Pink Oysters Karen and I did some more training on Tuesday. We planned to bike, but it was raining and cold, so we ran instead. The problem was that I brought the wrong shoes! I have my old trail shoes with me since I thought we were biking. My legs were NOT happy about running in them. So much pain!! We ended up mostly walking, and I ran in the mud to avoid the impact of the pavement. Afterward, Karen and I decided to go shoe shopping for new shoes for the race...

Oyster Race Update Tonight we had our first team practice. We went out to Moss Wright Park and ran the big loop and the smaller one for a total of 3.5 miles. My team has decided to do the Traditional Race, which means that the three of us will do all three legs. Eeek! We registered the team tonight and decided to call our team "In the Spirit." We will be wearing our Spirit Day shirts from church in the race. I haven't looked at the prizes yet, since ...

Natchez Trace State Park This weekend our church hiking group went on our first camping trip. We originally planned to go to Henry Horton State Park, but alas the Sorghum Festival had taken all the spaces in the park. We wanted a park that had cabin, a lodge, and campgrounds so that we could offer a variety of options, so Natchez Trace State Park is where we ended up going. When I was a Resident Assistant at Lambuth, we spent part of our training time at Natche...

My brother's girlfriend, Jessea, is in massage therapy school. He texted me yesterday afternoon and asked if I would be free last night to come by and get a massage. I have never had a full body massage before, but she did a great job and was very professional. The few times I have had massages before it was very painful, but she did not hurt me at all! The training last night did not go as well as it did on Monday. I still ran the first mile straight, but start...

We just finished up our Spirit Days event at the church. We had two fun-filled days of worshipping and playing together. My church has three services, so we don't have the opportunity to get together as a whole very often. Our speakers were wonderful! Joey Williams spoke on Sunday morning. Joey went back to college (Lambuth University, my alma mater) during his son's senior year, and both were on the university's football team when we won the championship in 200...