Welcome Jill, the MAC, & more photos from CMM

BIG shout out to Jill! Your blog will be very interesting...so much to tell. We can't wait. :)

I went to the 'boro to get a key from Hannah tonight & figure out how, where, when to feed Zorro. So, we headed off to the MAC afterwards. I'll probably work out there a couple of times while babysitting Mr. Zorro & checking on the house. It's basically a much bigger, nicer version of my gym in Tullahoma. I was the small fish in the big pond tonight. Felt like the new kid at school. ha! I did 1 hr elliptical while talking with Hannah about our June NYC girls ONLY trip. Then I did yoga ball crunches & free weights on my arms. I think I do like their weights better.
They don't have free tanning like we do. :( She pays about $5-7 dollars more a month than I do but I think after she gets married they'll have a better rate.


My Michigan cousin, Patti, partied at the CMM 1/2 like it was 1999 & Prince was on the course with her.... This was her 2nd half. She did Detroit in the Fall. If all my plans fall through, I may head up there for that half or full, who knows... I do know that right now, I'm spending Thanksgiving there, doing the Detroit Turkey Trot 5k, & we are going to see the Titan's vs. Lions Thanksgiving day game. I'm am the PLANNER, baby. :)


Wayne has signed up for Chicago this year.
I hope I can get in on a few long runs with him this summer/fall.
This photo is one of few where he doesn't look like he's having fun.


Terry is bleeding here on his shirt. I'm pointing this out purely to annoy him. ha!
He's currently contemplating his next marathon. I think he has 29 states(+Boston), but possibly 30-32 marathons total, not sure. If you call his cell & you get his voice mail, it says, "This is Terry. I'm probably out running, leave a message...."


What people don't know is that if Chuck had left his watch at home, he would have BQ'd again. Seriously, in nearly every pic he's checking his watch. ha! Did you have to be somewhere? Nice legs, Playah? (hugs to you Chuck!) ha!


Pam is going to try to talk her husband, Tim, into doing the 1/2 with her next year. I thought that was cool that she enjoyed it that much.

Tomorrow, I will stop being the slacker I am this week. I will run!

Not a Soy Fan!

Bocaburgers leave a nasty after taste if you don't cook them just right & add cheese. The soy cheese is just ok. I don't love it. The veggie burgers are ok but I don't want them but maybe once every week or two. Healthy eating is hard to stick with, especially when you can smell REAL burgers on the grills while running. The thoughts of eating real beef sort of makes me sick, though. I've not had a hamberger since November or December. I still eat a lot of chicken, some tuna, tinsy bit of ham, tinsy bit of turkey...only when I get Subway sandwiches for lunch.

I push mowed for about an hour & half after work. (my cross training)

American Idol:
I think Brooke & Jason are in trouble this week. Neither did well tonight but who knows...
It goes without saying, David Cook, is definitely the MOST talented of this bunch. His voice is like "buttah". I was "verklempt"!!! Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic; why doesn't Simon Cowell change his shirts?

Busy Monday

Did some crunches, stretches, & 1 hr on the elliptical. I had a massage at 5:30 plus some quick grocery shopping. (I yakked it up too much at the gym instead of really working out! ha!)

Wild Thang 9 mile trail run: 9am Saturday at Long Hunter State Park
Yep, I signed up last week. It may not make my heart sing, but I'll do it. I volunteered at this race after doing the '05 CMM & thoroughly enjoyed myself. My goal is NOT TO FALL. :)

I'm checking out Hannah's gym on Wed night. I'll be getting a pass to use during the last week of May while I house sit & keep Zorro company. I think it's the Murfreesboro Athletic Center but don't hold me to that.

NFL Draft:
I was out of the loop this weekend but my Japanese football crazy coworker tells me the Titan's didn't do well at all on their picks. Gesh, Jeff Fisher just doesn't listen to us! ha!
I was told that Erik Ainge went to the Jets. Guess he'll be back up for Chad Pennington, who incidentally is a former Knoxvillian.

I'm hoping to mow the yard tomorrow. It is looking like "Alice in Wonderland" out there. :(

Terry Q's Race Report

Terry Q. may be on the Ellen DeGeneres show! ha ha! I called him for his views on the race. There's always a story there! ha! Apparently, while in the Belmont area, there was a cyclist that kept swerving in front of him, behind him, & to the side of him. He got so annoyed that he almost asked the cyclist if they were going to go on or what! Megan Cooper, who was running near him, apparently, told Terry not to mind the cyclist because she was filming her for the show. He said he moved to the other side of the road. Too funny!!

