Just Plodding Along

Because original ideas are hard to come by and I am leaving this area I thought I would copy my friend Cat's idea of listing the 75 things I loved about living in the El Paso area. Some of the things on the list are outside of El Paso put happened because I got to live here.  Be sure to check out her list of the Bay Area.  She has 100 things but then she is also a bit of an overachiever ;). This is also to counteract all of my whining recently about the Army, the heat, allergies, pokey things....etc...etc....etc... 1. My amazing running friends (they by far have been the biggest happiness factor for me living in El Paso. I will miss running and brunching with them so much.) 2. The lack of snow and bitter cold 3. All the sunshine 4. Up and Running 5. Riviera's Tacos 6. Carlos & Mickey's Margaritas 7. Lazy Cow Trail 8. Tuesday night runs 9. My house's proximity to Orange Leaf 10. The 3 mile running loop on base 11. Camping in Ruidoso 12. White Sands...

I am hoping to get good news today about running after getting a CT scan of my heart this morning. But regardless of news the past couple of years have been full of awesome running experiences that I am thankful I have gotten to be a part! In no particular order of awesomeness: 1. Kendra getting a 5K PR. Kendra was my first running buddy when I moved to Columbus Georgia and is one of my favorite people. It was awesome to see her become a running badass and I was super happy I was running with her when she killed that 5K! 2. Helping Amanda train for and crush a half marathon. In the past year I have watched Amanda become an amazing athlete and was impressed and inspired by how hard Amanda worked to run her first half marathon....which was in June near Atlanta in high humidity and temps. She obviously likes to aim high. I was so proud of her! Helping her train confirmed that I myself would like to help others achieve their goals and got me motivated to work towards getting m...