..au revoir 2007

.. i am happy to say goodbye to 2007
..and start afresh... i will now not be having to say i had a big injury this year... somehow..i had a bad back injury LAST year sounds a whole lot better and more in the past..(so does i havent played squash since last year :( )
..had an awesome afternoon yesterday .. lunch with sara then texted a friend and asked to come to williamstown for a stroll and dinner(ive never really been to willi excpet to race around a HOT track :) ) anyway we met up..i told m,y usual amoutn of stories,..and yes laughed all the way through them..apparently making it hard to follow.. but hey that is kinda WHO i am ...lol
.. then i went over to a friends house where i decided (yep he didnt seem to drink too much) to celebrate New Years Eve EVE... i opened a bottle of champers and practically drank the lot ..was a bit tiddly..not too bad considering thats a lot of ALCO-mo-HOL...was over a few hours tho...
..woke up bright and early..lazed around for a while..refusing to eat the nice brekky being cooked..and regretted it later as i ate McChucks.... im so lucky to not get hangovers anymore(maybe tomorrow..ill see if i can give it a crack!!!!!lol

VIVA la FRANCE.. i bought my car woo hoo.. will take a while to be ready...boohoo

weekly km last week did 51kms(a big jump since 2 weeks ago when i was on 35...yikes) but all slow kms.. anyway a solid month(for me) 182kms thast huge
2008 would like to see closer to 2000kms ..that would be exciting(didnt even make 1000 this year) :( but not entirely my fault ..lol

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU>>> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ME..nap time for jojo then must be nearly drinky drinky time

..jojo claps hands in delight

... ok i am sad but happy.. yes only a woman would say that..lol.. i finally got a text from my sister(in the car after my run) saying when can i call you..from my sister
..bugger that, as soon as Em dropped me off, i called them...my sister is like..its too expensive on your mobile..and im like...just let me worry about it ok..woo hoo a 20 min chat.. and ali(niece got on phone(very difficult to decipher what she was saying over the phone but she was pretty excited) i teared up a little but it was under control.. but she merry christmas'd me.. gosh i love those little tackers.. hopefully we can get video cam going for the next call..
..im wondering if my sister finally called me... cos i emailed her back and told her id written off my car..lol

...went for a run today... i was still feeling the aftermath of yesterdays run which shall henceforth be named...RUN O PAIN..and kinda still feeling a bit dehydrated..had one beer last night and that was it...came home early as feeling pretty crap.. i really wasnt in a great state yesterday... my coach shoulda known better ;P plththth...joking(sort of)
anyway ran with Em and Michelle while her 2 girls rode ahead of us... and umm they can probably vouch that indeed i do have a 'teacher voice' lol a car came round the corner..so i wasnt just being bossy for the sake of it
..16kms in 90:30ish my ave pace was 5:40 altho ems measured at 5:33 i think..she obviously ran faster than us hehe
..last 3kms were not very pleasant at all for me... my right achilles was quite sore..felt completely taut with no give.. have iced..but i think a rest day may be in order tomorrow(hopefully someone has l;istened to that... hmmmmm
..also back is kinda sore too..was glad after yesterdays run that i got stu to re-strap my back so that it would be properly strapped for today...didnt have to flash my bot-bot at Em this sarmorning...lol
About to go have lunch with the delightful sara(morsey runs) and gossip up a storm..and wolf down some seriusly unhealthy food before i start my health kick jan2nd.. doesnt 16kms mean you can eat anything you like..lol
..and kathryn..yes thankfully i can spit today...LOL

it was pure PERFECT weather for a run today.. i take back yesterdays comment:i dont like running..i dont want to be a runner anymore... i dont take back the others tho!!!!!!!!!they were deserved :)
...ummmm yes i was being kinda a MEGA brat yesterday
if i dont catch y'all before....happy new years brats and brattetes!!!

