Boricua en la Lima

Well I'm in the flurry of activity leading up to leaving for Connecticut tomorrow. I'm almost ready for the 5K race I just need to do a 2 mile run today (which hopefully I can do at work while things are slow) and then pack 4 people into two tiny suitcases. Easy peasy. I'm super sore from doing spinning for the first time ever on Sunday so I need some Ben-Gay before the race too! And then after that I can hopefully relax and enjoy being with family. Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Despite my hesitation due to a 13 mile walk my sister and I did 3 years ago which I swore I'd never do again, my sister convinced me to join her for a 5K in Connecticut on Thanksgiving Day this year. I figured the only way I would actually follow through with my exercise regimen was to have something to train for. So I've been training pretty good, and on Monday I actually had some time off at the office in between meetings so I decided to go for a run outside along the river, since it was such nice weather (now it's totally freezing here so I'm sure those days are behind me). I used the shoes that I got from Jose for my bday since those are the ones I usually keep at work. I'd used them a couple of times before, although mostly for the elliptical or treadmill at the office gym. So I'm chugging along and my feet are kinda hurting which I figured was because I was wearing short socks. When I stopped at the mid way point (thanks to my imapmyrun program on m...

Johnson, Aimee Burt, 88, died Thursday, October 30, 2008 at her home in Bella Vista, Arkansas. Rosary, 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 4; Funeral Mass, 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, November 5, both at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Aimee was born April 6, 1920 in Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies. She moved to Bella Vista from Wichita in June of 2008. She was a devoted Catholic, loved people, reading, dancing, and was a member of the Red Hat Society. Preceded in death by her parents; husband, Arvid; one brother, and a great-grandchild. Survivors: sons, Jan and wife, Marisela, of Granite Bay, CA, Steven and wife, Brenda, of Douglass; daughters, Jennifer Horsley and husband, Harvey, of Bella Vista, AR, Teresa Cunningham and husband, Charles, of Oakton, VA; 20 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-granddaughter.