We had a really great Thanksgiving week. It was just enough to recharge the batteries for my next couple of weeks. My mom and dad are always so great helping us out whether it is just playing with the kids while I sit and read a magazine or doing all of our laundry. Yes, seriously she does our laundry and it is glorious! It is so nice to come home and have minimal laundry to do after a long weekend! We spent the actual day of Thanksgiving at my sister's house and it was full of amazing food!
Then on "black Friday" Chris took me shooting for the first time. It was actually totally awesome and now I want to go again. It was the first time I have shot my .22 and it is pretty cool:)
On Saturday night, Terese and Adam had a mustasche party. Everyone, male or female, had to rock a mustasche and it was so much fun. I was the DD because of my race the next day but I had a blast. Chris was the designated mustasche drawer and he was very creative. He shaved his beard into a pretty interesting design. Thank god he has since shaved it and will be growing his beard back!!
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| He actually convinced someone to let him draw his 'stasch on her! |
Last but certainly not least...the weekend culminated with my mother and I running the Seattle 1/2 marathon. I had a bit of a vendetta with this race. About 6 years ago I ran it and I had it in my head that I would get 2:30 on the race time. Well I was very naive about running and didn't train very hard. I ended up getting 2:44 (which is great) but ever since then I have always wanted to crack 2:30 on a race. I ran Windermere in May and got 2:35 and ever since my goal has been just to improve my time. Well I am so proud to report that I ran my personal best and got 2:33!!!!! I know it is still not 2:30 but that course, although beautiful, is extremely hilly. We pushed it and I ran the best run of my life. Everything was perfect and I couldn't have asked for a better run. My mom and I finished together with Chris, my dad, and the kids cheering us on. I almost had a panic attack at the end because I was so happy and emotional but my mom calmed me down. It was so awesome and I look forward to running the Windermere again and maybe, just maybe cracking 2:30!
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| Before the big race! |
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| Just crossing the finish line |
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| These other women are part of my mom's running group |
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| So proud of us! |
Then on "black Friday" Chris took me shooting for the first time. It was actually totally awesome and now I want to go again. It was the first time I have shot my .22 and it is pretty cool:)
On Saturday night, Terese and Adam had a mustasche party. Everyone, male or female, had to rock a mustasche and it was so much fun. I was the DD because of my race the next day but I had a blast. Chris was the designated mustasche drawer and he was very creative. He shaved his beard into a pretty interesting design. Thank god he has since shaved it and will be growing his beard back!!
2 comments:
GREAT job on the race Siri! Looks & sounds like you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Um...the mustache party, hilarios!
Awesome job on the race Siri! That's so cool that you ran it with your mom. Yah Siri's Mom!! :)
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