New Years Eve, for the kids and the adults!!!

I am giddy with excitement about tomorrow night!!! I have the kids every other New Years Eve. Usually when it is my year, it means I will stay home, put the kids to bed at normal time (7pm) and watch the ball drop on tv. When I don't have the kids I party like a rock star and feel like hell the entire next day.
This year, I have plans that include the kids and involves leaving the house. Jacob has a friend in his kindergarten class that has an awesome Mom. The Mom and I have become friends over the last few months and she invited us over for New Years!!! I am as excited as a 12 year old that just got invited to the cool kids birthday party!!!
I received a text from my new friend tonight and she said another kid in Jacob's class and his family are also going to be coming over. This means, Jacob and his 2 best friends will be playing the wii all night, Jaylee will be playing babysitter to the 3 year old girl and the adults get to do, whatever it is adults do at New Years Eve parties!!! Shaun doesn't drink, so he can be my driver, I will be able to drink a little, can't get too crazy, no puking in front of the kiddo's.
I am just really excited and I hope it means more social stuff to come for 2011.
Here is to a fun, safe night tomorrow with family and friends!!!!

2011

2011 is approaching quickly! I am ready, and there are quiet a few areas in my life that I have made resolutions for!
"I Run My Life" The running portion of it:
In 2011, my goal is to run 1200 miles. In 2010 I fell short of my running goal. My goal was 500 miles; it looks as though I will be just shy of 400 miles. 1200 miles shouldn't be a hard goal to obtain. I have 2 marathons already planned for 2011, a half marathon, at least one 5k and a 10k.
"I Run My Life" The love portion:
Communication, communication, communication. My resolution is to find a way to get Shaun to shut up, and let me talk!! :)
"I Run My Life" The children portion:
Build even stronger relationships with my babies. Jaylee is going through a lot of things academically which will require a lot of time and attention on my part to help her grow. I will be there for her, and for Jacob.
The children portion also includes Shaun's kids. I will work more on finding just the right niche with Marina. Marina is 17, she already has a Mom, and her Mom is very involved in her life. She also has an ex-step-mom that she is still close to. I hope to be a strong role model for Marina, and someone she can talk to if she needs to. As far as Tyler goes, I want to find the right niche with him as well, he lives away at school, so his is a little harder.
"I Run My Life" the friend portion:
Shaun and I want to be more social!! 2011 is already looking good in the socializing department. We are making new friends, and reconnecting with my old friends. Who knows at the end of the year, we might be popular :).
"I Run My Life" the work portion:
I need to promote. I work hard everyday at work, or everyday that I am there. I need to work on building up my vacation time, so that I can promote to a job that I LOVE!

3 cheers for 2011!!! Let's do this!!!!

I said I would never have a blog!

I have never been interested in having a blog, and said I would never have one. Not really sure why today I started one......I guess I will go with it and see what happens.
This blog is going to be about a few different things. My blog will be about important "to me" things.
For now this blog will be about my love for running.
I am currently in week one of a 16 week marathon training program. I am running the Oz Marathon in Olathe Kansas in April. The Oz Marathon will be my third Marathon. I ran Chicago in 2006, and The California International Marathon 3 weeks ago.
On Sunday I did my first run of the program. I ran 3 miles, in 29:30. I haven't run since Sunday, so the rest of this week I better get busy.
Wish me luck on this blog thing!!