This morning, I ran a 10K — and had another good race. My Garmin says I tied with my old 2005 PR that I just beat last week, but the clock as I crossed the finish line was 10-11 seconds later. Either way, it’s still only my third 10K under 58 minutes ever — and it’s a tricky course through gravel, pavement, trails and fields. I would have been happy breaking an hour; last year it took me 1:03!
After the race, I went home, showered, and got to work. I had a feast to prepare!
Happy Thanksgiving!
My office closed about an hour ago, and we’re off until Monday. Hooray!
We aren’t going anywhere — years ago hubby and I stopped traveling for Thanksgiving. Instead, we spend the long weekend at home making way too much food and eating it for four days.
I can’t wait!
I had initially planned to start cooking tonight. Some desserts could be made and the potatoes could be prepared. I found a great recipe where you bake mashed potatoes — so most of the work can be done the night before.
But that won’t be happening. I’ve got a performance lined up instead!
A very small subgroup of the chorale will be singing Christmas songs in a resort hotel tonight. We’re going back again in a few weeks with some more people, but tonight there will only be six of us. Lots of folks have Thanksgiving plans!
We’re leaving plenty of time and are hoping to avoid traffic, but we’ve got to travel towards DC. That can’t be good …
Nothing like my trip for groceries. Only one pair. And it was actually a practical purchase!
Let me explain …
I’ve been seeing my doctor for about 10 years now. When I first picked her office, it was right across the street from our apartment. And then I moved (twice), and her office moved, and it’s a bit of a haul — 30 minutes from my office. But worth it once you find someone you’re comfortable with!
Anyway, right down the street from her office is a DSW. I have driven by this store countless times, and have never been inside. Really, it was a crime.
So when I saw a giant banner in the window containing both “$29.95” and “Blowout,” I knew today was the day. Yes I had to get back to work, but my deadlines are under control. I could just take a quick look!
Turns out it was a $29.95 and up Athletic Shoe Blowout — but that can be a good thing, too. I scanned the athletic shoes in the front of the store, and then took the escalator upstairs (!) to the women’s shoes.
Since I wanted to be quick, I just scanned the boots and headed towards the sale section. I’m really only on the lookout for a few things, and I was being VERY GOOD.
And then I came across a pair of Asics 2130s — the newer model of the running shoes I wore before switching to Nike. It’s probably a good idea to rotate shoes, though, and I didn’t really have a backup pair.
I wear a size larger in my running shoes, so I finished scanning my size and moved over a few rows. (Huge clearance section!) I ended up finding the trail version of the 2130s.
My friend has last year’s trail model, and I know from her experience they were a bit more stable than the standard, and hold up better to water. Perfect for winter!
They were 50% off their sale price; I paid $45 after tax. Best deal I’ve ever gotten on running shoes!
I was off to a good start trying to do a little cleaning up around here. I was pretty focused … for the first two weeks.
At this point I’m looking at complete failure.
But the month isn’t over yet. We do have a long weekend coming up, so maybe I’ll be able to get rid of a few messes here and there.
I’ve got a bit of an emergency situation going on in my closet. I’ve pulled out nearly all of my fall/winter shoes without storing the spring/summer ones. It just took me 15 minutes to find a match to one of my shoe options for tomorrow. (Yes, I have options planned. It is raining now, and tomorrow’s weather will influence my decision.)
Did I clean up any shoes during my search?
Nope. Just moved them around.
See, I have an idea in my head to catalog all of my shoes. I want to build a shoe database. (Yes, I am a dork.) And I’ll be teaching myself a new (to me) technology in the process.
What I’m teaching myself will be helpful for my job, so it’s not just something goofy. But it will probably take a while to get a system in place. I’ve been putting off organizing my shoes because I want to build my database first.
I think it’s getting too bad to wait, though. I may have to start with a spreadsheet!
November 16-22, 2008
Summer is definitely over.
We got a dusting of snow on Friday night, and a little bit was still around Saturday morning.
Finally, the sky was really interesting one night as I was leaving work.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have any place to put the camera for a clearer shot … other than the roof of the car!
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