. 

In other news, Josh is well on his way to running the Chicago Marathon.  This weekend he had an 18 mile run (whew!) and the marathon is about a month and a half away.  His left knee was bothering him this weekend but feeling better now.  We drove to Raleigh on Saturday to pick up a piece of furniture we ordered from Crate and Barell (Charlotte is getting one in November).  It seemed like a long drive (3 hours) but it was pretty. 

I am again attempting to become more of a football fan (on account of our new big sports-watching friendly TV AND living in a town that has a good football team.)  BUT the Panther game yesterday was not a good step in that direction.  They lost 20-6 to Atlanta.  Boo. 

Anyway, that's about all from here. 

Currently Listening With Arms Wide Open By Creed see related

Photo/Hangman Fun!!