Three Thrills Thursday

Marathon Training Week 14 - Day 4

We have been off schedule all week.  My mojo flew out the window again.  Hoping it will return before my 18 miles on Sunday!  We both needed to stretch REALLY bad, so we decided on Yogilates.

I thought I was doing good with my camel pose (thanks JunieB)......

....until I saw this. I'm not nearly as cool as I thought I was! (source)

Randee was imitating a talking tree this morning.

I see the resemblance, don't you? (source)

 I was about to type, "let's get to the thrills," but this post has already been seriously thrilling.  So instead....let's continue the thrills.....

Thrill 1:

I really think my son looks a lot like me.

What do you think?  Don't mind his lazy eye.  It's my fault for making him take off his glasses!

Just because I know this will make your life complete...here are some more pictures of me as a youngster.

It's quite possible that I have always been a bit bitchy....

.....and constipated.....

....and hands on hip girl.

Apparently I've been "ME" for a long time!

Thrill 2:

My long time friend Danielle has been on my mind due to the sudden death of her father this week.  This is by no means a thrill.  It's extremely sad and has me reminiscing.  Her father passed away on my son's 11th birthday.  This date will be etched in my memory forever.  That very same morning I was going through old photos and texted her a few of when we were younger.  Friends since 5th grade, we can always find something to talk about.  Lots of memories.  Lots of good times.  A few heartaches.  Babies.  Weddings.  Funerals.  Through it all we have remained friends.  My heart aches for her and her family.  I love all of them so much.  They were all a huge part of my childhood.

The thrilling part is this picture I found...

I'm actually quite surprised the photographer was able to get both of our heads full of hair in the same photo.  Quite impressive.

This was us on a girl's trip this past spring. A lot flatter hair...and for me....also a flatter chest! (*sigh*)

Thrill 3:

While looking through those old photos, I found a few great ones of my little brother.

Look at this picture closely.  I'm holding his pacifier in my right hand.  He is screaming.  I have a very evil grin on my face.  I'm thinking I got a lot of satisfaction out of this scenario.

What the heck is this?  Pasty white, lanky boy, beach towel super hero?  Alecia over at Tin Can Treader gets to claim this hunk a' burning love all to herself.

and just because I want to use this picture....

The lady who brought that hunk a' burning love into this world....my sexy mama!  What creeps me out about this picture is the ginormous picture of my dad behind her.  It appears that he is steering at her butt.

You didn't think you were gonna get all these thrills for free did ya?  The cost to you...

You MUST mosey over to facebook and like our new The Bitchy Runners page.  Go on now.  Don't make me swat you with my broom. (Did your granny ever do that to make you go outside? Mine did.)

Have a Thrilling Thursday!

Please hold....

Marathon Training Week 13 - Day 4

Yesterday we did fartleks.

Randee was not nearly as chipper as she looks in this picture.

Um yeah, I'm not sure what is going on with my head & monkey arms in this picture.

We did three miles total. It was crazy hot. It was a hard run. We were hitting 7:30 to 8:30 pace during our sprints.

Marathon Training Week 12 - Day 5

Randee is out of town. Today I did Yogilates all by myself. This is kinda amazing. I never workout alone. It's kind of a good thing I was alone.

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We do this back roll, but you have to spread your legs and roll down slowly. Repeat. Today every time I rolled down I was passing gas. That has NEVER happened before. What was up with that? I was happy I was alone. I could not control it. Apparently if you need to get some gas outta your belly you should do this move.

I'm currently laptopless. I'm having withdrawals. However, it is proving to make me much more productive in life.

Today I did more decluttering around the house. I also did some plumbing. Yap, plumbing.

Why yes, this is the worst picture of me ever.

Our shower heads needed to be replaced. They were so corroded you could only get a trickle of water pressure. Me and my crescent wrench got to work.

Voilà! 20 minutes later...two new shower heads...and great water pressure. Whoop!

At the moment I am on hold with AT&T. I have been for the past hour. My blood pressure is through the roof. This glass of Riesling is not even helping. If one more person tells me they need to transfer me I am likely to open a can of whoop ass. Not the way I had hoped to spend my Friday night!

