My friend, I came by to wish you a very Merry and Blessed Christmas. May you have a joyful time with your loved ones and I wish you only good things in the new year!
I know you are probably having fun hanging out with your BTF, just wanted to check in and say HI! I am working on getting ready for the marathon on May, walking my fanny off, hope your running is going well.
My friend, happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones (especially your husband). Take care and God bless you and your family ...just curious - what is the great news about your husband?
Hey Teamwife I know that you are otherwise occupied right now, but I wanted to let you know that the marathon in May out in SD is going to done by a group here to raise money for the NSW foundation. We will be posting a thread on this once we have more details, so hopefully you will be checking in here once and a while. Hope things are good with you.
Just wanted to add my excitement as well. So glad to hear BTF is back home to you safe and sound. You must be so proud and happy -- and I can only imagine how excited he is to see you! Enjoy your time together!!!!
I left a message on the thread you started, but also wanted to stop by here and say I am SO happy for you! I could feel your smile coming off the screen from your message!
So glad to hear you're doing well. I was having a rough time this weekend and it helped to think that other women are going through situations far beyond just being separated by 3,000 miles and they are doing just fine!
I'm looking forward to my first post-marathon run tomorrow. I took the week off to rest my knee and a toe/blister. I'm a PM runner mostly because I just love the snooze button. Totally agree with you, though: there is something about brisk morning that is just so energizing. I signed up for a Boot Camp class at my YMCA last year and had class at 5:30 a.m. three times a week. I hated getting out of bed but LOVED the feeling at 6:45 a.m. when I realized what I had accomplished.
Hey TW. Hope your having a great weekend. I'm glad your doing better and it sounds like you are really busy at the moment. I'm struggling to write a romantic suspense novel, its something i've always wanted to do so I decided to just go for it. I've been working on it for a year now but its getting there. Anyways hope you get a chance to relax and have some fun. J.
It was not a fun weekend away, it was a training weekend. I hurt in places I didn't even know that I had. My CO wants the platoon to be able to run 8km sub 50min, this should more than have me ready for the marathon. Hope you had a good weekend as well.
Hi V, Thanks for the message. I've missed our chats this week. It was a hell of a week and I'm so over the travelling too. Though I may have to travel again soon, it never ends. I'm finally getting around to my mail today and was happy to get your message. Hope you're doing good. We'll have to catch up with each other soon, just wanted you to know I'm back and I'll be looking forward to hearing from you and what you've been up to. Hopefully all good! Looking forward to tonight's episode. Did you notice that there's only 2 left for the season finale? We'll have to discuss it - LOL! Well take care & TTYS. Marilyn
I generally root for Stanford, since I grew up on the peninsula and the school is on this side of the bay. I lived in Palo Alto for a couple of years, and grew to HATE game-day due to traffic but I am past that now. Much easier to not live near the college!
I am definitely (barring some catastrophe) going to do the SD marathon- I will be walking it and it will take forever, but I am going to do it. ALl you runner types will just have to keep a seat warm for me wherever you all end up.
I actually started in the hospital as an EKG tech- my mom had worked there for years and I needed a job with health benefits since I wasn't living at home anymore. I thought it would be a placeholder job until I figured out what I really wanted to do. After about 6 months, I realized that I really enjoyed patient care, so I explored what my growth options were. My mom is an echo tech, and it seemed like it had some job security, so I started my campaign to get the hospital to OJT (on the job training) me. There were no schools in this area for cardiac ultrasound at that time, and moving to San Diego/Loma Linda/Oregon was not in the books for me financially. So, after 2 years of working for the hospital they figured I was a good bet for training, and there you go! I took my ARDMS boards two years later, so now I have the same certification as someone who went to school. It was more common to OJT 10 years ago- now there are more schools so most hospitals will only hire grads. It is a great career- I actually left the hospital to be a marketing manager for Acuson/Siemens Ultrasound for 5 years, got to travel the world and see the 'business' side of ultrasound. It was fun, but I missed patient care so I went back to the hospital. I would highly recommend it as a career, as it is a very flexible career hours-wise, and you can get a job ANYWHERE. Seriously- every city that has a hospital is looking for echo techs- either in the hospital or in cardiologist's offices.
Hey TW just stopping over to say howdy, hope you had a great weekend. We enjoyed the last of the warm weather for a while I'm guessing. It was in the high 70's this weekend and beautiful, unfortunately the indian summer will end very soon. Then the snowpants come out!
OK- on this page there is mention of cake, cross-fit, SD marathon, and halloween: those are all on my list of favorite things/things I want to know more about. Cake- given it is a favorite thing. Cross-fit- trying to figure out if this will work with my knee surgery past, but very interested to hear any feedback. SD marathon- I am really thinking I may have to try to get ready for this, even if it means run/walking the thing. Halloween- just a happy holiday, no pressure of presents family obligations. Also, wanted to check in and see how you were doing and if you had had any news about homecoming.
I dunno when I'll start training for the SD, but it will go better than what I've done for the Baltimore Marathon this Saturday (which, so far, has consisted of pretty much nothing.) I coach modified field hockey in the Fall and I forgot how busy and flustered I get with organizing practices and traveling to games. I'm hoping to start my training for the SD in early January and shoot for a sub 4:30 time. I'm so glad to meet someone (besides my hubby) who does CrossFit. I haven't officially started any program yet, but I'm definitely gearing up to start once the field hockey season ends. Anyhoo, just thought I'd shoot you a message. Hope your week is going well.
