A Brand New Start..3 months into the new year!

Ok, it is the 2nd day of March..a bit late to start a blog I had intended on starting at the beginning of the new year. But with a move to another state, I liked the idea of being able to capture my thoughts and babblings to my friends and family back home via blog. I have often been told my emails and cards are "story like" anyway..so why not go hi-tech with a blog.

It has officially been a month and 1/2 since our move out of Colorado. Life has had its ups and downs, but relatively all is going well in the La La Land of California. I will admit, I haven't quite gotten used to the idea of it being in the 80s in the middle of winter. The thought of wearing shorts in January always seemed like such a foreign concept. But I am slowly getting used to it.

While the title may sound negative..trading snow for smog..the smog actually hasn't been too overpowering yet. Although it did get me early on. For those that know how crazy I got last year with my 5Ks/10K running in general, this is something I vowed to maintain moving out here. I was convinced at much lower altitudes I could kick ass...running a 5K that took me 28 minutes in Fort Collins, in under 25 out here. BOY was I mistaken. My first 5K, towards the end of January..resulted in a time of 33..MUCH slower than I expected. So much for my super Colorado lungs. Since then I have learned to pace, and my times have thus improved.

Well...I could go on and on..about everything that has been percolating on my mind the last few weeks, but now that I FINALLY created a blog...that can come in future posts.