Happy Bunny

One of my favorite Christmas presents last year was my Happy Bunny One-A-Day Calendar. My sister gave it to me. What is Happy Bunny? If you aren't familiar with this little creature, it's an animated little bunny that makes hilarious, sarcastic, inappropriate, and sometimes brutally honest comments. It just cracks me up! Here are some recent favorites to add a few chuckles to your day. : )

Wordless Weekend: A Foggy Sunday in the City

My Wacky Shoes

Check it out! These are my new "wacky" shoes, as my sister likes to call them. In the spirit of less-is-more for walking and running, I decided to purchase my first pair of Vibram 5 Fingers shoes. They're like gloves for your feet with a rubber sole. I've read about these shoes for years in running books and from running friends and they are all big fans.

It's all about "barefoot" running to strengthen the feet. The Vibram 5 Fingers shoes are a little tough to slip on, but the snugness makes them quite comfortable. The few walks I've taken in them so far, I've noticed people pointing at my feet with funny looks. They are a little strange to see! If they were green, they would look like frog feet, don't you think? As for how they feel while walking, it's taken some time for me to get used to feeling twigs and rocks under my feet, but that's the point. All those little twists and turns are getting my feet and ankle muscles into better shape! This should be better for my knees and hips in the long run (I hope!). While walking on Crissy Field the other day, a couple ran past me, both wearing V5F shoes. I hope I can get to that point some day too!

SF Giants - The Ring Ceremony

The day before the second Giants home game of the season I decided I had to go that game! The first weekend of home games was a BIG weekend for the Giants as the current World Series Champions. The second game was the ring ceremony where the players finally received their World Series rings. The first 20K fans (the ballpark holds about 42K seats) got a World Championship ring key chain. Yay!

My new SF Giants hat. Ready to go!

The ceremony. Tiffany & Co made the rings.

Ooh say can you seeee....

The most expensive key chain I've ever bought! ; ) It was worth it!

Wordless Wednesday: Fridge Art From Morgan

Avatar Fun

I bought the cutest app for my iPhone! Yeah, I know. I have a lot of apps. I won't tell you how many. ; ) I came across this fun app where you can make Avatars of yourself and your friends. The first one I did was of my sister Meg. I texted it to her and she wrote back and said, "David (my brother-in-law) knew it was me right away! But, are all the Avatars stocky?" Hee. Yes, they are. Here are some samples.

Meg with her Starbucks coffee and iPhone.

My brother-in-law David. He's a sports guy who loves his laptop and lots of Diet Pepsi!

My littlest niece Piper with her ponytails and green lovey bear. She's one. I love the tongue!

My niece princess Morgan. She loves the Disney princesses and her books. : )

My Dad. Coffee, camera in hand and books nearby. I pictured him in Yosemite.

My Mom with her golf clubs and bottled water. She always has bottled water!

Me in Paris with my cafe au lait.

After my iPhone was stolen!

New Toy

I'm loving my new toy, the Nike+ app for my iPhone. I can be a little "OCD" about keeping track of how far I'm walking or my short stints of running. The Nike+ app is a GPS tracker. I open the app, plug in my headphones, click on START, and begin my workout. A voice tells me when I've reached each 1/4 mile and how fast I'm going. Once I've finished my walk/run, I push END WORKOUT and someone talks to me, like Lance Armstrong or Paula Radcliffe (champion marathoner). They say encouraging things like, "That was your longest run yet!," or "You've recorded a new personal best!" I tell you, it cracks me up, but it's also motivating. I then sync my run to the website and I can get online later to check my route and pace. It's fun! Here's an idea of what it looks like, this is my recent walk from work around the ballpark.