~ ♥ There Are Angels Walking On This Earth Disguised As Moms ♥ ~

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Saturday, April 3, 2010

~ 5 Years Ago ~

~ I miss her every.single.day ~

Today marks 5 years since I lost my Mom to cancer.

(You can read more here)

I am so grateful for the 45 years I was blessed with her love, guidance, support and knowledge.

I won't sit here and tell you that it is THE hardest event in life; to lose your Mother.

It was the hardest part of MY life.

We all suffer losses in life and to each one of us it is extremely personal.

I will carry her in my heart forever and I see her traits in myself and my children.

My Mom, Sister, Daughter & I

I hope you know Mom how my heart aches - it truly must be broken...

Even after 5 years I still have moments when I want to pick up the phone call and talk to you!
I continue to work hard to make you proud of me and to be the best that I can be.

Until we meet again Mom... I love you ~ Your Daughter

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

New England Bloggers!!! I need your help!!!

Hello dear New England bloggers !!!

I know you are out there and Alicia over at New England Girl gave me great hopes that you could help me out...

My daughter will be running in her first Boston Marathon in April!!!

We are making it a family vacation (4 will be arriving from CA and 2 from WA state) and we will be in Boston for 5 days! Aside from the marathon on Monday we have all registered to run this 5k...

we'll also be taking in a Red Sox game!!!

I am looking for touristy sights to see ~

Great places to eat ~ Any comments on these two restaurants??

Cantina Italiana

Gennnaro's 5 North Square

We will be staying at the InterContinental hotel on Atlantic in Boston. We understand that the hotel is in the financial district and close to public transit. Hopefully there will be plenty to see close by.

Looking for a little guidance, I sure would appreciate the assistance!! Thanksomuch...

Saturday, March 27, 2010

10k training update #3

At the beginning of this year I began training for a 10k (see here).

I have now been training for 12 weeks and here are my statistics -

Timeframe = Feb. 18 - Mar. 27, 2010

Running ~ 77.15 miles
Cycle ~ 71.6 miles
Other Fitness (Walking, elliptical machine) ~ 27.46 miles

Update #3 training miles = 176.21 with a combined total of 398.19 mi for 12 weeks of training !!!!

Since I began training I have run both 7 milers & 8 milers!

I will be running my first sanctioned 10k race tomorrow ~ This is what I have been training for!!! It will be so amazing to see my husband waiting for me at the finish line... Need to post this so I can get to bed and rest up for my big day!!