CMM Photos

"Unofficial photo" (3 first cousins, me, Patti, & Pam)



Michele E. glowing from her sub-4 marathon & me glowing from my diet coke. :)



On the shuttle FINALLY!
I really wish Wayne would get more excited about running the Full. ha!



3 Stooges wait on the shuttle at 5:30am. Yes, we threw away the orange shirts. blah!



Patti in the Saturn at LP Field. (She's a ham!) ha!



Michigan cousin, Patti, took a photo of the naked statue. ha! (Musica Statue)



Posing with Pam's bib at Expo on friday.


Patti will take a photo of ANYTHING!



Leanne Rhimes & Jon Bon Jovi Thur night at the Sommet Center.



Richie Sambora, Bon Jovi, & one of the Big & Rich dudes.



Daughtry!!!!



Before Daughtry got started thur night.



My Favorite place to sit in the Sports Bar across from the Sommet.

Goals

1. Drop about 3-5 lbs permanently!
2. Regain some speed, especially on hills
3. IF I'm in NYC, start the long runs every other weekend this summer.
4. IF I'm not in NYC, concentrate on getting a "good" half this Fall somewhere, somehow...

Possible 1/2's: Evansville, Music City, San Antonio, or Detroit Free Press) Any suggestions?

Found out at the Expo that San Antonio Full/Half may be capped off at 21,000, but the Rep. said they may raise it to 25,000. If I don't get into NYC & San Antonio sells out, I'm screwed. :(

Famous people seen this weekend

Daughtry, Bon Jovi, Big & Rich, & Leanne Rhimes all at the concert Thurs night.
Frank Shorter & Denise Austin at the Expo on Friday
Jeff Fisher at the Children's marathon Friday afternoon.

Daughtry/Bon Jovi Rocked, Hotel was great, met a Legend, race morning chaos, my time sucked, but it was FUN!!!

No need for an iPod Sat morning. I still had "Bad Medicine", "Wanted Dead or Alive", & every other song Bon Jovi has ever done in my head! My ears were ringing as we left the Sommet Center Thursday night. We jumped up & down, screamed, & at one point I almost jumped on the railing in front of us. We had awesome seats!

We ate at the Sport bar across the street from the Sommet & then hung out at the Hilton for a short time taking note of all the women in glittery clothes. Neither one of us could bring ourselves to wear the beaded shirts. ha!

Our hotel room was EXACTLY what I was told it would be...2 King beds, one rollaway "couch", microwave, & frig.

I don't know what we would have done if we had not been right there across the street from the shuttles.



This years race was chaos at the start. Once on the shuttle, we were dropped on the very edge of Centennial, & we waited in line for a portapottie for probably 35-40 mins. It was insane. I think the race is just almost too big now. We brought our shoes/socks in plastic bags. I had old running shoes in the trunk that we threw away. To me the rain was not that bad, nowhere near as annoying as Tom King race day. It definitely seemed to clear the air for me to breathe. My only struggle was the hills. I probably walked/shuffled 3-4 of them for my slowest half yet but I'm not complaining. I could breathe for the most part. My speed on hills is definitely lacking for sure! Time to start working HARD especially if I change my mind about Moon Pie. By mile 9, I started fading fast & by mile 10 both 2 hr pacers past me like I was standing still. ha! I felt like I drug myself in the last 2 miles of the race. I had absolutely no kick left for the final stretch but at least I wasn't wiping crap off my face like the last 3-4 races I've done this year. Yippee! It took FOREVER to get through the food shoot. I had to wait in line to get my chip cut off, which was a first for me at this race. I guess I didn't realize just how crowded the 1/2 really is every year.... It took a while to even get out of the post race area & then it took another 15 min for me to find the car. By the time I got to the bridge, more than likely everyone had already past that I knew....I only saw Wayne & then later Pam. I'm so proud of both her & Patti, considering they both were sick with "everything" this winter & barely trained. Neither one of them had done a jog/walk more than 7-8 miles & I knew the hills would be a challenge for them.

Pam at finish (her 1st 1/2)

More pics to come when everything's downloaded...but I have to say, the highlight of the weekend along with the concert was meeting a running legend. What a doll!

