Found!

I discovered two things this morning:

1) If I'm not looking for something in my apartment, it's only because I haven't realized it's missing yet.

2) My camera cord was buried in my stack of mail that I need to sort through.

I discovered these things as I was on a frantic hunt for my car keys trying to get out the door in time to make it to my sim. Apparently I was more desperate this morning than I was the other day looking for my camera cord because I was looking in weirder places. But happy day, I found the keys and the cord and now I can post pictures tonight. Yippee!

Note to Self: Get Directions

What was supposed to be a 6 mile run quickly turned into ... well, a bit longer run. Apparently the map I made earlier in the day somewhat stuck in my head and mixed with the 6 mile route I was supposed to run. Needless to say, after about 2.5 miles and reaching an intersection I was never intending to get close to, I realized that my 6 miler was going to take longer than I thought. Turns out it was about 2 miles longer than I thought.

This is the route I thought I was doing...

This is the one I ended up on...

Not only that, but I wasn't aware (for those of you from the area) that El Dorado from Brook Forest to Hickory Knoll does not have sidewalks. Who doesn't have sidewalks?? I was jogging along, all kinds of excited that I was surviving this run, when -- BAM!! No more sidewalk. So after 15 minutes of off-roading for about a quarter mile (man that killed my mile time) I finally made it back to sidewalks and enjoyed the rest of my run.

Best part about it? This was a BIG personal accomplishment for me! Up until now, the longest run I've ever done on my own was about 3 miles. All of my bigger runs have been with Nel or someone else by my side egging my pride to keep going. Today was my first big run by myself! I'm very excited. VERY! Usually on a run like this I would stop about every 1.5 miles to walk... and usually it's just because I'm worried I won't finish if I don't. This time, I only made one stop at my water break for a few minutes. Though I consider my off-roading a break. I wasn't moving very fast and I kept having to stop to let traffic have the right-of-way. Either way, I finished! WOO!!!

I think I might survive this half marathon thing after all...

Insert New Angry Face...

Apparently in the midst of my cleaning frenzy I decided that it wasn't important to know where my camera cable is and hid it from myself. I have a camera full of pictures and no way to get them to my computer. Amazing. Abso-freaking-lutely amazing.

And on the sad face front... I'm not so sure I'm going to be able to get a house as soon as I would've liked. I'm hoping my new pay grade will help out a bit, but we'll see. If not, I guess I'll be renewing my lease for another term. Not exactly what I had wanted to do, but keep your ears to the ground. I really want to get out of renting soon.

Oh yeah. And my Roomba is blinking the red light of death. Apparently this isn't a good sign. This is the point in the bad-day pie when I normally say "Check, please!"

Insert Angry Face Here

Today was a good day. I had a sim. It seemed to go pretty well and I got good, constructive feedback that will help me next time. Good stuff. I was happy.

Then I got a double dose of ... ehhh ... news. Not terrible. Not at all what I wanted to hear. And definitely frustrating. I'm not really willing to comment on either item yet today because I'm angry about them both and I'm 99% sure that my temper is largely due to the late bedtime and early wake up time this morning. I need time to cool off first.

Needless to say, I really hope I wake up from my nap to realize I've blown everything out of proportion and it's not as bad as I feel like it is right now...

The good news for my readers? I clean when I'm angry. I clean a lot. And I am not a happy Erin right now. This means pictures should be a nearly done deal by the end of the night (assuming my camera decides to cooperate).

No Turning Back...

It's official. I'm definitely going to be attempting to run the Houston Aramco Half Marathon in January. Up until this point I had the option to opt out and sell my registration to someone else should I not feel prepared... I've decided to hold onto it and give it a shot. Cross your fingers folks!!

I've also gotten suckered into running the Austin Half with a bunch of friends... That one should be a lot of fun, but man. I never thought I'd be one of those "running people."

On happier news, I am now ~95% complete with Christmas decorations. Another day should do me and today is looking to be that day. My goal is to post pictures by this evening sometime... Keep an eye out!