I am a very long weekend gone by...

Man, it's been a while... It seems like I haven't been the only one talking about how busy life has been lately. People going here and there and there and here. I think the bulk of my busy busy weekends have finally passed with "The Day" this past Saturday. Four engagements in one day. First it was Noreen and Mike's wedding. The wedding was awesome...just like everyone keeps saying, it was totally "Noreen," what with everything that happened. And just seeing the look of pure happiness on her face on her big day was worth seeing. I'm so glad she and Mike are married now...I can't believe it's been 5 years. The ceremony was awesome(It was at St. Philips in Fullerton...really really nice church) and the reception was at the Embassy Suites over in Anaheim. Cic and I didn't get to stay until the end of the reception, but we only left about an hour before it ended, so that was good. Got to see a lot of old friends and got to congratulate the bride and groom, so we didn't miss too much. After the it was London's 5th b-day party...which had already started a few hours before. We only got to stay at the party for like 45 minutes. Cuz after the party we had to go to the Colisseum for the Nike Run Hit Wonder. Cic and I ran the 5k. We were originally slated to do the 10k but we had to change it because we also had tickets to the Eagles concert later that night. So in 34 min, Cic and I crossed the finish line together, which is pretty good, considering that she had not run outdoors for over 6 months and I have been dealing w/ a mean bout of shin splints on my left leg. It was definitely an improvement from last year and I can for sure improve on it way more. Next goal is the 10k and then hopefully enough training so that I can do the LA Marathon...got my fingers crossed for that. Like I said, we had the Eagles concert to go to after the run. I can only sum up the concert in two words: AWE----SOME! The Eagles ROCK yo! They really do! They sure did sing a lot of songs! And it was cool to hear Cic say, "Hey I didn't know they sang this song!" referring to "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and "Hole in the World." I threw down 60 bucks on souvenirs, but to me, they were well worth it. And during the concert, before the encores, while all the lights were out, everyone in the Staples Center opened their cell phones and were waving it around while the light was on. Just imagine it being pitch dark and probably like 10 thousand cell phone lights all waving around...it looked pretty spectacular. Needless to say, by the end of the night, I was dead dead tired. I definitely fell asleep right quick after we got back and slept past mass time the next morning. Since we had already gone to mass for Noreen's, we figured we could just kinda take it easy on Sunday. ANd boy oy boy, it was awesome to have that day to relax. Kicked it at Jovan's most of the day and then went to bible study w/ the gang later that nightl...really really chill day...I definitely need more of those. Perhaps another one this week? he he he...

Health Factoid of the Day
If you consume any caffeinated drinks - which have a dehydrating effect by increasing urination - you are essentially "canceling out" the health benefits of the water that you do consume. Here's an imprecise rule-of-thumb for keeping your body hydrated: For every caffeinated or alcoholic drink you have, "replace" it with an additional glass of water.