She Is Water

My tea really has gone cold, but it's fine. It's sleepytime tea so I might not even notice. I'm balancing it on the couch while I type and ice my heel. It's all good. I just love that song. Because I love Eminem and because I love Dido. And because I'm thankful. I swear I have the best people in my life. I'll tell you why in a sec.  We have had a little mini vacation around these parts. 30 something inches of snow over 3 days. I lost track. We did have a pool going, but I lost track when I wasn't winning. I do that. I hope I don't lose track when I am not winning the marathon. That would be awful. Imagine if I lost track and could only find a bar? Kidding. That's not even funny. So we've had 3 days off from school. That's a lot of days off from school. That's a lot of hours of free time. That's a lot of unscheduled, non routine, free for all, fun. I need to get back to work immediately. I mean did get lots done around here and ha...

We've got some snow heading our way and our team for for Dana Farber was canceled tomorrow. I actually hate this because I need a plan, always. When I heard it was canceled, it hit me that the possibilities were endless. What do I do nowwwww? Swim? Run? Run & Swim? ARC Trainer? Run, Swim, ARC trainer? Run alone? Ask a friend? Run outside? Run inside? Run early? Run later? Come on already. But this is me. And I am still undecided. All for a few inches of snow. I get it though. Safety First.  That's what my lifeguard shirt at college said. It actually said "Saftey First" (wish I had a picture of that) Anyway Stay tuned... In other news, TGIF because it's been a LONG (short) week. Aren't those always the longest? Tuesday felt like it should be Friday and Wednesday felt like it should be June 11th. January is like this. The winter is long. This is what this week felt like... But it's over and done with and after working and runnin...

Heading into my 3rd DFMC team long run this Saturday morning. I have a mix of emotions heading into it because I want nothing more than to be there running with my homegirl and the rest of the team but I have been battling heel pain for a few weeks now. Trying to stay ahead of it with stretching (24-7 pretty much) and icing. Icy hot and tiger balm. Tennis balls and golf balls. Bri has rock taped my heel a few times. The jury is still out on that. He calls it placebo tape.  And SIL says BE AGGRESSIVE BE AGGRESSIVE  And she's smart. She knows about these things. But I haven't really stopped running. I've changed over to the ARC trainer for a few miles but overall I'm where I should be. I had to suck it up and take a break from cute boots and very flat flats which is what I normally wear all day, every day while I stand around and entertain 24 seven year olds. This is my home away from home...and now I am wearing sneakers or a foam roller most days. ...

I always think about how I love the people in my life so much. I'm surrounded by so many good ones. I can never thank them enough for their love and friendship and energy. I feel so lucky to be a part of their lives and I always hope they know how lucky I am to have them in mine. This guy especially because he's the best. I wouldn't be able to do what I am doing if it weren't for Bri.  I actually might have a hard time functioning in every day life, if it weren't for Bri. There are lots of behind the scenes factors that are in our life that he doesn't get a lot of credit for and well incase I don't say it enough, I am super thankful for the day I was running on a treadmill at Baystate Fitness and saw him walk through the door. My first impression/thought (no joke, no exaggeration) was "So cute. And he looks so nice." How does someone look nice? I honestly can't even answer that question. But I just had a feeling that he was a super n...

There are a lot of things that we never forget in this lifetime. We may not relive them every day or speak of them often but we keep them tucked away inside our heart. Or in some cases, so far away from our hearts but in the very back of our minds, never letting them go. Until something brings it back. I was running inside this morning, listening to my music, I had just hit mile 3 and I looked up at the tv's. I try to avoid the news most days because I can't handle it. It's too much. The world can be a pretty messed up place. I looked up to see images of the Boston Marathon 2013 and it stopped me in my tracks. It still takes my breath away. Even though its tucked very far away in the back of my mind, I will never forget that day, being at the finish or what those 2 did to our beautiful city and its beautiful people. And when I don't forget things, it's bad. I spent a lot of time wishing horrible things on them. I still do. But my focus immediately following that ...