Lots going on!!

Lots is going on:) Where do I start? Raleigh was under a Winter Storm Warning last weekend. They initially called for up to a foot of snow but we ended up with about 5 inches of snow with some sleet/ice mixed in. Ashley came over Friday night to get snowed in with me and it was great! He brought his lab, Staalzy and we just relaxed all weekend. We went for a short walk on Saturday but it was cold and windy so that was cut short. We sat in front of the fire and played games and snacked. It was a great weekend :)

I received my official offer from Duke on Wednesday and I start on February 22nd. SO instead of being done with work on February 11th, I am working until the 19th instead. But I have the 11th, 12th and 17th off and the rest of time is only in the afternoon so I will have the mornings to get stuff done. I really didn't want to work until the 19th but the way the pay cycle goes, I won't get my first Duke paycheck until March 12th so I needed to work the extra week, bummer but the 19th will be here before I know it!!!

My marathon is next week (picture me freaking out as I type this!!!!)!!!!! I don't feel as prepared as I would like and I that is partly due to me missing my 12 mile run last weekend because it snowed last Friday and I wasn't able to run until Wednesday because I had to wait for all the snow to melt off the sidewalks (for those NY'ers, no one shovels their sidewalks, they wait for it to melt, which in this case took 5 days!!!!). I plan to run 12 miles on Sunday and then 3 on Monday, and 2 on Tuesday and then REST until the marathon. I am sure I will take some walks though, I have a hard time not working out..!!!

I had a 'Bessie' checkup yesterday. I saw a new gynecologist and we talked about Bessie and I will go in for an ultrasound on Feb. 17th to see where Bessie stands. I start a new birth control at the end of the month and I go back in May for a follow-up and another ultrasound. Hopefully this new pill will help and Bessie will go away...for good...I can't take this much longer....