Before I forget, congrats to everyone who did well & met their goals Sat morning. Holly, for a first marathon, you did GREAT! Michele got her monkey off her back! Saw Lana, Jill, Wayne, Michele, & Old Man (saw you on the course) glad you guys had good races. :)

My Brilliant Weekend so far....

It was a brilliant idea to get Bon Jovi & Daughtry tickets 2 nights before the CMM event. It was Fabulous! Jon Bon Jovi could seriously run a half marathon easily with all that energy he had on stage. We watched him sweat through 3 outfits! Daughtry played 45 mins & Bon Jovi played 2.5 hrs!!! It was freaking AWESOME! I felt like I grabbed back a little bit of my youth. :)

Also, I have a serious crush on Frank Shorter now. I was in awe! I had Wayne take my photo with him. I went back later with Patti & Pam so she could get her photo with him, too. He's a bit of a flirt, but hey...he's allowed....he's hot!

Pac is going to the big "D".

Wonder who the Cowboy's will give up in that trade?

Too bad we can't get their quarterback as a back up for VY.
Oohhh, Romo is hot!

It's almost here! :)

Sat will be the first time I've NOT run the CMM full since '04. When I finished last year in the heat, with a sick stomach, & later a massive migraine, I said, "No more CMM fulls for me." I love the race itself, but the journey to get there was more fun than the actual race for me last year. I believe the main problem is the timing of the race. (& that dang accelerade!) If it were in early April, we might stand a better chance at guessing the weather even 2 days out.

When I did the 1/2 in '04, I had absolutely no expectations whatsoever, (2:01:46). When I did the Full for the first time in '05, no expectations, (4:23:46). '06 was different, I had been running lots of long hills, but only one 18 mile training run, (4:17:11). In the last 4-6 months, I've been asking myself, "Where is that woman that did somewhat respectable times without really following any kind of plan at all?" I really think that for some of us, a break is truly needed or we burn out, injuries occur & reoccur. This is why I know that this year I will only do ONE Full (if I get into it!). Otherwise, '08 will be known as the "halfer" year for me. (and the Phlegm year, too!)

I've not had much enjoyment running this year so far, but I keep banging my head/sinuses against the wall & I keep going. It's an addiction like no other...the need to move, to be in motion, to just be....whether it's in my neighborhood, near the middle school I actually attended, on base in the woods, another runner's neighborhood, Tim's Ford state park, or downtown Nashville in a strider's training run....it's fun! It's the scenery, ability to breathe (sometimes!!), to work up a good sweat, solving problems, releasing the day's stress, & a way to escape reality for most of us. I love it but it doesn't love me sometimes & I'm ok with that. :)

I'm saying a prayer for all of us Sat morning. Some of us will be out there for the first time. To some of us, it will be just the same old familiar course, just much more crowded than normal. Some of us will get new PRs, some will just finish, but I hope that all of us have a great time, wind, rain, heat, etc... We are all in this together & to everyone I know running, Godspeed!

BUSTED!!!!

Yep, we got busted alright...Carla, Chris, & I got in trouble with security for running near the construction equipment on base. What the...? We've run here so many times! :(

Carla & Chris take off before I get there because they have dinner plans with her dad. So, here I am taking off trying to catch them on the Marine Corp course that's across from the golf course on base. I didn't double tie my left shoe so that was stop number 1 for me. I decided that I only wanted a little over 4 miles since I wasn't in my trail shoes. I could definitely tell the difference after running in trail shoes on this course a few times. My shoes were not grabbing the rocks very well at all. (I was in some adrenaline running shoes instead of my adrenaline trail shoes).

About mile 2.6, this white truck comes up behind me beeping. I thought to myself, "Wow, Chris & Carla are finished already & they've driven their truck in here?!" I didn't turn around until the truck was right up on me. The guy sort of scared me at first. I mean, you NEVER see actual vehicles on these roads while running after 5pm, ya know... He stopped me & explained that they are not allowing runners back in there near the equipment. They are apparently getting rid of some asbestos in some buildings somewhere near there. (I wasn't aware there were buildings that close to that particular area anyway) He apologized for having to stop me & was very nice about it. That was stop number 2 for probably 1-2 minutes, I think...

