Not much to say....or maybe somethings to say

First up, I didn't do the Endurance Challenge.  I felt I hadn't done the millage build up to make it enjoyable.  While I have been running a little bit not really enough for a 50k.  Some of it's been time, some of it mental exhaustion around training....either way I realized doing the race would be a bad idea and the liklihood of injury just compounds.  As it turned out the weather was terrible, big storm so the course changed - not enough millage and bad weather = potential disaster or hateful time.  I have signed up for a 50k in February and about to sign-up for another 50 miler in April.  I'm not a very good runner when I am not "training" for something and I just don't feel like I'm quite done with the 50 miler experience.  This next one is also around a lake but on a trail, during the day and with aid stations!
Bigger news still - I have a girlfriend!  This seems an odd place to "announce" this but I guess everyone else just changes their relationship status on Facebook!  This is proving to be very sweet and such a long time since I had one it all feels very new.  It's fun to meet someone new and, bigger surprise too, she has children (7 & 10).  I'm finding this surprisingly easy as they are sweet....full on but sweet.  I am just rolling with it, being open to however things roll out, time will tell.
Mum arrives on Dec 23rd so I'm really looking forward to that too.  We have a few days in San Fran then off to Reno on Boxing Day.  I'm planning so adventures (we are staying at a Casino so we can play the pokies!).  Irene's family are also there for Xmas so we might drop in and say hi.  If the weather isn't too snowy (because it will be snowing) we'll drive through to Lake Tahoe and I'll show mum where I ran.  It's very beautiful around the Lake too, so that will be fun.  Karen and Brice are planning to come through after New Year as well.  Seems like forever since I saw them. Would have been nice to have a family reunion with Janine and Kathy too but it doesn't work out for them this year.
While mum is here I am going to have her help me look into renovating by bathroom - I want something different so going to have her come with me to look at fittings etc, figure out what I might like.
Not much to share on the work front.  Seems to be another year of consolidation, finding my feet as a senior manager and......