Yay me! I have been regularly running again since August. It took forever to recover from our Philippine vacation! I did some neighborhood runs between January and August but they were few and far between. I have run 3 races so far, between October 2nd and November 13th. Not bad at all! And after serving me well for over a year, I have finally allowed myself to replace my trusty Asics Gel Nimbus, with a pair of minimalist shoes that hubby swears by, the Saucony Kinvara. These are so last season’s (there’s now a Kinvara 2), but I don’t really care. I love that it’s lightweight! My feet and legs do feel the road more  now, but they’re adjusting pretty well to my new pair of shoes.

Hubby and I, I dare say, can no longer be trusted in a sporting goods store with a credit card or cash. It is so tempting to buy running gear! I should stay away even from the pop displays! Haha! Oh well.

Cheers, y’all!

As my daughter and I bid the summer break good-bye, I bid sweets and the unhealthy pattern of eating I’ve fallen into good-bye as well. That is, starting Monday! Hahaha! Much as I am not quite ready yet to trade sleeping in for crazy school mornings, I am just about ready to get back in tip top shape. I haven’t participated in any 2011 running events yet and I am most definitely planning on participating in the Komen Race for the Cure in November. And if I have any dreams of getting into a camo lingerie (Yeah, right!), I better start working out ASAP!

I’ll be taking the slowly but surely route to fitness just like I did last year. I should be seeing results by Thanksgiving…or by race day, in the first week of November.

Wish me luck!

It was love at first sight…and touch…and read.  My reading list continues to get longer.  I can’t wait to do a lot more reading when school’s finally out for the summer.  It’ll be hard to tell where the futon covers end and I start.  Hee hee.  More good times!

I can survive one freebie-deprived day.  The fact is, I’ve been getting a lot of freebies in the mail lately, mostly because of my food blog.  It’s almost like getting a payday advance. Hee hee.  A lot of them are coupons for free stuff. I hope to post photos after they’ve been redeemed. What can I say?  I love freebies!

Charming as these dream catchers are, what I really need right now is a “Texas bedtime catcher”.  It’s been almost a week since we returned from our short but sweet vacation in the homeland, yet our bodies still seem to think they’re in Southeast Asia.  For several days now, I’ve been waking up at 2am and unable to go back to sleep.  Hopefully, this coming weekend will do the trick for us, what with 2 party invitations lined up!  Otherwise, I’ll be needing forehead wrinkles treatment much earlier than I would prefer.   Cheers!

Mabuhay is the Filipino word for welcome.  It also means “to live” and
“long live” (like when toasting a person, “Mabuhay ka!).  It is one of my most favorite Filipino words.

Yesterday, while checking-in at a hotel, we were pleasantly surprised when we were served tall glasses of very cool and refreshing buco pandan juice.  Mabuhay (welcome) drinks!   Just what we needed!

I like our hotel a lot.  It’s new and the outdoor lighting by the pool is just awesome.  I hope to post pictures and actually tell you where we are…soon.

Not really!  At least not that bad that I will be needing the best sleep aid! Haha!  When I was still a little girl, I remember having a hard time sleeping whenever I get excited over something…my birthday, Christmas, an out of town trip, to name a few.  I still get excited over these very same things but if ever I’m sleepless, it’s because of poor time management. Hee hee.

November 7th was a pink day in Austin.  On that day, thousands participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.  It was a cold morning, with temperatures in the low 40s.  Yet, one felt warm.  I did!  And my running attire (definitely warmer than just plain girls shorts!)  had nothing to do with it!   I ran in the timed 5K event with my husband and 2 of our dear friends. I raced in celebration of my Mom, a survivor, and of  family and friends who have had breast cancer.  With God’s grace, we will continue to race in years to come.  Hopefully, in my lifetime, a cure for breast cancer will be discovered.

Last month, I helped cover textbooks for my daughter’s class.  It’s something I was happy to do.  And to show her appreciation, my daughter’s teacher gave me a goody bag…

What a treat!  I love chocolates and I munched on a few pieces while I was covering books.   Yum!

We are now into the second nine weeks of school.  The holidays will be here before we know it!  I won’t be hanging christmas garlands this year.  And for good reason!

Cheers!

We were up and about really early last Saturday, October 23rd.  Hubby and I participated in the Livestrong Challenge 5k Run here in Austin, TX.  It was hubby’s first 5k while it was my 2nd, the first being the Schlotzsky’s Bun Run last May.

Hubby and I tried our best to get ourselves ready for the Livestrong Challenge by running at least three times a week.  Our natural fat burners, hopefully were working as hard as we did.  In a little over a week, we will be running in another 5K.   This time, it’s for the Susan G. Komen Race for the cure.  It’s going to be one heck of a fun race!

Cheers!