It's pumpkin time

40th Wedding Anniversary

And they said it wouldn't last. Ha! We may have been too young to know better (18 and 21) but somehow it worked.

Pictures

This is 19km into the run with 2km to go and I'm still smiling.

The guy in the red with the pink ears is my 2:30 Pace Bunny.

Finished the half!

It was a perfect day for a run! I beat my last half marathon time by 20 minutes. Missed my target time by 5 minutes but I'm super happy with the improvement I made since Run for Water in May.

We started the run at 745am and saw a rainbow over Okanagan Lake. I ran with the 2:30 group, which is the time we wanted to finish in. We were led by a Pace Bunny who kept us running at the necessary pace and told us when there were walk breaks. We were following the Running Room program of 10 and 1. We ran for 10min and walked for 1 min. I kept up with the group until about the 14km point but was only 5 minutes behind.

I will post pictures tomorrow. I haven't yet seen the pictures Dave took. Hope there are some good ones.

The crowds kept us fueled. Jen held a sign "Go Mom. We love you." A couple of my favourites were "Run like you stole something" and "If it was easy, I'd be running too".

Running on Sunday

This week's assignments are in and I am packing the car for Kelowna where I will run 21km on Sunday.

Last long run

Did my last long run today.

Guess I'm ready for the half marathon on October 9.

First week of grad school

No pictures,but I am happy to announce that I completed my first week of school, handed in all of my assignments, and am ready for more.

I'm a Graduate Student

I've added graduate student to my description. I'm taking a Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning. So, right now I am a teacher, a graduate student, a grandmother of a 6 month old, the mother of two and a wife who will be soon be celebrating 40 years of marriage with her husband. Oh yah, and I'm training for a half marathon. Life is good!

New outdoor rooms

We were lucky enough to be given a patio cover and are enjoying our two new rooms.

Gotta love those Rose of Sharon plants blooming in September.

How to pick blackberries

1. Wear clothing you do not care about. Blackberries stain.

2. Bring pruning shears to clip your way into the centre and carefully discard the prickly remnants

3. Don't pick berries along a roadway. We call those "diesel berries" and don't pick berries that are low. Think of male dogs lifting their legs and contaminating the berries.

5. Enjoy! Maybe make a blackberry and peach cobbler.