A good start to the weekend

Last night we had some friends over for a traditional carb-loading meal before the big race Sunday morning. This year, only Nujoud is running the full marathon while Lisa, Tarik, Charles Raymond, Alicia, Erin, and Todd are all running the 1/2 marathon. Josh and Melissa Green are running the 5k. Nujoud made the pasta and meatballs and everyone else chipped in with salads and sides.

Alicia and Brent brought Max with them, the puppy that I wanted to keep and the mean wife said "NO" to (just kidding we really have no room for 3 dogs....but man, is he ever cute). But he is my God dog, so if anything ever happens where Brent and Alicia can't take care of him....I got dibbs!!!

This morning, I played in our weekly flag football game with some friends and had a good time. I was running faster and didn't ever feel winded. That's a sure sign that the running I've been doing is paying off. Since December 26th (figured I'd get a one week head start on the rest of the New Year's resolution crowd) I've started using the elliptical machine at the local gym. I prefer this method of cardio since it is much, much less taxing on my knees. I'm now up to doing 5-6 miles each session, at a 8:15 pace per mile, 4-5 times per week. I know that doing 5 miles on the elliptical is not equivalent to running 5 miles on pavement, but it's still better than not running at all and I'm not hung up on distance ran anyways, only pounds lost. So far I am down about 4lbs with about 10 to go.

So, after lunch, Nujoud and I were discussing how my airbag warning light has been flashing in the Sentra for about 4 years now...no exaggeration. It started flashing about 60,000 miles ago and I just ignored it...until today. This is why I love the internet: I Googled my airbag warning light problem and found a computer reset procedure. If there is no real problem, it'll make the light stop flashing....if there is a problem with the system the light will continue to flash. Well, 30 seconds later and problem solved!!!! I just can't believe that I didn't Google this long, long ago and save myself the grief of people always telling me that I should have it checked out. Oh well, I figure the internet just saved me at least $100 (One hour labor for a Nissan tech to do the same thing I did at home).