St Patricks Day 8K

Results from the race:
1639
557/764
766 Jennifer F 28 Bethesda MD
5K split time: 33:56
Clock Time: 54:32
Chip Time: 53:13
Pace Per Mile: 10:43

First Race of 2010

and I dont know how itll go. This if officially the worst prepared I have ever been for a race before. I have ran probably only 5 times and am now expected to run 5 miles on Sunday. And itll probably be raining too. Great. I ran 3 miles on Thursday and only had to stop once. That was only 3 miles though. The St Patricks Day should be interesting and we'll see how it goes. On a more positive note my A1C came back as 5.6. The lowest I can ever remember. That is an avg glucose level of 108 which is pretty outstanding. Maybe thatll help me this wknd. Anything would help at this point!

Getting Back Into It....

Sunday was the first real run since the half marathon. Mike and I had gone on a run in late November and then I went by myself last Tuesday, but that didnt go so well. I fell after tripping on a cracked sidewalk and scratched up my knees and hands.

But Sunday was better. Mike and I ran together which usually doesnt go well but this time it did. We stopped every so often to walk a little which was much needed. And I purposely wanted to run by Bethesda Naval Hospital b/c President Obama was there on Sun morning for his annual physical. No Barack sightings sadly but it was nice to finally run 3 miles again even if I did have to walk a little bit.

1 week and 6 days until the St Patricks Day 8K!
5 weeks and 6 days until the Cherry Blossom 10 mile race!
8 weeks and 6 days until the Pittsburgh Half Marathon!

Thats a lot of running so I need to pick it up again!

A1C's

August 12, 2004: 6.1%
March 10, 2004: 5.7%
December 30, 2003: 6.4%
May 24, 2002: 6.1%
January 11, 2002: 6.4%
August 10, 2001: 5.6%
April 12, 2001: 5.5%
January 5, 2001: 6.5%

Rehearsal Dinner dress (yes I want it to be white!)

All of these are from Nordstroms and I like them all...The first one is a "Strapless Silk Chiffon dress" by Donna Morgan. The second one is a "JS Boutique Lace Dress." The third one is a "Muse Cutaway Shoulder Jacquard Sheath dress." Love them! But its probably way too early to order these dresses in case I change sizes again!

Bridesmaids

I felt that I wanted to blog my choices for bridesmaids dresses b/c it is getting overhwelming and I want a place where I can see all the options!

This is the first dress that Nicole sent me that I loved. Nicole found out it was style number 5009 and cost 228 dollars. Pretty good! Not sure if that fabric would be flattering on everyone though...




Then I saw this one on a blog site and loved it too. It is from BC/BG but I do think it might be too tight of a dress for some people to feel comfortable plus I cant find it online anymore.



Then there was this one that I fell in love with. I liked the white lace with the merlot color under it. It seemed perfect. Only cost 183 dollars. Then I went to a retail store and they said it was an "old dress" and Id have trouble finding a store that still had it. Fine. Then I looked at it close up and I am not sure I like the daisy like flowers on it or not! But the Merlot fabric piece I ordered came in the mail and I still really liked that color!



Then Leslie found this one and it is relatively cheap at only about 150 dollars. She suggested a fuschia color which was pretty, though I cant find a pic to download! But I still liked the idea before of having two colors or patterns or textures on the dresses. But this is simple too!




Then there was this one another Nicole found at Nordstroms. I have seen this dress in the store before and it didnt look as cool in person but I like the idea of texture again!



Nicole found this dress at Nordstroms which is great. Plus I could put the same flower from my dress on each of the bridesmaid dresses. Still not sure plus I dont like how this dress doesnt come in sizes below an 8 and I would worry that they would run out of dresses before everyone could get one even if we found it at another place.



Nicole also found this Vera Wang dress which I also like. The color is great and its super girly looking and I think it would look good on all the girls. I dont know about getting a dress online though when people cannot try it on and we wont see it before hand. We shall see.




And I found this one that I like a lot. Nicole thinks it would look the best with my dress as they are both "airy" and girly. It does come in rose and silver too!

New Year's Eve Quiz

1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?

Got engaged! Got a 5.9 A1C Result! Ran my fastest Half Marathon race ever!

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Not really into resolutions, I never keep them and find they dont last long!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No but Megan is pregnant and due in 2010!

4. Did anyone close to you die? Yes. Papa John.

5. What countries did you visit? Just the USA.

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009? More enjoyment in my job.

7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? November 14, 2009, day we got engaged!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? The PR time in the half marathon was pretty great!

9. What was your biggest failure? Not keeping my blood sugars in line when we are not at home in Bethesda! they get too out of control when we travel!

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? A few colds, nothing big!

11. What was the best thing you bought? I got some good gifts, but the best thing I bought for myself was my orange winter coat that I love!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Cant think of anyone in particular.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Tiger Woods, John Edwards, Balloon Boy Parents and the Ft Hood killer.

14. Where did most of your money go? Rent and credit card payments

15. What did you get really excited about? Wedding in 2010
16. What song will always remind you of 2009? Run to You by Lady Antebellum

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
– happier or sadder? Happier, I think.
– thinner or fatter? Thinner, a little.
– richer or poorer? About the same, poor. haha.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Had people over the apartment for dinners!

19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Eating things I knew would screw me up later.

20. How did you spend Christmas? In Erie and in Warren.

21. Did you fall in love in 2009? I think it was just more established after being engaged.

22. What was your favorite TV program? Flash Forward, The Office, Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother, Community, 24, and NCIS.

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? Not really!

24. What was the best book you read? I never read books!

25. What was your greatest musical discovery? Vampire Weekend.

26. What did you want and get? A healthier 2009 and it was that.

27. What did you want and not get? To get a new job or move closer to Erie.

28. What was your favorite film of this year? Hangover was pretty hilarious.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 27 and I had a typical birthday week, nicely capped by a Steelers Super Bowl Win!

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Shorter Commute!

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009? Jeans on Wknds and Work clothes all the time, mostly skirts!

32. What kept you sane? Running.

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I still find ARod to be the most desirable, no matter how many steroids he uses.

34. What political issue stirred you the most? The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

35. Who did you miss? My family I dont see enough!

36. Who was the best new person you met? Nathan's girlfriend Laura.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009. Probably from Father Ted about dealing with arguments.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "You were with me all the while."