I ran my first 10K race! Since my last running update when I ran Calico Racing’s Recycled 5K, I’ve been increasing my running distances to get ready for the half marathon in March. On December 8, 2012 I ran my longest distance, 10 miles, in 1:59:27. Having broken the double digit barrier I decided to … Continue reading »
Earlier this year I decided I’d set myself the goal of running the Vegas PBS 5k on October 6, 2012. When the FAAN Walk conflicted as it was that same morning, I decided to find another October 5k to try. Mind you, this was all before my spontaneous decision to run the Terminal 3 5K … Continue reading »
I finished Couch to 5k at the end of July 2012 and followed up with a 10 week training plan called “One Hour Runner” (see my previous post for more details about why I chose One Hour Runner over Bridge to 10k). Half an hour of running had seemed daunting at the start of Couch … Continue reading »
When tickets went on sale for the inaugural season of the Smith Center I knew I had to have them not so much for the four shows that were included but for the place in line they would give me for Wicked tickets. I have wanted to see Wicked for years, ever since I received the soundtrack … Continue reading »
My wonderful husband got tickets to the inaugural season of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts‘ Broadway Series as my Christmas/Birthday/Valentine/Anniversary/Every-Holiday-in-Perpetuity-Because-Let’s-Face-It-Tickets-Aren’t-Cheap and first up was The Color Purple. Now, my husband had read the book in high school but I only had a chance to read the Wikipedia summary before we went. I am glad I … Continue reading »
When we went out to the desert last spring to look at wildflowers we fell in love with the native globemallow. It had gorgeous orange blooms and sage green leaves. We knew we wanted to plant them in our yard so we got one and it flourished in the harsh sun we get in the … Continue reading »
(Linked to Cybele Pascal’s 3/25/11 Allergy Friendly Friday, click through for other allergy friendly links!) I posted pictures (note the expert mushroom slices above, they were done by my husband, I still have a lot to learn about using a knife properly but mushrooms taste better when he chops them so thinly), the cilantro lime … Continue reading »
