Today is Monday, October 28, 2024
National Chocolate Day
On this day in history…
1965- The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, designed by Finnish-born American architect Eero Saarinen to commemorate St. Louis’s historic role as “Gateway to the West,” was completed.
Spotlight Photo
Scary!
Quote of the Week
“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”
– Lucille Ball
Happily Ever After
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Feline Tomfoolery
with Brady & Belichick
Dear Humans,
Why won’t our mother let us onto the bathroom counter anymore? Why are we relegated to the toilet to keep her company while she brushes her teeth. Such cruelty will not bode well for her.
Much Love, Brady (left) & Belichick (right)
Brady & Belichick are Rachel’s adorable felines. Brady is a short hair and very dominant and athletic, much like his namesake (Forever Patriots). Belichick, aka Beli, the long hair, was the runt of their litter and is much more passive, until provoked. These two cute boys turned one on May 4, 2024.
Story of the Week
Zombie Run 5k
Pictured LT to RT: Alex, Christine, Nacho Libre (aka Bill), and Rachel after the run.
Thanks to Pierce County Parks & Recreation, another Zombie Run 5k is in the books. This is an annual fun run held at the Nathan Champman Memorial Trail in Puyallup, Washington. Pierce County has a handful of fun runs throughout the year, of which Rachel has participated in some, including the more recent Donut Dash.
Rachel had participated in the Zombie Run 5k last year and it was the first time since her revision spine surgery that she had attempted to jog a full 5k. She had just joined Orangetheory Fitness a few weeks prior to this event last year, and while it was a slow 5k, she did jog the full thing. She recalls it being extremely difficult to breath during the 2023 5k. She was very excited at the time to have just accomplished the event. After this year’s run, she realizes just how far she has come.
One of the things Rachel really enjoys about this run is the beauty of the trail and the fun vibe. Not to mention the zombies along the way. One of them got her good this year when they jumped out from behind a tree as Rachel turned a corner. She may have shouted “Oh, shit!” giving the zombie a good laugh.
Pictured Above: A couple of the zombies along the trail during the 5k. A couple of others were far scarier and jumped out as joggers passed by. Talk about adrenaline on top of adrenaline. Good times.
Last year she was solo, this year, she was lucky enough to have a few friends from Orangetheory Fitness join her. Coach Christine and her husband, Alex, joined in the fun, as well as Bill, aka Nacho Libre. Bill was the only one of them to go all out and dress in costume. As seen below, he took on the persona like the real deal.
Even though Bill didn’t win the costume contest (which was rigged), he was the winner in the eyes of Christine, Alex and Rachel. Rigged, you say? Yes, rigged. It is always a kid that wins, right? Yep. Rachel thinks they should split the contest into two and have one adult winner and one child winner. Maybe even a third for the pets, as there were some cute dogs in costume.
Pictured Above: Bill aka Nacho Libre strikes a pose during the costume contest.
Pictured Above: Bill aka Nacho Libre takes his wrestler persona seriously and goes after Rachel with a folding chair.
This year’s Zombie Run 5k was another fun fun run and Rachel feels lucky to have the ability to participate, and to be joined by friends. Next up in the run category is a half marathon in December. Will she run the whole 13.1 miles? Probably not. Will she finish it? Likely. Finishing is the goal. Anything more than that is a bonus. For now, she will continue to enjoy the ability to participate at all. Until next time, be well, and Happy Halloween.
