Race day is tomorrow!??!!

May 23, 2008

Last November, it seemed like I had ages before I had to deal with May 24. Last November, I thought I’d be running 5K distances without breaking a sweat by now (I’m sort of the queen of deluding myself, since I also thought my first run with my superfit coworkers would be a piece [...]

I’m a superhero!

May 22, 2008

When my mom called me at work yesterday (she was at home on her day off), I asked her if a package had come in for me. Ever since I got an email from Andrea a week ago, telling me that my superhero pendant would be mailed out that day, I had been eagerly [...]

Where I gush about my friends—again

May 20, 2008

I’m such a sap: you’d think I was an alcoholic with a penchant for slurring “I love you guys” at every social event after a few too many drinks due to the frequency with which I gush about being so grateful for my friends on this blog.
(I may one day be known for my alcohol-fueled [...]

Highlights from the shower

May 19, 2008

The unsurprise
I was always ambivalent about whether or not this was a surprise shower. If asked, I’d tell people not to let her know but she’s pretty perceptive (unlike me) so I figured she’d figure it out anyway. It’s also probably not a good idea to hold a surprise shower for a mother-to-be [...]