Chasing Lori: Miracles, Disappointments, and Blood Lust!!

Chasing Lori: Miracles, Disappointments, and Blood Lust!!: I'm going to start with Blood Lust because that is what is foremost on my mind right now.  In this situation "Blood Lust" refers to a dog th...

Miracles, Disappointments, and Blood Lust!!

I'm going to start with Blood Lust because that is what is foremost on my mind right now.  In this situation "Blood Lust" refers to a dog that has killed a chicken and wants to kill more and more chickens.  It is said that once a dog has gotten a taste of chicken blood you can't stop them from killing more.  Hence the term "Blood Lust".  I know this seems strange but bear with me.   This is our puppy Shadow

I realize he doesn't look like a puppy but, he is not even a year old yet.   THESE

are my favorite pair of running shoes right now,( you can find them at www.newbalance.com  I usually prefer Brooks brand but these are so light weight that I adore them).  You  have to realize that during marathon training there is nothing  more important than your favorite pair of shoes.  I KNOW that I have 15 other pair of running shoes but THESE are my babies right now.  Yes, I know that soon they will have too many miles on them and they will hurt my feet and I will hate them etc..  but for now, they are perfect. 

This guy....... 

 has a taste for my favorite shoes.  He's never touched a pair of my shoes before but, the other night I left them  in the living room and he chewed a little on one, got a taste and now he won't leave them alone. "Blood Lust" I tell you!!   I love this dog but I think I might love my shoes more, at least for now. I'll let you know who wins this battle.

        I had a long day at work and I really didn't feel like running, but I did it anyway.  I am super glad that I did.  Got 5 miles in while running to Turkey Mountain and back.

So, I ran to the top of Turkey Mountain and turned around and that's when I saw it.  The most glorious rainbow I have seen in years.  I just stood there with my mouth open and stared for several minutes. This was the miracle in the title,  the disappointment is that I didn't bring my freaking phone to take a picture of it. I would have really like to posted such a wonderful and glorious sight.

   All Right-I am waiting for Larry to cook dinner and watching some Natural Geographic Wild, then off to bed.  y'all have a great night!!

When is the last time you saw a rainbow??

Does your dog do anything strange? ( I could go on for hours about ours)

How many miles did you run today!!!

Monday-no wait its Tuesday!!

I had my second Monday this week, I think that the first full week after the holidays is very difficult (even though I had no time off for the holidays). So , even though work was difficult I knew that I was having dinner with my girls and that always makes it a good day!!

     These are my girls--they are both pregnant- G_d help me-haha just kidding. Meaning, yes they ARE both pregnant but G_d doesn't have to help me in that aspect, they are both still pretty awesome.  We met at an Italian restaurant in Brookside this evening, I decided it would be a good idea to run there and have Natalie take me home.  It was just over 5 miles, misting and I fell once in a pothole but all in all a good run.  I've had awful heartburn all day so I had a salad for dinner, Natalie and Rachel however ordered gorgeous and glorious pasta dishes and I was very jealous.  Dessert!!!! TIRAMISU!!!  LOOK AT THIS BEAUTY

I want to make this bread this weekend!  

I also want to see this during the weekeng!

Wish me luck to both.  

It's a New Year and our Holiday Party

Well, the holiday season was so busy that I had to put a hold on the blogging, but I am back and determined to be more consistent with by blog.  It is a New Year after all, I am not much for resolutions but I do like the feeling of a fresh start and a few goals in mind.    My only running goals for the year are to run two full marathons and 4 half marathons.  Shouldn't be too hard,  I started training again on Saturday and ran 6.5 miles with my running group.  It's only been a few weeks since I've ran with my group and I forget how much fun it is, not to mention it was a beautiful day --makes you happy to be alive.

       After the run we spent the day getting ready for my work Holiday party that night.  I know you might be surprised that we waited so long for a holiday party but it is very common in restaurants to wait until after the holidays to have your party.  So, we made 1 20 lb. brisket

When I say we, I mean Larry.  I made a pound cake, a carrot cake and this beauty!

