That is really awesome, Teppy! I am certainly not at that pace yet. I listen to music while exercising, but not during actual races. Too much going on, and I tend to socialize. Sweet medals! So sorry about the blisters. Tape! Tape! It is the only thing that ever saved me from blisters.

Teppy - that is so exciting!! Go you!

Jesse: perfect Derby wear. Except that conditions at Churchill are so unpredictable that I bet there are lots of ruined hats there this year.

Sadly, Badminton didn't live stream xc due to technical difficulties and I can't afford an FEI subscription for my full day of watching horse sports devolved to half a day (5:30 am - 11 ish) of listening to Badminton radio and the rest of the day devoted to Churchill Downs.

Exciting news: NBCSN is going to broadcast Royal Ascot this year! Think of the HATS on our USAian tvs!

I am now the proud owner of a 2016 Subaru Impreza. And my lizard brain is screaming "What did you do! It's too fancy! So many fiddly bits to go wrong! You're not worthy of a car that's barely a year old!" It still has two years to go on the factory warranty, and their Certified Used Cars have a 7-year powertrain warranty. They did a hard sell on the extended warranty that gives you the factory-level warranty for 7 years, but all the advice I've read about not buying extended warranties whispered to me, and I resisted. Boy, the money guy was annoyed at me. Tsking and shaking his head and wondering why I'd want to go "all that way" to the auto shop when I could bring it into the fancy dealership. Well, Bucky, my auto shop is a mile from my house, and you shouldn't have dropped the fact that you charge $150 an hour for labor. My shop greets me by name and praised me for my decision to replace the Jeep.

The actual salesman was very nice, only inquired politely if I might be interested in the brand new version of the Impreza, and is working on his Ph.D. in history. So we had a nice chat while we waited for the inspection of the car.

I hate to think of what an anxious mess I'd be if I weren't on the Lexapro.

GOOD FOR YOU!! YOU DESERVE NICE THINGS!!!

I am now the proud owner of a 2016 Subaru Impreza.

Connie, that's awesome! Congratulations!

I listen to music while exercising, but not during actual races. Too much going on, and I tend to socialize.

Tim didn't walk it with me, so I knew I'd need music to keep me from getting bored and thinking "Are we THERE yet???" after about half a mile.

YAY Connie!! Enjoy the new car!

Enjoy the new car!

Tim didn't walk it with me, so I knew I'd need music to keep me from getting bored and thinking "Are we THERE yet???" after about half a mile.

I have only done one 5k and I had Kelly and her bf with me. And while they did great encouraging me and all that, I wondered how I would have fared had I just been able to plug into Hamilton and GO. I need to find another 5k.

Decided to sweep out the clean parts of the garage. Ugh that was hot.

ALL the Christmas stuff is now put away. I am not having the most motivated year.

Welcome to the world of Subarus!