Rain Rain Rain

Almost one week since my parents have been staying with me, and it just keeps raining! Last year it was epic blizzard in Nebraska, this year it's record breaking rain for Vegas. But the rain isn't anything too wild. It's just a constant drizzle. Roads are starting to flood though. It's all the crazy weather coming from California, which is getting hammered with rain. The rain makes driving miserable combined with the holiday traffic. So today it's been a bit claustrophobic. I've probably eaten more chocolate than I should have. Sugar coma making me grumpy.

The barometric pressure however is killing me! I don't know if it's age, or being used to no rain, or the valley, or age but the body is not happy with this rain. Even my gums are sore. What's up with that?! Ultimately, it's all just some minor inconvenience , and the rain should end by tomorrow. One more day of shopping perhaps, and then it'll be time to get the Christmas dinner rolling and prepare for the arrival of Santa. This is the first year that Asa understands who Santa is. She hasn't quite grasped why we have to wait to open presents though.

In running news, I ran a lot this month already. I'm really just going to coast with the rest of the holidays. I could land on 130+ miles for the month, but I'll be perfectly content with 120. I'm jonsin for new shoes too. I tried on a pair of Vibram Trek KSO's the other day and keep wondering if I could seriously trail run here in them. My worry is that downhills would be too rough though. There's another shoe store I found a little farther away. Who knows what that visit will bring. Muhuhahahaha

Anyway, 2011 will be an interesting year for my running. I want to keep things fun, but I also want to get a little more focused with running goals. I want to get faster and run farther. I'm sure I'll run a marathon at some point, maybe even a bit further. Course thinking about all that with a belly full of KFC seems kinda odd :)