Tomorrow we will run 8 miles. Seems easy enough compared to 16 from last week and 18 on the schedule for next weekend.

....please hold...our next available agent will be right with you.....we appreciate your call....bullshit!

How'd that bed get broken?

Marathon Training Week 12 - Day 1

Today called for Yogilates.  We have not done this workout in a few weeks, and it felt GOOD to get our stretch on!

Randee was sure smiley this morning in her Texas Rangers shirt.

Why yes, I will answer to Sweaty Boobs Square Pants.

Last night Randee and I made our big purchases.  Chicago Marathon outfits.  The. Most. Important. Decision. Ever.

It's from Skirtsports.com.  It is red.  Our plan is to add white compression socks and a cute headband.  I'm pretty sure we're gonna look smokin'.  We may suck at running, but dang we can sure look cute.  We plan to have our names printed on the front, and perhaps the blog website on the back.

Audrie was begging me to take her to Justice shopping yesterday.  For those of you unfamiliar with Justice, it's a tween girl's shopping paradise.  She had signs posted all over the house yesterday...

....including her daddy's hairy back.  I might have taken her if only she had said "please!"

I've got new home fever.  We have SO outgrown our current home.  Our kids are growing. Our house is shrinking.

I found the neighborhood I would love to build in.  Now to convince Doug.  Do you think this blog post is the best method of delivering the news?

The neighborhood has a lake and over a mile of paved jogging trails.  I would actually prefer to wait the 1 to 1 1/2 years until the next phase opens. I want first pick at the large lake front lots.  Plenty of time to save money, fix up the current place and decide on the perfect floor plan.

If I don't post tomorrow you will know that Doug threw the computer out the window into the pool.  I guess that would mean he is against moving.

Heck, he's even against a new bed.  Even after this happened last night.  There wasn't even any hanky panky going down.  I swear.

 I've got lots of questions today.

1.  What would you consider the perfect square footage in a house - 2 adults, 2 growing kids & 2 dogs?

I'm thinking 2500 - 2800 square feet would be perfect.  I want room for the kids and their friends to hangout, but I also want it small enough for just Doug and I down the road.

2.  What features would be your "must have items" if you were building a new house?

I refuse to have a backyard that faces someone's house.  I want to see trees or a lake.  Something pretty.  I want a HUGE island in the kitchen that is perfect for wine tastings.  I know Doug will want a built in, temperature controlled wine cellar.  A three car garage for all our crap, and lots of closet space!  Oh yes, and I would love a game room area for the kids to hangout.

3.  What do you think we should put on our marathon shirts?

4.  How should I sweet talk Doug into building me a house?

Whine and Wine Wednesday

Marathon Training Week 11 - Day 3

We have decided to switch up our weekly plan a little bit.  It now looks like this:

Monday - Yogiltes

Tuesday - 3-5 miles at race pace

Wednesday - Cross Training - Jillian Michaels 'No More Trouble Zones'

Thursday - Speed Work (tempo, hill repeats, intervals, etc.)

Friday - Yoga / Cross Training - Jillian Michaels 'Yoga Meltdown'

Saturday - Long Run

Sunday - Rest (sometimes we have to switch Sat. & Sun. due to schedules)

Now that Wednesday is 'let Jillian make you cry' day, I'll never be without something to whine about on Whine and Wine Wednesday!

I was auditioning to be the new letter flipper for Wheel of Fortune this morning.  I'm pretty sure Pat Sajak will be calling anytime now.

We all know Randee loves a good Jillian beatin' so she was all smiles this morning.

Today's 4:30am conditions look no different than any other horribly hot Texas morning.

However, we were both sweating like knocked up nuns.  Seriously, we both stripped down to our sports bras within the first ten minutes.  It was RIDICULOUS, and sexy with our muffin tops and saggy bellies just floppin' around!  This video has you up, down, around and on your head.  Our mats were both soaked.  Why?  I don't understand why it was so horribly hard to breath today and we were sweating buckets.

Oh well, we survived another day.

Whine:

Well, I guess technically I was already whining.  So let's continue...

My kids are going crazy!

This is a common scene around the house these days!

