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huffing and puffing

It’s the new year and time to get back into running. I only ran once in the past 3 weeks and I can feel it. So, I went out for a 20-minute run up and around the hill with the dog and made me feel a little better. I think I slept better too. Anyway, I started a running log and hopefully it will keep me on track. I don’t have a race in mind yet but I’m thinking of going for a time goal. If I decide not to train for a race at least I’ll be stronger for the skiing!!

back to work…*sigh*

That had to be the shortest Christmas break ever. It was nice though…I just wish it could have been a little longer. Unfortunately, I had to go back to work and boy was it hard! I’m just happy that Jes is home for another week.

On another note…Southern Asia is still suffering and watching the news has been really depressing. There are so many organizations collecting money right now. Here’s a list of some: Red Cross, Mercy Corps, and Unicef. If you can help out, donate what you can…there are some really sad children out there with no more family left and sick people who need medicine and water.

Here’s a neat story about a doggie that rescued his 7-year-old friend: good doggie.

Happy New Year!!

It’s 2005 and time to make some resolutions. Jes and I successfully stood by our resolution for last year, which was avoiding fast food (particularly McDonald’s). It was tough to avoid picking up french fries at the airport but not so bad by the end of the year. This year we tweaked it. This year will be fastfood (anything we want) once per month.
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We celebrated the new year last night by having Chinese food in Alhambra and welcomed the new year at KingKing in Hollywood. It was a low-key place with cheap drinks. Of course, we made the usual pitstop at Denny’s for some buffalo wings and nachos.

One last Christmas hurrah…

I was getting a little sad because Christmas had passed but got one last day of holiday cheer at the “Merriest Place on Earth”. We went to Disneyland on Thursday to sample some wine, fly over Yosemite Falls, and watch the snow fall. “It’s a Small World” was decorated with Christmas cheer as the dolls sang “Jingle Bells”, which made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Ah, Christmas has come and gone but we have a new year to look forward to with new challenges and adventures ahead. Goodbye 2004!

Another red blanket!!

We had our annual Christmas Party last night with lots of food and booze. There was a nice showing of friends and we all had a fun time catching up on each other’s lives. This is what I love best about Christmas. Everyone is home and back together again. The gift exchange theme this year was red, which made for some interesting gifts. We had the standard $20 lottery scratchers and martini shakers along with 3 red blankets and a pair of stress boobs…Holly strikes again with the memorable gifts! Now I’m in a slump and sad that Christmas has come and gone so soon. It’s time to take down the lights and put away the ornaments and promise to do something I don’t want to for the next year.

Merry Christmas!!

We had Christmas dinner with the family at our house this year with turkey and all the trimmings. By the end of the night we had eaten until we couldn’t move, torn up and thrown all the wrapping paper on the floor, and watched Sound of Music on TV. I also scored a Game Boy from my brother and new sunglasses from Jesse! I promise I won’t lose either ones…at least I’ll try not to.
My mom also called from Thailand tonight. She was shopping and talking to us on the phone when the really big earthquake hit. She got cut off and called us back after all the chaos. She said that everyone ran to the exits in complete panic. She’s ok though…it’s a good thing she had already returned from the islands in the south. Many tourists died at the beach resorts when the tsunami came 45 minutes after the earthquake.