Is it really going to be 2010?

I'm sitting here realizing that this is the last day of the year. Wow....time really does fly by. As I reflect on this last year - I feel very grateful. I have many things to be thankful for.
 I have such  great family and friends that I love so much. I have my health and a wonderful husband and kids. I love my church and all the opportunities that being involved with it has provided me. And I'm able to keep my music talent up - playing the piano and organ.
 I've been able to travel a lot this year and I've been able to do a lot of walking/jogging.  I do hope this next year is as good for me or should I say - to me.
Yesterday I did 4 miles on the treadmill - I don't think I will do any today.  We are going to go over to Zillah to my Brother's house and have a nice New Year's Eve dinner and then play games for the rest of the night.
We always have such a good time with my brother Rock and his wife, Jackie.(and their family) And of course, my parents and Mindi will be there.  My brother Rick and his wife, JaLynne will have to go to Tacoma to be with her side of the family.  We sure enjoy Rick & JaLynne, also.  I have such a great family.
  Well, all is well!! I've also enjoyed re-connecting with a lot of old friends on Facebook this year. I forget how many people I've come in contact with throughout my life. It really humbles me and makes me thankful to know so many wonderful people. I'm feeling so thankful today.  I hope the feeling stays!!

Our trip to Seattle

I thought I'd put in a few pics from our trip to Seattle last week with our two boys - Rocky , Greg, and Greg's wife - Heidi.  The first one is from the top of the Space Needle in Seattle. The next one is with our 3-D glasses on before we watched the movie 'AVATAR'.

This one is me, Rocky, and Jay before we ate wonderful Crab at the Crab Pot there on the wharf.

We had 3 different types of crab - The Alaskan, Dungeness, and Snow.

Oh, it was so delicious, but we had to make quite a mess getting them out of the shell, of course.

 This last picture was taken by Heidi of the rest of us

walking away.   We sure had a good time.

On the walking note: I did 3 miles on the treadmill today.

Movies and books this month

I was just thinking of the movies I've seen this Holiday Season.
New Moon  -from the Stephanie Meyer books. I liked it - saw it twice.
The Blind Side - true story  and worth seeing twice!
Invictus - about Nelson Mandela and the Rugby league in South Africa. Wonderful movie.
Avatar - Amazing computer technology in this one!  I want to see this one again also.
In fact all 4 of these movies were worth seeing twice.
Now I'm wanting to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie.  I guess you could say that Jay & I are
definitely movie goers.  Rocky enjoys going with us to them, also. We tried going to the Sherlock Holmes
movie on Saturday night in Moses Lake, but the place was packed.  Way too many people - so I guess we'll
wait until this coming week - maybe even tomorrow night!

I've also read two books this month while I was on the trip back east with Rocky.
 First one was: 'Deception Point' - by Dan Brown.  He has written some amazing books (The DaVinci Code, Angels and Demons, and the Symbols one (I can't remember the name right now)  But he is an amazing story teller  that combines history and facts and technology and symbolic meanings, etc. etc.  You almost believe that everything he says is the absolute truth.
Then the second one was: ' Dear John ' by Nicholas Sparks.
Yes, I'm a girl and I like these romantic novels. Nicholas Sparks always throws in a twist at the end - that usually makes you sad, but you realize that it was the right thing to do for the character that he created.

Well, that's my movie and book review for today.  It was church day today - so no jogging on the treadmill, but tomorrow morning, most definitely.

Christmas Time

Yes, it's been 10 days since I last wrote. That's how long it's been since I've been on the treadmill.  :(

We've had Greg & Heidi here and Rocky, of course.  So we've been doing some fun things.  We went over to see the Winters' family in Yakima Valley.  Then we went to Seattle for a few days.  We had fun going to movies, shopping, eating, etc.  Then we came home and had a big Adams' family party.  After that we had Christmas Eve day - opened gifts and went to Don's Restaurant for dinner.  It was great, but then on Christmas Day - Heidi and Greg had to go back home.  So it's just Jay & I and Rocky.  I know Rocky would love to be somewhere else, but he's stuck here with Mom and Dad.  Jay took him on a little trip today (to Tri Cities) while I get my Christmas Cards done.  Yes, that's right.....they are soooooooooo late this year.  I'm still going to try and get them out.
But I did do 5 miles on the treadmill this morning!!  Yep,  I vow to not let it go that long again this year between walking/jogging times.  I know that it has been quite busy for us, but I feel the routine time coming back and I will get back in to it. :)

Pictures - Elvis's Graceland

These are some of the pics I took at Elvis's Graceland.  Yes, there's much more, but these are some of the ones that I like. His graveside, His mansion, His racquetball room full of memorablia, and the famous pink Cadie.  Of course there was much more - but I did have a good time looking at all his stuff - even tho I was by myself.  My son was interviewing for  his residency that day.

