Ugh...

Today Sofia came back home with a craft she made in Spanish class. She thought it was funny, but I didn't like it at all. It exemplifies one of those stereotypes that I would just love to get rid of. The worst part to me is that her Spanish teachers are Hispanic themselves, and as such they should know better!

Bad outfit

Today the girls came back home with their school portraits. Bella is sporting a fake smile, but more importantly, I now realize she had a pretty bad outfit that day. The crocs, combined with the colorful socks, were just classic! 

Bad picture

Last week a bunch of people from work, including me, got their picture professionally taken for this one new company website. The pictures were ready today, and I did not like mine one bit because I thought it was a bad picture of me. But then, I got to thinking about how often we don't like pictures of ourselves and how silly that is. It may not be our best angle, but clearly that is how we look - at least sometimes.

Half Pig Marathon 2013

Today, after a full 3 months of intensive training, Gabi and I finally got to run our very first half marathon. I felt ready, nervous, and excited, and I did better than I thought I would. I finished at 2 hours, 16 minutes, and 12 seconds, a full 14 minutes faster than my goal. Gabi finished just 4 minutes after me. We were very lucky that it didn't start raining until literally 5 minutes after we finished, especially considering that it has been raining all day.  

Lionel, Raj and the kids came to see us at the half way point and at the end, and it was nice to see them there. Also, the people watching the race had funny signs, and from all the ones I saw my favorite ones were "Run, random stranger, run!" and "Chuck Norris never ran a marathon".  I think that trying to read as many of them really took my mind off the hills, and the couple blisters that - I realized at the end of the race - were forming on my feet. But blisters or not, I had fun and felt really strong.

In the afternoon, after I had taken a shower and somewhat recovered, I finally put in my car the sticker I was so looking forward to deserving.

Picking up my stuff up for the marathon

Bella didn't want to hold my hand, but somehow this was Ok for her

Yes, it is possible

We started the day while it was still dark outside

We started the race with the sunrise

At the finish line!

At the finish line!

Yes, it WAS possible

The Zoo

The zoo is my favorite place to go in the spring. During the entire month of April I kept trying to find the time to go to there to see the tulips, but it never worked out. Yesterday we finally made it, but only to find out that we officially missed out. There were a handful of purple tulips left here and there, but other than that they were all gone. At least the weather was nice...

Sweet ride

I saw this sweet bike and I wished I was little all over again just to take it for a ride.

Almost there...

This morning I completed my last training run. My next run is the half marathon. I am excited, and I feel ready!  ... Except for if it rains. If it rains, I will be in major trouble. But hopefully that does not happen.