Push IT!
I have been on a running program that CR set up for me. This program has the goal of completing a 10K race on February 3rd. The program does have some flexibility, so I decided to do my mid-week long run today with CWH. Well as she explains in her post “I'm so sore” we did a bit more then the 3.5 that I was planning. She will be sore tomorrow and so will I. I hope that I can find a way to be comfortable on the plane to NY tomorrow!
Labels: Bayshore, Running, Tampa
Colorado Re-cap
Colorado was beautiful. 
This was the view from my room at the Bed and Breakfast.
I was in colorado for the winter holidays. With the extra snow my stay was extended a bit longer then I expected. So I made the best of it. We went to Keystone for a day. While CR was looking at schools I went ice-skating on a lake.
After CR was finished with his perusal of the culinary school, we went to a unique restaurant that is located on the top of a mountain. You have to take two gondolas to get there.
The resturant is located at 11,444 feet.
It is called the Alpenglow Stube. The food was wonderful. The wine was superb. After the late lunch, we took the gondolas back down.
The trip was a bit cold but the view was beautiful.
Since CR broke his hand at the Hash campout, he could not go skiing with me. Therefore, he took part in some other outdoor activities. We even went cross-country skiing! It had been a longtime for me.
Our last evening was spent at another unique resturant. The snow was thick and winter was in the air. Here is a picture out side of the resturant.
Words...
This entry is hard to for me to write. My reason for flying to Michigan was not a joyous one. I came to say goodbye to a
friend who was so special to everyone that knew her. Her life was celebrated in a service on Monday. She worked for peace and social justice. She truly lived the rule. She touched so many. Her influence on my life will always be there. The world has lost a shining beacon, but we have our memories of her. There is so much to say that words cannot do them justice. Thank you does not seem to say enough. It does not express the depth of feeling.
Saying Good-Bye
I am off to Michigan to say good-bye to a good friend. I will miss her. I can only hope that she is no longer in pain and in a better place.
A New Years Tradition
This is the time of year when people look at what happened in the past 12-month period and decide what they need to do better. As I look over the last year, I feel quite satisfied with how it went. There were some rough patches, but over all the changes and things that I have ejected from my life were all for the better. I moved to a better place, I ejected people who were weighting me down, and I took time to find my true self. I took a look at what I had resolved to do last year:
1. Drink more water
2. Exercise more (yes I know this is lame, but please humour me)
3. Re-dedicate myself to my work
4. Be nicer
5. Do better at follow through
With regards to all of these things I have done better. I do drink more water. I have been exercising like a fiend (I dropped over 20 lbs!) and I have been doing better with the follow through. My dedication to my work will come into play this year when I go to BCT and OCS.
Here are some other things that after review I have learned:
1. Thanks to Corey, I learned to cook and really enjoy it.
2. I learned to find an inner strength.
3. Running 3.5 miles is no longer hard for me to do (I did it today)
4. I know that it is possible for me to loose weight and keep it off.
5. I learned that I am a good person and that I have no reason to feel guilty. In addition, I found out that those who have tried to make me feel bad about things are just trying to cover up their own guilt.
6. Most importantly, I am now happy with my life and myself!
So now for the resolutions:
1. Take better care of my family and myself.
2. Get rid of things that I will not need (need to do this before I leave for BCT).
3. Correspond more with my friends.
4. Play with Minerva more!
5. Learn to be a better housekeeper (I have been doing more of that lately).
All of the above I resolve to do this New Year!
Labels: Fresh Start, New Year, New Years Resolutions
