Happy Birthday to Joshua

My baby is 6 today. We planned a "sports extravaganza" at the park since he is always wanting to play any type of sport. We even paid $60 to reserve the covered pavilion at the park. It's non-refundable, and today is the coldest, wettest day since last winter. Really, it's been warm and sunny all month. It was a chance we took, and we sort of knew that we'd jinx ourselves by actually paying money to reserve the pavilion.

So the party will be at our house now. I'll have 15 five and six-year-old boys running around my rather small house. Joshua is thrilled about it as he wanted his party at home the entire time.

It's raining right now, and David is out on his long run. I'm so happy to have run my long run yesterday. I'm just not ready for cold, rainy running this year. I hope David is doing okay; I'm sure he is as he's very tough and determined.

I ran alone yesterday in Georgetown around my sister and mother's neighborhood while David and my sister watched the UT game and E and J played video games. I did the 7 that was on the roster for "advanced" half-marathon training. I really enjoyed running alone, and I could tell I was running faster than usual. I finished with around a 10.45 pace. I'm fairly certain my first mile was around 11.30 or 12 and my last mile was around 10. I felt fine other than my right knee hurting a bit between mile 4 and 5. It's my same ol' IT band leg/knee, and I have to be extra careful when I run on roads.

Here's a photo of Joshua from his first birthday: