We're All MAD here! SPAZZ hands, cupcakes, booze, and running...GSC Feb. 2015 PTR

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Very exciting about the comfortable shoes on the run. I am in love with my Brooks Transcends... Glad I found something that works after my last pair which was not good (but I stuck out in because I didn't want to buy more!).

I say your pace is great! Faster than I ever have done- especially at that length. Great job!!!

I am so happy spring/summer is just around the corner. Sunshine is so good for the soul!

And I can't wait till my kids are over baskets . Course with the littlest only being 5- I got a ways to go! Plus.. Easter is hard on me because, well, I have an addiction to sugar...and there's LOTS of it around at Easter!

Ahhh, sunshine! My mood is out of this world compared to a month ago and it's all b/c of the sunshine. I really should live in Florida, I wouldn't be such a craba$$ half the year.

I have had so so so many shoe issues, I'm just glad to have found something that's working for me now!

and don't forget, Nicole, that the Easter candy is selling for 50% off and more at some stores!! Just thought I'd help your addiction!

I was so good, I didn't have ANY candy. Nope! I have costumes I need to fit into, I gotta behave myself!

 

[JCurrey]

Yep, Fartleks! My speedwork has been neglected when I was injured and then before that when training for my first half. I was just more worried about finishing. I am feeling strong now and I think I'm ready to do speedwork once a week when I'm not running a client, but I'm still concerned b/c I injure so easily. It feels like the times I've worked on pace, I get injured!



Thank you!

Speedwork is a tough balance. All the plans I have followed only have you doing it every few weeks (every 3 or 4 weeks) so not every week. Perhaps spreading it out will help. I have been injured a bunch too, I read your Race Report and read there were knee issues. I found that when I worked on my leg strength with the exercises my PT gave me, that really helped. So working in lunges after a shorter run really helps. And making sure I stretch my quads after a run. I found I was having such knee pain after some of my runs lately, as soon as I started stretching my quads at the end of my run, knee pain gone! It is hard getting old .

I have such issues with candy! I am such a sugar junky, but only with chocolate. The other stuff gets too sweet too fast for me. I love cake, but the frosting gets me, too much sugar. Doesn't seem to stop me though. I love ice cream and it is getting to be ice cream time now!

Agreed, the sun and birds singing really brightens one's mood. I was singing Zip-a-dee-doo-dah to my dogs when I was walking yesterday, yes I am one of those that talks and sings to her dogs

 

[annmarieda]

yay for the new shoes! But even better is running and running to the start of the marathon! How fun!!! Great pace too

 

[Tinker326]

Yo. Sister from another Mister.

This Tweedle hates coconut too.

Tweedles unite. Word To your Mother.

Spazzajazzirit.

 

[momabaarjo]

Yo. Sister from another Mister. This Tweedle hates coconut too. Tweedles unite. Word To your Mother. Spazzajazzirit.

So you come over here to bash my cupcakes! Lol

 

[Tinker326]

So you come over here to bash my cupcakes! Lol

No no Tammie... Karen and I have a manner of taking over a thread with our tweedleness talk and so I figured I'd spare the cupcake girls our shared dislike of coconut that would inevidably morph into some tweedle name! Hahahaha!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Yo. Sister from another Mister.

This Tweedle hates coconut too.

Tweedles unite. Word To your Mother.

Spazzajazzirit.

SpazzajazziritGoldenTweedleCoconutHatingCupcakeMargaritaJambo...whatevertheHellelse!

Good lord, if you make me laugh just a quarter of what you do daily when we are together, I might not need any booze!

So you come over here to bash my cupcakes! Lol

Tammie, I guess my Tweedle really is my twin, she must be having worried about our Tweedleness taking over the cupcake thread too! (Tweedle, I PM'd Tammie this morning, worried that her PTR was being overrrun with tweedleness!)

 

[Tinker326]

SpazzajazziritGoldenTweedleCoconutHatingCupcakeMargaritaJambo...whatevertheHellelse!

Good lord, if you make me laugh just a quarter of what you do daily when we are together, I might not need any booze!



Tammie, I guess my Tweedle really is my twin, she must be having worried about our Tweedleness taking over the cupcake thread too! (Tweedle, I PM'd Tammie this morning, worried that her PTR was being overrrun with tweedleness!)

I feel a lot of pressure to perform now. So just keep the booze plans in place.

