tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5138561668635880282024-02-24T00:50:04.970-06:00The Traci ChroniclesTracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05394041890043330124noreply@blogger.comBlogger902125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513856166863588028.post-37607410401892772512017-06-09T10:22:00.000-05:002017-06-09T10:22:48.499-05:00Chicago - Day 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So the weather didn't get better. Still cold & still raining when we left the hotel Saturday morning. Luckily, the rain didn't last too long. The first stop was Millennium Park.</div>
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We had to get pics of "The Bean"</div>
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The park was really pretty.</div>
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After the park we went to the Museum of Science & Industry. I'm not much of a museum person but this place was really cool. There was a ton of interesting things to see. </div>
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There was a model of the city with working parts. So cute. I was excited to see a real Oscar!</div>
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Next up was the aquarium.</div>
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The penguins & the otters are my favorite. Those otters were having a grand old time. They were swimming & diving all over the place.</div>
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We walked around Navy Pier, Michigan Avenue & did some shopping. There's a lot of people watching here. </div>
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We went to eat at Harry Caray's 7th Inning Stretch. </div>
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Attached to the restaurant is the Chicago Sports Museum. Well, we tried multiple times to go but the museum was always closed for a private event. So aggravating. We checked the website & knew they were going to be closed one day but there was no mention of the other times that we went. We ate anyway & the private event that night was a wedding. I thought that was a little different. </div>
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After eating we walked around some more & eventually made it to Ghirardelli's for dessert. I'd been looking forward to this the entire trip. </div>
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Worth the wait & every single calorie. Sooooo good!!! I love a good waffle bowl. Add chocolate & I was in heaven!</div>
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The view from our room was pretty amazing.</div>
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We had to get up bright & early Sunday morning to come home. We took the train to the airport. That was interesting. There was nowhere to sit because of all the homeless people laid out on the seats. We didn't even see that in New York. </div>
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It was a great trip & I'd definitely like to go back. Just not in May so maybe it will be warmer!</div>
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Toodles!</div>
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This was a day I've waited for for a long time - Wrigley Field! We went on a tour & had tickets to the game. Very exciting! </div>
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We were early for our tour so we walked around Wrigleyville & stopped at Starbuck's for coffee. </div>
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The Team Store had a lot of awards that Cub players have won over the years.</div>
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Greg Maddux Cy Young Award</div>
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One of Greg's gold gloves. There were also Louisville Slugger & Gold Gloves for Ryne Sandberg. </div>
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This was really cool!</div>
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The Cubs World Series Trophy!</div>
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We woke up to awful weather Friday morning. Rain & 42 degree wind chill awful.</div>
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The tour was really interesting. There's so much history. </div>
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It was very cool to be on the field. We had on several layers. </div>
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It started raining harder & there was a dealy & we waited around for about 45 minutes & decided to move on. We didn't know when or if they'd resume play & we didn't want to waste any time. We saw 5 innings & it ended up being a 2 hour rain delay so we made the right decision.</div>
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We spent the rest of the evening walking down Michigan Ave. & doing some shopping. That was it for Friday!</div>
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I never intended to take a blogging break. I'm not really sure what happened. I like to look back at these posts so I'm going to attempt to catch up on the non-random stuff.</div>
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We flew to Chicago bright & early Thursday morning. We landed at 9:30. We stopped at the hotel to drop off our luggage & then headed out to start sightseeing. Our first stop was what used to be the Sears Tower, now it's the Willis Tower. We went to what's called the Skydeck. This building is the 2nd tallest in North America. On a clear day, which it was Thursday, you can see four states - Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin & Michigan. </div>
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They have this thing called "The Ledge" on the 103rd floor. It sticks out from the building 4 feet. </div>
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We were standing in The Ledge in this pic. I didn't think it was terrifying but it did make me dizzy. </div>
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After Sky Deck we went to the Federal Reserve Museum.</div>
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Thursday night we had a reservation at RPM Italian. This is one of Giuliana & Bill Rancic's restaurants. </div>
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Prosciutto Arancini, Truffled Garlic Bread, Mama DePandi's Bucatini, Spinach Ricotta Raviolo. We also had the Handmade Cavatelli & Braised Short Ribs. Everything is a small serving so you can order several things. This is great for me because I always have a hard time making a decision.</div>
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I feel like all I do is look forward to Fridays. Saturday was the Mardi Gras Mambo. Me, Scott, Lydia & Logan were all running. Dean came out to keep an eye on Logan while the rest of us ran.<br />
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Notice how we're dressed? It was HOT. Me, Scott & Lydia were running the 15K but around mile 4 Lydia decided to do the 10K because it was so hot.</div>
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We were at the finish line cheering him on. He ran that mile in 6:41. That kid amazes me. If I only had to run 1 mi. & I ran as fast as I possibly could, I couldn't do in that time. He still has a problem with starting. He runs all out at the beginning. We've all tried explaining to him that he needs to start a little slower. </div>