...ummm who's brilliant idea was that

... ok..so the very next time someone hears me say i asked my coach if he would take me out for my long run(cos i wanted to do it today instead of tomorrow due to a hens night) .. seriously SLAP me... what on earth was i thinking...
..first of all couldnt go out as early as i wanted... something about him being out drinking al day at the cricket(although i think it was hot even an hour earlier..) so we hit the you yangs at 8:15 ish. it was 24 degrees when we left hoppers./ and 31 degrees at the YY(apparently its always hotter there.. id also left my water belt home which did not bode well..i very much struggle to run more than 2kms without water... very thirsty in the first 3.8kms till we get to toilet stop... already had to stop and walk a hill.. go to toilet and discover hovering over the thing didnt quite work as i wasnt errrr leaning back quite far enough...lol.. oh well.. so start off and am thirsty literally within 100m... i had to walk the mjority of hilss and i was soooooooooo dehydrated it wasnt funny... i felt like complete and utter crap... and to say i was a cranky miss is probably the most underwhelming statement of the day... i believe there were a few comments made by me along the lines of ..i dont like you.... f-off...... im not talking to you and when stu was giving me information..overall just annoyed grunting... lol i was struggling to walk up the hills..one of them when stu ran ahead..i was actually dry retching a little.. finally got to the drink tap(about 8.5kms..so just over 4 since hte last stop) and i seriously felt like crying.. i doused myself in water including taking off my top and soaking it(thi helped) and tried to pretend to be interested in some crap animal sighting stu was telling me about... lol.. while all i could think of was how much longer is this gonna go on for... so the last bit wasnt so bad i suppose..but i still felt horrible.. it was like someone had suctioned out all of my fluids..i couldnt even spit.. finally got back from the run (run/walk really) and i wasnt allowed to turn off the garmin when i walked
so 11km @6:40 pace and little jojo does suck at hills

..on way home i rang stu to see if maybe i could do a proper long run tomorrow..cos im really not very happy with that one

..got a great email from my sister today :) ummmm apparently they have 2 cell phones...but yep they didnt bother to give us the numbers :(

..viva la france

..viva la france..
well i went car shopping today..saw lots of cars and oscillated(whatta surprise..me struggling with a D) between just spending 8 grand to spending 15 on a second hand car to me buying a barina(brand spanker)
..anyway finally went to the holden/honda dealer.. looked at the jazz..but as i explained to my friend i didnt like its bottom(well the way the back was) anyway was looking at the barina(sedan which is a bit bigger and looks a bit safer than the tiny little hatch) but by the time you put in the on road costs and the ABS braking and alloy wheels i was loking at 18.5-ish... as i was walking out i noticed that the holden VIVA was on special..sedan... for 18990 drive away..and it is definitely a btter car than the barina.... so unlike my usual self i am trying to be an adult and think about it..but my decision is already made..its mine baby..also get 1000 cashback as well whih will pay for hte 2 year extra holden warranty to bring it up to 5 year warranty..and he said he might chop off the extra im paying for the metallic blue colour and make it a flat 19000..which would be cool.. very helpful they were.. and oh my god the FINANACE guy was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hot... lol and when he gave me his card..which has his mobile on it..hes like i prefer business hours..so i said...damn and i was gonna call you at midnite to say i wanted the cra..lol.. he even laughed...but then he has to..they wanna make the sale(well hes not my salesman either)
..so i took it on a test drive..and ummm am kinda used to driving an auto it seems..cos i stalled it in the first 1m...gosh im a dufus.... (ummm it was only a week ago that i was driving a manual)
..and yes i have had to explain a MILLION times that i wrote my car of

typical conversation..
s:what sort of car do you want
j:i dont know
s:auto or manual
j:i dont know
s:price range?
j:ummmmmmmmmmmmmm 10-20
s:new or used
j: dont know.. sorry i wasnt expecting to buy a cra..i only wrote one off a week ago

at car city..i was looking at this very cute ford coupe convertible..too old.. and the salesman came out going ..you would look fantastic in that car.. it was a good line cos yeah baby i would HOT in that car..lol
..one salesman who asked if i was married/boyfriend etc and was flirting outrageously with me.... told me i was very picky..cos i kept turning my nose up at his cars.. im like... ill know it when i see it..none of these cars are grabbing me.. and then he made some inapproriate comment..lol.. pity it wasnt the HOT HOT HOT finance guy
so of course every time i get in my car Im going to go VIVA la France LOUDLY and maybe sing the national anthem too... do you have any idea HOW annoying i am?????
allons enfant de la patrie
La jour de gloire est arrive
contre nous de la tyrannie.. etc yep..can you tell who learnt this in year 12
..hehe i do make myself laugh
..still havent organised myself for new years.. well im still waiting to hear if people are coming to this party with me..if not i may go to a bar in the city with some other feinds..but pay 135..yikes... didnt i just say that im spending 19000..lol
..that unit is looking further awya by the minute
..oh and the CAR has air bags too!!!! and as i told my friend...im over my rally car driving..im not going to crash anymore...



