Look at what I got!!!! How exciting! My shirt and number for the 10K, so now I have proof if any of you did not believe I would really do it. I guess I could still not go but then I wouldn't get the medal at the end! I am doing pretty good training for it. I have really kicked it into gear and gotten rid of the excuses. I ran about 11 miles last week, am on track to run about 12-13 this week and hope to get up to 15 or so next week. I am doing a run at the gym on Monday and Friday and run at lunch with people here at work on Tuesday and Thursday (that gives me the outside experience that I need too.) So my goal for the 10k is to run at least half of it. Yesterday I ran half (3 miles) and only stopped to walk once, so with 3.5 more weeks I hope I can do it! Wish me luck!

About the crazy concierge guy. I found out he has been fired but they gave him 4 weeks notice. Don't ask me why, they are crazy over here. I would think they would be very liable now if he really did something bad. Anyway he will be gone soon and I have new locks on my doors so...

This past weekend was great. Sue, Megann and I went to Brighton. Here we are out having an english tea.



And here are Sue and Megann on the beach.



The weekend was great except it was so windy that we didn't have to walk much. You could just stretch open your jacket and fly wherever you needed to go!!! Obviously just kidding but it sure seemed like it.
The main thing to see in Brighton is the Royal Pavilion. If you don't know what this is then just ask my grandpa as he can still describe it perfectly from his visit 30 years ago! (By the way grandpa, I picked up a tourist book about it for you so you can see if anythign has changed.) Another highlight was going on the pier and riding the bumper cars. I didn't want to originally but Sue and Megann talked me into it and we had sucha great time!!! I do worry about Megann's violent tendancies though and worry about her getting a drivers license some day. We stayed over Saturday night in a B&B which was a new experience for Sue and Megann. It was a nice place though and we were treated to a full english breakfast the next morning. But I must tell you about the dinner on Saturday night!! We went to this fantastci restaraunt that the guy at the B&B recommended. You all have heard me complain about the hideous english food here, well this definately was the exception. Megann went all out English and had Bangers and Mash and some Spotted Dick for dessert. Sue and I had grilled chicken but splurged on Banoffee pie and apple and raspberry crumble. Oh yummy!!!! All in all it was a great weekend. I think they both even liked riding on the wrong side of the road!!

Sue and Megann leave tomorrow. This is good because a major storm is rolling in right now as I type this. They are expecting 36 hours of rain and horrible winds. I am hoping they make it back from London all right as there are already trains out of service due to trees on tracks and stuff... Luckily there aren't many trees in Croydon!!!

Hope you all had a happy 4th and thought of us as we had to work here in England!!