JoLee owes us steak!!!

Hi Meat Eaters...

I've intended to post on here for weeks, sorry for the delay. First off I think Congrats are in order for JoLee, and steaks are in order for us! Hmmm...this will be difficult logistically; okay, I guess you're off the hook for now JoLee.

Wow! It's great to hear from all of you, and know a little about what you do in your lives now. I miss having running buddies, but am glad you're having great adventures where you're at. I've started running with a group in South Jordan--today we did 400's and 800's on the track--I've even been cracking out my spikes for the track workouts and my calf muscles are finally starting to adapt.

My little Halle is a year old now! If I'm smart enough to figure it out I'll post some pictures. She's a lot of fun, except she's been working on more teeth this week which leads to strange behavior--for example: the other day at lunchtime, she loaded her mouth completely full of cut-up grapes, refused to put anything else in or chew the grapes up, and proceeded to play with her toys for an hour and a half with her cheeks puffed out like a chipmunk. Keep in mind that it's quite difficult to talk, laugh, or cry when one's mouth is stuffed with grapes--so occasionally she let out a small squeaking noise to communicate. Finally, she sneezed and lost her entire stash of grapes onto the floor!

When I'm not cleaning up grapes, I'm working 3 days a week as a dietitian doing diabetes education for Intermountain Health Care. It's a job I enjoy for the most part, although I find myself growing more and more cynical towards the food industry. I attended the American Association of Diabetes Educator's Conference in Indianapolis, IN in August--it was at the RCA Dome Convention Center where we raced a few times for indoor. So I ran the Novo-Nordisk 5k along that canal/zoo walk where we ran to warm-up/cool-down...it brought back memories.

Well I'll look forward to hearing more blog stories...will anyone be in Utah for the holidays this year so we can get together?