Now above is a pic of me on Beale St. in Memphis. It was freezing cold, but what a fun street to walk down.  Lot's of music playing and good food everywhere.  And here's the famous BB Kings!

SNOW

Yes we've got lots of snow today. We woke up to it this morning and it has been snowing on and off all day.
I must say that even though I'm not fond of driving in it -
 it really makes me feel like Christmas time is here.
I do like the music of Christmas and all the lights and decorations.  I also enjoy the presents - although, I get kind of stressed as to what to get everyone on my list.
Jay always packs up a lot of apples in boxes (and sometimes I help). Then we make up a list of all the neighbors and friends to give them too. Then we go deliver them. This year he is doing most of the delivering  - He did that yesterday and only has a few other deliveries.
I am kind of behind this year - I'm sure it is because I was gone for over a week with Rocky. But I'm also sure it is because I've put things off a little, too.  Oh, well....................:)
I need to do all my Christmas cards, but I think I will just do them later this year.  Who really cares??  Yes, I'm giving myself permission to wait on that.
   Anyways, today I did do 5 miles on the treadmill again. I watched most of the movie "Julie/Julia".  What a cute movie - I really like it.  Infact, it gave me inspiration to start this blog -  so that I could fulfill my goal of walking the Marathon.  I feel like it really helped and now I must keep it up - so that I can complete another one!  Yes, probably next fall.  I'm committed.
    Well, all is well - even if it is cold and snowing outside. I'm thankful to be alive.

Trying to keep it up!

Today I did 5 miles on the treadmill while I watched a movie. I'm going to another Christmas party tonight - so I need to keep this up.  Last night was our church party and I ate way too much. Yes, I weigh too much right now. I'm really trying(to keep up my jogging) ....... it's just not so easy this time of year!!  I'm going to look for a 1/2 mara to do in January or February.  I know that will give me more incentive!

Also,I'm going to try and post a couple pictures of our trip back East- last week.

Oh, wait, I've gotta get going - I'll have to do that later.  :)

Whoa......it's been a whole week!

Yes, that's right a whole week. I did 5 miles last Wednesday in a Spokane Hotel the night before Rocky and I took off. And now today - (finally).......I was able to do 4 miles of jogging on the treadmill in a hotel in Hartford, Conneticut.
To refresh:.......I'm on a trip with my son, Rocky J.  He is interviewing for a Pathology Residency. He is an MD.  We stopped first in Memphis, TN.   While Rocky was interviewing there, I was able to go to Graceland and see the mansion and all the Elvis memorabilla. Boy, there was a lot of memorabilla. I enjoyed it, though.  Then that night - Rocky and I went into Memphis and walked down Beale Street. That was an experience- lots of music playing and we stopped at a nice restaurant for BarbQued ribs!  Wow, they were fantastic.    Then the next day we drove to Nashville and stayed overnight there.  We were able to see Opryland and take a tour of the city of Nashville. That was great - we saw the Reimen Theatre and the big Country Music Hall of fame (to just name a couple places).  We did get to see a show - The Radio Music City Rockettes Christmas Show.  So we had a good time in that town.
  Then the next day we went back to Memphis to fly out the next morning to Hartford, Conneticut.  And that is where we are now.  We spent yesterday looking around - finding out where the Hospital was that Rocky needed to Interview at.  Then this morning, we woke up to 6 inches (at least) of snow.  Rocky took the rental car to his interview and I'm here just reading and watching shows on TV, and of course, I ran on the treadmill!  I'm at a hotel by the Airport - Springhill suites.  All is well.  I'm thankful that I could go on this trip with my son.  But I do hope we make it home tomorrow in good time.  We will be flying across the country and the weather doesn't look to hot!!  Oh, well..........................

Dec. 1st..

Yes, we had a great Thanksgiving.  This is a picture of Jay with the kids one night. I didn't get any great pictures of us all, because Greg & Heidi didn't make it.  Oh, well..........

The thing I'm most upset about is that I didn't run all week and I can tell.  I got on the scales and I'm the heaviest I've ever been!!  What is going on??? I've tried hard this year to do more walking/running and I'm fatter than ever.  I've gotta find a way to cut back the calories, I guess.   No fun..........

Anyways, today I did 4 miles on the treadmill. I'm going to keep trying. 

Altho, Rocky & I are going on a trip back east - he is going to a couple interviews for his Pathology Residency.  One is in Memphis and the other is in Hartford, CT.  I'm going along for the fun of it. I'm sure I'll try and see Graceland and maybe even get over to Nashville (Opryland).  That will be fun. 

I will take my jogging clothes and try to keep up my exercising in the hotels.

Well, tonight we are going to the movie 2012. Not much else happening.

We will be leaving tomorrow night.