Thanksgiving Turkey Trot!

On Thanksgiving morning I did the 10k turkey trot!! A 10k is 6.2 miles and it really wasn't that bad because I have been training for it. I run every day at least 3 miles and I ran 6 miles twice last week so that this wouldn't be that big of a deal. I expected to be dead tired at the end but instead I had a ton of energy and my muscles felt tingly. It was weird but great! It was an amazing day for it as well because it was cloudy and perfectly cool.. I was glad that it wasn't raining though like it was the day before. The weather was perfect! I actually did really good and got 49 minutes! That is better than I have done when I was training and I think all of the people motivated me to go faster. There was probably 1000 people running in it! It was crazy but very fun! Jason's siblings ran the race also. I was surprised that I beat all of Jason's siblings (except Brendan who is an awesome runner and got about 36 minutes!!)- I did not expect to at all. Overall I had a great time and am very glad I did it!

I had to get a picture with the turkey!

All of us after the race!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Have you seen the new naked pirate movie? Its rated ARRRRR!!!!

So Jason and I were pirates this year for Halloween. I was excited when he agreed to dress up with me because its the first year that we've dressed up as a couple. Usually he'll dress up but it has nothing to do with my costume. Probably because I don't make it very easy for him. Like last year I was a flapper and its hard for him to find a costume to go along with that!

This was my flapper costume last year. I actually loved that costume with the feather and everything! It was one of my mom's costumes which she has tons of!

And this year's costumes!! They aren't that original or anything... especially since at a party we went to the next 2 couples that showed up were pirates! But we didn't care and had fun with our costumes.

Of course we couldn't leave Gigi out!

Michelle, me, and Brin!

Me with Frankenstein

Jason's very proud of his weird "pirate" beard.

THE BIRDS:

Gigi's second costume my mom got for her! It's pretty hilarious!

My mom with my nephew Caden. Lexie made Caden's duck costume!! It was adorable!

Weezer

First off, because we went to the race and managed to muster enough energy to make it to the Weezer concert that evening, this post (my first, how cute) is placed on top of Romi's Race Results. Read that first, then come back or Romi will cut off my... sugarmama spending.
Anyways, we made it to our second Weezer concert, the first being our second date. Let me just say... FREAKING AWESOME! They played with The Tokyo Police Club (we didn't see because the tickets had the wrong time on them) whoever they are, and Angels & Airwaves. When we walked in A&A was just starting and we were ushered to our seats way up front and watched Tom DeLonge SUI, (sing under the influence). The light show was pretty cool but I really like A&A drunk or not. After they played and they were setting up for Weezer we reallized were in the wrong seats the whole time. Ours were in the section behind us, still floor, but further back and there were people in ours. In the end it didn't matter because when Weezer came out, everybody rushed the stage. We were pretty close for the first three songs and then a 4'9" woman with mean flashlight skills started sending people back. I pulled the I-don't-speak-english card but still got flashlighted. We managed to find two empty seats closer than ours and stayed there the rest of the concert. Weezer is always a crowd pleaser with awsome covers, tag-team singing/playing, and family friendly topics. Tom DeLonge was invited back for "Undone-The Sweater Song." At the end they had around 30 people up there that won some radio contest and they all played their own instruments from home. It was funny. There were violins, guitars, trumpets, marachas, and a digeridoo. Weezer is a great concert if you ever get a chance. The whole concert ended at 9:00pm and the fair is too trashy for even me so we left. My ears are still ringing and I am content.
The newest member of Weezer

Fun Run

Yesterday Jason and I ran a race at Tempe Town Lake for the Frank Kush foundation. It was a 5k race which is 3.1 miles and it was so much fun!! We did it last year with a few of Jason's siblings but this year it was just the two of us. There were a lot of people there. Some of them had their dogs with them to do the race but I didn't think that Gigi's little legs could handle it! Plus it would have been a pain to run the race with a dog. When we started out Jason and I stayed together for a while and then I just took off ahead of him. He didn't care that I left him so I ran ahead of him the whole time. I was running with this girl and a guy and my goal was to stay with them throughout the race because they were going pretty fast. I managed to most of the way but at the end I got really tired and started to slow down. The whole race was pretty flat except for at the end we had to go up some little hills which was difficult. It was also a lot hotter than I wanted and the sun was glaring down on us. But I managed to finish 46th place out of about 350 people! My time was 24:25 min for the three miles. I was proud of myself and Jason was too. He finished shortly after which is great considering he doesn't ever go running like I do. We were both glad that neither of us stopped and walked even once. On top of that, I finished 1st in the female 21-25 age division and so they gave me a little geeky medal! They called my name after the race was over and I went up and got my medal in front of everyone and they were all clapping. I felt a little silly but it was exciting! Oh and my name is now Romi Davey because that is what they listed me as on the results sheet. Luckily we changed it before they called me up. I don't know how they got that from Rowley... probably because they type in so many names.. but it has a nice ring to it :)

Now I'm going to start training for the Turkey Trot which is a 10k or 6.2 miles! Its going to be hard but I will at least try and see how I do! Thankfully it will be a lot cooler by Thanksgiving!

Me after the race with my fancy medal!

Our free race shirt. It looks the same as last years except the lettering was grey. This one is way better!

Quirky Me

So I was tagged by Kathy a couple weeks ago to write 6 quirks about myself and I am finally going to do it! Here it is...

1. I drink A LOT of water! Especially when I am at work I have to continually fill up my water bottle. It is a good thing but it has become more of an obsession for me.

2. On the weekends I will not let myself go to bed before 12:00. Even if we are just at home I will go on the computer or read.. anything so that I stay awake. I try to make Jason always stay up with me but he prefers actually going to bed when hes tired..unlike me. I just love nighttime and being up late. I have to go to bed early during the week so I take advantage of staying up on the weekends.

3. The only meat I will eat is chicken, turkey, and some fish. My family makes fun of me for it but it is just my preference! I guess thats a little quirky because most people love gross juicy steaks.

4. I hate the sound of syrofoam. It is worse than nails on a chalkboard.

5. Jason says that I will continually ask a question until I get the answer I want. For example.. Me: Do you want to go see..(random chick flick)? Jason: No. Me: Are you sure you don't want to see it? Jason: Yes. Me: Wait... does that mean we can go??

6. Before going to sleep I have to check my closet and bathroom for monsters and then lock the bedroom door. Jason thinks I'm ridiculous but I like to feel safe when I sleep.