March update

I feel very slackerish in the blogging department. Sorry. I was going to write a draft on the airplane last week (more about that later) but I decided to catch up on my running magazines instead.
So, my last post was about Krista's big birthday. Since then, I had a not-so-big birthday. But it was a good one. Kelsey was up and back by 6am with my favorite coffee and muffin for breakfast. Then at work, I had a nice visit by the Kennedy clan. They brought me flowers (from Kerri too), a card, and a colored picture from Ryan. Kathryn is at the age where when she sees me, she bounces! It warms my heart. Michael had left a gift with Kelsey from the weekend before when he was home to work. It is a family picture from last summer, in a frame. Pat, Kelsey and I went out for a yummy sushi dinner, followed by an ice cream treat!
When I opened a gift from my parents after dinner, at the bottom of the gift bag, I was surprised to find an envelope with all of my report cards and some test scores. Earlier that day, Kelsey received her ACT scores. Let's just say that Kelsey tests better than her mother.  :) It was fun to compare the tests, 27 years apart. The report cards are kindergarten through 12th grade. It is so weird to see them all. Thanks Mom!
Now about that plane ride: Pat and I spent last weekend in Reno, NV. Our friend, Dean moved there last summer. His wife, Jude, joined him at Christmas. She travels up here one week out of the month to keep her clients (like me) happy with our hair. Her birthday is two days after mine, so we decided to celebrate our birthdays together in their new town. Neither Pat or I had ever been to Reno. It was a nice relaxing getaway. We did a little casino perusing. None of us are gamblers, so it was more for people watching. Ate at a nice, albeit smoky, steak house. Be careful in the women's restroom, right Jude? Had breakfast at a local place where our waitress had no front teeth. We toured Virginia City, an old mining town. Drove along the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, with still a ton of snow on the mountains. Taught Jude how to make mojitos. Oh, and to see alcohol in the grocery stores is so fascinating. I wish our state would change its law. I went for a run along their very flat roads. We had the quickest security line ever, in the Reno Airport: we were the only people in line! Home by late Sunday night, and Kelsey had survived the weekend at home alone.

my present :)

Jude and I at Lake Tahoe

I did not receive any feedback if the link to the Vancouver pictures worked, especially for the non-facebook users. Here is a link to the Reno pictures. Can someone let me know if it works or not? Thanks!

I am continuing to help with our work's new website. We hope to launch it this coming week. It's fun to be a part of this project.
Ah, now is the time to update my running status. I still am running (even in Reno). I am up to 30-35 minutes, in my toe shoes. I wore my ballet style toe shoes through the airports and didn't have to take them off in the security lines. That was nice.
Tomorrow is the St. Patty's run. This year, Kerri is out of town, and Kelsey will be taking her place in our dad-daughter (now grand daughter) event. This run is just under 4 miles. My calves get tight after running. I am trying to stretch them, regularly. I am still trying to figure out if I am doing the right thing. And, my concern is knowing how far I can build up in the toe shoes, or should I run in other shoes for longer distances?? I want to just be able to run without having to worry about it!!
Track season has started after Kelsey really debated about whether to do it or not. She just doesn't love it. However, she knows that it is good for her, and can help with training for cross country in the fall. Most of my track mom friends are not going to be there this season. Sad for me.....
Both kids have, or are in the process of registering for classes next quarter/year. Yep, Kelsey has signed up for her senior classes. Life keeps moving at a rapid pace around here.
Well, did I catch you all up on everything? Hope so! This post is long enough as is.