The New Building

Today we went out to the building site of the future home of WCNY. You are looking at the main entrance. The steel beam building is the future studio. The building to the left will be our offices. There will be enclosed walkways between the 2 buildings.

This is the backside of the building, with the studios to the left, the offices to the right.

This is the inside of the office area. My desk will be sort of near where that orange thing is. It's going to be a big open area, with an industrial feel.

And this is a view of the new studio from the inside. The site foreman was giving us a tour. And yes, that is Eric in the cute yellow hard hat!

PT

Alex started physical therapy today. They hooked him up to this electro therapy machine. It sent little electric pulses to his hip. The therapist also realigned him. It looked like one hip was higher than the other. Alex said he felt taller when he was done.

We're still not 100% sure what's wrong with him. He had x-rays and has been examined by a doctor. The doctor thinks it's just a muscle strain. The radiologist said his muscles/bones were having a hard time regenerating themselves because he's working so hard and he's still growing. He was given the all-clear to continue running for now. He still has some pain and hasn't done any hard workouts this week. He plans on running Saturday at a meet. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that he has a good day!

Mother's Day 2012

Today we had a lovely Mother's Day lunch. We had a delicious lunch catered from Limp Lizard. And it was so very good... 

 Sheila with 2 of her boys.

Gary lit the candles on the Mother's Day Cake.

 The kids blew out the candles for their moms.

Paula took the candles off the cake.

 Laura and Kelly helped Grandma Sheila open her cards, as they ate their Flavor Ice.

Paula and her sweet girls.

We also celebrated Eric's birthday today! (Don't worry, we'll still have another celebration on Thursday!) Sheila made this adorable and very delicious cake.

Laura put lots of candles on the cake. Heh.

And of course, you can't have a birthday without a blow fish picture! Happy Birthday Eric! And Happy Mother's Day to all the moms. I was sorry my mom couldn't make it this year. But hope she had a wonderful day! (Aside from the whole almost chopping of her finger thing...)

Road Trip

Alex had the opportunity to run in the Loucks Games in White Plains, NY this weekend. It was a huge honor to even get to go. Which is what made it so hard for him, since he's not doing so well physically. He was scheduled to run the 800 meter on Friday, and then the 1600 meter on Saturday. He had a rough race on Friday. He's running in a lot of pain. I wasn't able to make it down for the Friday event, but left work a little early Friday and drove down to White Plains to catch the Saturday race. (I also tried to visit with my brother in Rye, but well, that wasn't meant to be. It was very strange being so close and not be able to visit...)

It was an absolutely beautiful weekend. This was the only picture I got of Alex. He was sporting a new Loucks Games t-shirt. I'm pretty sure his entire wardrobe consists of t-shirts from various meets he's been in.

Here's a list of the guys that got to go to the meet. This was at the t-shirt tent. You could have bought a t-shirt with this on it if you wanted. There were over 2,900 athletes at the event. And over 300 schools. It was big.

Sadly, however. Alex chose not to run the 1600 meter on Saturday. He was just in too much pain. The picture above is of his teammate Zavon, running the 1600. He placed 2nd overall in that event. (He won the 800 meter the day before.) Alex will be heading to the doctor his week as soon as I can get him an appointment. We're hoping it's nothing really serious, but it might be a season ending injury at this point. There are 2 more meets until State Qualifying. I'm secretly hoping that the doctor won't let him run again this season... it worries me too much to see him run like this!

This is the hotel I stayed in. The Courtyard in Tarrytown, which is right next to White Plains. Alex stayed with the team at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains. Which, if my memory is correct, is the same hotel we stayed in 15 years ago for my brother's wedding...

Painting Fools

Eric took advantage of the great weather this weekend and painted the deck. It was such a necessary job. With living under so many trees, that poor deck really needs a lot of upkeep. We've ignored it for a couple of years. It was time.

He did a great job. The deck looks fabulous. His back on the other hand, is a little sore...

With Eric busy on the deck, I was busy painting and decorating the bedrooms upstairs. This is our new "Guest" room. (aka as Laura & Kelly's room...) I'm not sure what to put on the walls yet. But doesn't it look cozy? That back wall used to be orange... there's not a hint of it left.

This little guy made himself at home. He matched the new comforter perfectly.

Alex's room also got a face lift. Or should I say his new room. We played musical bedrooms upstairs. This room used to be bright pink. It took a couple of coats of primer/paint to cover it up. He's digging the minimalist look right now. Apparently he wants to move away from the "SU" theme, but he just doesn't know what he wants to move to. So it's just going to stay white for awhile. And hopefully stay clean too. A mom can dream, right??

He did want to keep his wall of accomplishments though... So, we are now ready for a very busy week ahead and a fun Mother's Day Weekend next weekend. The house is officially clean and ready for guests!

Fresh Veggies

This was my haul at the farmer's market this morning. All of this was only $9. We got 3 tomatoes, 2 big zucchini, 2 green peppers, 1 yellow pepper, 8 jalapeno peppers, 2 yellow squash, 1 bunch green onions and a head of romaine lettuce. Alex and I had fabulous salads for lunch today!

Also this week, there was another track meet. Liverpool vs. Baldwinsville. There was a big match up between the 4x800 relay teams. Liverpool won. It was apparently epic. But I missed Alex's leg of the relay by about 3 minutes. So I'll just have to take his word for it. (He also happened to run a personal best of 2:00 flat.) Later on in the meet, he ran the open 800 meter. During the race you could tell he was struggling. He should have easily won the event. After the race he was on the sidelines favoring his left hip. That was 4 days ago. He seems "ok" now, we're hoping it's nothing serious. We're just getting to the important meets of the season, it would be a shame to get hurt now! Keeping our fingers crossed he stays healthy for 4 more weeks, then he can take some much needed time off. He's been running with barely a day off since last July.

Corgi Cuteness

Eric saw this last night online, so I went searching for it today. And I found it on etsy. Someone makes them and sells them. I came across this page (click here) and had to laugh. No, it was not reserved for me, but there must be something about people named Amanda and crazy Corgi's!