One More Day of 2008!
I am so ready for a new year!! I am working on a post reviewing 2008, and what I'd like to accomplish in 2009, but I wanted to let you all know I made it to & from New Orleans safely.
Oh - I almost forgot about Christmas. It was okay - sort of crappy. We didn't do anything except go out to dinner, and the service was bad - the food was good though. We probably won't go there next year. Actually, if I have my way we'll be on a cruise. I'm thinking Sea Dream would be good.
My whirlwind trip to NOLA was fine. No travel delays on the trip down. I actually took the bus from the airport into the city - $1.60! I only had my gym bag packed with a change of clothes, my jammies (got to have my jammies), my makeup & a few other necessities and my laptop. It was about a 15 minute walk from where the bus dropped me off to my hotel - the bag was feeling pretty heavy by the time I got there. It was super humid too - my hair looked like crap the whole time I was there!
The humidity also helped me make a decision to not participate in the Mardi Gras half marathon. I don't fare well at all running in humidity - plus, after talking about it with Jerel it's too much of a risk to try and fly out of Boston in January/February just for a couple of days.
Anyway, I had a nice time in NOLA. I got to the airport early on Saturday, just in time to find out that my flight was going to be delayed and wouldn't get to Miami until 11:00 pm, meaning I would miss my connection. I've had to stay at the Miami Airport before - not pretty. I was able to have the gate agent reroute me through Dallas, where I still ended up having to spend the night, but I booked myself a room at the Omni Mandalay in Las Colinas (where Txlass and I stayed back in May before the Heels & Hills 5K), so now I'm only 1 stay away from being an Omni Select Gold member. Woot!
Got home Sunday morning - I was pretty exhausted. Didn't sleep very well - I was worried I would sleep through the alarm since my flight was at 6:55 am - so I took a nice nap while Jerel went grocery shopping.
I actually went to the gym yesterday for the first since - I think - Thanksgiving. I ran a mile on the treadmill and thought I was going to die. Hard to believe how quickly conditioning can disappear! I am seeing Tara tomorrow morning - it's time for her to start whipping me back into shape!
We're supposed to get about 6 inches of snow tomorrow - what joy. We are planning on having dinner at Hamersley's again, like we did last year. No brunch on New Year's Day with Jerel's dad and new mom at the Four Season though - they are down in Naples enjoying their new villa. 
I think I'm going to take Friday off - need to get mentally prepared for next week, because I am quite sure it's going to be insane at work for the next 5 months.
I did sign up for a bootcamp at the gym on Tuesday/Thursday nights for the month of January. I figured I should have no problem leaving here by 5:30 so I can get there - it's at 6:30 on Tuesday nights and 6:00 on Thursday nights. I also need to decide if I'm really going to do the Flying Pig, because training will need to begin asap.
Hope you're all doing well - and are as excited as I am for 2009!