Merry Merry ...don't wake Shirley! :)

I am glad to be off of work for a 5 day stretch....the last few days I felt really burnt out and I was more than ready for some "me"time! Busy getting ready for the weekend- Ty's folks, Tommy, and Kelly are arriving Sat. night and we are doing Christmas on Sunday morning. Trying to clean the house which has become a bigger task now that we have a dog :) And I have discovered that she has been eating Simon's food. Ty and I are looking into having the rest if our yard fenced in...gulp....another big cost....

Anywho- after the cleaning is over, I am off to Umstead Park with my "coach" (Mattie). Running with dog is really helping me with getting some speed back into my legs. And it also has added a new element of fun to running. It helps take my mind off of my fatigue when I am with her. This evening Ty and I are risking our lives and are going to the mall for a few last minute things. If you know me very well than you know that when I get hungry I become one big disaster. Ty and I even made up a nickname for my stomach..."Shirley." So last night when we decided to go to the mall tonight after Ty gets home from work I told him we needed a plan. (You already know about me and needing plans if you know me well enough.) So we are going straight to the Cheesecake Factory before we hit the stores. Christmas shopping can be an endurance sport ya know! You need to fuel the machine! :) I am posting an Archibald Family pic from our Christmas on the Cape ...