At about the 3.55 mile, I had the sudden urge to use "nature's toilet" again. (Sorry, Old Man, it happened again!) 2 weeks in a row, I'm dropping the shorts again only this time, I didn't go near those trees. I'm afraid of what might have been near them. Believe me, I looked for signs of the security guy before I did this...stop number 3! I caught up with Chris & Carla at their truck to find out he spoke to them also. Man, for only 4.18 miles it sure was eventful, gesh! With the 3 stops, it was a 9:47 pace. ha!

I finished up my evening on the elliptical for 1 hr 10 mins slowly watching "A.I". It was an interesting show with Andrew Lloyd Webber songs. (mainly "Phantom" songs) David Cook & Syesha Mercado were by far the best tonight. That girl was AWESOME & David was his usual "winner" self. Tonight's show made me want to hurry up & get to New York!!!!!!!!

I'm not ready for 80 degrees yet! (Titan's Schedule)

I just broke a sweat heading out during lunch to fill up the Civic. I LOVE the 70 degree weather. Anything over 80 degrees is a waste unless you are in the ocean or the pool. Blah!

It's official, it now takes anywhere from $30-35 to fill up the Civic. I'm not griping because that full tank will last me anywhere from 5-6 days depending on if I make a trip to Nashville. :) Thank God for Hondas!

Little Eli got married to Native Tennessean, (Brentwood), Abby McGrew.
He's got a wedding ring & Super Bowl ring now. :)

2008 TENNESSEE TITANS PRESEASON SCHEDULE
OPPONENT DATE KICKOFF+ TV

ST. LOUIS Saturday, 8/9
7:00 p.m.

OAKLAND Saturday, 8/16 7:00 p.m.

at Atlanta Friday, 8/22 6:30 p.m.

at Green Bay Thursday, 8/28
7:00 p.m.

2008 TENNESSEE TITANS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
OPPONENT DATE KICKOFF+ TV

JACKSONVILLE Sunday, 9/7 12:00 p.m.

at Cincinnati Sunday, 9/14
12:00 p.m.

HOUSTON Sunday, 9/21 12:00 p.m.

MINNESOTA Sunday, 9/28 12:00 p.m.

at Baltimore Sunday, 10/5 12:00 p.m.

BYE WEEK Sunday, 10/12

at Kansas City Sunday, 10/19
12:00 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS Monday, 10/27 7:30 p.m.

GREEN BAY Sunday, 11/2 12:00 p.m.

at Chicago Sunday, 11/9 12:00 p.m.

at Jacksonville Sunday, 11/16 12:00 p.m. *

N.Y. JETS Sunday, 11/23 12:00 p.m. *

at Detroit Thursday, 11/27 11:30 a.m.

CLEVELAND Sunday, 12/7 12:00 p.m. *

at Houston Sunday, 12/14 12:00 p.m. *

PITTSBURGH Sunday, 12/21 12:00 p.m. *

at Indianapolis Sunday, 12/28 12:00 p.m. *

+ All Kickoff Times Central
* Times subject to change

My 3rd sister (or she should be...)

There are many years of fun in our past & so much more fun in our future. :)

Poked & Prodded on May 13th

I have my appointment with the allergist at 7:30am.
Man, I dread this...4 hrs of poking, pricking, etc...Yuck!

Tonight's work out:
1 hr 5 mins elliptical
yoga ball crunches
arm weights

Lance's Boston

2:50:58 - Lance Armstrong

I really like him and that's putting it lightly. :)

Tim's Ford Sunday run

Somehow I think the photo that my grandmother took of us as toddlers in her front yard might look cuter. We did 5.76 miles by my Garmin. (I didn't make her run with the rubber bands like I threatened to yesterday morning in pilates! ha!)
It felt GOOD & the lake was beautiful! My legs seem to hang onto the short, choppy hills going out, but it was slow going coming back in from the point. The first 3.5-4 went real well for me as far as my "issues" go, but I swallowed a bug for the first time ever! After gagging for a while, I was ok. I noticed today that when I stopped to clear the throat & walked for 15-30 secs, I can then take off no problem, no nausia... Maybe there is a light at the end of the tunnel with this "crap". Later I did 35 mins elliptical & 20 mins on the bike SLOWLY at the gym to loosen my legs. I also got in some light leg weights, too.

I made my weekly call to San Antonio only to hear my sister still on her Spurs game "high". They took the boys to the playoff game this weekend against the Suns. Needless to say, the double overtime win got them extremely excited. She said the Spurs were behind for most of the game but it went into overtime.....then Tim Duncan hit a 3 pointer that put them into a 2nd overtime. She gushes about basketball like I do football. Too funny! Go Spurs!

