Today is a perfect fall day. It's just beautiful outside. Tomorrow is suppose to be pretty much the same - slightly chillier but that's OK. We are scheduled for a 10 mile run tomorrow from the boathouse (insert rolling eyes here). Ugh. However, I am mentally going to remove myself from that negative place. Our long runs now take us up 2 miles every other weekend. Next weekend it's 14 (i.e. last weekend: 12, this weekend: 10, next weekend: 14). I'm probably the only one that needed that spelled out for them. No, I'm pretty sure of it. I'm so not a number person. Someone asked me today how far our run is tomorrow and I responded "only 10 miles" in complete innocence (i.e. lacking my usual sarcasim). He just looked at me and said "a few weeks ago would you had ever thought you'd be saying "only 10"?" Nope. I'm not sure when "only" so easily creeped into my vocabulary and started preceeding the words "10 miles".
I'm a little bummed today because my running buddy, Kristin, called to tell me that she's pulling out of the Disney Marathon and is going to defer to the Flying Pig in May. She acquired a foot injury last weekend, and with school and fundraising life's a little crazy. No doubt girlfriend! But I'm blue. You'll be missed.
Cathy and I are signed up to work the Bengals vs Steelers game on Sunday. As if there wasn't enough abuse going on in my life right now, I've voluntarily elected to take on more. We worked the concession booth for the first time last Sunday and we unanimously agree that the footlong portable is better - footlong and soda, $6 and $4, simple. All I have to say to the concession guests are: We are v-o-l-u-n-t-e-e-r-s! I don't know where they sell Skyline at the stadium, where the nearest ATM is, or how long the proshop is going to be open. AND, I really don't care how pissed you are at the Bengals and that you think the pizza is overpriced, that the pretzels should come w/ cheese, or you are mad that you stood there in line w/ the menu right in front you and just now realized that we don't sell nachos at this stand. I am not the person to take that frustration out on. I might be sore from head to toe on most Sundays but this chick will jump over this counter and out run you in a heartbeat (especially if you are on your 16th beer and/or wearing 5 inch heels). It's such a colorful crowd.
Around mile 23
Mile 14
Mile 26
Southern Ohio 2008 TNT Disney Team
Save Me...5 months ago this seemed like a good idea.
Just arriving in Orlando
My Good Luck Send-Off from Stacey
1 comment:
Well said Debra on the volunteering gig. Take your frustrations somewhere else cause these ladies aren't going to listen to it. I believe that every Bengals patron should have to work the concession stand for one day. That's all it would take for a better understanding of the work involved. However our last Bengals game went well aside from the fact that the Bengals lost. The portables rock!!
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