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Ahhh today marks my sister's ___th birthday!
I picked her up something special... wanted it to be a surprise but had to tell her before she bought one herself! arghhh!

Gordon and Deb at our birthday celebration at Sullys.

My sister is 40 something today and has NEVER had a pedicure!  How is this possible?  So Lisa suggested that we have a girlfriend get together for her birthday and all get pedicures.  I called her and told her that Chels and I wanted to take her for one.  I didn't disclose that others were also going to attend.

I brought wine and snacks

People brought gifts for Debbie

and we had...

and photos of me for the 52 week project

self portrait

 Did you see this?  I so want to get smashed!
 

Well not for another 9 months or so, but it's official.  This morning I signed Chelsea and I up for the Chicago Marathon.  We are both so excited to be doing this with Jill and Jennifer!  Whoo hoo!
So as we count down to Chicago I will keep running and we will have several races in between to help train and prepare us for the big day. And while I don't plan to run 100 miles every month, it was...

Week 4
Wow these weeks are flying by! We are heading into February which leaves me one more day to reach my goal of 100 miles for January.  I didn't plan on 100 each month, but it seemed I was so close I had to at least try to get there.
But this weeks challenge for me was about friendship. Not that having a friend is challenging, but it is challenging to keep them a part of your life.  You know...

February is the month of love...  
And when I got the Work in Progress project kit I was tickled pink!  Since I love mini books I of course couldn't wait to play with all the fun stuff included in this kit.

I made two mini books with this kit.  The first one was all about the envelopes, I covered the flaps with patterned paper, cut journaling squares to size and then added my pictures and embellishments.
I...

Some mornings the last thing I want to do is head out the door into the freezing cold and go work out. Some mornings with as much planning as I do, I still forget my shoes or my ipod isn't charged, but I do it anyway.
Some mornings I go to run but find out I should take the day off running and decide to take a spin class instead.  Being able to change up your routine is good for you and keeps things...

Week 4 - Challenge    
As I go along another week finding ways to apply my word to my life it somehow seems to do it on its own.  When I chose the word it was for me to challenge myself in my running and in other parts of life, but it seems life has a way of challenging us even when we aren't looking for a challenge.
And in between all those challenges you have to pursue your goal with the same...

What a sweet surprise to get a Stylish Blogger award from Laura.  Not only is it flattering to receive such awards, but its always fun to find new blogs that your will be inspired by.  As a part of this award you are to tell 8 things about yourself and then pass the award onto 8 other blogs.
About me:
I'm always working at ways to improve my running by doing interval runs or hill runsI can't...