Berries and Cream Diet Dr.Pepper

Once upon a time I was a big Cherry Vanilla Diet Dr. Pepper Fan. I liked to swing by 7-11 and get on in the afternoon. Then it was gone. Sure, there was regular Diet Dr. Pepper and then there was a new drink in place of my beloved Cherry Vanilla concotion. Berries and Cream Diet Dr. Pepper?

Ewwwww.

Who would drink that?

So I switched to Regular Diet Dr. Pepper. It was good stuff. And it is still a favorite, but I felt like I was missing some flavor.

On a whim, I finally relented and tried a Berries and Cream Diet Dr. Pepper. I figured it was worth a shot.

It was AWESOME! The taste reminded me of Red Cream Soda, that I haven't had since I was little.

Can you believe it, after all my hesitation, and this stuff is good!

Gem of the Hills?

Last Sunday I ran my first half-marathon of the season. It was a hilly out and back course. On the return trip , I was thinking those hills were no gems!

Regardless of the hills, I still achieved a PR (personal record) of 2:12:44. That is about 12 minutes faster than my old PR. I am excited thinking about what my time might be like on a nice flat course. I have my sights on the
Gulf Beaches Halfathon in Madeira Beach on December 10th. With Just eight days between runs, I was concerned about how I might hold up.

With seven days behind me and those killer hills to boot I am feeling confident that it shouldn't be a problem.

I will keep you posted - hopefully quicker than a week next time!

Gem of the Hills

Just two days left until my first half marathon of the season. I'll be in Clermont at the Gem of the Hills Half Marathon. I am excited about it, however I get a little nervous about racing sometimes. I know I'm not going to win, so there is no reason to be nervous, I suppose.

http://www.usantc.com/event_list.php?&eventid=132

Saturday night I'll have my traditional Lasagna dinner. The perfect amount of protein and carbs.

The weather may be on the chilly side at the start, but It should be a good time.

I Want it That Way?

Wow!

So the kids were watching Nickelodeon and I hear the Backstreet Boys. Not that I'm a fan, but I was wondering why it was on Nick.

Turns out that Mr. Meaty's Josh and Parker were lip-synching. This is just so wrong...



That made me think of the "so over" Backdorm Boys.



It occured to me that I may have never actually even seen the Original Video.




Whic one do you like best?

Steven Page... So Awesome

Last Week the Barenaked Ladies were in town! What a great show! Darrell came along - He thought Steven Page had a great voice - so different!



I think Wilted Rose is such a beautiful song! Rock on Mr. Page. Rock on!

My Sister Visited

My sister was in town for a conference - She had enough time to take a day and go to EPCOT with me. We had a great time.

I wanted to go from country to country and have our pictures taken with different hats representing each country.



Unfortunately, I did think of the idea until we had reached China and we were a few countries down. We only had Norway

After that, It just seemed like too big of a hassle to backtrack and then to ask strangers to take our picture.

Maybe next year...

Happy Halloween, Brother!

A day late...



Who's sick from eating a ton of candy?