Anxiety~

I don't think i felt this much anxiety last time I did my first race!

Maybe it's because i had someone to run with!

I went and picked up my race packet yesterday evening. We had to drive out to columbia anyway, so figured we'd make a stop in baltimore that way I wouldn't have to go today.

it didn't take that long. Except i was wishing my last name was his name already, the lines for my letter H was long! and his had nearly no line at all!

Once i got my packet, i had to go inside and pick up my race tag then pick up the t-shirt (which is an under armour shirt!) the shirt is actually something I'd totally wear (just not on race day)

I'm wearing my green tank top with pants. I'd wear my skorts, but last time i did long distance running, the shorts kept riding up. Not something I want to deal with.

and we got TONS of discounts for future half marathon races that happen across the country (mostly east coast though). and a pair of gloves, which I'm not keeping, and I think some sort of arm band? but it's NEON green. and got geico plastered all over it. So the t-shirt is the only thing that's worth keeping!

I don't like junk. I throw stuff away immediately. I don't like expos that much cuz the give aways is JUNK. However if it's a food sample -- I'll snatch it up. As long as it's not sugar free crap. sugar free stuff is CRAP. (Mom I hope you get this). I hate sugar free stuff, I think it's crap.

If i want sugar, I'm eating the real thing. I've been using honey as a sweetener. in my oatmeal, I don't even need to add any sugar. it's amazing! I used to have to load it with brown sugar, now i don't need it. so awesome.

anyway back to the race -- I'm nervous. I feel like anything that can go wrong will go wrong! thank god my half doesn't start til 9:45 - but the whole set up just seems chaotic! I'm figuring, I won't have water in my waist pak, but I'll keep my gus and phone in there so i have something on me and don't have to spend an extra 20 bucks on one of those spi belts. take at least 3 water bottles with me to drink beforehand.and of course i'll be making a version of the breakfast cookie. I cannot wait to eat that.

I'm ready for this race to be over with! Ha!

since we had pizza last night, I have to figure out something else to eat for tonight, I'm figuring pasta. though i'm actually sick of pasta, we've had it a couple times this week already! but that's something that's easy to make and deal with. and i can load it with veggies.

The only reason why we had pizza last night was cuz after picking up the race packet in baltimore, we went to Columbia to meet with boyfriend's insurance guy. I was on his case about possibly switching insurance companies to cover our cars.

I've never met anyone who could talk as much as him! I mean we both were expecting to be there for a half hour or 45 minutes. we were there for an hour and half! the guy was a TALKER, and 75% wasn't even about our insurance, it was stories of other people. But he was able to get our monthly cost down by almost $70 bucks without compromising on coverage - that's for auto, condo and life.

I hope i never have to go back there again because he just talked so damn much, and fast too. I had to tell him to slow down. but i'm pretty sure i got at least 80% of what he said. so that the beer and the pizza were well deserved.

ok... t minus 25 hours and counting.