Go Saint Louis Half Marathon

Half Marathon training has begun! Monday marked my 12 week start to the Go Saint Louis half which takes place on Sunday April 15th at 7am. This year I'm attempting to break 2 hours... Yikes! Wish me luck!

On the knee front: we went to the doc today and he said he's making great progress and to Andy's happiness he can start to bend his knee! Hooray!

Knee Surg

Andy had surgery on his knee this past Monday. (Andy has dislocated his knee on multiple occasions so this was to tighten the whatever that keeps it in place also a scope was done to get out the bad stuff... I'm all hip on the med terms.) His surgery went very well. The surgeon showed me pictures of his knee before and after and it seemed he did a good job (I am very medical). Anyways he is in good spirits (keeps asking if we're going to go for a run... haha...) and is actually going back to class today. His knee is obviously painful and he is grateful for pain meds. I'll keep ya'll updated on his progress as the time comes.

Here and There

Well Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! How time flies!
For Christmas Andy and I went up to Schaumburg to celebrate the Lord's birth with my family. We went to church on Christmas Eve and then headed to my Aunt Cathy's for our traditional Christmas Eve celebration. It was great to see everyone and everyone was there minus Aunt Jana, Uncle Chuck, Amy, and Brandon. We took some time to do family photos... but I think too many people were taking photos as everyone is looking at different cameras in each picture. We did our traditional white elephant exchange, ate a ton of food and just hung out.
On Christmas day we opened presents, just the four of us (or 6 counting the pooches!). My dad and I went for a run because the weather was SO nice out. Then Aunt Lynn came down from Wisconsin and we opened MORE presents (we are so spoiled). Grandma, Aunt Didi and Phil joined us soon after. We played the Game of Things which was hilarious! We ate a DELICIOUS dinner with some of the best meat I have ever eaten (way to go Dad!). We ended the night with some coffee, the Game of Things, the Packers winning, peppermint pie, and Baileys. It was a wonderful Christmas.
Since Christmas...
Andy's parents came and visited on Tuesday... Andy left for Guatemala on Friday morning... Buck and I celebrated New Year's Eve with the movies Jane Eyre and Sarah's Key. We went to bed at 10.30 and woke up at midnight to the sound of a St. Louis new year's: 8 gun shots. =)
On Monday we headed up to visit Mom and Dad in Schaumburg (also an attempt to break up the long week without Andy). Amy and Brandon were also there. Buckley enjoyed his time with Skippy.
Which brings us to today. I'm working this week.. counting down until Andy gets home on Sunday. Monday Andy is having surgery on his knee. And that is here and there.