oh.my.

I'm so excited! I just checked my race time from the 5k I ran on Thanksgiving and I was very pleasantly surprised to see this:

135

5388

Emily MALLOY

0

00:40:04.3

00:17:31.400

12:55.6

So I finished 135th out of the 200 women in my age division, 1833 out of 3200 total people, with a time of forty minutes and four seconds. That is a whole 3 minutes faster than my previous 5k!!!!! That is so huge for me! I'm so excited! I'm going to keep running and hopefully be ready for a 10k when the next one rolls around. If I can just keep up my motivation throughout this freezing cold winter We're up against!!!        

FIRST DAY!!!

The day has arrived! I have been scared to say anything because it might be jinxed. Or it might be too good to be true... Or I don't know what might happen, but if I say something it just might not.

BUT

It is here. The background check has cleared, the tax form filled and the insurance options... almost picked. DARRELL HAS A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!

Remember back when I had a *bad* day? Well, it was followed by a few terrible days, some stressful ones but quite a bit of fun too. And we managed to go to nearly 10 job interviews between the two of us.

And now Darrell has a job at Verizon Wireless! I'm thrilled :D I'm ecstatic! And just for good measure I took a first day of work picture and guess what? Baby boy looks pretty excited too!

sorry, they are kinda crummy... we were in a hurry...

GO GET 'EM D!!!!!

I'm proud to say that I have faithfully followed a diet plan for two weeks solid!

Two whole weeks.

I'm also proud to say that in those two weeks (and a day) I have completely stopped drinking Diet Coke. (and anyother soda for that matter...)

aaaaand

I've lost 9 pounds!

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

so excited!

so excited!

I just want everyone to know the best news we've recieved in a while now...

Darrell got a new "real" job!


Goodbye Walmart,

                                  Hello US BANK!!

He was offered an in store banker position yesterday and we are beyond thrilled!!!

my baby keeps grabbing my hand

and then clicking on the mouse pad.

sooooo cute!!!! what a little nugget he is! i sure like him. and his attempts to hold up his head and its so funny when he thinks he can sit up, but he really can't. ADORABLE!

AND HIS HAIR IS TURNING REDDISH!!!!! (can you tell that i'm COMPLETELY elated about that?)

and he is turning into daddy's number one cuddle buddy. without fail, he will fall asleep when husband holds him.

and I just keep selling things on Etsy!!! I really hope I can get up to one or two items each day. then i really won't have to go back to work. the thought of that really just makes me nauseous.

and summer is coming which means my departure from logan is coming closer and closer! HOORAY!!!!!! i am so ready to move away from here. in fact, i've been ready since my last semester of school.

and life is good!!!



ps

dear husband

will you pretty please take me back here?

i want to go

and run away and never come back!

thanks

love, lady