Family Tree

Spent most of the day on Ancestry.com.  It is so interesting and now I am branching out and finding information at other places online to confirm some people, places and stories.
The strangest story I found today was while I was researching the building my Grandmother lived in when she was about 6 years old in Los Angeles, CA.  The census from 1920 listed an address with about 8 other families which I assume is an apartment building.  Two of the other residents were actors.  One was Tom Kerrick who lived with his wife Sarah.  I did a quick IMDB search for this actor and found a crazy story about how he was a young actor that was famous for being shot and killed by his wife during a party thrown in their home in 1927.  The newspapers made a big deal the party because everyone was drunk and it was during Prohibition.
So many interesting stories...

So Many Choices

Paint colors, sofas, chairs, tables and office furniture. Fun stuff but I just can't picture how it will all come together.
I think we are going to paint one wall in our Hurricanes/TV room with Magnetic paint so we can hang posters and pictures with magnets and change things up often.
One decision down, a lot more to go.

New Furniture

Well not yet but we are going to look at some tomorrow.

Quiet Night

Went for a nice walk tonight, then had some pizza and now watching hockey - perfect!

30 Rock Live

This is one show my husband and I watch together every week. Tonight's episode was live and great. I love it when someone laughs or messes up a line especially because it seems like some of them try to get other people to do it. They had a bunch of guest stars and it looks they had so much fun.

New Paint

We got an estimate today to paint the interior of our whole house - now we have to figure out some colors.  We have lived in this house for over 2 years and haven't hung many pictures on the wall because we always planned on painting first.  Now for some crazy reason my husband is in a mood to get stuff done around the house and I am not going to stand in his way.  He has done research about the house painting, a new deck and new furniture in the TV room!
This is what I have in mind (subject to change):
Kitchen, living room and hallway - light tan with a chocolate brown dining room and accent wall in living room.
Guest room and bathroom - light green.
TV room - light gray with a darker gray sectional and black accent tables (has to match our Hurricanes decor).
Craft room (my personal space) - a fun color (maybe pink or purple)?
Master bedroom - we are undecided but maybe a dark color (has to match our black furniture) with a lighter shade in my closet and master bath.
Husband's office (his personal space) - whatever color he wants that doesn't clash with any of the colors I pick out.
I hope this is as much fun as it is in my head!

One Word

Gloomy

Little Things

Sometimes it is the little things in life that make me happy!

Quiet Day

Rainy Sunday just hanging around the house watching Hockey.
CT did go to the groomer yesterday and our handsome boy looks a lot younger.

Yankees!

What a crazy afternoon.  We had to go pick up CT from the groomer and when we got home I saw the Yankees were losing so I watched the end of the Capitals vs. Bruins game and then flipped to Yankees vs. Red Sox.  The score was 9-0 Red Sox. Yuck.  Just a couple minutes later I see Mark Teixeira hit a dinger - woohoo - but still the game is 9-1.  I go downstairs and we have dinner - yummy chicken on the grill and some corn.  My husband goes outside to clean up the grill and stuff and I head upstairs to the TV and see the score 9-8. WHAT!?!  I run downstairs and get my husband to come and watch.  We then see the Yankees take the lead and not look back, ending the game 15-9.  What a game - that is the Yankees and Red Sox for ya!
So now my husband is busy reading all the articles since he finds the Boston ones very amusing.

Motivation

I have walked 4 days this week and it makes me happy to be staying active after my half marathon but I am lacking the motivation to run.  My husband has promised to run with me and hopefully that will push both of us to eat better and get in better shape.

Jessica Blvd?

Julie showed me this game over the weekend and now I can't stop playing!

Happy Birthday Mominator!

Today is my Mom's birthday and I didn't get a card in the mail, but I did call a couple of times.  I still thought I would post this picture and say "thanks Mom for always playing so hard you had to nap too"!

One of my favorite pictures of my Mom and me!

Which Ones?

I have wanted these Skechers for a while now but after looking at www.skechers.com I also want these too:

Where To Go?

We are looking for a trip for Memorial Day weekend.  The husband is thinking baseball game in a stadium he hasn't been to before (that is difficult because he has been to 26).  I am ok with baseball but I want a fun city with other stuff to do.  Our other option is Orlando for the parks but with only a few days I don't think we will see everything we want to.  I am sure we will find something and it is fun looking.

