Who's Hungry????

Is anyone else super excited to see The Hunger Games????   I can't wait.  I read all three books in just under a week.  Who doesn't just love Peeta?!?!?!?!?

I have a feeling I'm going to have to be a total nerd and go see it by myself......me and the billion teenage girls that'll be there.  I don't actually remember the last movie I went to that wasn't a kids' movie.  How sad is that?!?!?!?  There's no way I'll be able to talk Jake into going with me.

New Job and a knee pop!!!!!

So, first things first.  I got a new job........way back in August!!!!  I don't think I've ever adequately put into words how much I HATED my old job.  They were just horrible to work for.  Horrible, I tell ya!!!  I love my new job...well, for the most part.  I did have to take a pay cut, but it's soooo worth it.  My day is usually done by 11:30a.  That's right, that little "a" is for A.M.  Totally awesome!!!  I do have over time each week, but no biggie.  I also get to keep Drew home with me.  No more daycare.  It totally more than makes up for the pay cut.  My work day is already half over before I wake Shea up to get ready for school in the morning.

Drew found some long-lost mustaches my mom gave him a while back!!


So, I got back into running again last year.  I love it.  It's a total stress reliever, energizer, make me feel young again kind of thing.  I'm training for the Drake Relay 8k run in April.  But then something horrible happened last night, my knee popped as I was bending down, and I'm in horrible pain every time I bend my knee the slightest, like even going up and down my stairs.  No, I wasn't getting ready to run or playing with the kids, or jamming out to Just Dance3, I was just kneeling down to pet Ruger.  How in the world does that happen!?!?!?!?!?  I'm thinking I might have to go get an X-ray if it doesn't get any better.  I'll give it a few days.

The kids stretching with me before the Des Moines race.

I am sooo wanting to run a half marathon.  There are a few here in Des Moines, but I'm wanting to do one in Minneapolis that they have in August.  I'll never be a full marathoner.  Something is just not right about willingly running 26.2 miles.  Something's not right about doing a half marathon either, but I do want to do it at least once.  The Disneyworld race would be totally awesome!!  You run through all four theme parks with a lot of fun stuff to do.  It's a whole weekend event with different distance races.  How fun would that be?!?!?!?!?

The kids and I at the Des Moines marathon.

Hope everyone's having a fantastic weekend wth no silly knee injuries!