Monday, May 2, 2011

Weekend and April Round Up

This has been a very crazy weekend, international news wise. It started with Prince William and Catherine Middletons Royal Wedding, and ended with Osama bin Laden's death. I stayed up until 5amon friday (having to go to work at 8:30am) to watch the new couple have their first "official" kiss as husband and wife. The Duchess of Cambridge (as she is now known) looked positively glowing, and just as a princess should. I thought her dress was very simple, but stunning, and her sister was just down right hot. The Duke of Cambridge (as Prince William is now known) totally rocked the military uniform. Formal military uniforms are always hot, and Prince Harry was looking pretty sexy too.

I first heard about the bin Laden thing on twitter. One of my cousins retweeted something about a mission accomplished sign being brought out again, and my brow furrowed. "What the heck is happening, world?" I asked myself. I found out quickly enough, and may I say, I am so glad that Obama was the one to give the speech that bin Laden had been killed. I feel like it somehow validates his presidency a little bit further. It also clarifies why he laid to rest the birth certificate issue, which was dumb and a waste of time. I hope those directly affected by the 9/11 attacks and other attacks brought on by Al-Qaeda will find a bit more peace. Surely this will only make for some more unrest, but for now, we can breathe a sigh of ease.

On to less depressing topics, shall we?
Taken yesterday during my walk

This April, I accomplished quite a bit.
  • I finally started to focus on my breathing, which has helped tremendously in continuing the c25k training. I'm on week 4 so far. I can't wait to continue it tomorrow!
  • I redecorated my blog, made it a little easier to look at, and designed a new header. Also, declared my official exit from the 300's and entry back into the 290's. Quite proud indeed!
  • And I completed my second and third walks of the season, a happy 4 mile MS Walk, and this past weekend's Heart Run.
Things that have happened but didn't make it to my blog, I registered for 3 more races!
I'm really excited about all these races, but the Portland Rock and Roll Half has got to be the one I'm most excited for.  Just a couple of weeks ago my mom and I were talking about how the only thing our family does during get-togethers is sit around, eat and gossip. And while its fun to catch up on things, it is also not encouraging of healthy behaviors and lifestyles, especially since we all seem to be on a kick start of them recently.

After talking with my absolutely beautiful, wonderful, and most favoritest cousin, Mama T, she decided we would run a half marathon together, and she chose the one in Portland since that is where we grew up. In the week or so since that decision, two of her friends, and several of our other cousins have signed up to run with us. All of a sudden we are having a family reunion based around a half marathon, a first and most epic event in our family history. I am super excited to see her again, and the rest of my family and to sit around, gossip, eat, and run.



3 comments:

angela said... [Reply to comment]

Clappy hands for your 290's! Good for you on all the running and getting your family involved!

Lily Fluffbottom said... [Reply to comment]

Angela,
Thanks! I'm so excited to have so many family members involved. Its so cool when you put things out in the universe, and then they happen!

S.T. said... [Reply to comment]

Yay for us revolutionizing our family reunions! And my Dad and Zac will be doing their century bike ride...who knows, maybe your mom will want to do that with them? I know shes really liking the bike!

BTW http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/09/low-fat-rice-krispy-treats.html#more LYB!

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