Hello Neighbors!!

We drove an hour to a wedding today just so we could see our neighbors! Seriously, we are are the worst neighbors ever! Ted & I were out of town almost every weekend in April between the two of us! So, unfortunately it had been a long while since we had gotten to chat and catch up with our neighbors and long time friends! Vic & Kristy were surprised that in the past few weeks we had sold a boat, purchased a new car, I had run a marathon, and Ted had fished with the Pros in in South Texas. But, they were just as busy as they had been to Disney World, two retreats, and a long list of other activities... Hey guys, next time maybe we could meet out on the front porch instead of driving all the way to Pilot Point, TX! Congrats to Jason & Kellie on Tying the Knot and for helping us finally reunite with our good buddies from next door!

Baby Quinn Has Arrived

My friends Kimberly and Mike are the proud parents of their second little boy, Quinn Michael Melson, born yesterday May 1st. I had the pleasure of getting a peek at little Quinn today at Baylor on my lunch hour! I also enjoyed chatting with big brother Preston, who at 2 1/2, is a rockstar son of speech therapist, Kimberly. I was so amazed at his articulate speech for such a little guy! He has been hanging out with his Grammy having a great time! He proudly announced to me, "I'm the Big Brother!" It was great to see baby Quinn and the whole family! Congrats Kimberly and Mike!!

Morning Marathon Confession

As most of you know, I have an addiction to marathons......
This is the email I sent to my triathlon coach this morning:

"Confession: I have an issue with needing to sign up for another marathon as soon as I complete one, or sometimes several at once (my fall tri marathon mania :) So, Marine Corps Marathon registration opened this week (and I have yet to do this one)…. And I have a childhood friend who lives in DC…. So, I signed up…. But, of course I am a nut, because it is like 5 or 6 weeks after the Ironman (October 26)… I really am not focused at all on whether I actually complete it at this point, it is way back in my mind, but for some reason I just couldn’t control my impulses (I remember getting my credit card out to enter it in and thinking, “I won’t tell anyone about this for awhile” Crazy, huh?? Maybe that should have been a sign, to stop and think on it, but no I continued and pressed that register button. My husband said after having to confess post-sign up to him, “If you wanted to go see your friend, you could have purchased a plane ticket without having to sign up for another marathon!!” After my ironman, I may want to have nothing to do with running or working out period, so in that case, I figure I will just go see my friend and “watch” the marathon, but just in case I am healthy and feeling ok, I have a bib number :)… We have good friends in Chicago and NY as well, and 2-3 times I have done each of those marathons almost as if I think that is the only way for me to get to see them….."