So I deleted my facebook account. I now have plenty of time for training for this half marathon, but I also feel a void. I'm not sure how to fill it. I have thought about filling it with drugs, sex, and booze, but I feel as though that is extremely counteractive with the training, so I am wondering if any of you have some good advice. Poetry? Equestrian training? French? Interpretive dance? Synchronized rapping (some refer to this as a duet, they are wrong)? Any ideas would be beneficial, however if you suggest studying I will curse your name when I read it.
Love you guys. Keep on the path to righteousness.
Oh, as for an inspirational story: Yesterday I went for a run that I thought would kill me and also caused me to curse all of your names and Kristin too, but today at work a cute guy told me that he saw me running and I looked totally awesome. He was very impressed, so basically I am using running for picking up guys, I have my nails done, my hair up and looking fly and my make up perfect whenever I run in my pink running outfit. Caleb, I suggest you do the same.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
What Inspires You?
Caleb and I have really haven't been feeling very motived these last few weeks to get out and do our runs. With a crazy work schedule I have struggled to find the time to squeeze in the runs before work or after a long day to be able to find the energy to get in a long run in the evening.
What inspires you to stick to your workouts? Maybe its knowing that you treat yourself to a yummy healthy dinner or a carb filled bowl of pasta...
PS. Heather and Ben congrats on running in the race this afternoon. Caleb and I are so proud of you for this huge step in getting fit. Maybe you treated yourself to a green beer at the end of the finish line ;)
Thursday, March 12, 2009
In Praise of Kathy Webster James
Mom, thank you for teaching all of us the most important lessons we've learned in life: how to love your family, how to care for your friends and neighbors, how to take care of a headache or stomachache (or, in my case, an earache), how to be involved in your community, how to put things in perspective and not sweat the small stuff, how to be stick to your guns if need be, how to tell your children they are spoiled brats when they need to hear it, but also how to go on spoiling them anyway. :)
It's impossible to say how much it has meant to me to have you present in a positive, loving way all throughout my life. I know that these days that is becoming quite rare, but you always approached motherhood as a responsibility as well as a privilege. I know you learned that from Grandma, and I hope that we can learn it for our children too (Heather and Ben are off to a really good start).
You're great parenting has done a lot for our health. I was thinking the other day about how important having family meals were for all kinds of things: communication, relationship, building of self-esteem. So thank you for working hard to make our family dinners the norm, even when you were juggling work and other responsibilities at the same time. You and Dad also always showed us how much you cared by showing up to our sporting events, ballet performances, synchronized swimming meets, mathcounts competitions, etc. Again, I know you probably didn't think twice about doing that, and I know I always took it for granted, but it did and still does mean so much to me that you care about our lives so deeply and that you go above and beyond to show us that. And that's not to mention all the behind the scenes stuff you've done for us with Moms In Touch, prayer groups, etc. I think it's because of all that support that all of us now feel capable of running our races this summer.
You have been a source of strength and wisdom for me my whole life, but especially since Dad died. I've had to make several major life choices (going to graduate school, moving to California, getting married, leaving graduate school for another graduate school, leaving that graduate school for law school), and I wouldn't have been able to do any of them without knowing that you supported my choices. And now I know that you want me to come back to Montana for law school, but I am so grateful knowing that I have your support even if I do not. You have a very flexible love, one that can put up with children in all their forms: liberal and conservative, Catholic and confused, ballers and ballerinas, guitarists and drummers, tall children and a short one. Thank you for loving us through all our differences, through all of our changes, and through all these years.
I love you more than I can express. I am just one lucky guy to have such a great Mom. Thanks for promoting our health all throughout our lives, and for supporting us on all our new adventures. Stay around for a long, long time!
It's impossible to say how much it has meant to me to have you present in a positive, loving way all throughout my life. I know that these days that is becoming quite rare, but you always approached motherhood as a responsibility as well as a privilege. I know you learned that from Grandma, and I hope that we can learn it for our children too (Heather and Ben are off to a really good start).
You're great parenting has done a lot for our health. I was thinking the other day about how important having family meals were for all kinds of things: communication, relationship, building of self-esteem. So thank you for working hard to make our family dinners the norm, even when you were juggling work and other responsibilities at the same time. You and Dad also always showed us how much you cared by showing up to our sporting events, ballet performances, synchronized swimming meets, mathcounts competitions, etc. Again, I know you probably didn't think twice about doing that, and I know I always took it for granted, but it did and still does mean so much to me that you care about our lives so deeply and that you go above and beyond to show us that. And that's not to mention all the behind the scenes stuff you've done for us with Moms In Touch, prayer groups, etc. I think it's because of all that support that all of us now feel capable of running our races this summer.
You have been a source of strength and wisdom for me my whole life, but especially since Dad died. I've had to make several major life choices (going to graduate school, moving to California, getting married, leaving graduate school for another graduate school, leaving that graduate school for law school), and I wouldn't have been able to do any of them without knowing that you supported my choices. And now I know that you want me to come back to Montana for law school, but I am so grateful knowing that I have your support even if I do not. You have a very flexible love, one that can put up with children in all their forms: liberal and conservative, Catholic and confused, ballers and ballerinas, guitarists and drummers, tall children and a short one. Thank you for loving us through all our differences, through all of our changes, and through all these years.
I love you more than I can express. I am just one lucky guy to have such a great Mom. Thanks for promoting our health all throughout our lives, and for supporting us on all our new adventures. Stay around for a long, long time!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
In Praise of Doug James
Doug, you have been a source of inspiration these past few months, having lost a noticeable amount of weight simply through improved diet and exercise. I was blown away at Thanksgiving by how great you looked, and then even more so a couple weeks ago at the Ronald Reagan library. So, way to go, keep it up.
The last five years have not always gone as smooth as we might have liked. You've had the enviable position of being married to our Mom but, with it, the unenviable position of being unfairly compared to our Dad. For all the times that us Webster children have not been welcoming of you to the family, I apologize. Still, it feels like things are getting better as we have grown to understand each other and get more comfortable around one another.
A few of the things I have appreciated about you:
1 - You are always very welcoming when I come home, and make sure I know that it is home even if it isn't 3222 Parkhill drive.
2 - You spoil our Mom like she deserves to be spoiled - Caribbean vacations, nice dinners, a nice house, etc.
3 - It makes me laugh that you can remember old legal cases, Montana history, and all kinds of random trivia but have difficulty remembering the plot of the book you just read, or the name of any actor or actress in the last movie you watched.
4 - I'm amazed by how quick and dedicated a reader you are. Every time I am home I want to take a dozen books off the shelves to read, though I would never be able to get through them quick enough to justify taking that many.
5 - You have been very generous sharing your expertise on the University of Montana, law school in general, and the practice of law for 3 of us now, and helped us figure out how to make it in and through law school.
6 - You have done your best to help Ben succeed junior high and high school. You have helped him become a better reader, and you have put up with his loud, rocking ways.
With that said, Doug, thanks for all that you have done for our Mom and for the rest of us. We love you, appreciate having you around, and are grateful you are taking better care of your health. It's an inspiration to us all.
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