I  love summer break.  I'm very skilled at gettin' my lazy on.  However, the kids are board out of their minds.  It's too hot to play outside.  They get board of playing together.  Blah, blah, blah.  Today we are going furniture shopping for Audrie's room.   I have bribed them with an ice cream treat if I don't have to beat them while we're out and about.  We'll see how that goes!

You have already heard me whine about the heat, so I guess I can just pass over that one.

Here's the forecast just in case you were wondering.  And let me add, we haven't had any rain in like 974 days. (That number might be a bit of an exaggeration.)

Enough whining...let's get to the good stuff!

WINE!:

I think the purple section is slim pickings again.  We can sure move through some wine during summer...and winter, spring and fall...around this house.  We love to have friends over on the weekends around the pool, and wine flows freely around here!

I have been good on my eating plan all week, but I'm pretty sure ediets would be okay with me having a glass of wine for Whine and Wine Wednesday.  Really, it would be a crime not to.

Since I have no good wine stories for today, I'll send you over to Cheetahs in Training.  These ladies like to get their wine on as much as I do!

Oh yes, I just created a BitchyRunners twitter account.  Maybe one day soon I'll figure out how to upload our profile picture.  Go on over there and follow us.  Thanks.

Happy Whine and Wine Wednesday!

What's your whine and wine for the week?

Would You Please Put Your Big Girl Panties On?

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Happy 4th of July!

Marathon Training Week 9 - Day 1

Today called for yogilates.  We decided to sleep in and meet at 7:00am.  We also momentarily lost our minds, and tempted the Level 3 Yogilates again.  We quickly remembered why that is a bad idea.  Its 90 minutes of poses you have to be Gumby to do.

Unless of course you're this guy.....

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We survived, but believe me....there was some bitchin' going on.

We both plan on consuming our weight in fajitas and wine this afternoon.  Tomorrow's run should be interesting!

Alright....I got a little rant this morning.  But first of all....let me thank Michelle and Paula for introducing me to www.someecards.com.  Those things crack me up!

Now back to my rant....

Have you ever known a person like this?

And then....they are upset....but they don't have the balls to tell you about it?  You have to read their facebook status to realize they are unhappy with something they *assume* happened.  And we all know what happens with that word ASSuME!

It really makes me want to make this public announcement....

Well, thanks for letting me get that off my chest!

I need your opinion...

You can customize this shirt on Nike.com.

You can write on the front, arm and back.

How would this look for the Chicago Marathon?

With this skirt....

....and white compression socks?

I really want red...and dang if it's not hard to find!

Alright, time to clean up....I smell like dirty butt at the moment...and get ready for a pool party this afternoon.

Happy Independence Day!

Motivational Monday

Marathon Training Week 5 - Day 1

Yogilates.

Why do you insist on taking my picture every morning?

Shut up and smile.

We are still doing yoga by the pool.  Very peaceful....well until the planes start flying overhead.  We live right by the airport.

Randee either died from heat exhaustion or is doing corpse pose.  Look at those quads would ya!

This is my rendition of rounded touch your toes and look through your monkey arms.  I'm pretty sure that's the technical name.

Reminder to self:  Don't do yoga in compression tights.  It's hard to move.

I thought I would start a new segment called "Motivational Monday."  However, I did consider "Bitch Slap Monday" after reading Cely's blog here.  Now this ain't your typical motivation.  Don't expect any RAH, RAH REE, KICK EM' IN THE KNEE.  RAH, RAH RAS, KICK EM' IN THE OTHER KNEE.  Nope a cheerleader I'm not.  I think my lack of coordination and 1/4 inch vertical kept me from excelling in that area.

Anywho,  let's get motivated shall we?

Motivational Speech: 
Put the Cheetos down and get off your lazy butt and start exercising.  I don't care if you work full time.  I don't care if you have 15 kids.  I don't care if you have a needy husband.  I don't care if your knees hurt, your head hurts, your uterus hurts, your foot hurts.  No wonder it hurts.  You're out of shape.  Your only exercise is from the fridge to the pantry to find the next piece of processed junk to cram in your face.  So STOP!  Make exercise a priority.  You have time, you just have to find it!

Why:

Because this is your butt on Cheetos.

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 This is your butt on exercise:

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Which do you prefer?

That is all.