Memphis Trip

This weekend Todd and I went to Memphis. My grandmother is in the hospital so we went to see her. She is doing better, but still not sure what is wrong. I think she will be able to go back to the nursing home tomorrow. However, we had a great visit with her. She has alzheimer's and has slowly been going down hill. The last time I saw her, she just sat there and stared into space. She could not communicate with you or anything. The reason she went to the hospital was because she was in a diabetic coma, which is odd because she is 84 years old, never been over weight, never had diabetes, and been healthy as a horse. Anyway, they are not sure why her blood sugar has been so high, but it has and we think that has caused her to be more out of it than she should be. I was very excited to see her laugh and talk. She is still not like she used to be, but she never will be because of the alzheimer's. However, it was encouraging that she knew her name, made her snazzy remarks, and when you looked in her eyes you could see life. Not a women who looked lost and confused 24/7. It was a good visit.

After our visit with my grandma we went over to Shelby Farms and ran our long run. It was probably the best run I have had since I started this 5 weeks ago. We ran on the Tour de Wolf trail. It was a really fun run. Some of it was in the woods and some was in the open, but it was so peaceful. On one part they have a place were dogs can be taken off their leash, however it was nice not to have to scream or fear for my life that they were going to attack me. They just did their own thing and did not even bother us. When we run here in Portagville the dogs run and chase after us and we end of screaming so they will leave us alone.

I really do like where we live and know that this is where God wants us, however; I do miss hills and fun recreation areas. It reminded me realize to appreciate what we have while we have. I lived in Memphis for 20 plus years and only went to Shelby Farms several times and now I wished had a place like that to go to.

Birthday Weekend!!!

That's right: birthday WEEKEND. I always have a way of turning my birthday into more than 1 day. Thursday night, I came home from class and Todd had made me a cake. I couldn't wait to eat it, so Todd lit some candles and sang to me.

Friday, my parents, brother, sister-in-law, and niece came up and we went to Shogun in Dyersburg for dinner. It was a blast and we had a great time. I love spending time with my family. I just wish my other brother could have come.

Saturday, we went to the Portageville Bulldog Foundation dinner with some friends of ours. We had a great dinner and fellowship. There was a band, but we didn't dance. Not because we didn't want to, but the music wasn't quite our taste, and the dance floor never got crowded enough for us to get "lost" in it. However, we had a great time.

Sunday after church we went to lunch and then to a movie. It was a wonderful, relaxing day with my Valentine. I loved my birthday weekend!!!!! I will post pictures soon.

Marathon Training

Well yesterday I finished my 3rd Saturday long run. I have been training for 3 weeks now. I run everyday except Tuesdays and Thursdays. I feel so much better just exercising on a regular basis. I am on track to finish the race in just under 3 hours. I have 3 goals for the race. Goal 1: to finish; Goal 2: Finish in 3 hours; Goal 3: Would really like to finish in 2 hours and 45 minutes.