Yes, Tammie- we will try to keep our Tweedleness off the cupcake thread. Karen and I are just really working hard on creating our own languange, songs, musical, movies & clothing line....so it just keeps creepin' in..........

The Tweedles will try to contain themselves.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

I feel a lot of pressure to perform now. So just keep the booze plans in place.

Yes, Tammie- we will try to keep our Tweedleness off the cupcake thread. Karen and I are just really working hard on creating our own languange, songs, musical, movies & clothing line....so it just keeps creepin' in..........

The Tweedles will try to contain themselves.

They should make a movie about us for sure. Everyone will want to see us drink and stuff our faces with cupcakes while singing Mockingbird and dressing like tweedles all weekend!

The pressure to perform. Whatever will you do?!?! We'll meet and I'll be like... DANCE TWEEDLE, DANCE!!!!!!!!

I'm actually not all that clever or amusing in person. It gets stuck in my head, or it's delayed and then it's just not as funny when I have a snarky remark from something you said 10 minutes ago. But see, you'll know it's in there, you'll know I'm thinking it...so that counts!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

I had a fabulous week of training!

I ran three times, 4 miles each time. Once for speed and twice with my furry client Normie. The weather has been PERFECT for running, all the trees are blooming and luckily I don't have any allergy issues, so I love it!

That is NOT where my activity ended, however. I cut the lawn with a push mower (hey, I have a BIG yard) because my riding mower is being repaired, I started a lifting weight program, AND went on a bike ride the last two days! Once by myself and once with Dallas.

I have also been practicing my selfie skills...I have to be a good example for Nicole. Today I impressed even myself by taking one while actually riding a bike. I know, I have talent. Don't hate me.

Dallas doesn't look as impressed. Just annoyed.

I feel like I'm finally out of my Princess Half funk and excited about training this spring/summer. Whoohoo, I think we are actually in the 9 month...however many days window for the GSC!!!

I have a busy week coming up with a Christina Perri concert tomorrow (we get to actually MEET her!) and next weekend I have Sip-n-Savor...or in other words...the once a year where I can walk up the street with my friends to the wine tasting festival and stumble back home 3 hours later.

I thought this other selfie I took last week was pretty fitting: I should wear it on Saturday, but I usually dress up a bit for Sip-n-Savor...then at least I look like a classy drunk.

told ya I was practicing.

Pretty soon NicoleTweedle and I have to start taking practice selfies of Tweedle faces. That should be amusing for all involved!

 

[Tinker326]

OMG Karen- I almost peed my pants seeing the pictures of those tweedles.

I am going to print those out so we have them for reference in Feb. I am giggling just picturing the attempts.

Your selfie skills far exceed mine. I greatly appreciate all the helpings that you, the selfie yogi master, will be teaching me.

I can only............

Great job on the workouts!!!!

 

[annmarieda]

I imagine that those blossoms would be enough to turn any training week into a good one! So pretty!

Great selfies. I don't hate you... envy you yes, hate you no You are very talented!.

your upcoming busy week sounds like a fun one!

 

[Tinker326]

I am so blue.
Wondering where, oh where, my tweedle is?
No one to chat up alcohol, sing Mockingbird songs or plan Tweedle poses.

I can only deduce that you have fallen off your bike while taking selfies and are in traction.

Life is so boring without my tweedle.



Sigh. I guess I'll go clean or something. Maybe bathe my children. (overrated).

 

[Victoriasmom98]

so sorry Nichole......I'm a very poor substitution as I don't run, or drink much, but I do love cupcakes and Disney. I think I can be a pretend Tweedle if need be. You know where to find me........

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

so sorry Nichole......I'm a very poor substitution as I don't run, or drink much, but I do love cupcakes and Disney. I think I can be a pretend Tweedle if need be. You know where to find me........

OMG Ann! I'm on the floor over here!

My poor TweedleDum!!! How could I have left you to your own devices for this long! I was off gallivanting around meeting famous people! Did you see all my pics on Facebook from the concert last night?!?!? It was crazyamazing, not only did the girls meet Christina, she LOVED their gift, we had front row, she sang to them, and NOW, just a bit ago she actually uploaded one of their selfies to her page...that's superduperbigexcitement in my teens world.

I had fun taking a million photos but got very little sleep when we got home at 1am, had to petsit (run) with a client and then run errands and edit all those photos...I'm pooped. It's time for this tweedle to sleep!

