Halling Go To Alaska

One year ago this weekend something major happened in my life.  Something amazing and wonderful and hilarious and heart-filled-with-love kind of weekend.  Anyone have a guess of what it was? Anyone? It was lovingly called HR2010.   Hooker Retreat 2010 .  (Unfortunately there isn't going to be an official HR2011 - but Fitbloggin '11 will sorta take it's place.)  Most of us who attended were on Team Shrinking Jeans and busy training for the half marathon at Rock N Roll San Diego. There was  hair cutting  and running and drinking and a ton of laughter . It was an amazing weekend.  I can.not wait to see most of these ladies in Baltimore next month.  We will be missing Heather, Tiffany, Amanda, and Elaine. We really need that Hooker Commune of 100 acres, so we can always have a fun filled weekend.  Because you know that we'd have cabana boys and nannies and maids there. Miss you ladies.  Can't wait to hug most of you either at Fitbloggin...

I'm not sure how many of you know about my history with Texas.  T and I lived there for four years when he was active duty.  The 9yo was born in Texas.  Texas was hot, humid, and the city we lived in did not inspire the warm fuzzies.  I couldn't wait to leave.  We have great friends from that time who, I hope, will be visiting us here in Nevada some time soon.  So when Christy and I started chatting about getting "the hookers" together for a long weekend of fun, she offered her place up in the beautiful hill country of Texas.  I have to admit I wasn't thrilled with returning to Texas, but I'm so very glad that I did.  Because the friendships that have evolved over this past year were solidified when I could actually hug these amazing ladies.  Some of them I have been training with for Team in Training - some of them I will see again in just a few short weeks in San Diego when we will run/walk 13.1 miles all in the name of raising funds for le...

So this weekend was *the* weekend.  I have been ready to cut my hair short for a while, but I was trying to grow it out so I could donate it - thinking that our Hooker Retreat would be a fun way to go about it.  I've chopped my hair twice before and it's always so freeing.  I have very thick hair.  Hair that takes forever to dry.  Hair that I can't stand in my face so it lives in a clip or a pony tail.  Here are a couple of "before" pictures. I love this picture. I think Amanda thinks I'm a little insane.  Christy is listening intently to Heather (who's holding the tape measure), and Miss Preggo Tiffany is helping with the ponytails. Then it was time for the ponytails.   In order to donate your hair has to either be in a ponytail and/or a braid.  Because of the length, Christy made 2 on the top and 2 on the bottom.  I wasn't sure it was going to be long enough on the bottom, but the top was definitely long enough. Have I mentioned that I...

Tomorrow I will be picking Tiffany and J up at the airport.  We will be headed out to a fantabulous dinner for T's birthday courtesy of my brother who, by the way, is an awesome chef.  So awesome in fact that I have eaten things he has prepared knowing that I do.not.like some of the ingredients only to love how he blended flavors.  Delish.  Friday morning after T and J take the girls out for a field trip, Tiffany and I will head to the airport.  Where are we going? Well it's a state that I lived in for four years and couldn't wait to leave.  One that I never thought I would be so dang excited to get back to.  Why do you ask, am I excited? Because I get to the meet the following people. Christy Lisa Amanda Elaine Thea Audrey Heather We will then proceed to eat, drink, and be merry when we all meet up in San Antonio.  We have a jam-packed weekend filled with running/walking (at the butt-crack of dawn especially for us west-coasters), food, naps, boo...