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Friday when I got home from work Dean got a call from the insurance adjuster. Long story short, he thought we had the car. He called the body shop, they said we'd been notified that we could pick the car up Tuesday. Um no. We had not been notified. Monday rolls around & the body shop guy called & said there was a problem with the rear air the previous week & they fixed that & he had a few things to do to it Tuesday but it should be ready to go Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday afternoon rolled around, there was a problem with the power windows so a replacement motor had to be ordered. Should be ready Wednesday. The problem I have with all of this is that at the beginning when he had to give the insurance company an estimate of the damages he was supposed to check EVERYTHING. Clearly, he did not. So, late yesterday afternoon he called & said it was ready. By the time Dean would've gotten there it would've been dark & he needs to check out the paint job so it's being picked up today. Hopefully. I have zero confidence that everything will be the way it's suppose to be. </div>
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Really happy it's Friday. That also means we're one week closer to tax season being over & having our early Friday's back. I HATE working until 5:00. Traffic is awful all of the time but leaving at 5:00 just makes it worse. When I worked at The Advocate I worked until 4:30. I had no idea just how much of a difference that 30 minutes makes with traffic. Tuesday it took 55 minutes for me to get home. Twice as long as it should. Last night I had to pick up race packets for the Mardi Gras Mambo Saturday. That meant I went home a different way. All that did was solidify that it's NOT the way to go home. 2 trains at the SAME intersection less than a minute apart. I don't understand how that's even possible. </div>
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Speaking of the Mardi Gras Mambo, I got an email from them saying that because I've been a past participant for several years I'm a VIP. HA! What exactly does that entail? VIP packet pickup last night with snacks & wine. Of course it just happened to be at our local Fleet Feet where there were sales going on so basically being a VIP cost me $50 because I bought a couple of running tops. I can assure you this will be the only time I'm ever a VIP for any sort of race. Or probably anything else for that matter. </div>
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The Mardi Gras Mambo has a 10K and a 15K. I'm running the 15K so I needed to do a longish run last weekend.</div>
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Can you tell who we were pulling for? We have a friend that is a coach for the Falcons. They lived across the street from us when he was a coach at LSU. </div>
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There were around 50 people there & each family brought something. There was a TON of food. </div>
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This was my favorite. It was just your basic yellow cake with butter cream icing decorated for Mardi Gras. I could eat butter cream straight out of a bowl. LOVE IT!</div>
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Last Thursday the owner of the body shop called Dean - that was a first - he told Dean "the plan" was to paint my car Monday & he "hopes" to have us pick it up Thursday. Guess what??? Today's Friday, a week later & I do not have my car. I'm not the least bit surprised. That whole "hope" thing doesn't exactly fill you with confidence in what he's telling you. I'm so over it.</div>
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It's Mardi Gras season in Louisiana which means there are balls every weekend. Friday night was Karnival Krewe de Louisiane. It's not affiliated with a parade but Debutante's are presented & all of the money benefits Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Baton Rouge. </div>
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The 3900 Krewe was well represented. 2 of the girls were being presented so it we all went.</div>
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The first thing that happens is they introduce all the Royalty - King, Queen, Ball Captain, Dukes, Dutchess and then the Debutantes. They all parade down a red carpet while the MC tells all about them. Once all that is over there's a parade. It's not huge because we were inside but there were a couple of floats that the Debs rode on & threw beads. There were 2 high school bands too.</div>
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Parades aren't really my thing. This one was going ok since it was small & people weren't pushing & shoving but then I got beaned in the face with a handful of beads that someone neglected to catch. If you've never been hit in the face with beads, it hurts. I had a welt on my cheek the next day. </div>
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Saturday, I felt it. Those 4.5 in. heels KILLED my feet. All was good while we were at the ball. It wasn't until the we got out of the car at home that I realized just how awful they felt. My back & legs also hurt Saturday & there was the welt. I honestly, felt worse Saturday than I did the day after I ran the Marathon! </div>
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The official race pictures are out & surprisingly I don't hate them. In fact, they're the best race pics I've taken!</div>
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This was at the beginning of the race. I can't remember where the photographers were on the course but you can see what the morning looked like. FOGGY!</div>
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This was the final .2 miles. So happy to be almost finished.</div>
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Approaching the finish line. This is also where I heard Scott & Lydia cheering for me.</div>
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The Marathon allows you to download the pics for free. That's a great perk because for whatever reason race pics are expensive!</div>
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So, I've got a thing for the sticker. It's kinda like if you don't post of FB it didn't happen! Have to have the sticker!</div>
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I'm so excited to finally have one of these to put on my car. The only problem is I STILL DON'T HAVE MY CAR!</div>
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Needless to say I'm not happy. I have very little patience & at the moment what little I have is gone. To make a long story short, the body shop has been telling Dean for the last 8 or so weeks that they're "working on it". The last couple of times he called he was told "another week or two". Notice I said the last time DEAN called. Nobody ever called from the body shop including the times Dean called & was told he would get a call back. It's not like he was calling once a week either. It was more like once every 3 weeks if that. Soooo, I just happened to be in the area on the Friday they said they were going to start because they finally had all the parts - 8 weeks ago. I was a little surprised to see my car parked on the street behind the shop in the same condition minus the bumper that it was in when we dropped it off. I wasn't thrilled but stuff happens. </div>
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Fast forward to the Friday before the marathon. I got my hair cut & then went to pick up my race packet. That meant I was going to be driving right by the body shop. I decided to make sure my car wasn't sitting in the same spot it had been but of course it wouldn't be because that was 8 weeks ago. Well, it wasn't in the same spot. It was sitting across the street. IN THE SAME CONDITION AS 8 WEEKS AGO. I parked & got out so I could look at the front & see if maybe they'd been working on it. NOPE. I didn't stick around because about that time the screaming & cussing started at a neighboring house & I figured it was just a matter of time before the bullets started flying. The body shop isn't in a good part of town & here lately there are multiple shootings a day in Baton Rouge.</div>
