PMS Weather

 That's right. I said it. Pullman's weather has the following symptoms: irritability, water retention, aggression, mood swings and inability to concentrate. It has been cold (50s) and crappy pretty much this whole "spring" but I'm ready for it to get nice so I can turn sickly, pale me into tan freckly me. Since I went MIA yesterday, I think I was actually being diligent and working! Wow! :) So, I didn't have time to post yesterday, so here's what's been going on with me.

Sunday: After work, I came home and changed into my running clothes and ran to my friend Laura's house, stayed and chatted with her a bit while i hydrated, and ran back for a total of 5.7 miles. Not bad but still getting ready for the Mountain Goat on Saturday. I haven't done much hill work and I'm starting to worry that I'm completely going to bonk in the first 5K that is COMPLETELY UPHILL! Barf! I know I did this to myself but I'm still part excited/part dreading it. I'm not sure what else I did Sunday night but I'm sure it was boring.

Monday: I slept in til, wait for it.... 7:30!!! It was a Holiday and all. I got ready and went to work. I did a 9-5 and felt pretty good about what I'd accomplished. On the way home, I stopped at the Walmart and got some picnic-y goodies so I could have my own cookout-ish. I got coleslaw, potato salad, a loaf of bread and a free movie out of the Redbox. I paired the goods with some peach iced tea and a grilled pork chop on the George Foreman (GF). It was pretty good. I liked the movie too!

                                                  
Then, I watched the Bachelorette. I like her but I think she's being dumb naive about keeping the scheemy Bentely dude and The Mask. I realize that he was about to take it off, but seriously. Dude! It's kinda creepy! I may be  considered shallow but if I'm going to date someone, I want to be attracted to them physically as well as emotionally. That could be just me! After the B, was a new show that can fill my BL withdrawals called Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss. I like it b/c each episode they follow an extremely overweight person for a year and monitor their weight loss. Unlike the 6mo. time span of BL, this is a whole year. These people seem to be more unhealthy than the people they take on BL too, so the transformations should be awesome! I'm looking forward to the rest of the season!

Tuesday: I worked. Barf. I went to lunch with my friend Laura and we had sushi! I had a Tempura Bento box that I forgot to take a picture of but it was amazing! Then, she talked me into going to Rib Night at the Silver Saddle which is also the home of The Ultimate Steak Night!   I started with this little lovely...

Of which Laura approves!

Then I ate my ribs, fries with fry sauce, chili and roll. I forgot to take a picture, so here are the leftovers and the damages.

Hello Ribby goodness!

Rib night isn't complete without a Wet-Nap!

I've decided that it was ok that I didn't run yesterday b/c the weather was crazy and thunderstorm-y which is weird for here b/c we never get them. I am sad about this was but excited to watch out the window at work when we had crazy rain, wind, hail, thunder and lightning! It was good that it didn't last long b/c I had to ride the motorcycle home! I had to battle GRAVEL at the bottom of my driveway. I was scared b/c we are not friends, but I successfully made it up the hill.

The big 10K is Saturday and I'm going to be house/dogsitting for my old boss. This works out well b/c I don't have to drive to Spokane at the "before crack" of dawn to make the 8am start. I get to take Heif with me. He gets to play his boss' dog, which is a female Great Pyrenees, the goats, sheep and chickens! And the weather is supposed to be nice! Hello 80s!

Has anyone ever done a 5K completely uphill? How did you get ready for it?

I'm looking into handheld waterbottles b/c I am learning that I have an issue with hydration when I'm running. Suggestions on handheld water bottles? Do you use them? Like them? Give me the dish!

Holiday Weekend

What am I doing this Holiday weekend you ask? Well, right now I'm working. BARF! I know! I think my only saving grace is that the weather is being bi-polar and goes from sunny to overcast gonna rain about every 20 mins. So, b/c of the weather situation, I've decided to come into work and do what I was planning on doing yesterday when I came into work that never happened. Since I kinda fell off the planet for a few days, here's what my fairly uneventful life has entailed:

Thursday: Work was normal but instead of running on Thursday like I had planned, I went and saw the Hangover Part 2! It was really funny! I won't spoil anything for you but if you are expecting to laugh like you're going to pee your pants like you did during the whole first movie, that's probly not going to happen. I mean it's funny and different from the first one but I can't say I was as "shock and awed" by this one as I was the first.
                                                 

Have you seen the Hangover Part 2? What did you think?

Friday: I worked, came home, was a giant lame-o and fell asleep on the couch to wake up to Jimmy Fallon and relocated to my bed. Yep. I'm a LAME-O and I'm OLD! :)

Saturday: I had planned to get up early, go to the Farmer's Market in Moscow and then go to work. What actually happened is that I was a giant slug and snuggled with the kitties in bed til about 11. I went to the Post Office and mailed Mom the Avon stuff she ordered. (Yes. I sell Avon if anyone is ever interested.) Then I came home, watched some softball, took a nap, changed into the worst clothes and shoes that I own and attacked my yard with the weed whacker. I was stupid and forgot to wear gloves, so I ended up with a GIANT not so big blister on my hand. But my yard looks good now! Then I hung out the rest of the night and watched '27 dresses' that i got from Walmart for $5!!!
                                                     

Sunday: I was good and got up at 9 and relocated to the couch and made breakfast of eggs and almond butter toast, tea (of course!) and a small glass of Trop50 OJ. While I was eating, I was watching the French Open. After I was done eating I fell into a food coma til about noon. I decided to be motivated and get dressed and here I am at work.

I was debating the idea of not working tomorrow since it is a holiday free parking day on campus but I think that I will sleep in and then come to work. I think I'm going to work on growing crystals with a new compound that I've made! Ok. That was enough geeking out on you. I'll go back to work now. Hopefully the weather will hold out and I can get a run in. Next Saturday, I have the "Mountain Goat Challenge" in Spokane. It's a 10K that is half totally up hill and the other half totally down hill. I need to get some hill work in, so we'll see!
                                              

What are you doing on Monday? Hopefully not working like me! :)