Back up race in case I don't get into NY:

I also informed my sister that if I don't get into NYC's marathon that I'm considering doing the San Antonio 1/2. Not that I schedule EVERYTHING around football but the Titans will be @ Jacksonville on the day of this race. :) I could fly in friday afternoon, fly out late Sun night.

I'm not a big hockey fan but I'm disappointed the Preds loss today to the Red Wings. I figure it was a huge surprise to everyone that the Preds even got into the playoffs in the first place. Better luck next year!

Ahhh, yes, Deana Kastor...truly amazing!

I'm not even going to look at next Saturday's weather until Wed. If it rains, it rains, it's not like I have never run a 1/2 in the rain. The plus side to rain for me right now.....it will help hide the condition, ya know the gross stuff could be washed off my face as I run. (ok, I'm grasping for the positive here!)

Busy, yet relaxing weekend so far

I got a GREAT stretch in during pilates yesterday & afterwards jumped on the elliptical for 35 mins. I had a ton of errands to run, which included grocery shopping. I am a bargain hunter when time allows so I hit up "Light house grocery" & "The Sonshine Shop". Both are great little discount food stores that usually carry a lot of organic foods. The key is to watch the expiration dates. (The bargain shopper lady probably knows all about these places.) When I'm in the mood, I do try to watch what I eat. The last 3-4 days, I've been paying attention & I'm now just below 125 according to the scales at the gym. (Just a few less lbs to haul around next Sat, I guess) I'm not obsessive about my weight but I can always tell when I creep up above 125. My short frame can't handle it.

Got a card in the mail from Quest Expeditions reminding me about my credit from last summer when I had to cancel some reservations. I LOVE white water rafting! Who to take?!

I'm heading to Tim's Ford state park with Carla & her daughter Erin. Should be pretty out there!

I've got to get things together later this afternoon for next week. Work will be a little crazy, which means I probably need to get to work earlier than normal a few days next week. I'm taking off at 12:30 to pick up Patti at the airport on Thur & taking a vacation day on friday.

I'm calling my doc for the referral tomorrow morning.
I'm tired of messing around with this mess.... :(

Strategy for the CMM 1/2:
Gargle at every water stop to get the crap out of my throat & run like hell when the throat is clear. :P

A sloooowwww 8 miles

I'll spare you all the gory details for once but let's just say it was a 10 min paced 8 miles. I had to gurgle watered down gatorade to be able to breathe, had to tie my shoe, & take a bathroom break. My first 3.1 was exactly 28 mins but it was downhill from there. At about mile 7.5 I felt sickly that's when I went to the bathroom. Luckily I was at the ball fields at East Middle. No trees today, honey!

Something tells me that I'll be calling Lynn Kehler, Vanderbilt ASAP sometime next week.

Shake n' outta bed & a Titan's Legend retires

Had a yahoo instant message at 5:30am from April in the 'boro. "Did you feel that?!!" Apparently, at 4:40am she felt the earthquake that came out of Evansville, IN. That Lodrane 24 has me sleeping like a log so I don't feel or hear anything. Leland Statum said that he had calls out of Atlanta from people asking if it really was an earthquake that they felt. Thank God nobody was hurt.

I was not surprised at all when the news announced last night that Air McNair is retiring. To me he retired the day he had to put on the Raven's uniform. He's been banged up a lot over the years. Before he left the Titans he said in an interview that he wants to retire early enough so that he's able to still throw a football to his son without pain. He's doing just that. I will never forget his scramblings in the 4th quarters with the 2 minute warning hitting Mason for a touch down. His timing with "DeMase" seemed like a rehearsed ballet performance. A question was posed on the news as to whether he should come back here, be VY's back up & mentor him. I say, let him throw only to his son now. :)

Thanks, Steve, for getting us on our feet in the final minutes of the 4th quarters!

Hypochondriac & a poem from Scott

The shin pain came back just before I left work. The ibuprophen wore off, I guess... I even called my college roomie to ask her what her symptoms were last year when she got the blood clot in her calf. I seriously don't think that is what it is but I'm covering all bases. She scared me to death last year with that because she's a relatively healthy person. Anyway, I'm icing again tonight & hoping tomorrow will be a pain free day. Yep, go ahead think it. I'm starting to believe I have Hypochondriac tendencies but I've been known to ignore pain. (see marathon finishes that were close to 5 hrs!)

