Halloween Past and Present

After yesterday's 22-miler I told my running pal Mandy that I was going to take today off from running and go to the gym instead. Well, it's cold and raining AGAIN so I've decided to skip the gym and enjoy some Sunday morning laziness.

I have managed to accomplish one thing while slummin' in my jammies. A few days ago, my friend Bubba asked me about a picture that was taken of us years ago at Halloween so I spent some time digging it up from our backup files. Here it's is: I'm Bo Peep and he's the big, scary creature.

This year, Steve and I decided to take the low effort approach for our costumes. Can you guess what we are?

Points to anyone who guessed Fish & Chips and The Jello Shooter.

Meat Hand

Creative, edible, gross, and just in time for Halloween: http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2009/10/27/meat-hand/

Shortest giraffe

Shortest giraffe
Originally uploaded by cherrydg

Halloween costume day at work

Farewell summer...

Hello fall. I'm not a big fan of autumn and winter, but it was a pretty run along the C&O Canal with Steve and Mandy this morning.

Stormy Stars Hat

I can't remember the last time I crocheted (or "crotch-eted" as Steve would say) anything so I decided to pick up my hooks and make this hat. I made it for my sister's upcoming birthday, but I like it so much that I think I'll make myself one too.

Pattern details: I followed the pattern for the "slouchy" version of the hat. The star stitch is pretty easy once you get the hang of it. I did three rounds of the border since two didn't seem like enough. I used a size K hook for the main part of the hat and a G for the border. The yarn (Caron's Simply Soft), while being cheap and acrylic, actually looks pretty good and has a nice drape.

My "ride" after 20 miles

After running 20 miles in the cold rain my feet are raw, clammy, tender, and in serious need of some TLC.

At least all 10 toenails are still attached.

Turning Japanese

Both Steve and I got into the Tokyo Marathon! I didn't think we'd both get in since there were 272,000+ applicants, and they were only taking 32,000 runners. Even better, our friends Kim and Steve who are stationed in Japan got in to. Woohoo!!

Race date: February 28, 2010.