OMG: i finally got an email from my sister... do you want to know what it said.. not happy christmas...noooooooo..not anything other than
..will write in a few days... ummmm if youre on a computer a couple more lines(that can be sent to everyone) only takes half a minute to write..
will write in next few days... what is with that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as my brother herman just said.. we are obviously not on their list of priorities.. sorry literally only just got it THAT minute.. i mean dont get me wrong im pleased beyond belief that there is some contact... but im just completely dumbfounded by the last month........ get a grip jojo

..i actually am happy

.. you know ..i really am pretty happy.. seriously..
2007 has been(in parts) a difficult year for me(but i have tried(not always succesfully) to not be too depressed by it)
..my sister moved overseas with my darling nieces..biggest trauma of 2007
..i incurred a fairly debilitating back injury(double disc bulge) resulting in loss of function of foot.. and ongoing issues with the non foot functionality side
..i wrote off my car
..i probably have(not by choice) retired from squash and hence will not make state grade(A grade will have to suffice)..



but there has also been some extremely pleasing things occur in 2007
.. i moved on to a new and exciting job opportunity
..my best gf got married to a wonderful man
..i recovered enough from back injury to be able to run comparable and faster times than 2006
..i have a coach who individualises sessions for me and puts up with my million questions that i ask(ps thanks for that)
..i did get offered to move to a state grade team in squash(injury made me decline)
..my brother and his wife did NOT move to Holland
..my 93 year old grandma(OMA) made another year..not altogether expected
..met some great people on ausrun..who i now regularly run/catch up with
..im RUNNING.. i love running and i have high hopes of beating me pb as a junior burger 2:34 for the 800 that i did at 10(wont beat this season of course)

so.. overall there have been lotsa good things to occur in 2007... and i will focus on those

.i have a great life.. i pretty much come and go as i please... im happy where i am professionally... my relationships..well you all read and know what happens ...lol..actually..things are pretty good... i FINALLY got rid of the whole 'christian' monkey on my back thing(this is a BIG BIG BIG thing)..
goals for 2008
..deal with the absentee nieces :( and hopefully hear from my sister)
..not be DOGGED by my back injury :(
..run some good (for me) track times sub 2:40 800m, 5:3xx 1500, 30.xx 200m
..sub 45(really sub 44) 10km (to be revisited in jan cos stu wont give me advice on this)
(sub 22 5km) (sub 17 4km) (sub 100min half mara)
..maybe have a NORMAL relationship..lol(nah lets face it..thats not gonna happen for miss bridget jones!!!!)

..yep its been an interesting year..well actually.. its been kinda normal..lol
..thank heaps everyone who has been a part of my life...
lesson of 2007: you cannot be in love with someone who doesnt love you back(you can only think you are).. it is.. has...and always will be a 2 way thing (i should say the lesson i finally learnt(after a DECADE).. yes this was the christian thing)

.. great day..

