I wish I was in Memphis really bad right now!

Why am I ready to be back home?  Well, of course, I miss my family and friends.  What really hurts is that my Memphis Tigers just lost in the Sweet 16 and now I am forced to go into work tomorrow and find absolutely no one to sympathize with.  It would have helped the sting of the loss if I at least had someone who was as sad as I was.  Oh well...time to move on...there's always next year!

Before I move on...I do need to complain about CBS or KSLA, whoever is responsible.  I texted Michael early in the day and told him I thought we should go to this bar that's nearby and watch the game - this bar has the world's best buffalo wings by the way.  Michael says he's cool with that.  We go,  I'm excited...next thing you know, 3 minutes into the game, we're watching the Duke/Villanova game.  I get mad, but figure we'll eat our wings and then go back to my apartment and watch the game on the computer - but at least while we're eating, I can still keep up with the score.  HA!  KSLA puts up a weather ticker OVER the score.  So irritating.  We came back home at the half and I was able to watch Memphis lose.  Anyway, who here cares anything about Duke?

Still working on my running.  My mile time is about 8:45, which isn't horrible, but could be a lot better.  

And, oh yes, I turn 25 on Sunday.  Is it wrong that I still get really excited about my birthday?  I know I'm not ten anymore, but gosh, it's fun to have a day where you can do anything you want guilt free.  I'm not exactly sure what Michael and I will be doing, all I  know is that there better be a brownie alamode involved.  

Anyway, it's bed time.  Sweet dreams.

I'll be wearing my Memphis flip-flops tomorrow!

-Corrie

Running!

I am so happy that spring is here.  It makes getting my butt out of bed to hit the running trail much easier.  I'm trying to get back to where I was 2 years ago.  That's when I was doing 5k's just about every weekend and actually winning medals in some of them.

Yesterday, I timed myself and I was able to do about 4 miles in 44 minutes.  I know that's not great, but it's so much better than where I had been...which was just barely running a mile.  I'm hoping to get my time down a lot in the next few weeks.  I ran the 4 mile "Zoom through the Zoo" 2 years ago in 34 minutes, so I know it's possible!  

Tomorrow, which is Wednesday, is actually my Monday and I'm just so not in the mood to go back to work.  The weekends go by so fast and it just stinks that I don't have weekends off with Michael.  Maybe one day!

I'm attaching a picture from last year, just because it makes me laugh.  Michael and I had just started dating and our friend Janice came with us on a fishing trip.  Everything was going fine until the boat's motor broke and Michael got out to pull us back to the dock, which was only about 30 feet away.  We were near another dock, but it wasn't the dock where our car was parked, so Mike told me to push us off that dock to get us moving.  Wouldn't you know, I push off, don't have good control of my body and end up FULLY clothed in the FREEZING cold lake.  Michael is so mad about the boat not working that this just adds to his frustration.  Good thing Janice was there.  She just couldn't stop laughing, but I was glad...at least me falling in was good for entertainment!

-Corrie