That same night I also made a pumpkin cake. The recipe calls for a white or yellow cake mix and a can of pumpkin....that's all. It's supposed to be muffins, but I decided to just make the cake. It tastes good; however, I put coconut pecan frosting on top of mine. I left any kind of glaze or frosting off so Joe could eat it. I'll just frost my piece when I get one.
Today I participated in my first 5k EVER! This is a picture of Maria Gray, my Zumba teacher at the YMCA. I've been taking her classes for 3-4 years AND she's been to Joe's grandfather's (now his uncle's) house in Saint Maartin (her husband won a trip through his insurance company). She took a picture of the honeymooner's plaque hanging in the house and brought it to class and asked me if Joe and Cindy Jondahl October 1984 was me. I told her yes it was. I really like her as an instructor - she plays the BEST music for class and she sings too (along with everyone else in the class) while we are working out. Anyway, I got off track....her daughter-in-law has breast cancer and the school where the daughter works put on a 5k fundraiser to help defray medical bills. I decided to participate because 1) it's a good cause, and 2) I really do like Maria. Anyway, I walked most of the "race" and did try to jog whenever I was going uphill. I wore my iPod so I could listen to music and I managed to finish in under an hour (53:59). The weather was great, it was misting rain - but not enough to get you wet. The only down side was the road was somewhat slick so I felt like I was having to take extra effort on each step, which was very tiring. Will I do another one? Probably so but if given a choice I'd rather do a "zumba-thon" fundraiser any day.
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