one week 'til game time

• this is it ladies and gentlemen...RACE WEEK
• has 18 weeks really gone by?
• are we am I really prepared? (Jake's SO got this!)
• training has had its ups and downs, of course, but at least we were mostly healthy and able enough to complete each workout in the training plan, namely, the long runs
• so at least we got that
• one fun thing that happened on Friday is that I got a cold
• and it got worse on Saturday
• and a bit worse today
• you know...sore throat, then tons of congestion, stuffy nose, sore back from coughing, blowing the nose, a bit achy, etc...
• now that it's Sunday and not better, I'm banking on rest, tea, Airborne, and an early bedtime to get me healthy for work tomorrow 
• we shall see...I know I've mentioned on this blog before that I seem to be getting sick a lot more often here...and especially on weekends which I'm not a huge fan of...but at least I can usually lay around if I want to/need to
• ANYWAY, let's just be grateful the marathon wasn't TODAY...and be hopeful that we will both be super healthy for the big race

Sa 9.29.12

• despite the pesky cold, we were able to get out a bit on Saturday for lunch at one of our favorite neighborhood cafes/restaurants VoulezBar
• was the first time we tried a meal...mostly we've just gotten their amazing medialunas and coffee
• I got a zucchini and cheese tart with some side greens

envious of this chick's ride

• Jake got a bondiola, which he thought would come in the form of a sandwich, but instead was a couple juicy slabs of beef, mashed sweet potatoes, and mixed greens
• we ended with a couple cafe con leches and of course, medialunas

 

• we continued down Cerviño

• across a plaza/park

• and made our way to a hospital
• last weekend we checked out another hospital...in the midst of trying to decide on where we want to be and which doctor we want to be with when/if anything major happens to our bodies while we're here...good to be prepared, right?
• still need to make a couple phone calls, figure out insurance business, and maybe tour another hospital before making the call...we shall see
• did some resting and cleaning at home, then Jake joined some friends out to watch the big All Blacks (NZ) vs. Pumas (AR) rugby game (AR got KILLED)
• I stayed home to nurse my cold 

Su 9.30.12

• put this down in the record books, folks - JAKE signed us up for a race!
• this one was for a good cause...one of Jake's coworkers had a son who passed away last year of Muscular Dystrophy...so his father organized this race to raise money and awareness for the disease...was very touching to hear him speak at the end
• we were scheduled to run 8 miles today as part of our marathon training, the race was 8k (5miles), so we ran three miles beforehand (basically to the race location) then completed the 8k...

• nice sunny day, nice to walk through the park that we usually run through...got a bit more of a close-up view of a Sunday morning at the park...reminded me of Italy...lots of elderly people strolling along with friends (think hairy, leathery-skinned men with large bellies, shirtless, maybe even shoeless, sitting on a bench discussing the problems of the world), families on bikes, rollerbladers, and our favorite, the free BA Moves aerobics class
• this week, there was this guy with multi-colored dreads leading a group of all ages, in Zumba-style movements (inordinate amount of dance movements involving pelvic thrusts...hilarious)
• I joined in while Jake stood in line for free yogurt cups
• then we walked home
• made some breakfast (note the tissues...grr...)

•  enjoyed some terrace-time and got work done

• October's going to be a busy one...will be starting with 4 new students, 3 of which are only for the month of October, the other is indefinite
• this means that every morning I have something (teaching or Spanish lessons), every afternoon I'll be at Septiembre, and every evening I have classes (except for Friday evenings...phew!)
• trying to stay positive about this, and remember that the money can be saved for a second trip home and other travel adventures...
• better get cracking on the planning now! Happy (almost) October...the best month of the year! ;)

p.s. what do we think of the larger font size? I swear they need something in between "normal" and "large"..."normal" is too small, "large" is too big!