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Dean sent an email to the owner & he got a call back with lots of excuses - we're really busy, everyone wants their cars, blah, blah, blah. He threw in that he was waiting on a machine to free up. Yeh that's what he said 8 weeks ago when they were going to start on Friday. He assured Dean we were "next" for the stupid machine. </div>
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Last Wednesday Dean dropped by the body shop & they were in fact working on it & it was on the machine. He also told Dean that he's responsible for paying for our rental car & he's "not going to make any money on this job since we've had the rental so long". Um WHAT??? NOT MY PROBLEM. Then he said he hoped it would be ready this week. So wait, you mean to tell me you've had my car for 3 months for what is going to take a week and a half to fix???? Well, apparently not because I don't have my car.</div>
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This week I started running again. Feb. 11th I'm running the 15K at The Mardi Gras Mambo. My plan was to run Monday but it was really windy so I ran Tuesday.</div>
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4 miles faster than I've done in awhile. I told Dean it's amazing what you can do when you start thinking about something that you're mad about. I started thinking about the car situation & that was all it took.</div>
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Friday after work I got my hair cut & headed downtown to pick up my race packet. Being there in the middle of the day is great. It's not crowded & I was in & out in no time. </div>
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My plan for Friday & Saturday was to do whatever I could to try not to think about the race because I was a nervous wreck. We had Italian Friday night at DeGiulio Brothers. I kept with tradition & had a couple of cake balls from Brew Ha Ha. Although, I was very upset that they were out of the King Cake flavor. I got to sleep early & slept really good. Everyone says the night before the night before the race is when you have to get a good nights sleep.</div>
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Saturday we intended to spend the day running errands & looking for a dress for the Mardi Gras Ball we're going to. I expected this to be an all day affair. Which was good because it would keep my mind off the race. Imagine my surprise when I found my dress at the second store. We had lunch in the food court. I treated myself to Chic-fil-A. It's been awhile. We stopped by Varsity Sports so I could pick up some Gu & home we went. We had Little Caesar's pizza Saturday night. I didn't want to get out & I just wanted cheese pizza. I was all about carbs. </div>
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I didn't get to sleep as early as I planned but I slept ok. I woke up before my 4:30 alarm went off. I was able to get dressed, get band aids all over my feet along with duct tape - weird I know but it helps with blisters. I have an issue with my pinky toes rubbing. I put the band aids & tape on as a precaution. I ate a bagel with almond butter & another cake ball. Breakfast of champions right there!! </div>
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At 5:30 I headed out. One of my favorite Priest in town was doing a 26.2 minute Mass Sunday morning at the Church that's on the course. He's a runner & did the Mass last year for the first time. It's a great way to calm down & relax a little before the race. I met my brother & sister in law there. They were both running the Half Marathon. Another good thing about the early Mass is they open the bathrooms & you don't have to use the porta potties! We got our bags checked & it was time to line up. </div>
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It was super foggy Sunday morning & it was not cold. I've said before how I like running in cold weather. I think it was about 60 when the race started & high humidity but there was a bit of breeze. so it wasn't bad. </div>
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There are tons of spectators on the route & being that this is Louisiana there's no shortage of food & drinks along the course. I saw Mimosa's, beer, pigs in a blanket (yuck!) & king cake. I stuck with water, power ade, ice, gu & fruit. Oranges & watermelon never tasted so good!</div>
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The course is along a lot of the area that I did my training runs. It starts downtown & you make your way through LSU's campus & along the lakes. At mile 11 the Half & Full split. This took me to a part of town that I never run in which was good because there were a lot of new things to look at. There were a ton of big, pretty houses which is great distraction for me. </div>
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I saw the whole crew together right before the split at mile 11 & by this time Allison had joined them. That's when I found out my brother finished the Half in 1:32. A new PR for him. Cindy just happened to snap a pic right when Dean told me his time.</div>
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At mile 11 I saw my friend Damian. He works the race & was the person making sure everyone knew that the Half turned & the full kept going. It was great that I was seeing people every few miles. </div>
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I think it was around mile 15 that I saw my crew again. There's an app that I used during my training runs that is great. It's called Road ID - the same people that make the bracelets. The app sends a text message to the people you put on a list letting them know that you've started a run & it sends them a link so that at any time during your run they can click on it & see where you are. I used it training since I was running by myself. That way Dean would always know where I was. You set the time for how long you'll be running. If at any time you stop moving for 3 minutes it sends another message to the people on your list letting them know that something's wrong because you haven't moved. There's also a loud alarm in case you've just stopped to talk or something to let you know it's about to send the text. I used the app Sunday so that Dean could look at it & know where they needed to go to see me. It worked out great. </div>
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We have some friends that live around the corner from mile 18 so Dean, Cindy & Dianne headed there & met Paul, Jennifer, Stan & Renee. A little ways down the road were Allison, Vicki, Lane & Simone. By this point I was getting tired but I still felt good. </div>
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Dean, Cindy & Dianne were at mile 20 I think it was. Somewhere close to there anyway. Most training plans only have you go up to 20 miles. Everyone says adrenaline kicks in at that point. I don't know about that. I kept telling myself I just had 2 5K's left. By mile 23 I had to walk a little bit. The sun had come out by this point & it was hot. Dean, Cindy & Dianne popped up around that point. I was surprised because I thought they would've headed to the finish line after mile 20. It was good to see them. Only 3 miles left. And that damn overpass! </div>
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I think the race directors or whoever measured the route thought they were being cute. Mile 25 is at the TOP of the overpass. Not funny. As I was going down the overpass there were a few people walking in the opposite direction. They'd finished the race, gotten their medals & were headed home. I so wanted to be them. </div>