I did 40 mins moderately-hard on the elliptical, crunches, & finished the mowing. I should probably get out the hedge trimmers this weekend then I can mulch the first weekend in May. Yardwork is very therapeutic for me for some reason. (not much of a cook, seamstress, or scrapbooker...just give me a rake, flowers, gas for the mower, & I'm a happy gal!)

Scott sent me a poem below in honor of my recent health issues. He recited it to me while adjusting my back this week & I shrieked with laughter. :)

When you go to kiss your honey
And her nose is kinda runny
You may think it's funny
but, its snot

Love,
Scott

TGIThursday everyone!

No pain on the right shin today. I iced it to death last night. I really think I just hit it on something because it looks a little bruised looking now. I just don't remember where/when I hit it. I'm going to cross train tonight for an hr at the gym & finish up the yard. Tomorrow, I will shoot for 8 miles after work unless something drastic happens.

This Lodrane 24 sure makes me not want to get up in the mornings. I've felt like I'm dragging ever since Tuesday morning. I am taking it at night, obviously. If there are no REAL changes in the "condition" (I'm tired of typing the gross "P" word here!), then I'm calling for my referral next Tuesday or Wednesday. Yesterday (2 days into taking it) there are no good changes, but it's only been 2 days.

Listened to a little bit of the democrats last night. Seems like they are trying to apologize for some recent stuff they've supposedly said. The future definitely looks interesting to say the least. (FYI, Please NO Bush Bashing comments on this blog, they'll get deleted. Have some respect.)

The lady next to me just said that there's Daughtry/Bon Jovi tickets for sale on some local online classifieds. I'm so glad I got mine the day they went on sale! Crazy Insane, man!

Although my running sucks these days & I'm cursing everytime I have to run with a rag in my hand, I'm feeling really good about life in general. Spring does that to people. Fall does it for me, too. I'm feeling GOOD changes all around me. Good Karma, baby! Maybe the friggin' Lodrane 24 has me "high" & I'm too stupid to know it. :P

Nature's Toilet

For whatever reason, I REALLY had to go to the bathroom when I got to Wood's Reservoir. Afterall, it wasn't good enough that I went before I left work & literally drove minutes to Wood's & still had to go. The dang bathrooms were locked. I know that last May they were open so with the beach being closed & all, why not keep the bathrooms locked, too?! Anyway, I changed into my running clothes & found a tree. :)

All day long, I kept looking at a small, swollen area on my right shin. I even rubbed some icy hot on it. It really hurt but I was determined to run a little anyway. Instead of the planned 6, I did just 3. During the first mile, I almost turned around, it was that painful, but I decided I wanted at least 3 rolling miles for my trouble & all. Saw two cyclists & Chris P. was there running. I then push mowed for an hour & picked up the yard (cross training), & iced my shin.

Kristi Lee Cook finally goes on "A.I." I'm not that surprised. At one time I had doubted she would make the top 10, much less the top 7. She's had a few really good weeks & in all honesty, she could come to Nashville & give Carrie Underwood a run for her money.

Cross training to...you guessed it, "American Idol"

I did some pilates, stretching, free weights on my arms, some light leg weights, & 1 hr 25 mins elliptical. I feel good even though I have a sore little place on my right shin. I must have banged it on something.

David Cook WILL win "American Idol". If he doesn't, it's a damn crying shame. He is already a star! It was Mariah Carey mentor night. She gave them some great advice & it appears they all followed it. Nobody was bad. David was just awesome with his version of Mariah's "Be my baby".

Tomorrow I'm shooting for 6, where...not sure yet but the Mach Tenn course is calling my name. I'll add 2 miles to it if I decide to head over there after work. I drive near it on my way home. So, I'll change in the car & go for it, most likely, who knows....

Life is good! :)

NFL Schedules are out!

About a month or two ago, when I saw that the Titans were playing Detroit on the road, I told Patti, "If we play you on Thanksgiving, I'm coming up so be prepared to get us GOOD tickets." I'll be darned if my instincts were dead on! Ford Field, here I come...gobble, gobble! Just wonder if we can squeeze in that Festival of Lights 5k in Howell, MI the day after Thanksgiving. That would be cool to do again!