One great reason for having three girls is Valentine’s Day seems a bit more special. I’m not sure how comfortable I would feel giving my son (Gus of course) a little Valentine’s Day card with heart candy. Anyway…I got up and made my girls heart shaped chocolate chip pancakes and had their Valentines Day cards (which I made on my own — did you know I had such skills?) on the table. They came downstairs and were completely estatic. It was a wonderful morning!

I dropped Tori off at the bus stop and watched her get on the bus. The depressing thought hit me as I drove away…When will a Valentine’s Day card, special breakfast, and gift from dad not be enough anymore to complete her Valentine’s Day bliss? At what point will Valentine’s Day be incomplete without the Valentine’s Day recognition from another male? I immediately pushed those thoughts to the back of my mind and went back to my ignorance…believing she will always just need me.

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!

Abby and Nicole have inspired me! I have committed to joining them for a half-marathon run in June. The run will help an organization whose mission is to end youth homelessness… so it is a good cause. I have been toying around with the idea for the last couple of years to run an actual marathon. It is one of those “do it before I die dreams” I would like to accomplish. I have a psychotic brother-in-law that has challenged me to do it with him. So, the half-marathon is like my testing out thing to see if I have what it takes to do the real-deal marathon.

All that to say… because of the training I will be spending a lot of time over the next four months with Little Jimmy (the affectionate name for my ipod shuffler). I am in need of beneficial, intriguing, and take-my-mind-off-of-my-sore-legs podcasts. Suggestions please!!!

That will hopefully be me in June (minus the short shorts!)