If you are here because you got my e-mail, WELCOME! I haven't been so great at keeping this up to date because my fiance is leaving the country for 10 months on Wendesday!
Luckily, I have marathon training and wedding planning to keep me busy while he's gone! I'll also look forward to a nice long visit to Indonesia (and Bali!) this winter :)
For now, though, I'm concentrating on training and fundraising for the New York City Marathon.
By way of recap, I started this whole thing back in December of 2006 when I started training for the Country Music Marathon. As part of that experience, I raised $5,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Now, I'm back again as a mentor and helping 13 others through their Team In Training experience. It's been a great training season so far. We joke that we're "Brining Sweaty Back" because of all the 90 degree runs we've had to endure! I'm looking forward to it cooling down a little so we can enjoy the training!
Yesterday, we did the iconic "George Washington Bridge Run." It was VERY hard, but also very fun. We start out on the Manhattan side of the George Washington Bridge and run across the bridge (it's about a mile) and then run along the Hudson River in New Jersey for quite a while. The path along the river in New Jersey is VERY hilly. We did 14 miles yesterday and it was HARD!!!
Well, I hope you will donate to my fundraising for either the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or Back on my Feet. Please take a moment to read about both of these great causes and consider donating!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Sorry!
Hey there. So sorry it's been so long since I've posted. Basically it's the busiest time of the year at work and Taylor is leaving right in the middle of it so when i'm not chained to the desk, I'm with him. Whew! I promise to give an update on:
Running (oh, I'm supposed to be RUNNING in the middle of all this!?)
Taylor's trip to Indonesia (hopefully he'll do a blog that I can link you too, wouldn't that be fun?)
Wedding plans (what we know so far)
My 25th Birthday (it's on Monday people!)
As SOON as I can!!! It might be after July 30, I'm warning you so please don't give up on me! I will have A LOT more time on my hands once Taylor is gone and the summer new analyst programs at work are over! Thanks for your patience.
Running (oh, I'm supposed to be RUNNING in the middle of all this!?)
Taylor's trip to Indonesia (hopefully he'll do a blog that I can link you too, wouldn't that be fun?)
Wedding plans (what we know so far)
My 25th Birthday (it's on Monday people!)
As SOON as I can!!! It might be after July 30, I'm warning you so please don't give up on me! I will have A LOT more time on my hands once Taylor is gone and the summer new analyst programs at work are over! Thanks for your patience.
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Smoked up, got engaged, did some running
Well, two of the three are true, and one of them sort of is.
The past week has been pretty exciting so sorry I haven't been blogging. Pardon the length of this post.
Well last weekend was a big weekend. Started off with an 11 mile run in central park and then Taylor and I hopped in the car and headed down to the Jersey Shore for a Brad Paisley concert. We got down there early in the afternoon and checked into our hotel before heading out for dinner and to the concert. It was SO good. Jewel opened the concert and she was pretty good. Brad was amazing including a huge digital screen behind the band that they used to do some pretty cool stuff. One song they even did a guitar hero/rock band bit. It was pretty cool.
Anyway, poor Taylor had strep throat, but when we left the concert, he still said he wanted to go for a walk on the beach (but he was careful to make sure we stopped by the hotel room first. Sneaky... Anyway, we took a walk on the beach and it was there that he got down on one knee and proposed!!! It was so romantic and everything I've always dreamed it would be! :)
Here are a couple of photos of the ring:
And here's the happy couple. I swear Taylor wasn't as terrified as he looks :)
:)
I think we're going to get married next fall, so be on the lookout!
So yeah this past week was a fun time showing off my ring and hanging out with Taylor. Then, he headed to Vegas for a bachelor and I spent Friday and Saturday being a nomad. On Friday, I took a bus down to DC to see my friend Candace. Her apartment has an AMAZING view of the Mall in DC and we watched the fireworks despite some rainy weather from the comfort of Candace and Henry's living room. Here are some photos:
The view from their deck:
With fireworks:
And the aforementioned "smoking up" was more like a hookah, but it was my first time.
Evidence:
I took the bus back from DC early on Saturday and got back to New York at around 2:30pm. I jumped on a train right away and went out to Long Island to see a friend who used to work with me. She has a a two-year-old son whom I had never met, so I took advantage of a free weekend to go see them.
Another former co-worker came to the house and offered to drive me to the city. She dropped me off in Chinatown and I continued my nomadic adventure to my friend Megan "Bunchy"s apartment. We had a couple of drinks and then she and some friends headed out to a hookah bar (I decided that after my whole life not smoking, twice in 2 days was too many) and I went to dinner with her boyfriend. Then, I FINALLY headed home last night at about 10pm.
This morning I got up and went for a 12 mile run because I hadn't run on Saturday. It wasn't bad, but 2 hours later I'm thinking I should take a shower :)
The past week has been pretty exciting so sorry I haven't been blogging. Pardon the length of this post.
Well last weekend was a big weekend. Started off with an 11 mile run in central park and then Taylor and I hopped in the car and headed down to the Jersey Shore for a Brad Paisley concert. We got down there early in the afternoon and checked into our hotel before heading out for dinner and to the concert. It was SO good. Jewel opened the concert and she was pretty good. Brad was amazing including a huge digital screen behind the band that they used to do some pretty cool stuff. One song they even did a guitar hero/rock band bit. It was pretty cool.
Anyway, poor Taylor had strep throat, but when we left the concert, he still said he wanted to go for a walk on the beach (but he was careful to make sure we stopped by the hotel room first. Sneaky... Anyway, we took a walk on the beach and it was there that he got down on one knee and proposed!!! It was so romantic and everything I've always dreamed it would be! :)
Here are a couple of photos of the ring:
And here's the happy couple. I swear Taylor wasn't as terrified as he looks :)
:)I think we're going to get married next fall, so be on the lookout!
So yeah this past week was a fun time showing off my ring and hanging out with Taylor. Then, he headed to Vegas for a bachelor and I spent Friday and Saturday being a nomad. On Friday, I took a bus down to DC to see my friend Candace. Her apartment has an AMAZING view of the Mall in DC and we watched the fireworks despite some rainy weather from the comfort of Candace and Henry's living room. Here are some photos:
The view from their deck:
With fireworks:
And the aforementioned "smoking up" was more like a hookah, but it was my first time. Evidence:
I took the bus back from DC early on Saturday and got back to New York at around 2:30pm. I jumped on a train right away and went out to Long Island to see a friend who used to work with me. She has a a two-year-old son whom I had never met, so I took advantage of a free weekend to go see them. Another former co-worker came to the house and offered to drive me to the city. She dropped me off in Chinatown and I continued my nomadic adventure to my friend Megan "Bunchy"s apartment. We had a couple of drinks and then she and some friends headed out to a hookah bar (I decided that after my whole life not smoking, twice in 2 days was too many) and I went to dinner with her boyfriend. Then, I FINALLY headed home last night at about 10pm.
This morning I got up and went for a 12 mile run because I hadn't run on Saturday. It wasn't bad, but 2 hours later I'm thinking I should take a shower :)
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