Happy Easter!

I had a great Easter today. I picked up Kris so we could do a lunch with her today - some homemade pizzas and an Easter basket for her .... all the good stuff picked out by Laura. Afterwards we watched some classic cartoons that we used to watch together when she was a little kid ... not a college freshman.

After we dropped Kris off back at Mason I cooked Laura a full 18 oz of porterhouse, some baked potatoes and Brussels sprouts. Add to that a nice bottle of Molly Dooker and some homemade cake for dessert and she was comatose by 9:30. I think she enjoyed Easter.

I hope all had a wonderful weekend.

Race Results

So yesterday was my first race of the year. The local 5 miler is one I have done for the last 4 years and I do enjoy. Every year I have gotten faster and faster. This year the improvement was not as great as past years but I still managed to improve.

The official results are in and I placed 3rd in my division with a time of 37:56 which was a new personal record for me.

It was a fun run - a bit cold to start with it below freezing - but the crowd keeps you warm and all the volunteers do make a difference.

Next up - Cherry Blossom 10 miler and then the Marine Half in May.

First Race of the Year

Picked up my race packet for the Van Metre 5 miler. I have always enjoyed this race as it is run around a neighbourhood that I regularly run through. It has some challenges with the biggest hill at about mile 1 and then the only other at about mile 2. The rest is fairly flat so I have always enjoyed powering through the hills and then keep a good pace after that.

Tomorrow will be a cold morning though - below freezing to start - welcome to spring. I get to decide do I dress as I normally do for a race - shorts and a technical shirt or will this wind keep up and I have to go to running tights. Hopefully I can get away with shorts so I can get a good fast run in.

I will let you know tomorrow how it goes.

Kris's Birthday Cake

I think Laura said it first so when I was making Kris's cake it seemed like the perfect way to decorate it :-)

Happy Birthday Kris!!!!!

I am not going to say how old she is - protect her privacy type thing - but suffice to say there is part of me that cannot believe that this is "that" birthday for her.

Kris is a lot like me, maybe it is the middle child thing, but she has her uniqueness and I think that is why everyone who gets to know her likes her so much. She is always there to help but is very cautious at the same time. She can be a tough nut to crack at times but that is not a bad thing.

I am not sure what she will want to do tomorrow but I know she will enjoy the day - she always seems to. I know every day is not perfect for someone in college but I also know when she looks at the, her friends, her family, her love, that she knows she has a lot to be happy about.

And we hope today is especially happy because ......

IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

The Start of a Birthday Weekend

Reflection of Toki sign

This weekend is Kris's Birthday and we started it off last night by going out to dinner at a restaurant in Northeast DC that she has been wanting to try, Toki Underground.

We had a great dinner - pan-fried and steamed dumplings to start, big bowls of ramen with pork, and finishing off with hot out of the oven cookies. The girls enjoyed some apple soda and Japanese soda, Ramune, while I enjoyed some Sake.

We had a great time - lots of laughs and great food.

A White Christmas .... in March?

Starting snowing late last night ... and still going

Pictures from San Francisco

San Francisco Feb2013