Half Marathon Weekend

What a great weekend!  I admit I was crazy nervous but the whole weekend turned out great.  Julie and I got to the hotel in great time.  The Hyatt Place was nice and the room was huge and comfy.  We got our race packet with bib numbers and t-shirts, bought a couple sweatshirts as souvenirs at a small expo type event right in our hotel.  We got some sandwiches for lunch and relaxed for a little while.  We then drove around to find where the run was in the morning.  After a tasty dinner at Spaghetti Eddie's, we went back to the hotel to watch Princess Diaries 1 and 2 and get some sleep.
Race morning we woke up at 5:20am and were at the Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon starting line around 7:15am.  It was a chilly 52 degrees to start but warmed up quickly.  The race started and I felt great for a few miles, good for the next few miles and then wondered why in the world did I want to do a half marathon.  I slowed down a little (thanks to Julie for staying with me when she would have finished a long time ahead of me) and kept going to finish with a time of 3:06:59.  I got my medal and could not be happier!  I felt pretty icky after having some water and we just went back to the hotel.  After relaxing and a little napping we got dinner at Friendly's.  This is a huge treat because we love Friendly's but don't live close to any in NC.  Yummy dinner and great ice cream and now it was time for bed.  Yes, I was asleep before 9:00pm.
Slept late this morning and headed home.  I really want to thank Julie for everything this weekend. She calmed me down when I was crazy and ran/walked the whole time right next to me.  I couldn't have done it without her.

I don't know if there will be another half marathon in my future but this was a fun weekend!

Race Done

So happy to have finished my first half marathon. Going to rest today and will post all about it tomorrow. Thanks everyone for all the support especially my running partner Julie!

Tomorrow

Ready to run!

2 Days

Leaving around 9am for a few hour road trip to Chesapeake, VA.  Almost all packed.  Very nervous.

3 Days

Saturday in Chesapeake Va - weather looks great: High 74 Low 58 and mostly sunny.  That is good news. Getting more nervous but Dismal Swamp Stomp, here we come.

4 Days and Counting

Today was our last run before our race on Saturday.  We ran 5 miles today at our best pace.  Going to just go for a simple walk on Thursday and then we are heading to Virginia on Friday for our weekend of fun and Half Marathon.  Think good thoughts and wish me luck!  Thanks!

A Few Updates

Last week I had Thai food with a friend and we got a couple of dishes to split so I could try different things.  We got Pad Sew Yew (Stir-fried fresh wide rice noodles with broccoli, carrots and egg with black soy sauce) and Thai Thai Fried Rice with Chicken (Fried rice with onion, scallions, green peas, carrots and egg).  I really liked both dishes and the Spring Roll that came with it.  It was still good as leftovers and I will definitely go back.
The Hurricanes - no playoffs and a long summer that hopefully does not end in a lockout.  I am disappointed with the Canes this whole season but I am optimistic the offseason will see a great player sign to play with Eric Staal.  I don't know who to root for during the playoffs but I am sure I will have something to say during the games.
Running is going ok.  I have been able to finnish a 10 mile run and have been running or walking a couple times during the week.  I wish I would have been eating better because I have gained a few unwanted pounds during training.  I was either too tired to cook or thought I worked hard enough for a treat.  After this weekend I will get back on track and eat better and still run but stick to 5k's.
I am still working on some Zentangles and really like how they look and I will post some pictures soon.
Last but not least, ladies - Greg is still single!

Two Days

It was just a couple of days but we got used to having 2 more dogs around. I miss Molly and Mungo since they both listen better than my dogs!

DQ

Dairy Queen blizzard > sore throat!

Dog Sitting

I love watching both dogs but I really love this sweet boy!

I Forgot :(

I forgot to post a blog yesterday.  It totally just slipped my mind when we got home from the Hurricanes game last night.  I will post 2 today to make up for it but I am still disappointed I missed a day.

Long Island Medium

I love this show and Theresa.  I admit I believe in psychics, mediums, ghosts and spirits but I also think most of the people and witnesses are frauds.  I don't know why but I really like Theresa. She seems like a real person going about her life with a special gift she uses to help people when she can.  The show makes me cry every week and my husband thinks I am crazy because he doesn't believe in any of it but I don't care.

Trying Something New!

Tomorrow I am having lunch with a friend and I am going to try Thai food.  I am excited since I have wanted to try different foods lately but with a husband who eats like a 5 year old, I don't get a chance very often.  Even if I don't like the food it should be fun!

I am the Champion!

Thats right folks - I won our Fantasy Hockey league.  It may have only been 6 of us and some stopped checking their team but I still won.  This makes 2 times in a row I have beat my husband in fantasy hockey.  I would like to personally thank Mr. Stamkos and Mr. Lundqvist - you are my MVPs!

10 miles

First time running/walking 10 miles today!  Total time 2hours 19minutes or 13:54 min/miles.  With only 13 days until my first half marathon I am more confident I will finish. I don't know what our time will be but all I want to do is finish.  Tired and just a little sore so I am going to enjoy some TV and off to bed.