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I made the final turn in which you can see the finish line about a half mile away. Then I hit mile 26. Almost there. I couldn't believe it. I saw Dean right before entering the finish line chute. </div>
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I crossed the finish line, got my medal, a bottle of water & then saw my crew. They rewarded me with a bottle of chocolate milk. So so good. My official time was 5:21:18. I was hoping to be under 5:15 but when I saw the forecast & knew it was going to be hot & humid I changed my goal to under 5:30. </div>
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I got hugs from all my peeps & I'm sad because none of us thought to take a group pic. I picked up my bag from gear check & immediately put on my Oofos. Y'all those are the most comfortable things I've ever put on my feet. Next up I went to the PT tent where my friend that got me through my training was & she stretched me out. I really didn't feel awful. I was hot & my feet were hurting a little but mainly just my pinkie toes. There were blisters on both toes. So weird. </div>
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This medal represents so much. I've never been an athlete, I never played team sports & I quit a lot of things that I started. Running is the one thing that I haven't quit on. I set my goal & I did it. First with the 5K, then the Half Marathon & now the Full. It was the hardest thing I've ever done & that's why it means so much to me. People keep asking if I'm ready to run another one. NO. This was a one & done thing. Since I started running 5 years ago I swore I'd never run a marathon. I knew there was no possible way I could do it. Well, I did it. I'm a Marathoner.</div>
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It's finally here. Race week. For the last several years this has been race week but this year is different. This year it's race week for my first (and only) Full Marathon. I still can't believe I'm actually going through with it. </div>
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Everything was going fine with my training until 2 weeks ago. I started with the sinus/allergy thing that I get. I took meds, I rested & I skipped some training runs. Thankfully, I was starting to taper so I didn't miss any long runs. I ran 10 miles the Friday before New Years & all was good. The day after New Years I woke up feeling awful so I went to After Hours. They diagnosed me with Bronchitis. Lovely. I really don't have time for that. I took my meds, I rested some more. Here it is a week later & I'm still coughing. It's extremely annoying. </div>
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My last "long run" was scheduled for Saturday & it was 6 miles. Winter decided to arrive in Louisiana Friday & Saturday. The temps were in the 20's with wind chills in the teens. I like to run in cold but that was a little much. I still wasn't feeling great so I postponed my run to Sunday. </div>
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I got it done Sunday afternoon. The sun was out & it had "warmed up" to the somewhere in the 40's. That's definitely my ideal running temp. By my 2nd mile I was sweating. </div>
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On Christmas Eve I had one last "really long run" to do. I was supposed to run 18 miles. It was hot & humid so I wasn't really looking forward to it. Surprisingly, it wasn't awful. I made it to 18 & only stopped twice to fill up my water bottle so that's like a 30 second stop at the most. I decided to go ahead & try to get to 20. I told myself that if I could run to 19, I'd let myself walk 20. I ended up walk/running the last mile. Even though it was way too hot I felt much better than the last time & my time reflected that. I was 11 minutes faster than my other 20 miler. </div>
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The only thing that was really hurting were my feet. I could feel that I had a couple of blisters. I wore different socks & that was a mistake. They slipped & my heels were messed up. I also had a spot on my pinky toe that didn't feel good. When I took my shoe off the whole side of my sock was covered in blood. I'll spare you the picture. I was walking around the kitchen getting Powerade & chocolate milk & there were little bloody footprints everywhere. The floors were going to be cleaned later in the day so I wasn't too concerned. Dean said he could track me like he'd track a deer just from the blood. So, when I took my sock off imagine my surprise when the spot that was bleeding was tiny. Like, really tiny. Weird. </div>
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We always go to Mass on Christmas Eve. We normally go to the 4:00 Mass & to dinner afterwards. Since we were only able to get an 8:00 dinner reservation we went to 6:30 Mass. I think it's my fave now. You don't have to go an hour early to get a seat & you're not squeezed in like sardines. </div>
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My cousins who are also my Godchildren & my mom. Note the shorts & t-shirts. It was hot. I think we have more hot Christmas's than anything.</div>
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Logan wasn't feeling good. It was obvious because he was being still & quiet. HA!</div>
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Me & my cousin, Leslie</div>
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So, training has been going really well. I've had a few pains but I've gone to physical therapy & it's helped a lot. Saturday was a scary, scary day. My training plan was for a 20 mi. run. I didn't want to do it. I know there's nothing saying I have to but I do want to see this through & get that sticker. Even though I don't have a car to put the sticker on at the moment. Hopefully, we'll have it back by then. </div>
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It was really cold Saturday morning. Not just cold for Louisiana either. When I got up the wind chill was something ridiculous like 27. I didn't want to hang around the house too long waiting for it to warm up because that would just make me not want to go. I do much better waking up, getting dressed & going run right away. I ended up leaving around 9:00. It was cold but the sun was out & I know once I start I warm up pretty quick. </div>
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It's amazing just how far 20 miles actually is. At least to me it is. I never really paid attention to how many miles it was to get anywhere until I started running. I actually started at my house, ran to LSU, ran around campus, around the lakes & almost all the way home. It was tough. It didn't get too bad until around mile 18. I ended up walking a little those last 2 miles. I was tired but my biggest problem was that I was nauseous. I think the energy jelly beans were to blame. I need to figure out a plan because I have to take in some calories on the route to get through the marathon. Carbs work best for me but I can't run around with a bagel in my pocket. It took 4:01 to do 20 miles. Originally I wanted to finish the marathon in 5 or less but I see that's a pipe dream. </div>
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20 miles is the longest training run I'll have to do. I'm using Hal Higdon's plan with some modifications & it only calls for one 20 miler. The local running store has a plan too. They also only go to 20 miles but they do it twice. I can't decide what's best. The reason for the other modifications is time. Now that I'm further into the training the plan wants you to do a semi long run during the week. I can't do 8 or 9 miles during the week because I already get up at 4:30 & I'm not getting up any earlier & with the traffic we have these days I don't usually get home before 5:45. If I started immediately that would have me not finishing until close to 8:00 which isn't far from my bedtime since the whole getting up at 4:30 thing. I just try to get what I can done. I'm not trying to win the race I just want to finish. </div>