 

[Tinker326]

Ann, I'm laughing so hard.



I did see those facebook pics. Very, very awesome!
Bet Savannah will talk about this for years!!!

I am so depressed as this weekend brought news that my beloved George Clooney went and got himself engaged.

We were totally destined to be together. Forever.. .and now...

He goes and finds the beautiful, highly intelligent lawyer.

What's she got that I have not? (you know,besides everything in the above sentence)

Bet she can't take selfies as good as me. Or sing Mockingbird as good? Does he not realize the missed opportunity sitting right here?!?!

Such a travesty. I feel the need to drink heavily.

Ah well. Guess I'll go to work instead. And throw the eye daggers at her for stealing my man. I'm sure she'll feel them.

Tweedle Out.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Ann, I'm laughing so hard.



I did see those facebook pics. Very, very awesome!
Bet Savannah will talk about this for years!!!

I am so depressed as this weekend brought news that my beloved George Clooney went and got himself engaged.

We were totally destined to be together. Forever.. .and now...

He goes and finds the beautiful, highly intelligent lawyer.

What's she got that I have not? (you know,besides everything in the above sentence)

Bet she can't take selfies as good as me. Or sing Mockingbird as good? Does he not realize the missed opportunity sitting right here?!?!

Such a travesty. I feel the need to drink heavily.

Ah well. Guess I'll go to work instead. And throw the eye daggers at her for stealing my man. I'm sure she'll feel them.

Tweedle Out.

He doesn't DESERVE you! He couldn't handle your awesometweedleness! It's totally his loss man, he can have the boring lawyermodeltype...phhhtththhh...I mean, she probably can't even do spazzhands correctly.

I'm saving my boozing for this weekend's sip-n-savor!!! I have to work that evening though, so I'll have to pace myself. Whatever that is.

 

[Tinker326]

He doesn't DESERVE you! He couldn't handle your awesometweedleness! It's totally his loss man, he can have the boring lawyermodeltype...phhhtththhh...I mean, she probably can't even do spazzhands correctly.

I'm saving my boozing for this weekend's sip-n-savor!!! I have to work that evening though, so I'll have to pace myself. Whatever that is.

Yhea. She doesn't even know what spazzjazzirit hands are. So. pffffpffffpf on her.

Wait, you have to work the same day as your sip-n-savor. Man, I think that just sucked the fun out. How can you drink till you stumble home if you have to drive later?!? Me thinks you should beg one of your sons to do the evening routine so mama can continue to drink. I mean, one of them could do you that favor- after all- you gave them life. Right? Right! There are priorities here. The Sip and Savor only comes around once a year!!!! (P.S- I'm coming next year! Hahaha!)

I'm still jealous you get to do that. I will be busy taking care of 17 Girl Scouts for entire weekend of camping. Have I mentioned that I don't love camping.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Yhea. She doesn't even know what spazzjazzirit hands are. So. pffffpffffpf on her.

Wait, you have to work the same day as your sip-n-savor. Man, I think that just sucked the fun out. How can you drink till you stumble home if you have to drive later?!? Me thinks you should beg one of your sons to do the evening routine so mama can continue to drink. I mean, one of them could do you that favor- after all- you gave them life. Right? Right! There are priorities here. The Sip and Savor only comes around once a year!!!! (P.S- I'm coming next year! Hahaha!)

I'm still jealous you get to do that. I will be busy taking care of 17 Girl Scouts for entire weekend of camping. Have I mentioned that I don't love camping.

OMG...I loath camping. I mean, it was fun the first couple times...but WHY would I want to go "rough it", cook my own food (which I hate doing) and sleep on the ground for a vacation??? I sound like a diva.

Yes, I have to work. Last year Rey drove me to my petsits (ahem...I can petsit drunk, don't judge! The animals love me unconditionally!)

I have a big problem though...the boys only have permits. I'm not sure you can drive a drunk person around when you have a permit.

It's a long story why they don't have them (ahem...homeschooling) but basically I have a stick shift and they have had nowhere to go. We're getting them an automatic this summer and they are getting their licenses...I don't think you should be in college and have mom driving you to class.

I love them, but uh no.

My mommy is coming out today! Did I already say that??? I haven't seen her since Christmas?!?!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Oh and you MUST come next year! Mark the calendar, first weekend of May! Then YOU can drive me around to my petsits...if you aren't passed out.