Miscellaneous Memoirs

I have met my fundraising minimum!  It doesn't reflect it on my fundraising page because I had to mail in the last few donations and it takes a while; but, YAY!  My cousin Clarrissa's parents gave me the final donation to meet my goal yesterday!  Thank you Freddy and Irma!

Thanks to a lovely Easter weekend with my parents and cousins Zack and Clarrissa and their families in Bastrop, today, Monday came too soon!

On Good Friday I ran 10.3 miles around Town Lake and then I got on the elliptical for 2 hours after that at the gym to simulate the cardio workout of the 20 mile run my team did on Saturday.  Because of my injury, my body probably couldn't handle both 20 miles now and 26 in three weeks so my coach planned an alternate workout for me.  It went well though and I was glad to finish with only some tolerable pain in my right foot.  I am going to the physical therapist tomorrow to have him work out some of the pain and give me the go ahead to keep running on it!  I feel good about it because now I know I can do it, even if I have to walk a lot and after a month + of frustration at least I know I can still run, even if it hurts! My cousin Alan gave me some great advice today to remember to enjoy myself, even I walk the whole thing I can still brag about having finished a Marathon!  I dont want to injure myself and not finish!

I played golf with the boys on Saturday at the Pine Forst Golf Club in Bastrop where my cousin Zack used to be the pro.  It is less than a block away from thier house. It was such beautiful weather and a beautiful course that I forgot how to play and did pretty bad.  I think I beat my brother on one hole...terrible. Luckily the boys were patient and we all had a great time.  I used this purple ball that was magical and skipped over water and bounced off trees into the fairway a few times and was almost un-lose-able and that was pretty entertaining.  Zack was also nice enough to help me through some really hard times with come golf pro pointers.  But it was definitely the worst I have ever played.  Props to Clinton for playing really great on the front 9 and out-driving Zack twice!

Other than golf we had a super relaxing weekend at the Fleming's house and I got lots of rest, reading and relaxation in.  I also didn't drink anything but water all weekend and that made me feel good! I needed a break and I have vowed to take good care of me for the race.  I miss my parents and brother a lot so it's always nice to spend any time with them I can. 

My brother turns 20 on Tuesday!  He isn't a teenager anymore.  This makes me feel old, I can only imagine how old it must make my parents and family feel.  He is the baby of the family.

My uncle Ray was admitted to the hospital Saturday to start preparations for his transplant THURSDAY!  Ah, this is so exciting and nerve-racking.  Please continue to think about him and my Aunt Kathleen!

Another update to come soon!  I soo appreciate all the encouragement!  Thanks everyone!