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The weather this week has been yuck. Windy, misty & today foggy. It's not cold but the humidity is high. All that's supposed to change Sunday. We'll see. I do much better in cold weather & I'm crossing my fingers that it will be cold January 15. </div>
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Work birthday cake was just almond cake with butter cream filling & icing. Best cake ever!</div>
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Another butter cream birthday cake with friends. One thing I'm not a fan of on birthday's is people actually singing Happy Birthday. It's awkward for everyone involved. At work they always sing & you just sit there & don't know where to look. My friends decided they needed to sing to me. I told them no, it's awkward & I don't like people looking at me. Soooo, they turned around & had their backs to me & sang. I highly recommend that if you must sing. So much less awkward.</div>
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The front's also damaged because when the girl hit us, she pushed us into the car in front of us which just happened to be our friends that we were with earlier. Fun times dealing with that. We're going on almost 6 weeks & my Expedition is still in the shop. Maybe 2 more weeks they say. Definitely not holding my breath. It's really not fun to pay a car note on a car that's only a year old that you currently don't have. We're getting really close to payment number 2 without the car. Yes, I know, be grateful nobody was hurt, blah, blah, blah. I am. Just annoyed that we're inconvenienced because of someone else. </div>
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I swear I heard angels singing when I finished. It took 3 hours 29 minutes. I'm definitely not training for time since this is my first marathon. Actually, it will also be my only marathon. I don't have grand illusions that I'm going to do great & love it & want to subject myself to any more of this nonsense. </div>
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It's the time of year when the pelicans hang out at the LSU lakes for a few weeks before they go wherever it is that they go for the winter. </div>
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Back in October we went to Napa with friends. I pretty much love everything about Napa. The weather is fabulous! We flew into Oakland on a Wednesday afternoon & headed to Napa. Thursday we started with a tasting at Cakebread. </div>
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V Sattui was next. We'd never been there before & the wine was really good. Of course they don't sell it in stores. We bought a few bottles & had it shipped home. Someone asked me what we learned on this trip. My response was - We like $150 wines better than $50 wine. There really is a difference. We did not buy the $150 bottle. The guy that did our tasting advised us to buy a less expensive bottle & age it so that's what we did. We now have a wine rack in the closet because of the whole dry, dark storage thing. </div>
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It was really good & the grounds are pretty with picnic tables all around.</div>
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Friday morning Dean & I were on our own while the rest of the group went hiking at Muir Woods. We did that the last trip.</div>
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Our first stop was the castle - Castello Di Amorosa</div>
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So pretty!</div>
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Everything was like you'd expect in a castle - big & ornate! I loved it.</div>
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This room can be rented out for a party. It holds 150 people. I can't imagine what they charge for that.</div>
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Duckhorn is one of my favorite wines & we didn't make here last trip. The sign says by appointment only but we walked in with no problem. We only did a tasting & not a tour.</div>
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You get to taste a lot of wine. </div>
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I really liked Miner's wine. We ran into some people here from Louisiana & we have mutual friends. It doesn't matter where you go if you have on an LSU shirt you're going to meet up with someone.<br />
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Korie & Randy were in San Francisco for the week so they met us.</div>
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He wasn't in the mood to entertain. Mike was diagnosed with cancer this summer & we found out this week that the cancer has spread & he only has 1-2 months to live. I'm going to miss seeing him on my runs. </div>
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This was my longest run in awhile. 10 miles. I'm still kinda in shock that I can run that far. My time is slow. A good bit slower than this time last year. Not really sure why but it's not the end of the world. I have a half marathon in 2 weeks. I don't think I'll be breaking any of my records. Oh well. </div>
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Last week was Homecoming at LSU. Sorority row is on my route when I run at the lakes/LSU. They take the decorations very seriously. </div>
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In case you don't know that's all tissue paper. It's called pomping. They stick what can only be a gazillion sheets of tissue paper in wire. I'm sure there's a more accurate definition but that's all I've got. </div>
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For those of you not familiar with LSU, the above picture is of LSU's star running back Leonard Fournette. The theme for this years homecoming was Reign. </div>
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After my run, I got in the pool which was very, very cold. We had a cool front come through which made for glorious runs but not so glorious pool time. It was basically an ice bath without the ice. I wasn't sore the next day so there's that. </div>
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I napped & went to Mass & then we went to watch the game with some friends. There was good food, good wine & a great game!</div>
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Sunday my brother & sis-in-law came to LSU to run so I went & got Logan. We went to Yogurtland & then to our house to play. </div>
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He got on my foam roller, closed his eyes, said he was meditation & started to Om. I swear I don't know where he gets half the stuff that comes out of his mouth.<br />
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I increased my mileage & ran 6 this morning. I wanted to see if I could do it & still make it to work on time. I did but I had to get dressed faster than normal. </div>
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Tuesday was our 13th Anniversary. We had dinner at The Little Village & it was delicious. I'm still thinking about the seafood stuffed steak that I decided against ordering. Stupid! It just so happens Tuesday's they have half price bottles of wine so that worked out nicely!</div>
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Again, slower than I've been but I'm trying not focus on that. I'm going to be training for my first marathon & all I care about is finishing. Well, I also care about finishing in less than 7 hours or something crazy but I'll worry about that later. </div>
