Safety Day! Anticipation is the Purest Emotion!!

Office Birthday Party - Brian Faria, Me! and Jodi Schoolcraft

Safety Day really pushed the Spirit week commitment to the maximum level and I did well. I wore my Safety running vest around the office, which as you can see is RIDICULOUS. Carolyn Cross and Tim Lynch bumped into me whenever possible, and said, "Oh, sorry I didn't see you." Clever colleagues! To add to my safety, I wore a lot of chapstick and coated myself with sunscreen.(just kidding, no sunscreen) It created a lot of ... attention, which luckily led to more excitement and support! Our new President even stopped in the hallway and asked about the marathon, turns out he's a runner too! It was a really fun day! The Office birthday party was held today as well, pictured above! Brian nicely announced the Marathon Spirit Month for me!


Enjoying Cake with Alex McLachlan, me, and Scott Goldstein - photo taken by Carolyn Cross

With less than five days left, I am being extra cautious with every step. I have the sweetest boss too - Miss Deb Adams wasn't feeling well today so she left the office and worked from home to avoid getting me sick! Phew, Safety day at the next level!

After a small piece of cake, lots of Safety excitement, and working on our Surgical Home Study binders, I could not wait to run after work! It was a beautiful sunny day, but I would not get the chance to run...I practiced running slow instead. It was tricky! In...Just fours day and I can RUN!


Me, Phyllis Lowry, and Sue Ericson

Sue participated in Safety Day too!

I received an amazing email today from Melissa Blanksteen. She wrapped it up so beautifully...
So this time next week you'll probably be leaving work after your first day back still wicked excited about the marathon! I think half of the whole event is the excitement and anticipation leading up to it and the great sense of completion and accomplishment afterward. :-) nothing can take that away!
Another good friend, Heather Alexsa told me long ago that anticipation is the purest emotion. And it's very true, the excitement and anticipation leading up to the marathon is breathtaking! Thanks Melissa!

I am having trouble sleeping this week... tossing and turning, thinking about everything that I need to do and hoping that I will do well! In an effort to avoid thinking about the marathon, I stopped at my local library on the way home. The book of my choice was available at the Southborough Library, but I have a $7 overdue fee so I wasn't allowed to take it out! I stood at the desk in disbelief. I know, sorry, it's shocking that I have late fees at the library. I don't mind giving money to the library so I am really relaxed about bringing books back on time. That bad habit no longer exists because I checked out a book on improving wealth! After a while of standing and searching for any cash, the nice librarian gave me the book and I promised to bring the book back with $7. I thanked her and expressed my Boston Marathon goal, nervousness, and exactly why I needed the book this evening! Thanks Southborough librarian!

Thank you for all the emails and phonecalls everyone!

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