In the meantime...

It's been almost a month since my last post, which I guess really just shows the busy-ness of our lives. After the 10K, Brad and I have been non-stop with work, school and extra-curricular activities, if you will.

A couple of weeks ago, I was able to get out of this humid city and go to another city with my mom. It was great to have some girl time, meet up with family friends we haven't seen in YEARS and do a little retail therapy. We were also able to meet up with Sara and Jeff (sister/brother-in-law extraordinaire) and love on little Cal. Guys, he is absolutely PRECIOUS and why didn't I get a picture with him? Hehe.

This past week, we watched the Aggie men's basketball team get through the first round of the NCAA tourney, but lose a terrible game in the second. As it usually goes in Aggieland, there's always next year.

This weekend we spent some time with friends at a former coworker's wedding here in Houston. It's the first wedding we've attended since our own and I couldn't help but to think back to that day in December. So yes, I came home and watched the DVD this week and almost cried all over again. Claire was beautiful and it was so much fun to NOT be involved with the wedding at all. :)

I've had some alone time on my days off where I've done a lot of thinking (for another post) and havw done some praying, too. Prayer for family. Prayers for friends. Prayer for people whose blogs I stalk because they're friends of friends and have ailing children. Talk about a heavy heart. Sick kids is my "business", but outside of the work environment I've realized just how heart-breaking things can be during scary times for parents. This weekend, we're running in the Run for the Rose 5K in honor of my Uncle Richard, who survived brain cancer, and in memory of Addi Bender, a former patient of mine who did not.

As soon as I find my camera battery charger, I will start taking pictures again and will have fun stuff to show you!

We Did It!

Well, Brad and I set off on Saturday morning and we did it...we finished our first 10k!

The weather was less than desirable at 55 degrees with a 20 mph wind and 30 mph gusts. Because the run kicked off the parade, there were lots of bystanders cheering us on during the first mile or so. The next 2.5 miles or so were tough. We headed straight into the wind, up a nice little hill and over a bridge before we were able to turn around and have the tailwind for the last two miles. I have to admit that during the second stretch, I just wasn't able to catch my breath (despite the rescue use of my inhaler) so we ended up walking about 1/4 mile. BUT, we finished and that's all that matters. Unfortunately, we didn't have anyone there cheering us on specifically, so I don't have pictures. However, the professionals taking pictures of the event should be getting theirs up soon, so I'll see if I can't copy and paste or at least link the webpage.

We had a lot of fun, and are still planning to try a half-marathon this year. In the mean time, we will be running lots of 5K races and trying to better our times ;) If anyone is interested, we'll be running:

Run for the Rose 5K - March 29

Blue Bell Fun Run 5K (all you can eat ice cream at the finish line) - April 18

Race for the Pennant (free Astros tickets included) - May 31st