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For the time being anyway. There hasn't been much going on so nothing much to write about. I've been sick for what seems like the last month. It hasn't been that long but it really feels like it. Anyway, I seem to be on the mend. Fingers crossed. </div>
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Saturday night I went with some friends to see The Sound of Music. It was the traveling Broadway show at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans.</div>
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We had a 6:00 dinner reservation. We left Baton Rouge at 4:15. Beyonce was in New Orleans too so traffic from BR was a nightmare. I swear the story of my life lately besides sickness is traffic. This town is a mess & since the flood it's been worse. We made it to the restaurant at 6:45. We ate at 5Fifty5 in the Marriott on Canal. The food was really good. </div>
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New Orleans is a people watching Mecca. Add in a Beyonce concert & I swear I could've sat on the street & just watched. It was INSANE! </div>
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Today was my first this week. I ran once last week but decided to take a break due to all the sickness.</div>
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The weather was actually nice. Well, nice might be generous but the dew point was 67 so it was definitely feeling more like fall than summer. I'll take it!</div>
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Sunday morning we were up bright & early for Mass at St. Patrick's. That Church is gorgeous. I kept thinking how cool it would be to get married there. We had to walk through a little security area & they checked my bag. It's so sad to me that we live in a world where you can't go to Church without dealing with security because there are so many sick people.</div>
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In the park there's this cute lake & you can rent remote control sailboats.</div>
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We stopped & watched a men's softball game & it was exactly like something you'd see on TV. They were yelling at the umpire & yelling at each other & their accents just crack me up. Not in a bad way.</div>
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One thing that I was adamant about doing was having a meal at Tavern on the Green. We went for lunch.</div>
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It was really pretty. We had Caesar salad. Mine with prosciutto & Dean had chicken. </div>
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They were very good but small. Dean was not impressed with the $67 bill. Seriously, for 2 salads. We both drank water. </div>
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However, it was worth every penny to me because sitting at the table next to us was Jesse Tyler Ferguson - aka Mitchell from Modern Family.</div>
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That's the table he was at. He was with his husband & some other people. Dean spotted him. He could clearly see him from his seat & wouldn't trade places with me. I walked right by him & never saw him. Since Dean wouldn't trade places with me I went to the bathroom so I could get a better look at him. He looks exactly the same as he does on TV. </div>
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One of the highlights of our trip was the Louis Vuitton store. Such a fun experience. When our sales guy found out it was our first trip to NYC he said we needed champagne & then when he found out that it was my first Louis bag then he said we definitely needed champagne.</div>
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The coasters even had the monogram!</div>
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I went with the iconic Speedy bag!</div>
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After the show we went back to Hell's Kitchen & ate Italian again. So, so good.</div>
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Things are bad in Louisiana. Mainly the area in the immediate vicinity of Baton Rouge. I didn't work a full day at all last week. I went to work, we got done what had to be done & we left to go help. Everyone knows someone that was affected by the flood. I did a lot of packing, a lot of sweeping, a lot of wading through gunk. In case you didn't know, flood waters leave a LOT of muddy gunk. </div>
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We were in Central Saturday & Denham Springs Sunday. I just thought it was bad in the area of Baton Rouge I'd been working in. Devastation doesn't begin to cover it. There are just mounds of debris piled along the street. It's the most depressing thing I've ever seen. People say it's just stuff & that's true but at the same time that stuff are things that people have worked their entire lives for & now they have to start over. </div>
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People still need supplies & food. A friend was denied emergency food stamps because her income is too high, yet her house is gutted & has to be rebuilt. How is that ok? Everyone is doing what they can to help but it's just sooo many people that need help.</div>
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There have been comments made about why people live in Louisiana when these things can happen. I can't even deal with that stupidity. Why do people live in California where there are earthquakes & why do people live where there are tornadoes? It's just a stupid statement. Another popular misconception is that we're below sea level. Baton Rouge & the other areas that are flooded are not below sea level. </div>
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If you're able & want to help, this is a GoFundMe that is doing a lot of good for people. It's helping the entire community & not just one family. </div>
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<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/2jwp6e4?rcid=d2ffa83a6a0211e6bea6bc764e05b494">Todd McClure's Relief Fund</a></div>
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Some people are ordering from Amazon & having things shipped directly to Louisiana for distribution. If you prefer to go that route & donate items that are needed email me at tracib1004@gmail.com & I'll give you my address for shipping & I will see that it's distributed to people in need. </div>
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Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05394041890043330124noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513856166863588028.post-19350723894505777922016-08-15T10:20:00.000-05:002016-08-15T10:20:15.516-05:00Pray for Louisiana<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My heart is broken. Parts of Baton Rouge & the surrounding areas are inundated with water. Think Hurricane Katrina but without levees or a hurricane - absolutely zero time to prepare. Tons & tons & tons of rain. My parents had 28 inches in 2 days. </div>
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Dean & I are fine, our house is fine. My parents and brother & sister in law live in the heart of the devastation. They got out Saturday & were able to make it safely to my house. They were lucky. Their houses are ok which is amazing. So many people surrounding them are not ok. </div>
