An update

Just wanted to take a break from all the hub-bub and write for a while so I figured I'd exert my energy here. Can I just say I love Fall? I realize that I live in Texas and we don't technically really have a Fall but it's my favorite time of year. I love the crisp morning walks from when I get off the bus and walk to work, I love the leaves that fall to the ground and make crunching noises when you walk on them, I love getting pumpkins just to cut them open and take the seeds out. I love everything about it!

Bryan had another art show this weekend. He faired ok I guess. He was able to sell a print and a painting so not too shabby. :) I need to make it prettier one day but if you want to check out his work, I tried to design a website - don't laugh, I'm a beginner and I need a better/faster/non-dinosaur computer so I can load my better software! It's www.artbyreno.com so you should go see his work. He is a sports artist and will paint anybody on just about anything! It's his escape from the everyday, how he unwinds. He is going to a lawyer's office downtown this week to set up his work for them to view. My mom works for a large firm and she was showing off her son-in-law and they were really interested in his stuff and asked if he would come by. Pray for us as we venture out into this area. He's just beginning to sell his art and his spirits aren't the best right now.

In about a month I'm going to run in my first 5K ever. I usually run for fun but was asked if I would consider running on a team to help benefit Susan G Komen so I took them up on their offer. I'm trying to get faster by doing sprints and cross training. I'll have to let y'all know how it goes!

That's all I have for now besides school stuff and I won't bore you with all of those fabulous details. 2010 can't get here fast enough! :)

Use your stern voice!!!

So, I'm still running although not as much since I've been a little under the weather lately. I'm up to 3 miles in 30-40 minutes depending on the day I guess. I'm pretty proud of myself and if I could get past the mental roadblocks I think I'd be just fine. I don't quit because I'm tired, I just quit because maybe 3 miles has become routine. Maybe I should run until I can't run anymore and not somewhere where I know the distance I have gone. My mom's law firm she works for has asked me to be on their team for the Susan G Komen "Race for a Cure" here in Austin!! I can't wait! :)

We live in a new neighborhood and it's farm land and quite undeveloped on the outside of the fence that defines the neighborhood. Well, we exit the neighborhood to go on our run, Parker and Manu and me (yes my dogs are named after the San Antonio Spurs) and we're doing so good, we're running and then rabbits. As you may have already read, I try but I have very little control over my dogs, they just don't respect me, I'm not very firm - they love me and cuddle with me but when it comes to minding, haha, you can forget it. Hopefully I learn this art before we have kids!! Bryan seems to have it down pat. Anyways, back to the rabbits. The boys see the rabbits and take off. Meanwhile, I'm already having to watch where I'm running because there is poison ivy (not allergic but Bryan is so I still can't touch it) and sticker bushes and small cactus. Then rabbits. The dogs pull so hard I start flailing around everywhere digging my heels in so they don't get loose since we're on a major road and that's when it happens. I fall into said sticker bush. You'd think I have learned my lesson by now!!! Nope, I haven't. I yelp and Manu and Parker turn around to see what is wrong. I hear somebody behind me on a bicycle so I'm getting out of the way not looking at whoever is on the bike because they more than likely saw my embarassing dance I just did into the sticker bush. Well, the bike stops and I recognize the shoes, it was my darling husband. He witnessed the whole thing. His first question isn't, honey are you ok? Or bad dogs!! Nope, it's well why are you running over here anyways? Fun! By then my foot was all swollen and red and I had to take my shoe off and walk the 1/2 a mile home barefoot on the one side because now I was so swollen I couldn't get the shoe back on. I now have what looks like a ton of small ant bites on my ankle which sting like the dickens if you scratch them! OUCH!!! Help is welcome on controlling my boy dogs. They are going to hurt me one day if I keep running w/ them!! Well, hurt me worse....

Catching up...

I really need to post about our vacation but I haven't found the time yet. Work has been insane, school has been even crazier and somewhere in all of that I'm struggling to find time to spend with my wonderful husband. I will be glad when I can get all of this organized and under control and feel like I have time for more things than work and school. I wish it was time to graduate already...


So, I have bronchitis and a sinus infection. Fun stuff. I found out Tuesday when I finally sucked it up and went to the doctor, a little late I might add. My asthma is apparently coming back so I'm back on inhalers...fun times! Just wanted to let everybody know I'm alive! My mom was cool...she gave me my birthday present early. Not many people know this about me but I make a lot of my own jewelry and she's trying to coax me into selling it so she majorly hooked me up with lots of new stuff and gave it to me early so I wouldn't be bored at home since I had to stay two days, doctor's orders...


The lowdown on Chicago soon to come complete with pictures!!