Olympics routine

I don't remember being this interested in the Olympics last time around. Probably because we were too cheap to buy cable so we didn't get good reception on our TV. But we have been glued to the tube everyday since it started!

So this week has been pretty boring (except for craft Monday, of course!). I've been getting up, running, working, having lunch with my sis, working some more, practicing some yoga, and watching the Olympics in the evening until my eyes can't stay open anymore. Last night's 100m fly final was da bomb!I am kind of sad that tonight will be the last of the swimming, but I know Joe is excited for track and field as well as the marathon and triathlons coming up!

The Olympics are killin' me!

Well, not really, but they are definitely cutting into my sleep time! I don't remember being this interested in the games last time around, but we have really enjoyed watching them so far. But that means staying up way past my 9pm bedtime which makes getting up before 5 am to run a bit difficult!

I did manage to wake up, run 5 miles with about 40 minutes of intervals, grocery shop, wash dishes and laundry, create a scrapbook page, surf, clean my scrap crap and get ready for work all before 10 am this morning! I am definitely most productive in the morning :)

And because I prefer to post with a photo, here is another view of one of our loverly creations from Monday:

Our creations

For part of our craft Monday Miss Tingaling helped me alter some tees to make them more fun and wearable and wearable. We actually "made" 4 new tank tops for me to enjoy for the summer!My faves are the first (Madonna cinched up the side) and last (Beijing 2008 halter, which is very timely indeed!).We also spent some time shopping and getting my poor IPod looked at. He worked this morning, but the prognosis is not good. He just keeps getting too wet after I run.
I've got him soaking in some rice to absorb some of the water, a little bit of advice from Nathan, the Apple genius who helped us yesterday. We'll see if it works!

White Wine Dinner

We had dinner over at Club Rue's for some good food and white wine. A few of our friends are avid wine drinkers and very knowledgeable about their wines. My tastes are not that refined although I do enjoy a good tasting wine.

Jordan actually printed out a listing of all the wines we drank, what kind they were and what flavors they had. Here is our beautiful table before we sat down to eat.All of us prior to eatingAnd nothing goes better with good food and wine than good conversation.And some cute photos of us!Today is recovery mode from all that wine!

Olympics

started yesterday. We watched part of the opening ceremonies which were pretty cool. We just finished watching some beach volleyball and now Joe is watching cycling. I am looking forward to the swimming, track and field and gymnastics, of course.

In other random news, I am sad once again that my favorite show on TV is over for another season. The top 2 were my faves, Joshua and Twitch.And I am happy to say that Joshua won. He was such a great dancer! I can't wait to see them live in the fall (yes, I am cheesy like that!).

Lusting

I am doing my best not to buy any more clothes - my closet is full to the brim and I've just got too much random stuff. But I have been eyeing these fabulous booties from Tory Burch:I think they look so cute with a dress:...and they would look equally cute with a pair of jeans. But are they worth the $450 price tag??

Dear grandpa

My mind was just wandering during the drive home from my early morning run and I was thinking about you. Thanks for being such a supporter of mine from the very beginning. You were the one who wanted me to attend UC Berkeley, and against all odds I got in and graduated! You were at my high school and college graduations and my wedding as well. I wish I had been able to say goodbye in person but I hope you are in a better place still. ox

Happy Bday

...to my dear friend Marc. We celebrated over the weekend at Gravitas, Meteor and South Beach. I hope you have a fabulous day off today!

Monday loves

Mondays are much better when you don't have to work! So things to love today:
*getting up early to run
*finding a funny Halloween setup at Michaels*taking your photo with Big Boy!*playing with paints*attempting a DIY altered t-shirt that definitely looked homemade and definitely did NOT look cool! (we should have snapped a photo!)
*eating yummy chocolate caramel apples*receiving a new batch of photos in the mail*finding out work is cancelled tomorrow because of predicted bad weather! {so we don't have snow days here, but we do have hurricane days}

July, where did you go?

