Holy Crap. Those are the two words that I have to describe the past two months at work and about how busy I've been in all aspects. We have finally finished the move into our new office, but there are still hundreds of things to finish up. It's definitely been a learning experience and I hope that I never have the pleasure of organizing an office move again. I went to Dallas this week for an HR Seminar and it was great. I learned a lot and it was a very informative class. I missed my toodle-bear and I knew I had to get back to the office, but I think I learned a lot about HR and about how our company can move forward. Anyway...enough about work!
Family stuff, running - pushing myself, and getting ready for the holidays has taken up the rest of my "extra" time. The Monster-Mash 10K was a blast and it was a blast competing with myself and beating my time from last year. I ended up knocking 4 minutes off of my time from last year and it felt great. Those 25 pounds that are no longer jiggling behind you really makes a difference. I ran a 5K the week after and actually performed my personal best in that race. I finished in 30:25, and it was awesome. I think I came in 4th in my age range. But....I think there were only about 8 or 9 people in the age range to begin with. But, whatevs, I made a personal record and it's my fastest 3.10 miles to date. I'm running the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning - a 5 miler, and I'm excited to see if I can get it in under 50 minutes. We shall see.
Lola is doing great and I soooo cannot believe she is almost 2.5 years old. I absolutely can't believe it. She does so much these days, it amazes me. I am a very lucky Momma to have this little girl in my life. She is smart and social and funny and um, did I mention smart? I couldn't have asked for a better little girl if I tried. She's about 75% potty trained and that in itself amazes me. Kids are pretty cool.
One more thing I cannot believe?? That freaking Thanksgiving is next week. Um, what?? When did November arrive? My dad,stepmom and step sister are coming down from Arkansas and they are staying with us for the holiday. It's exciting because it is our first Thanksgiving in our own little house. These next few weeks are going to fly by, I am sure, but I am looking forward to some white elephant, friend time coming soon in December!! I miss all of you and can't wait to see you all. XOXO.
