And the Winner Is........

Well believe it or not our little Spanish speaking mamasita turns 3 on Sunday!!!!! Or at least I think she does, let me check my tattoo of the kids birthday's, Adriana implanted with a Fishbone chisel on my forehead. O.k. ya, Sunday is the Day!!! I really cant believe that Nat Na,t my little Daddy's girl with the Chupis permanently attached to her lips, is going to be 3!!!

Yesterday she received her first birthday package, which of course had to be opened right away. Who won the right to have their present opened first??.... The winners were Mare and John!! Thanks guys so much hope you enjoy the videos.

Sorry about the lighting..my bad. Well she got the Hulk face down now we just got to work on the upper body strength!! Good thing she had the help of Nicole, and her cousin Luisa.

She was so Happy that she did a little Celebratory Dancing!!

O.K. truth be told she did this dance a couple of months ago, but I thought that now would be a perfect time to display it's cuteness. She definitely got her dance moves from her Papa's side of the Family!!!!

GOT THAT RUNNING FEVER

I have always loved sports. As far back as I can remember I dreamed of being a star athlete. I would spend hours and hours watching sports (any sport), and pretending to be one of the athletes. I cant tell you how many superbowls I won, leaping over the couch cushions for the game winning score. There was only one problem with my sports ambitions; I am lets just say athletically challenged, o.k. I am a klutz. I cant even catch a cold. I tried every sport imaginable, and failed miserable at all, except two. I was able to swim and I was able to run. I was not particularly fast at either, but I could go forever.

The problem is, that it wasn't till I was much older (2 years ago actually), that I realized where my talents were. I think that my A.D.D. also hindered any hope of being a successful runner or swimmer, as my interests in anything never lasted very long. Luckily, I think I am growing out of my A.D.D.. Uh... What was I talking about again?

Anyway, 2 years ago, I finally gave up smoking (and except for the occasional relapse have stayed off it), and started running again. I trained for about 10 weeks, and successfully completed the El Paso Half Marathon, in a respectable time of 1:43 (I finished 101 out of over a thousand). After that my crazy work schedule, an office Christmas party mishap (resulting in Joey), and that pesky A.D.D., kept me from continuing my training.

But I am back!!! I have started running again, and have big plans for the future. First up, the El Paso full marathon in March. Final goal: the Boston Marathon. You have to actually qualify to run in that one, which I hope to do eventually, but for now the goal is to finish the El Paso. I have a plan and a goal, and right now that's all I need to focus on. I will blog more about my training each week, to keep you updated, and to keep me motivated and focused. What was I talking about again?