Feeling a little blah today as my monthly visitor stopped by last night. My morning run helped, but still not in the mood to go to work! At least it's already Friday and I have a 3 day weekend!

These shoes were made for running

I must be getting used to the humidity because when I have been starting my runs in the morning it doesn't feel too bad but by the end I am still drenched with sweat. I can also tell I am running faster as well as my shorter runs are finished in about 9 min miles instead of 10. My sis would be so proud. My only prob right now is a slight pain I feel above my achilles tendon on the right side. I have iced it down and hopefully it will get better!

New obsession

I have been taking a lot of sky photos lately, especially when I see big fluffy clouds. Love them!{I have been taking some while I drive: probably not the safest thing to do, but I like living on the edge ;)}
Last night I went to one of the most boring continuing education classes ever. About halfway through I was reminded of the Peanuts cartoon, when everything the adults ever say is incomprehensible. The lecturer's mouth was moving and words were coming out but all I heard was "blah blah, blah blah, blah blah." Thank goodness I don't have another for at least one month!

Family=Food

So most of the weekend withe the 'rents were spent eating and then resting from all the eating! We tried 2 new restaurants, all OTL (outside-the-loop - gasp!). But they were both delish!
Sat night found us in a little India of sorts. It was the most random restaurant front:They served yummy but spicy curriesAnd we enjoyed the ginnormous dosais.But of course we had to cut the spice with a little sweetness at Amy's.On Sunday after our long run (11 for me, 15 for Joe),we met Tinger at yoga and then went for some Dim Sum at Fung's.Going to Chinese with Mom and Dad are always fun because Mom likes to get in the mix of things.We enjoyed a variety of different foodsAnd I am looking forward to a return trip to enjoy even more!
Mom and Dad left yesterday morning after much drama with her Taiwanese passport. I hope she left her stuff at home and didn't lose it!
Tinger and I spent craft Monday making a camera strap, a window shade and a mini-album for my trip to Beaver Creek. But the only photo I took was at our trip to Lowe's to pick up a few things for the shade!And for dinner I cooked up some of the dumplings Mom froze and made for us - Yummy!I have started this short work week with a 3 mile run, a trip to the grocery store and 4 completed loads of laundry. Feeling pretty productive so far!
And last but not least, Happy Birthday DAD!

Yay!

The 'rents are coming to town to visit before they leave for their vacation to the Machu Pichu in Peru. I am looking forward to some QT with the fam, which will include lots of good eats!

What doesn't cause you to drown...

will only make you stronger! Today was a lesson in mental toughness. My run workout was a 6 mile run with 4 3 minute intervals in the middle. Yesterday the rain was coming down pretty hard, but this morning was pretty dry. But as soon as I walked onto the loop to start my run at Memorial Park, it started sprinkling and 2 secs later, pouring down rain. I took cover under some trees and said I would wait 5 minutes before I left. After about 3 minutes the rain let up a bit so I started my run. 1 minute later it started pouring again. I took cover under another tree and waited a couple more minutes. By this time I was already soaked, so I decided, what the hell, I am here, I am already wet, might as well get this workout over with. The rain pretty much stopped after about 3 miles, but, needless to stay, I stayed pretty wet the whole time.

I will say you do feel really hardcore when you are running in the rain. I was not the only person out there, but many people left. And I will also say that I am glad the run is over and done!

Finally

Hurricane season is upon us and it finally rained early this morning. Makes it much more difficult to run - I ended up going to our gym garage and running there - but it is much cooler this morning!
Tinger, Boom and RuRu spent the nite - their house is being painted and the fumes were starting to get to them. I hope they slept ok in our makeshift guest room! I'm glad we bought the queen sized aero bed - at least it has more room!

I keep repeating myself

...but it is disgusting and humid out there. I only ran 4 miles this morning and was drenched by the time I was done. My Ipod has been freaking out a bit as well because it or my headphones are getting wet and not working properly. I wish it would just rain a bit to get rid of the water in the air!

P.S. Happy birthday to one of my dearest friends in the world!