Dealing With Football

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend! (I know I know, it's Tuesday already... sue me.)

And I hope everyone is staying safe during Hurricane Sandy AKA Frankenstorm.

I mean really, 22 years in SoFla and we never got quirky names for our hurricanes... Just a day off of school with extra AP Biology homework (Thanks Mr. Morone), understocked shelves at Walmart, and overly panicked old people grabbed as many canned vegetables as possible.

This weekend while Frankenstorm was brewing, I went to a football game (soccer for the yanks).

And we lost.

Sammy Saint says "It's Okay, we still love you, Southampton!"

I kind of delayed this post. I couldn't be all "Yayyyy Football!" and then be like "Oh by the way, we lost..." I think that would be too soon. And the Fiance wouldn't have been too pleased.

Seriously, nothing puts a damper on your whole weekend more than losing in football. Yeah it sucks, your team lost. But going home to die-hard football fans after a loss SUCKS EVEN MORE.

Please just score another goal! I can't put up with another weekend ending with angry grunts and cursing the manager.

My reaction to football losses around the Fiance and his family is to just stay quiet and occasionally say "Well they [the other team] are ugly and stupid..."

I still had a good time, though! I sat with the Fiance's dad and uncle in the "quiet" section. They don't mind when I ask them what "WEEEESHOOOOOWHEEEENNNEEEEWAAAA" means. (Apparently it goes with the song "we are Southampton, WE SHOOT WHEN WE WANT".)

I'm usually pretty good at interpreting drunken football guy chants! This weekend I've gotten a little rusty I guess...  I'll blame it on the hurricane that we totally aren't getting here in England.

How did your teams do this weekend? Any good football stories to share?

Pre-Isaac and Post-Isaac

Hello from the other side of a storm! That's right... Tropical Storm Isaac has left its mark on South Florida. And by mark I mean lots of flooding and humidity. Seriously, there was a moat around my house.

Just some minor puddles around the patio. No biggie.

Due to all the rain and wind I couldn't run Sunday or Monday, so I decided to "long run" on Saturday. I put long run in quotes because my long run is nothing compared to most runners. I run an average of 3 miles a day. My run on Saturday was about 6 miles of running and half a mile of a cool down. It was easier than I anticipated, but it was also good that I had two guaranteed rest days ahead of me because of the storm.

My run today was uneventful minus the fact that the humidity and excess of bugs made me miserable. Another THANKS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC moment.

I will also announce that I put my half marathon training on hold (hence the lack of long runs). I'll leave that for another post.

I will also HAPPILY announce that I booked my flight to England! And when I say my flight I mean my one-way flight, meaning my MOVE to England! I am beyond excited to say the least and I've spent the better half of my evening searching "how to pack to move to another country".

Tomorrow starts a massive cleaning overhaul of all my stuff. Yikes.

I'm sorry this is beyond boring, but hopefully from here on out everything will be exciting/stressful/eventful!