Ryan Monroe Donaldson (And a little Vivian too!)

What a day....I'm pooped!!

Sweet baby!

Vivian kept posing for Philip :)

More pics on Kimberly's blog!!!

Surprise!, Murder Mystery and a baby!

What a weekend!!! Friday night, we had a surprise 40th birthday party for Philip's boss at Eighth & Rail. It was a blast! The band was great and Christine's made some AMAZING food. Most importantly, Lee was surprised!! So "mission accomplished!!"

Saturday night was Murder at the Juice Joint! The Fukai's hosted a murder mystery party set in the 1920's. It was so much fun and everyone that came dressed up! Everyone did a great job playing their "part" but no one figured out who the killer was!!

Yesterday we were exhausted but somehow Philip managed to find the energy to mountain bike then run! I, on the other hand, went to see He's Just Not That In To You with Lyndsay & Kat (good movie!) Then we headed back to Fukai manor to watch the Oscars. Thank goodness Lyndsay loves being a hostess!!!

Ryan Monroe Donaldson is here!! Jamie had her second little boy early this morning. Ryan Monroe Donaldson weighed in at 8lbs 1oz. The word from Joe (aka Daddy) is that mom & baby are doing great! I'm heading to the hospital after work and I have my camera with me so I'll post some pics tonight:)

PS- The cigarette I am holding in the Murdery Mystery pics is STRICTLY a prop:)

One down...one to go!

Philip did great yesterday!!! The weather was amazing and not nearly as cold as it usually is for Mercedes weekend. He finished in 1:43:50! We got to see a TON of friends after the race and ate at Rojo TWICE in 24 hours. A successful trip, if you ask me:) A big thanks to Tony for letting us crash at his crib!





http://www.mercedesmarathon.com/- To see race results, click here!

Two Halfs in Two Weeks!

We're heading up to Birmingham tomorrow for the first of Philip's two half marathons in two weeks. Mercedes Half Marathon is first. He has run it before but they completely changed the course this year so I will be interested to see how he likes it. Then, in two weeks we head down to Seaside for his second half marathon. I'm SUPER excited about this trip because we are making it a little "mini vaca" and staying Friday-Tuesday. We've rented a house in Seaside and I'm so pumped!

As his #1 cheerleader, I'm very excited that it is supposed to be warm on Sunday. In the past, it's always been miserably cold and/or raining! No fun if you are just standing around!

I'm a little sad though. I should be running in both of these races! Obviously, those plans have changed. So I'll settle for being able to drink more wine than Philip when we go down to Seaside:)

A quick update...I am now able to run about 2 miles without stopping! I've run outside a few times but Philip has always been with me. Hopefully I'll eventually get the guts to go out by myself:)

The Hubs...

Philip with Henry, our god-dog:)

Saw this and I thought it might be fun!

1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen? Scrubs or The Office. Otherwise we don't watch that much TV unless is Food Network or HGTv

2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? Some sort of vinegarette

3. What's one food he doesn't like? I really can't think of anything he refuses to eat. He doesn't really like mustard, if that counts.

4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does he order? Gin & Tonic or a Budweiser

5. Where did he go to high school? Huntsville High School

6. What size shoe does he wear? 10 or 10.5

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be? he won't throw any of his race t-shirts away! or any of his race numbers.

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? ham or turkey

9. What would this person eat every day if he could? anything at Rojo

10. What is his favorite cereal? Apple Cinnamon Cherios

11. What would he never wear? jean shorts

12. What is his favorite sports team? Georgia & Auburn (by marriage)

13. Who did he vote for? Actually, I can't remember. McCain???

14. Who is his best friend? Me:) and Shep & Tony

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do? Repeat myself, bug him about getting a new car:)

16. What is his heritage? German/English

17. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake? as chocolate of a cake as possible!

18. Did he play sports in high school? cross country & track

19. What could he spend hours doing? playing guitar & riding his mtn bike

20. What is one unique talent he has? it's not really unique, but he's a GREAT triathlete when he trains for them

So glad it's behind me...

November 13, 2008- 2 days post surgery. On my way to get the bandages off
January 31, 2009- First run outdoors!!!

What a difference a few months can make!! It was such a nice day on Saturday that we decided to head outside and go for a little run/walk. We even took Charlie with us. He had the best time and was pooped when we got back!