..what a great day i had yesterday..started with meeting Em at 8am where i also got to meet her partner.. always nice to put a face to a name 9kms@5:11 pace(although Ems thing said 5:09)
..unfortunately i did NOT get my xmas wish..which was a call from my sister :( and in the end i was telling my brother not to hassle my poor nephew(who has heard from julie) about my sister
..we are all a little upset... it has been over a month... and not even an email... busy is one thing.. doing it tough is one thing..but hey you dont just completely ignore your family :(
..anyway.. people actually bought good presents this year... i bought a present for my uncle that just cracked me up(and my brother) we found it really tough to not P ourselves laughing... you see one year they gave us ALL calandars... so i bought them a calendar(amongst other things) herman was laughing.. its such a funny joke in our family(the uncle is unaware though) tha i called herman to tell him i bought it the other day.. apparently when he was shopping with his wife he had told her he was buying him a calendar...lol
..my fave present tho is a pair of REAL running socks..cant wait to trial them
..then we had a great lunch..my uncle made this cold veal smothered in some dip thing..which was divine..and heaps of other stuff..he is a great cook
..my aunt is also going to lend me her car from fri to sun week.. how sweet is this..she goes yeah if you need it for a week after that its cool too.. pete usually rides to work and if he doesnt he can just get a bus to work..lol
..back to my brothers where we were having a great time.. and then the obligatory lecture started about boys/children etc.. and whats worse..even his wife(nicely) put her two cents worth in... they didnt overly like it when i said that what makes them happy is not necessarily what will make me happy..anyway after about an hour of me sulking and herman going over and over how crap i am with boys..i eventually said..look we have this conversation EVERYTIME i come over.. we will have to agree to disagree.. he means well..but its kinda offensive..i am an adult and can and do make my own decisions EVERYDAY.. anyway.grrrrr when i left and went to my friends house...i was like there had better be wine here!!!!!!!!!!!!! lucky there was!!!!!!!!!
..no othe real plans today which feels a bit weird.. although i am supposed to go to some bq..but its all the way in seaford and i think i may like to sleep at my(well jays) house and just bum around..without being too sociable..lol.. its actually just that its sooooooooooooo far and im seeing half of thos people tomorrow night anyway
..oh yeah i bought these cool jeans the other day..the best way to describe the colour is 'recycling bin' blue... lol...as expected girls like them and boys dont..as my brother told me yesterday and cg has also informed me..lol i reckon they are FUNKY..ill post a piccy some time..no running today rest day
..so this morning i am going to go car shopping..im thinking maybe a cute little barina
..i love being on lazy gal holidays..

..ooooh ...more shopping

....ok i have to say it.. im sorry all you grinch and grinchettes... i like christmas!.. personally not my presents(cos the ones i get are usually pretty dodge..and anything i want-i buy for myself anyway) but i really like giving presents... although i do get a bit funny/shy about it.. you should have seen me giving my coach a present today..i was all awkward and like..um heres a present ...... look anywhere but at the person .. and practically run out the door..lol .. maybe i like buying the prsents for other people more than i like giving
..anyway since i had driven so far to drop over a present..he decided to take me for a slow recovery jog in the you yangs..yay...id always wanted to check it out Em-He's very mean you know..he was saying it would be funny if CM was there..cos you'd be even darker if i went there ONCE and met him...lol
..so 5.3kms @5:32min/km.. and a couple of tips about how i carry my arms too tight and high..it was kinda uncomfortable trying to do what he wanted me to.. then a quick stretch until it started raining on us.... right achilles tight..but not as painful as yesterday.. and driving home this afternoon a slightly worrying glute pain but trying not to freak out too much
..they wrote the death car off too!!! yay!!!! shes like - its a reparable write off...if you want to take 2400 less then you can take the car...WHOA there lady...the devil can stay in your parking lot thank...its had as many goes at killing me as its getting!!!!!!!!!! trying to decide whether to buy a 10-12000 car which means not too much extra than payout or go the whole hog and get a 20000 car..but ill probably write it off anyway..i have with the last 2 cars..one my fault..one a bus's fault(now that was scary)
-went and saw..death at a funeral last night with a friend...which was lovely but i do hope he's not gonna tell me every 2nd week he doesnt want to date me,...lol..(once is enough thanks..jojo can understand english...) i think i made my point.. anyway..someone is very game to come to a comedy with me...i am a horrible horrible companion at a funny movie... i laugh so LOUDLY...i just have NO CONTROL... at least i didnt fall off my chair ..i guess(i did do that once when i went to a movie with a guy cos i laughed too hard)
.. anyway..im a happy little camper ..and i get to wrap pressies which i really quite enjoy doing
..and all i want for christmas...
..is a phone call from my sister and to speak to my beautiful nieces... seriously..... thats my number one wish list
still havent spoken with them despite numerious emails from me(no replies)(yes they are ok..my nephew heard from them a couple of times) im kinda disappointed with my sister..but trying not to be

so HAPPY HAPPY CHRISTMAS ... love and nice thoughts all 'round ...good grief ive turned into a sickly sweet elf...make it stop..where is smart alec jo..hmmmm.. untie her this instant please santa