Journal

New Years Resolutions

Eight of my best peeps, celebrating New Years in Bend, my favorite town on earth. I am a happy girl. When the ball dropped, I didn’t feel the same sense of renewal that midnight usually brings on this day, but

Friends that Show You What’s Important

Jesse and I drove to Bend today, to his mom and step-dad’s house, where we will spend the New Year and weekend. Its going to be a couples retreat of sorts, with 4 other couples that we love coming to

Results

Today I am feeling better. Whatever Dr. Whittaker did is allowing me to stretch my hips and quads where I was unable to before. As the day progresses, I am feeling less of a pinch in the hip socket…a huge

7 Hour Therapy

It all comes back to soft tissue. Today I drove 2 hours to Portland to see a specialist in ART (Active Release Therapy), was at the clinic for 3 hours, and drove 2 hours back to Eugene. That is 7

Adjusting the Coordinates

You wish to navigate a ship across the open seas to a distant land. Research is done, directions are acquired, equipment is collected, crew is assembled, and finally you set sail full of optimism and adventure. The destination can not

Doubting Everything

I’ve reached a point where I’m losing all faith in medicine, and coaches, and Eugene, and running…everything really except family and friends. Its been five weeks now and I still don’t know what the hell is wrong, I still can’t

Love Actually

Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson and about 12 other awesome characters just created the perfect end to a great Christmas. I’ve seen “Love Actually” more than any other movie since I was about 12. The watch-count for movies seen

Holiday Improvising

We made it to Portland and are finally settling down to sleep at our family’s place (which is in Happy Valley to be exact). Gorgeous home and a room of our own with a comfy bed…not what I expected from

Holidays and Crafts

Jesse and I leave tomorrow afternoon for Portland to start the Christmas festivities. I can’t believe it, I only have two more presents left to buy on Christmas Eve, which is some kind of personal record. At least I’m setting

Today I Painted

Lovely day today, and keeping it short. I pool ran, went to PT, Doc, and dinner at coaches house. And other than that, I painted. Felt better physically today, and mentally. Art and music bring me back to center in