Schools in TX shutdown for the flu. Apparently if a specific number of students are out ill then they shut down the school. While I found it odd, I also found it to be genius. Why spread around the germs? So I saw a school flu shut down last week.
I still have not changed my stations on my car radio. Car insurance is double what it is in CA. 😏
So this week so far:
I went to try running and while I managed to do almost 2 miles it was painful on my knee. The Hot Chocolate run is this Saturday and I am nervous.
I also went to see Coco, my first movie of 2018 and I fell walking to my seat. I was distracted by seeing someone in the seats I purchased and looking at my ticket. I was so embarrassed. I also knew that this was a movie I would have seen and loved with my movie buddies Sharon and Wendy. The most exciting thing to me was when we were leaving I went to the bathroom and saw that there was Tornado Shelter sign on the women's bathroom door but not the men's. Not sure why that was but interesting.
Tuesday - I woke up with a big bruise on my right thigh and my ankle was hurting a lot and my knee was still swollen from running. So I took the day off. I did have to go do my drug screen and that was interesting. I was 10 minutes away and I had to turn around and go back to the house. Now keep in mind that the place is 50 miles away. Then I of course had to go back to do the drug screen. While I was there I learned they had flu shots so I got mine. Have to make those 200 miles count. I also treated myself to a brisket sandwich for dinner.
Wednesday - I somehow deleted what I had previously written last week so I will do my best. I do know I ran and I did about 1.69 miles in 30 minutes. I was not happy with my time but I ran a good portion and it could have been worse. My new shoes did create a nice little blister on my left heel which was just what I needed. I also found out that they needed volunteers to handout participants bibs and such on Thursday and Friday so I figured that as I am not working why not volunteer. I thought it would hopefully keep me motivated to be around the positive energy and enthusiasm. I was also a bit concerned that seeing fit runners would make me want to not participate.
Thursday - I did see the super fit runners and the not so fit participants so I knew I would be ok. I had fun overall and was looking forward to volunteering on Friday.
Friday - I didn't do a whole lot just kind of hung out and got ready for race day. I went to bed early. My social life is in almost flatline mode.
Saturday - I woke up at 4:45 and jumped and took a quick rinse shower to make sure I would be alert on the drive. I made it to the Texas State Fair Grounds quickly but there was a line to get into the parking lot. My next line was for the women's bathroom and of course only a few stalls had toilet paper. Fortunately, I was able to get a stall that had toilet paper. I then headed to my corral which was G. I opted to go in the one that allowed you to walk which was corral H. People were fun and nice. I tried to find Tammy as she and her daughter were in G but it was crowded and they were in the middle. I was super excited with my start when I realized I was doing a 15 minute pace. However, I once again had to stop for the port o potty line. I can't drink water and be in the cold weather without having to use the bathroom. I was hopeful it would be semi clean but no such luck - I was disgusted and wanted to toss my cookies. Oh wait, I had no cookies to toss just the hard boiled eggs I ate. So off I went but have you tried running when you want to throw up? So I just never got my pace back to 15 minutes and I stopped to take pictures. I did finish in 1:00:07 so I hope I can cut my time in half for next year. That night I went back to Lava Cantina to listen to an 80's cover band and had a lot of fun. We stayed afterwards and danced. I was home around 1:30 AM.
Sunday - celebrated M's birthday. Watched the Super Bowl which was a great game. I enjoyed seeing the Eagles win. The best part was watching it with Garth - haven't done that in decades and it just reminded me of those days we'd watch the bowls on New Years Day or Super Bowl.
Clearly I have fallen behind again on my post but I am hanging in there trying to keep people posted.
Oh yeah and I did speak with my sil Elaine, Spencer and David this past week.
Also, I don't recall if I shared this picture but a week ago this was the view right outside the front door. A couple of hot air balloons were out. It was so amazing to see them so close. Looking forward to the Balloon Festival next fall in Plano I think.
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