It's a New Day (and all in 28 seconds)

I started watching the inaugural coverage this morning at the gym while on the elliptical, watched as I got ready, then got to school and immediately looked for a live feed to stream it from and really couldn't stop watching. My kids and I worked on a math lesson and then watched for a while before PE. Right before the swearing in we all packed into our school cafeteria to watch history in the making. It was awesome to watch my kids (most of them) listen attentively to Mr. President's speech, they clapped and cheered just like we were part of the 1.9 million people that trekked out to Washington to see it live. What a historic and exciting day. As I begin to tell my kids why this was such an important day, one of them interrupts and says "I know, I know, we are part of history, we are seeing something in our lifetime that others haven't." "That's exactly right," I replied. As tried to think about where I had left off I realized he had summed it up perfectly for us. :)

3 in a Row?

If I'm able to get up tomorrow at 4:45 again, that will be 3 days in a row for an AM workout. Today was harder than yesterday to get out of bed, but around 4:00 this afternoon I was so glad I had my workout out of the way. Going to try and sleep now.

Should Have Never Started to Watch

So I've been trying hard to stay away from watching the Bachelor but today I finally gave in. We had finished eating dinner by 7:15 and Robert was about to engage in a three hour long XBox session so I figured why not start flipping through the channels. I turned on the TV and right there in front of me was this:

Just a little hard to change the channel. Needless to say I was glued to the TV for the next hour. It was just like I remembered it. There was the girl who seemed more into herself than him, the girl whose world is going to come tumbling down if she doesn't have some alone time with him and then the girl who always reveals too much of herself. Not sure who my favorite is yet but one thing is for sure, I'll definitely be tuned in.

Winner! Winner!

Those of you who know me, know I've acquired a rare addiction to Ebay recently. I love seeing that email in my inbox that reads "Congratulations! The item is yours. " Here is my latest win:

Not bad for $10!!

Seriously????

I logged on today to see if any of the cameras out on Saturday had caught us in action, instead I found this:

Seriously??? 29 minutes for 6.2 miles???What in the world???? Now we have something to work towards for next year!

We Did It!!!!

This morning Aurora, Erica, Stacy and Mariana headed out to the beach to attempt the Port Isabel Longest Causeway Run & Wellness Walk. I've done this event for the last three years and each year it gets better and better. I love the opportunity to be able to cross the bridge by foot, the gorgeous views of the bay and island, and the incredible amount of MOTIVATION&DETERMINATION in the air. It's awesome to see so many people out there pushing themselves to the limit. One of the girls mentioned above seems to think that I was the instigator in this, and made all of us sign up for this 10K but I hope they are all proud of themselves, we did AWESOME! I found this quote online:
"Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?'" - Peter Maher, Irish-Canadian Olympian and sub-2:12 marathoner
TODAY WE WERE STRONG!!!!!!!

Rotten Apples

Thanks to Keebler for inviting the girls over tonight. It's hard to believe we went through an entire two weeks without getting together! After our dinner she decides to pull out this game she played during the holidays.

It didn't seem too bad so we decided to play a round. Apparently My friends and I don't think anything alike and Mari is a mind reader. Who would of thought!