I've started doing a book club with some friends of mine. Next month is my turn to choose a book, but I have no idea what to choose. For the most part, I only read the classics, but I want to choose something that the others would like as well. I'd also like to choose something that I haven't yet read, but that I know will be good ( Read more... )

Our church is going through a bit of a transition. For a long time our church has been very poor at connecting people into the community. In fact, Ryan and I attended for over a year before we ever even knew anybody. Ryan was quite persistent in trying to find a way to "break in," and as a result, he is now working regularly with the pastor ( Read more... )

Wow. I cannot stop overeating. There is all this food around me that I do not have to pay for and do not have to prepare. What a world ( Read more... )

Wow this sucks! This morning I got up at 5:15 in order to be out the door at 5:45 so that I could make it to the University by 6:00 to do some biking and weights. I got to the University and parked, only to realize upon my arrival that I had forgotten my tennis shoes ( Read more... )

Or at least for the last 15 years. Yep, that's what "they" are predicting...coldest winter in 15 years. I can't really be too disappointed though; this is the beginning of my fourth winter here in Calgary. I mean, at least this didn't happen during my first when I was still taking the bus everywhere and didn't have a decent coat or boots ( Read more... )

Today I talked to my triathlon coach after swim class to tell him I wasn't signing up for next term. I basically just have not had the motivation to train at all for several months now. After I told him, he was just so darn encouraging that I almost feel motivated to sign up after all. Bah ( Read more... )

So the half-marathon was not so great. I was keeping with my intended pace for about...oh, 5k? I had hoped to keep it around 5:30 kilometers for the first 10k, and finish up around 6:00 kilometers. I had to go down to 6:00 after only 5k, and at that same time my knee started hurting and didn't let up the whole race. I couldn't run up, or down ( Read more... )

On November 11th, I will be running my first half-marathon. I have been fairly nervous about this because I have not been training nearly as well as I was last year at this time. It's been very hard to just buckle down and do it for a number of reasons, wanning enthusiasm being at the top of the list. However, I am starting to feel more ( Read more... )

Wow, today I was TIRED! I don't know what my dealio was. I couldn't fall asleep until midnight, but still tried getting up at 5:45am for a run. I had my contacts in and had even eaten breakfast when I decided that I was far too tired to run. I went back to bed at 6:30. Ryan woke me up at 7:00 when he decided to come back to bed too, 7:30 when ( Read more... )

This makes me sad. :(

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