Year: 2013

Looking for Friends: Sweet Moment of the Day

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Our doorbell rarely rings. Basically it has only gone off about 6 times since we moved in here, and most of those were food deliveries. But today it went off and of course the puppies got super excited and Finn started barking. I put them in the garage (my new strategy when there is someone at the door)… and opened the door. There were two adorable little girls standing there with their bike helmets on. They looked maybe 6 and 8… somewhere around there… I’m not the best at guessing ages. They looked a little nervous… the older one waited just a moment then said, “We’re looking for friends… we’re new here.” At first I didn’t know what to say… I think I just smiled at them for a few seconds… then I had to break it to them that no kids live at our house. They both looked a little defeated. But then I said, “but the kids right across the street just moved in, maybe you can check that house.” They both smiled, …

Second Half-Marathon

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I ran my second half-marathon this morning. I have yet to train for one of these things, but I think I would like to one day. Last time was the Rock ‘N’ Roll half with my family in Vegas last December. They got me to sign up the day before. This one was a competition on base (they call it Frontiercade… there’s archery, soccer, tug-of-war, a commander’s chip toss, running races, etc. etc… and all of the groups/squadrons go up against one another)… but you automatically got 4 points for finishing the half. So I signed up a few days ago. I can’t remember my time from last year… but this one was 2:33… not great by any means, but only 5 minutes from the 3rd place under-30 female :) Oh, and as of today, I have been in the Air Force for exactly 2 years. Can’t believe how fast it goes by!  

Ultimate Frisbee

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Played ultimate frisbee today for Medgroup PT. It actually is a decent workout, considering all I do is run around like a crazy person and throw my arms around like I’m actually going to catch something. I touched the frisbee exactly 3 times. First, I picked it up to hand to the other team. Second, I blocked a throw really close to someone so my hand hurt for a while. And last, I tried to throw it once… and got blocked. There were plenty of holes in the grass, though, so running was challenging… it was a game in itself just to stay upright and not trip and fall on your face (which a few people did). Love it.