This is how I spend my ONE day off!!! Lord Help Me!

At the beginning of the year my husband informed me that he will be running a Marathon every month this year. I rolled my eyes and said "of course you are because you don't have enough going on with training for a couple Half Ironman's, events the team wants you to do, oh and that small thing I tend to apreciate...the career"...But anyway, I go along with his plan as I watch him tie his shoes for his first Marathon on Jan. 2nd up in Seattle....really, I thought I was going to poke my eye out with my pen. So I told him to please sign up for events that have shorter events that I can participate in....what was I thinking? So when we got home he signed us up for this one before I could get my coat off.

 Of course I am not ready or even wanting to do a half marathon at this point, so he signs me up for the 5K...and he of course is doing the Marathon. Easy enough but the night before it was pouring down rain and I said "if it rains like this you better run fast and I will not be running in this gross weather" he said "of course"...at least we agree that I had a easy out....rain...cool

 Crazy sun was out all day. No way I was getting out of this one. So put on my number, watched him eat what seemed like an awful lot of food, went to the bathroom 3 times just in case and we took off at the same time....I quickly moved to the back of the pack and he moved to the front and it would be a couple hours before I would see him again.
I did however, run my best 5K to date. I am a sloth and it took me 38 minutes and 5 seconds....I have run several of these things and I am never under 40 minutes so I was thinking I was pretty cool....then I sat in the Truck and watched the runners go by, and then go by again, I saw Doug and gave him more food....he looked hungry....then I proceded to do what I love the most....watch people...and I figured out that noone was ahead of Doug....so the last three miles he has to go he also has to run right by me...so I tell him that I think he is in the lead...he has his headphones in so now I am yelling "I THINK YOUR IN THE LEAD"...he does not hear me...so I get back in the truck for twenty minutes....then I see him...so I ran to the finish line and got this shot.

Not really a big deal til I tell you this is his best time for a Marthon and......HE WON!!!!
So, it ended up being a good day for both of us. Am I signed up for a run in March? Yes, but not if it's raining!

A Few of My Favorite Places to Shop.

They are a trinity in Bellevue. First I go to Pottery Barn, get great ideas and if I do leave there with a good deal, they have wood handles on the bags to help carry the load. (how thoughtful)..then I duck into Crate and Barrel (short cut) on my way to The Paper Source and then as luck would have it, the Container Store happens to be next door. This in my opinion, is a fantastic way to spend a couple hours.