I know that we are getting really bad at these things. The truth is we haven't had too many things to write about lately. Life is settled into routine and between Lisa's job hunting and my running we haven't had too many adventures. Plus my life at work seems to have completely changed to me booking and changing flights but not actually going any where. My latest trip to New Caledonia has been delayed by a week and my next trip to Papua New Guinea looks to be happening in August (fingers crossed there isn't going to be a conflict with Flo's trip).
I am sure you are all aware of the horrible luck that Lisa has run into with her recent job hunting. It has started to turn around (again, fingers crossed). She started work today for another branch of the government. This is a temporary position at the moment but they seem really eager to try and find a way for her to stay on and are throwing job postings at her to apply for. Yeah Lisa! I know that she is writing everyone an email going into more detail. We didn't want to tell anyone about this until she actually showed up to work because of our recent run of luck.
Last Sunday I finished the Gold Coast half marathon which is 21.1 km! and trust me it is longer than it seems! I was able to get under my goal time of 2hrs and came in at 1:58:10. Lisa and a couple of friends made up a great cheer squad for me and they even got up at 3:45am to drive me to race. For anyone who knows Lisa understands what a sacrifice that was for her. I came away with no injuries other than muscle soreness. There is a shorter run coming up in September that is my next goal. Between now and then I just want to start getting quicker. I figure should only take me 3 more years of intense training before I can maybe, possibly, almost keep up with Scott. Here are a few photos from the day.
Before the race:
Running to the finish line:
Cheer Squad (minus Monika):
Time to lay down:
Lisa has posted some additional photos on her Facebook account.
We are rapidly approaching the season of visitors. Flo will be here in less than 4 weeks already. Shortly followed by the Nebors and then my parents. We are looking forward to the company.
Hopefully less than 2 months passes before our next blog post.
Cheers,
Rick
