So I apologize for my short hiatus, but I have been running around all weekend, and have been too tired to post! Friday night I volunteered at an event at the Little Rock Zoo called Boo at the Zoo. It is basically a safe trick-or-treating place for kids and their families. It was exhausting being there for almost 5 hours handing out candy to sugar crazed kids and their semi-panicked parents. haha But I ended up having a good time. :)
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| Dempsy and Murphy |
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If you click on this picture and look
closely at my right knee,
you can see the welting! |
Saturday morning I woke up early to run a 5k. It is more of a fun run here in Little Rock called the MudRun. The race is about 3.1 miles and all of the runners had to overcome a couple of obstacles (like crawling through a tunnel or walking across a balance beam) before ending at a 300 ft mud pit that you had to navigate through in order to cross the finish line. Well I made it through the race (I am not much of a runner so that is an accomplishment!), and I made it through the mud pit (although my sneakers were not so lucky) haha. But during my walk back to my car, I noticed a burning sensation on my right leg, I looked down and I had huge welts all over my knee! At first I was convinced that I was allergic to running, and the only cure would be an immediate stop. But apparently that was not actually the case, I guess I got into some type of insect (I am guessing fire ants) and they just went to town. Now that the swelling is under control, I count about 25 bites. Crazy, the area is still hot to the touch, but they feel much better today. Well after the race, and I popped a couple of Benadryl I was toast for the rest of the day. Thank goodness I was dog sitting for some friends that have great Netflix selections.
Today I got up and coxed for the Discover rowing program that was going out. I think sometimes I forget what it was like to be a beginner, novice rower. So it is good to be a part of these classes that bring me back down a little bit. I was supposed to volunteer at Boo at the Zoo again tonight. I went down there all dressed in 80's garb (partial thanks to Cal for the super sweet jacket and scrunchy) and as soon as we got there, there was a tornado warning for Little Rock. It began to pour and hail. Everyone that was already at the zoo was escorted into a storage room to wait out the storm. Once the first front had passed, we were told to go home. (Also I know it looks like I am not wearing pants in that picture, but I am. They are just super cool, gold lame, spandex, so it is a little hard to tell) haha
Anyways, I am plum tuckered out now. I cannot believe how much I did this weekend. Not to mention 600 jumpees from Friday to today. Crazy! That means that now I am at 8800 jumpees. WOOO! Only 6200 to go. Number is getting smaller!
On another also really exciting note I have hit another milestone, I received an anonymous donation on Friday for the remaining $120 I needed to raise to buy a water buffalo!! Much thanks to whoever you are! Your generous donation will help to bring a family out of poverty, and that is the best gift anyone can receive. But I think we can all continue this little task. I think that since I still have 6200 jumpees to go, and a month left in my internship, I can raise enough money to buy a second animal! So everyone, lets do it. Lets get the word out and get the donations coming in! I will post a poll on here tomorrow so you can all vote for what my next animal should be! :D THANKS EVERYONE!
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