This a stick of softened butter, a half cup of mayonnaise, one can of olives (chopped), one can of artichokes(chopped) and 2 cups of mozzarella cheese.  Mix all that together and smear it on a loaf of French Bread, bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.  This is a slight changed recipe that I got from www.pioneerwomancooks.com.   She has great recipes AND she's from Northeastern Oklahoma also  (her grandmother taught my parents in elementary school) which makes us .... well nothing.  Anyway, the party was super fun and went on until 3 in the morning.  I, of course did not stay that late, I would die if I stayed up that late.   

Not the best picture of us but it is what it is!!  That was at like 1130 and look how tired I seem.  If it was 3 am I would be dying!

     Sunday, we went to see the movie Django -wow-what a great movie-HOWEVER be prepared to be in the theatre for 3 hours.  We were in there so long I about lost my mind-- really about lost my mind.

Today was Monday!! I got to work and toasted my English muffin and then dropped it on the floor-AWESOME  and thats how my day went.  Was supposed to run an easy 4 miles tonight and I lost track of time and went too far, therefore it was dark on my way home and I had to run under a bridge.....in the dark....  I HATE THAT!!!  I mean I really hate that, if you know me at all you know that I have an irrational fear of running under bridges even in daylight, but in the dark NO WAY.   

    Here's to a New Year and a Great Week!!

Ever been bitten by a brown recluse?? Well I have and it is not that fun.  Bitten twice actually and spent an evening in urgent care.  Really not fun!!  I have been bitten by spiders many times but never to this extent.  Whole arm was swollen and feverish so, thats why I've been MIA on the blog lately.  

Anyway, Marathon is done- Im doing a half in two weeks and will decide from there what direction I want to go.  I'm thinking MMA fighter but we will see.

         We had an event at the Temple that I ended up making 40 latkes for, I love latkes.  AND I love even more to cook with grease in somewhere that is not my house.  Much easier clean up that way. I'm now making cinnamon rolls from scratch and some matzo balls.  If the cinnamon rolls turn out well I will post recipe tomorrow.

Oh, I almost forgot we(meaning Larry) are making end tables for the bedroom out of pallets.

These pallets have the strongest nails I have ever seen!!! Also will let you know how they turn out!!:)

The Day Before!

Well, Here we are- the day before the Route 66 Marathon and I wanted to take it easy!  So-- I ran a 5k

Ha-  I look very serious, which is funny, because in all reality I'm totally not.  I had a decent run-finished in 32 minutes.  To continue on with my relaxing, I then went grocery shopping. Wal Mart on a Saturday before Thanksgiving day is not a pretty sight.   After the grocery store, I cooked a whole chicken and then divided into 3 meals, chicken salad for Larry's lunch next week, Matzo balls because I love them and I make delicious ones, and a chicken pot pie because I need something more substantial then matzo balls if I gonna run 26.5 miles( yep .5  doing the center of the universe tour) tomorrow!wow that was one heck of a run on sentence!! I also made 6 pie crusts for Thanksgiving and pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies for the hell of it.

These cookies are AWESOME--  just  a regular snickerdoodle recipe but add a cup of pumpkin puree.(I told you last week how to make your own puree)  also (ignore the junk food cereal box in the background).  THEN I went to a reveal party, I know--what the heck is a reveal party- well my BFF who is pregnant did not know what sex the baby is but her hubby did.  So, they threw a party and bought a cake and "revealed" what they are having!! AND ITS A 

GIRL!!CONGRATULATIONS NATALIE, MARCUS, AND STERLING!!

Very Exciting.  Anyway,  now I am really trying to get some rest so I'm gonna head to a bday party.  Sounds smart right! ugh!!!  Completely unrelated--

This is what our poor dog looks like when his dad has to leave for a side job after he's been gone all day.  Is it not the saddest thing you have ever seen.

Marathon tomorrow--Ill let you know-

Arkansas

So, If you are from Oklahoma, like me and you have not done the Talamena drive. You simply have to do it.  It is a scenic byway from Talihina Oklahoma to Mena Arkansas and it is absolutely gorgeous.  Larry and I went to the wedding of our good friends Emma and Zane this weekend.  We took a round about way and took this byway.  It was well worth the extra 7 hours in the car.  I won't bore with all the details of the weekend but we saw a lot of leaves, celebrated a wonderful marriage between two awesome folks, and generally had a great time.

And now on to real business.  One week to the marathon and I am pumped!! carb loading and tapering make for a very pleasant week.  Ended with and extra day off to recover what could possible go wrong!!