I had a great time running the St. Paddy's 10 miler put on by Freehold Area Running Club on Sunday March 22 :) It was a little chilly to start but warmed up as the race went on . . . too bad the wind was a little frigid! Overall it was a great training run in preparation for the New Jersey Half Marathon that I am running on Sunday May 3rd in Long Branch, NJ!
Here's the official announcement! Luca David Frangella was born at 7:26pm on Friday March 13, 2009 to my sister Jaime and bro-in-law Dave. I was lucky enough to be in the delivery room to witness the birth! My sister was awesome . . . and I was honored to be able to be there. Luca is beautiful and healthy. He weighed 6lb 11oz and baby, mom and dad are doing well. So excited to have a nephew and am so excited to watch him grow!!!
I followed up with my Ear, Nose and Throat doctor today and was cleared to return to all of my everyday activities after my tonsil surgery. I am feeling really great and eager to get back to training for a very busy spring/summer/fall running and triathlon schedule. I think it's a pretty ambitious schedule, but I am determined to do it! This is what I have planned so far:
One thing I've done really well since I have been home recovering from my tonsil surgery is spend money! I bought a MacBook Pro 15" laptop for myself on Valentine's Day. I really, really love my new toy! I'm just learning all the mac shortcuts with the keyboard. I love it for all the media stuff and because it's so great for my photo editing with Photoshop. Can't wait to get really good at it!! Being a PC user for most of my life, venturing to mac is a challenge . . . and challenges are what I love!!!
- Kel
I finally bit the bullet and decided to have my tonsils taken out after 15 years of tonsilitis and strep throat several times a year. I had the surgery on Feb 10th. I must say that overall the recovery has been much smoother than I had anticipated. I had expected to be in tears from pain for a few days after, but I went home feeling good and able to eat some ice pops, jello, and pudding all on the same day of the surgery. Days 4-9 were probably the most trying - the sore throat was a little more intense because of the scab that forms in the back of the throat, but as that fell off gradually, I started to feel a lot better. At this point, I'm experimenting with some more solid foods, and it's going okay. The throat still gets irritated, so I guess that solids might take a little longer to feel more comfortable with. Going back to work on Tuesday might be a little tough - I've gotten used to staying up late, waking up 'late' (i.e. 7:30) and watching my fill of reality TV and Judge Shows. Oh well . . . I'm ready to get back into the regular routine!
- Kel
I've got the triathlon bug and can't wait for the season to begin! In the mean time, because this winter seems to have been particularly cold and windy, I have been doing alot of indoor training. I swim 2 mornings a week at the pool at work. Those mornings I have to wake up at 5:00 to get going and arrive at the pool at 6:00 when it opens. Luckily there are showers there for after the swim to just clean up, get dressed and get to work. The other 3 mornings a week, I try to make it to the 6:30 am class at my gym - Fusion. If I haven't mentioned Fusion before, it's what you might call a "boutique" gym that focuses on cross-training workouts. Along with the swimming, I have noticed some great changes in my overall stamina, endurance and strength. The interval workouts are making a huge difference in my distance running for sure. I'm looking forward to continuing on this "roll" for the rest of the winter . . . and then getting back outside for running and biking as soon as it warms up! This cold weather stinks!!
- Kel
Everyone is so excited for the new addition to the family coming to a hospital near you in March - so of course we had to have a Baby Shower in preparation and celebration! Jaime is due March 20th . . . and everyone has taken bets on when the new baby will arrive and whether it is a boy or girl! Can't wait! The shower was a success with lots of people, gifts and non-alcoholic punch! It was a FREEZING cold day though . . . only downside :)
Keep an eye on the blog for the announcement of the arrival of Baby F!
- Kel
