I was supposed to get Nike+ for my birthday a couple months ago, but something funky happened with the mail and it just fell through. So earlier this week I went out and picked one up along with an armband and a little attachment for the sensor because I can’t wear Nike shoes (besides who want Nike when there’s a brand like asics?) I was just dying to try it out but needed to give my body a little bit of a rest period since I was hurting from Wednesday’s run. Friday it was! The day I had been waiting for and happily anticipating. I was very grateful to be able to push the center button on my iPod and hear my current time, distance and pace. This Nike+ feels honestly like a dream come true! I don’t know how I ever ran without it! Downside: I didn’t calibrate the little gizmo because I thought it wouldn’t need to because it’s new (I ignored that little voice) and so when I heard that my pace was 7:53 I thought that was a little bit odd. I know my body and my limits better than that. When I was done and the distance for my run was 4.17 miles I was even more a skeptic. So after showering, I hopped into Richmond and drove the route I ran while carefully watching the speedometer. It was off by a mile! I really ran 3.2 miles (which makes a lot more sense to me). Oh well! I guess my first run will show up as incredible on the tracking system!
Monday night, we went to Fish Creek with some of the other young couples in our ward and enjoyed hot dogs and soccer. It was a real blast! I totally enjoyed the playing soccer part, except for when I got a ball to the ribs and then to the side of the face really hard. What made the ball to the face even worse was I was able to get my hand up to my face, but not quite against my face and so not only did the ball hit me, but I also slapped myself in the face a little. Ugh. Conor got a ball to the face as well and as a result has a slightly bruised and swollen nose. There was some speculation when we got home that it might be broken so off to the Urgent Care we went. After a couple hours of waiting, we found out that the nose was not broken after all. Yippee! I was worried that Conor would wake up the next morning with an uber swollen face and be unable to see. It was an eventful evening to say the least! I’m still recovering from the head and rib hits as well as falling on my hip while playing tag with Freyja. I sure feel like a old person!
I have a new love for scarves (if anyone is going to Paris anytime soon, please pick up some scarves for me!). So today it made sense to wear a scarf for fun. I also did a ponytail, which has never been done quite like this before on me. Woo hoo! It’s going to be a great Sunday (have you seen the forecast!!!). Oh and just to be a bit zippy, I’m wearing a fuschia skirt.
It’s been a while since the last time I had a girls’ night, but tonight I was fortunate enough to spend an evening with one of my very good friends from high school, Karen. We planned on going to Moxies, but took a detour on the way there to a pillar of black smoke rising up from Millrise. We were obviously curious and headed over to see what the deal was and lo, it was a house burning down. I could hardly believe it. I have never witness such a thing and for goodness sake we got there well before any emergency vehicles arrived (including cops, yikes!). I must admit that it was so sad to see a house burn down and not only one but a chunk of the next door neighbor’s as well. It was horribly heartbreaking and scary! I wanted to cry on behalf of those families. On the other hand (the less sentimental hand), it was really intriguing to watch a house burn and feel the heat from across the street in the park and to see the firemen in action. Karen was a great person to watch a fire with since her brother is a firefighter. She knew some neat facts!
After that touch of excitement, we went and talked over delicious white chocolate brownies! This is definitely going to become a one month tradition (but hopefully not the fire!).
Check out my new blog! This is the second overhaul and I’m loving it more and more! I totally am digging the colours, especially the gray and love the styling. I am so grateful that I have such a smarty-pants husband who is a designing whiz. Love you Conor!
