Start me up

I'm back. I contemplated starting a new blog. I even started it sorta and gave it a new title. But then I just couldn't desert this thing. What have I been up to? Well, we bought a house in July. Ok, Ron bought a house and I live there too. My summer was busy lining up cable, water, internet, packing, unpacking etc etc. When we finally got settled in things still didn't slow down. I was running the new neighborhoods exploring like crazy. On the weekends, I was most happy to wake up on Saturday, go run and then be back to the house by 10am so I could lounge by the pool with a cold beverage and a book. Ron started golfing again so he would normally not get home until later in the afternoon and I had lots of time to float around the pool and read. It was great. I miss my pool. :( Now it's probably 50 degrees. I started upping my mileage and adding in some long runs looking for a fall marathon to run. I finally settled on San Antonio marathon, which I ran on Sunday. My knee was bothering me for 3 weeks prior to the race so I was nervous I wouldn't be able to run. But I did. I had a great race up until about halfway. I knew I started off too fast. When all of your first 10 miles are 30 seconds faster then they should be, you know you're in trouble. I knew it but I couldn't slow my legs down until it was too late. The last 10 miles were the hardest that I have ever run. Anyway, lesson learned. I crossed the finish line with a smile I think. I haven't seen the finish line photos though yet. Now I'm just hobbling around and waiting for my legs to feel normal again.

We also had some family time. Ron's mom and grandma came to stay with us for a week. Then we went up to Nebraska to see my mom, stepdad and brother for 3 days. Then we just saw my dad and Janet this weekend in San Antonio.

That's pretty much it for the most part. You can read Ron's blog at captsmakk.blogspot.com for more details as seen through his eyes.