Olympia Turkey Trot ~

The 1st Annual Olympia Turkey Trot ~

It was 32 Degrees (a windchill of 28), snowy and icy, snow flurries, 323 runners, and 4 miles.

At the end was the promise of Starbucks, turkey dinner, and family.

I have been sick since Sunday, so my last work out was on Saturday. 4 days with out training and I can barely breathe. The race must go on.

I am bundled like a Eskimo:

All that is left of my outfit is my hat, scarf, and gloves.

Duncan thinks I'm crazy.

Maybe I am a little!

Sally and I head off to the park & prepare for a cold run.

The 8tart is signalled and we are off. The run around the lake is COLD. Makes me run a little bit faster. Then comes the Capitol Lake to the Capitol Campus hill of death. UGH. Even when you finish the hill, you turn the corner, and boom another incline. I hit mile 3 and want to die. I can't breathe and I have coughed and hacked my way through the race. Duncan is right, I'm crazy. I keep going - I have finished the first 3 miles, I can do one more. GO, Stacie, GO! The best thing, going down the hill of death. It's almost over. I round the corner by the park and see the finish line. RUN!!!!

Age Group 30-34:

9   #297   Stacie XXXXXXX   W32   Olympia, WA   9:35.2   38:30 Overall Place 137 of 323

Not bad. I am very impressed with myself, and everyday I am amazed at what my body can do.

I believe this is the last race of the year (unless I can talk Sally into the Santa Run in December).

The goal for next year...run a consistent under 9 minute per mile 1/2 marathon!

Snow Part II ~

I will take the cold...the extreme cold even, as long as we get to have some of this beautiful snow!

(Tuesday, November 23, 2010)

SNOW!

1st Snow of the Season - 11/21/2010

Gaming ~

You may remember this post: Gamers in the making

Well, I am an instigator:

3 toe-heads staring at Chicken Little.

Still Staring.....



Oh, hey there - did you need me?

Again - we don't get to play all that often. What else are you supposed to do on a cold and rainy afternoon? Oh, I know - read, color, play trucks...sometimes though, Mommy wants to play X-Box!

A 10K ~

On Sunday, November 7th, I very proudly ran my second 10K (6.2 miles).

I was so excited to finish the race in 56:30, a whopping 3 minutes and 20 seconds faster than the 10K 2 weeks early!

The race started off in a nasty, hailing down pour. I was ever so thankful I kept my sweet $5 Wal-mart long sleeve shirt on. On mile 2 the rain had stopped & I started to get cold. How do you get cold while running? And my shoe had become untied. So I stopped and tied my shoe & removed the soaked long sleeve shirt (which I ditched in the nearest trash can). We finished in sunshine, it didn't matter though - I was SOAKED!

I couldn't believe my time...makes me sooooooo excited for the next race.

The Olympia Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Morning!

Running for the finish!

Is that time right? Must be - official results: "56:30 179 Stacie Tellers F 32 Olympia"

Halloween 2010 ~

For the 2nd year in a row we decided not to go Trick or Treating door to door. Our last experience 2 years ago was not the best (wet, cold, and cranky kid spells nasty time for all).

Instead we have gone to our local YMCA. We love it for 2 reasons -

1) The kids play games in order to win a piece or two of candy. The kids have fun and it also limits the amount of candy to about 15 pieces.

2) It is held indoors! (Warmth and dryness!)

Levi was Thomas the Train (again!) and Alex was a Dragon-osaurus.

Levi and Alex getting ready to go inside.

Alex not liking his hood.

Levi is very excited to go in and play games!

Levi with his favorite candy - a Tootsie Roll

We had a great time and look forward to next year's adventures!

Ick.....

I have plenty of stuff to blog about, I promise to get to those items soon (Halloween, Running, etc).

Today, as I look outside, all I can say is ICK.

We are in for cold, wet, sloppy, nasty RAIN through Saturday.

A chance of SNOW showers on Sunday....then yes, more rain. Rain, RAin, RAIn, RAIN!

Oh how I wish I were here:

I would love to be right in the middle of the beach, with a lounge chair, a book, and an umbrella drink.

Ahhhhhh...one can dream.

A fruit in disguise...

Things that make you go "hmmmmm..."

Levi opened his fruit snacks today...and hiding inside was a gummi bear!

Life is full of surprises :)

Alex and his shoes...

Alex's obsession with Levi's shoes continues.

I know that shoe obsession is a stage kids go through.

But isn't it hysterical!

Chicken Dinner ~

I haven't posted a food post in a while.

Here is something new that I tried...Chicken Cordon Blue...it was pretty good, and the boys loved it!

Yum!

The only thing about this dish is that you have to pound the chicken flat. That took forever. Worth it though, since the dish was a hit.

Brotherly Love ~

I am so lucky to have two boys who love each other so much...



They play together...

Laugh together....

Swing together....

And hang out together...

I am so lucky to have these boys, and the responsibility of raising them. They make each day worth waking up for!