'Tis the Season for Shirts!

Official Blog gift exchange business first:

One week down since I sent all 81 of you your secret blog exchange buddy; I trust all is going smoothly - the perfect gift is thoroughly thought out and wrapped in the most gorgeous, sparkly, festive holiday paper with matching metallicy cheery bow!  Let's not forget the bow people, my most favorite part!
 If you haven't gotten your gift yet (ahem, Jillian!) then it's time to get busy.  Time's a ticking!

Many of you ordered online and had gift sent directly to your blog buddy.  Clever!!!

A few emails have popped into my mailbox inquiring whether we are suppose to expose our self (and not in a naked sort of way, Adam - sorry) to our blog buddy when you mail the package.  My vote would be yes, I would want to know, as I'm sure you would, too.  I won't name names (Katie A) but I know at least one package went out with no identification.  Your blog bud is going to have fun thanking you!  :)

Also a few emails from those of you who are not direction followers and introduced yourself to your blog buddy before sending the gift.  Ok, it's your blog buddy, you do what works best for you.  I can just tell when you guys were little and knew a secret, the whole neighborhood knew within an hour.  Just sayin'.

Ah, all is good and I'm just yanking some chains. This is just for fun and fun it needs to be so however you want to do it is good.  Just please don't forget!!  Blog exchange biz over - I am looking forward to reading blogs soon and checking out what everyone got - I know what several of ya got already and I'll just say - though my gift wasn't pink or glittery, it was pretty dang awesome.  Thanks blog buddy (below).

So Chris of BQ or Die was in town this past weekend, he was attending a seminar by his coach and then getting some running analysis done.  Of course Chris was dying to see yours truly while here, and who am I to deny anyone my presence, so despite a very long flight delay we were finally able to hook up downtown for some dinner and a couple beers - and later, wandered around the beautiful festively lite 16th Street.  If you want to see a picture of downtown Denver 16th Street, look at the picture on my blog header.  Pretty cool, huh?  And a HUGE thanks to Matty B, who photo-shopped the gold on the state capital (thanks, Matty B).  When I stole found that pic of off some website, the first thing that popped into my head was how cool it would be if that dome were gold amongst a sea of black and grays.  And there it is, in all it's glory.  Gold!  I love it!!!!

So Chris, the Southern Cali cold weather wimp he is, was whining about lack of proper cold weather running attire the entire time we walked down the mile-long street to look at the capital and the Civic Center building, which is simply amazing:

when low and behold, Niketown store was actually open so in we popped.  I'm certain they cringed as we came in as it was microseconds until close-time but whatever, I thought this would be a quick in and out.

Not so much.

It appears Chris isn't a speedy shopper, and has a phobia for color; despite my pleading for him to get this awesome lime-green shirt:

We had to get the oh-so-boring black instead:

You have fun with that blah black shirt, Chris.  Oh and did I mention that all 5 times I BQ'd I was wearing lime green?

Someone obviously runs in warmth in December;
while some of us get to be pasty-white.
But a nice time had by all.  Thanks, Chris!

But 'Tis the season for the shirt theme cuz the other day my pal, Ron, from Punk Rock Racing, sent me this little gem:

It may not be black like the rest of the gang, I prefer pink (this must make me the leader of the pack?: Beth, Emz, Hot Legs, and Jason and his wife) - but eat your heart out, Q!!!  We Rock these shirts!

(um, why yes, that's is a failed attempt at a painted ocean scene on my bathroom wall.  I love the beach!)

As I'm all smug with my new, pink Runner Runner shirt, I open my mailbox yesterday and LOOK what was inside, KOVAS!!!!

Is this the shirt you've been waiting so long for?  I didn't even have to beg, it was just anxiously waiting for me in my mailbox. Oh man, it's is the softest piece of fabric I have ever had on the bod - wore it to the gym tonight (post gym pic - sorry Q, I'm not looking my best here) and was I ever the eye of envy; people were staring at me like I was some rock star - I'm sure your phone's going to be ringing off the hook for these, Emz. 

So just when I'm thinking I'm all set for the season with my new t-shirt digs, NOPE - I got another!! 

Let's have a bit of a closer look at that little saying, shall we???

Awwwwww, my blogger gift exchange buddy knows me so very well! 

I

Love

IT

!!!!!

I don't want to revel who my secret blog buddy is yet as not all of you have received your gifts (has anyone besides me?), but I will.

Thanks blog buddy!  It may not have come all wrapped in a festively decorated package, but the white box was awesome just the same!

Before I wrap this post up, if you haven't already checked and joined out Patrick's  new project (click on Patrick's name for his cool blog), a Facebook-like social outlet for endurance junkies, please click on the link on my sidebar, or right here: Endurance Athletes Project - it'll pop ya right on over.  All the cool people are there so get on board.  No membership fees...but I'm thinking Patrick wants to give me a EAP t-shirt for my referrals.  Patrick, I love pink!

Happy miles, people!!  And don't forget to get those packages out SOON!!!  If you're still stewing with what to get, can everyone say SHIRTS??