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We've done nothing but watch the local news since Friday morning & we woke up to storms & school closures. I couldn't get to work. I've spent an inordinate amount of time on Facebook. I don't ever want to hear one bad thing about Facebook again. Yesterday, when we woke up there was zero cell service if you were an AT&T customer. Major towers were down. If you had Wifi, Facebook & iMessage were the only way to communicate. So many people don't know where family members are & many found people because of FB & everyone sharing posts. Last we heard on Saturday my uncle was fine in his 2nd floor apartment but he didn't have power & only a cell phone. No power means no charging the phone. We don't know if he's still there or was rescued by boat. Boat is the only way to get to many of these people.</div>
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Schools are under water. Hospitals are being evacuated. Shelters are full while other shelters are taking in water & are having to evacuate. It's an absolute NIGHTMARE & there's no end in sight. There's a chance of more rain & a river still hasn't crested. More people are being evacuated.</div>
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St. Paul's - this Church is right across the street from where the Twin Towers stood & there was no damage. Not a pane of glass or a damaged headstone in the cemetery on the property. </div>
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We walked around in that area for a little while. The South Street Seaport was cute. There were some shops & places to eat.</div>
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Times Square was by far my least favorite part of New York. There are people dressed up like Elmo and the Statue of Liberty and people are taking pics with them but they want you to pay. It's so strange to me. </div>
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We ate an early dinner before the show. We went to Hell's Kitchen to a place called Nizza.</div>
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The spaghetti & meatballs were really, really good. We had some time to kill before the show so we walked around a little by the St. James Theater where Something Rotten was. We found a little bar called Smith's Bar. When I saw the menu I knew what I had to get!</div>
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Gin & Juice for me! </div>
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It was delish! It we wouldn't have had a show to go to I could've stayed here a long time. Aside from the delicious drink, music was fabulous!! It was like going back in time to my teen's & 20's. I was actually drinking gin & juice while Snoop was playing. If any of you watch 2 Broke Girls then you're familiar with Max. I swear the bartender was her. She was annoyed by the foreign tourist that was asking dumb questions, she had dark hair like her, rolled her eyes, she was great!</div>
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Sadly, we had to leave. Keep in mind I was not at all excited about this show. My vote had been for the Jesse Tyler Ferguson comedy show (you know Mitchell from Modern Family?) but since Dean was such a trooper on this trip I went with what he wanted to see.</div>
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The description of the show was a complete turn off for me. 1590's is when it took place, something about Shakespeare. Just really not my thing. Well, this is one of those times when it pays to be open minded. This show was so good! It was really funny! I highly recommend it.</div>
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After the show we went back to Times Square just so I could see what it's like at night. </div>
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Very lit up & even more people!</div>
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Finally, I was getting my New York pizza. There was a little place down the street from our hotel called 2 Brothers Pizza. This was up there with the $1.00 water on the Bridge. 2 big pieces of pizza & a drink for $5.00! Now, I love Dr Pepper we all know but I don't drink them very often. Something about vacation always has me wanting them. I discovered that Boston & NY are not Dr Pepper cities. Well, not only did 2 Brothers have this fabulous deal but I almost passed out when I saw cans of Dr Pepper! Normally, I would not be excited by a can BUT we were taking our food back to the hotel & we had a kitchenette with a refrigerator with ice & glasses! Trip made! HAHA!</div>
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Toodles!</div>
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St. Patrick's is THE most beautiful Church I've ever seen. </div>
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The restoration is almost complete. </div>
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The inside looked just like it does in all the movies.</div>
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We walked through China Town & saw the place that Jay Z has his New Years Eve party every year & we had lunch in Little Italy.</div>
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Such pretty architecture all over the city. </div>
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Trinity Episcopal was another beautiful church with an amazing story. Across the street from the Twin Towers it didn't have any damage from the events of 9/11.</div>
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We went by Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Flatiron District, Battery Park, The NY Public Library, Ellis Island & where all the horses live that pull the carriages. </div>
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I really liked the tour because we were able to see so much & then we could decide what we wanted to see more of. The tour ended up running late & I got ready in record breaking time for our first Broadway show!</div>
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I'm not sure if it's good or bad that I got ready so fast. Now there's no doubt that I can do it. </div>
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I loved Wicked! It was really good. Dean liked it too. It made me want to go to more shows.<br />
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After the show we found a cute little diner that was a an A. Oh! In case you didn't know, we learned on the tour that all of the restaurants have a great from the Dept of Health. You only want to eat at A's. If it says grade pending our tour guide said to "run like hell"! You don't have to tell us twice.<br />
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So we had a late dinner & when I say late I mean like 11:30. The show didn't start until 8:00. This was a seriously late night for us. Dinner was at the Times Square Diner. That was the best chicken Caesar wrap I've ever had!!!<br />
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St. Patrick's is THE most beautiful Church I've ever seen. </div>
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Good lasagna & bread!</div>
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Such pretty architecture all over the city. </div>
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Trinity Episcopal was another beautiful church with an amazing story. Across the street from the Twin Towers it didn't have any damage from the events of 9/11.</div>
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Next stop was the 9/11 Memorial</div>
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This was by the twin towers (that's why it's burned) & after 9/11 moved over by the ferry that goes to the Statue of Liberty.</div>
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We went by Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Flatiron District, Battery Park, The NY Public Library, Ellis Island & where all the horses live that pull the carriages. </div>
