A new accomplishment

I also completed my first half marathon on Thanksgiving day!! I ran through downtown Atlanta, which was a nice change from my neighborhood where I have been training. The race went well, and I am proud to announce I finished in 1:45.11, hitting an average pace of just under 8 minutes a mile.

A sad week, but lots to be thankful for...

As a lot of you already know, the last two weeks have been rough for me. I lost a patient under anesthesia (my first) and my cat Apollo was hit by a car, leaving me the sad task of putting him to sleep at 10pm while Eric held him. I miss him dearly and will not forget his little face popping up from under the covers when we would wake up in my apartment at school. RIP little buddy!

On to brighter news, we had the wonderful opportunity to spend a glorious weekend at the lake two weekends ago and were blessed to have my parents, brother Joey, and his wife Crystal in for Thanksgiving. We enjoyed wonderful weather on both occasions, along with great company and great food!!

The vulture

Driving home today I saw a vulture in the middle of the street in our neighborhood. Eric, Martin, and I walked down to take a closer look. Martin love the "big bird" that flew "into the clouds!"

Fall is HERE!!!!

WE had a great fall day with temperatures in the 70s!! We spent time outside playing in the leaves, which Martin really got into. Graces wasn't so sure...

Happy Halloween!

We had a wonderful Halloween weekend! My mom stayed with us from Fri through Sunday while my dad was on a retreat. He came by Sunday for most of the day and got to see the kids. He and Martin carved our pumpkin (yes, late for Halloween). Martin was a monkey and enjoyed getting the candy! Every night he asks for something from his bag. Grace came out for a few houses dressed as an MSU cheerleader but the rainy weather caused her and mom to head home to pass out candy.

Rainforest Cafe

We enjoyed a trip to the Rainforest Cafe while in MI and had lunch with Linda and my mother-in-law. It was a lot of fun and the kids really loved all the animals!!

We had a wonderful time on a recent trip to MI. WE enjoyed a tailgate and football game (GO SPARTANS!!) at MSU, as well as a wonderful week with Eric's family that included a party and a trip to the pumpkin farm.