Hi. The cakes sound wonderful! Do you have any left?
I admire the running you do. The main reason I came to this site was to get inspiration for exercise. Ugh. Hate it (exercise... not the site... L0L).
Yes, I'm in TX. Recovering from Hurricane Ike and getting back to normal.
I might wear a pumpkin costume to work if I get my nerve up. I'd have to take it off, but it would be fun for awhile. Do you have a costume? I love this time of year.
LOL its funny you mention that about crossfit, I was looking into what it would take to get certified and was thinking of doing it next year when I'm done my training. We are right now 95% sure that we are moving to Calgary at the end of the school year and they have a couple of affiliates there. Glad your feeling better, I'm getting anxious for Sat morning to get here myself(mostly bc I will get a break from the kids for 3 days ).
Yep- I am a cardiac ultrasound tech! I also do some vascular scanning, mainly carotid ultrasounds and abdominal aorta scans. I am the clinical manager of the sonographers in my hospital, which means that I don't have to deal with budgets/hiring/firing, just keeping everyone's skills up to par. I wondered how you were familiar with cardiology from a prior message of yours- not many people under 50 know what a cardiologist is.
Also, may I tell you how happy I was when your Beav's beat USC? Very happy!
Hope all is well with you. No, I'm not in the Teams, I'm civilian.. but I'm a big supporter of Navy SEALs... I do SEAL training programs, currently "12 weeks to BUD/S program" by former SEAL Stew Smith Have a nice day and take care
Just wanted to stop by and say again that my hopes are with you that your BTF gets home safely and sooner rather than later. Are you running the Rock and Roll Marathon in May? I am thinking about trying to get down there for that, although it is so monotonous to WALK 26 miles that I may try to train for a partial run/walk.
Hey there! This is silly -- but I didn't realize I could leave messages or recieve them until I accidently clicked on my page this morning. Anyhoo, I sent you a PM about your post this morning, but probably doesn't hurt to leave good thoughts here, too.
Also, in the midst of invading your privacy, I noticed someone posted that you may be running a marathon next year. I ran the San Diego in 2007 and I plan on running it again in 2009 when I join hubby in Coronado. Lemme know if you're doing the SD Rock N Roll!
Hey TW no unfortunately we don't have any cross fit places here, the closest one is 2 hours away so it is just the reg gym for me. They have a nice daycare in it that my daughter really enjoys. As for not running enough I also feel that way, the marathon that I am planning on running is on May 31, 09 in San Diego. When is the marathon you are planning to run? You may be interested in this site that I found awhile ago and ran past scott (rsctt83) on here. http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244-255-11937-0,00. html. ~TTYS~K
Hey TW. Good to hear from you. The food in Italy was to die for. I ate way to much gelato in the week we were there. We loved visiting the ruins at Pompeii, definitely somewhere we want to go back to. We had a lot of fun wandering the streets in Rome and ended up getting lost for an hour. The good thing is we didn't get mugged. I didn't really enjoy France, probably because it rained the entire week we were there. Hope your having a great day.
Hi V. Thanks for your sweet and upbeat PM. I needed it after the terrible week I had. Responded of course, so check yours. I'm letting Barb coordinate our get together - she's better at coordinating than I am. I'm so looking forward to chatting with you. Take Care. Marilyn
Hey there TW! I not only got the PM but just replied. When you are done with all that beaverificiness, you may want to have a look there! Bahahahaha.....
Hi V. Heard we will be doing a conference call this weekend - can't wait!! Your ears must have been ringing today, we were talking about you, all good of course. TTYS. Marilyn P.S. J is right below, your wedding pictures look so romantic. You know I look at mine, they are so 80"s - even had the big 80's hair on my wedding day, Oh well I've improved since then.
Welcome to NSC.Thank you for asking me to be your friend. I hope that you have had the opportunity to read my BIO and all of my blogs. If I can be of assistance please let me know. Looking forward to communicating to you. Oh, by the way, please check out this sites link to the Naval Special Warfare Foundation. I hope you might consider a contribution to this great and most worthy cause. Sincerely, Frogman80
Hey! Just responded to your PM. I loved your message and gave you my point of view for last Sunday's episode. I love your new avatar and all your new photos. I recognize the Hawaii landscapes. Anyway, we will chat soon. I'm sure you will have comments to my PM. Take care. Marilyn
Love the new pics! The cakes looked wonderful. How did they taste? The cake is the main reason I go to weddings. LOL. I loved the wedding cake style that you had. The dress was gorgeous. Can I be jealous?
And your 5K run is very impressive! I'm trying to get in better shape and can't imagine running down the block much less for 5K. Of course, I'm not sure how long 5K is. LOL.
Hey thanks for the request. How is the running going, I'm finding my motivation is strongly lacking right now. I use to be a night runner but with the hubby away during the week and the kids in school (all but the toddler) its easier (and less expensive) to go to the gym in the morning. I just can't seem to get my head in the morning routine.
My CO wants the platoon to be able to run 8km sub 50min, this should more than have me ready for the marathon. Hope you had a good weekend as well.
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Have a nice day and take care