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I really liked the tour because we were able to see so much & then we could decide what we wanted to see more of. The tour ended up running late & I got ready in record breaking time for our first Broadway show!</div>
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I'm not sure if it's good or bad that I got ready so fast. Now there's no doubt that I can do it. </div>
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There was no time for dinner before so we had a snack before the show. </div>
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Yes, a mini can or Pringles & a glass of Merlot in a souvenir cup. Dean had peanut M & M's. There weren't a ton of options!<br />
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I loved Wicked! It was really good. Dean liked it too. It made me want to go to more shows.<br />
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After the show we found a cute little diner that was a an A. Oh! In case you didn't know, we learned on the tour that all of the restaurants have a great from the Dept of Health. You only want to eat at A's. If it says grade pending our tour guide said to "run like hell"! You don't have to tell us twice.<br />
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So we had a late dinner & when I say late I mean like 11:30. The show didn't start until 8:00. This was a seriously late night for us. Dinner was at the Times Square Diner. That was the best chicken Caesar wrap I've ever had!!!<br />
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Last week we were on our way home from New York. One of our best trips ever! Dean was in Connecticut for work & I flew into Boston to meet him. I got there on Wednesday afternoon & we had tickets to the Red Sox game that night. Dean's company has season tickets & the seats are amazing. </div>
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That's the Red Sox dugout! I was sooooo excited! I've wanted to go to Fenway since I was in high school. </div>
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That's Big Papi behind us doing high kicks. If he was shorter he could be a Rockette!</div>
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It was weird seeing all of the flags at half staff knowing it was because of the police officers that were killed in Baton Rouge just a few days before. Anytime people asked where we were from & we said Baton Rouge the response was the same - "there's a lot going on down there?". Yep. </div>
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The famous Citgo sign. If you're a fan of running & the Boston Marathon you know about the Citgo sign.</div>
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I had a lobster roll for lunch. It was good but if there would've been some Tony's or other Cajun seasoning around I would've used it! </div>
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The bread was super fresh! Dean thinks mayo is the devil so he went with the old Boston stand by - Chinese food. *rolling my eyes* </div>
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This place was so neat. It's built under the outfield bleachers of Fenway & there's a big window where you can watch the game & you don't need a ticket. </div>
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There was no Donnie, Paul or Mark sightings but our waitress said Paul & Mark are there all the time. Figures.</div>
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After dinner it was time to pick up our luggage at the hotel, ride the T to the Amtrak station to catch our train to New York. It was my first time on a train & I really liked it. The seats are bigger than a plane. It was a 4 hour train ride & I slept a good bit of the time so it flew by. </div>
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Unintentional but a break nonetheless. There really hasn't been much going on. Working out, eating, work, start over. </div>
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Last week I managed 3 runs & a couple of workouts. </div>
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I'm trying not to pay attention to pace because it's HOT. Like really, really hot. Yes at 4:52 in the morning it's hot. 90% humidity, over 70 dew point. Just miserable. That would also be why only 4 miles was ran. </div>
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Friday night we went to Caliente with some of the group. It's been awhile since we were all together so that was fun. </div>
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Saturday, I did some shopping with my friend Suzy. She had surgery on her Achilles & is in a cast & can't drive so I played chauffeur. We had lunch at Mellow Mushroom. It was so good! I love their pizza crust. </div>
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Saturday night we had friends over to plan our trip to Napa. </div>
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Monday morning I got myself out of bed & managed 5 miles. It was hot but better than last week. Thank goodness!</div>
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I don't know why my watch says yesterday. This was today. I must have hit something. Cindy is training for a triathlon & hates to run but she needed to do some intervals so I went with her. My plan was to just walk but I ended up doing the intervals with her. Run a minute walk a minute after a mile warm up. The time definitely goes by faster doing intervals & having a friend. </div>
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Next up for us is a trip next week to Boston & New York. I've never been to either & I CANNOT wait! </div>
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Still playing catch up. Me & Dean spent the day at our house for Father's Day with both of our families. Dean grilled. His burgers are the best ever. As usual everything was delicious. We played in the pool for awhile too.</div>
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I got back on the workout train last Monday. Things had been touch & go with vacation & being tired. Always tired. I'd really like to figure out a way to function on 5 or 6 hours of sleep. I'd get so much more done. Anyway, I started the week off right & went for a 4 mi. run.</div>
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We were lucky that we had good weather the entire time we were in Cancun. There was a good chance of rain every day but we only had one shower that lasted about 5 minutes. </div>
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We could see Cancun from the beach.</div>
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Cindy managed to have her phone in the pool with us taking pictures without drowning it.</div>
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Kitzia, me & Dean - there was a table with stools in the pool. It was so cute.</div>
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Me, Dean, Brad & Cindy</div>
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We met some people from Omaha & hung out with them one afternoon.</div>
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The whole crew</div>
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The girls with our new friend Sarah. She was on her honeymoon. Her husband saw my hat & said that he'd always wanted to go to a LSU game & now we're all facebook friends! </div>
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We had lunch by the pool one day & they had these adorable coconut drinks. They were good too!<br />
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I just couldn't get over how pretty the resort & views were.</div>
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Happy Tuesday!<br />
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Toodles!</div>
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