Winter is here!

Finally...the cold season! My favorite time of year. It was 70F one morning, love it! It's much more pleasant to run and I don't sweat as much in general. It also means drier weather. During the rainy season my back patio (made of concrete) is always damp and grows mold and a bit of moss in some spots. The dampness also means lots of mosquitoes. I've spent some time this week cleaning things up a bit and making it more inviting. I always enjoy sitting outside to read in the morning but haven't done that in months.

It's funny how Thais react to the cooler weather. Everyone has a sweater and scarf on. Most of them don't have hot water for showers, that would be unpleasant. I must admit that I've been wearing long sleeves and a scarf. Ironically most places keep the AC on same as usual which makes things even cooler than outside. The sky train is especially frigid. So my scarf stays with me for the day. In a few weeks I'm heading up to Chiang Mai where it's even colder!!!!

Checking Back In

I checked out for a bit...just got consumed with things going on. It's always a busy time at school with the end of the term coming up. Today was also Sports Day at school. Four years ago we had a Sports Day during summer school. It was such a hit that the school implemented it into the regular school year. I volunteered to organize it and have been in charge each year since then. I enjoy doing it. The teachers run an event for the teams. The teacher assistants take the teams around to the different events and the parents follow along cheering on their kids. Everyone gets really into it. The TAs will put face paint on the kids and bring along drums and tambourines to help with cheering. Some parents even made signs and pom poms. Everyone had a great time.

In three weeks is the Christmas Concert. I rack my brain every year to choose a song that's not about Christmas but relates to snow. I've done every song about snowmen and snow flakes. It's even harder with nursery (2 years old) because they can't really perform. The important thing for them is their costume, they have to look cute and no one will care that they can't perform. So this year I chose a song that doesn't have any words. It's just music and the kids will shake bells. BUT I'm having really cute costumes made. They'll wear a white t-shirt, silver vest and different colored pants. The costume is what will make this years performance.

Face Lift

Not literally, of course. Although I sure live in the right place if I wanted one. Just thought the blog could use a new look.

I was completely lazy in October. Well, maybe just consumed with lots going on. I attended 3 conventions during the month. The final one was the most fun because it was the least amount of work. It was the English DC with all the English speaking expats living in and around Thailand. So there was lots of hanging out...so much so that I think I was on a social buzz. It took me several days to come down, so much fun!!

Now it's back to normal and I'm going to focus on running. Depending on how training goes this month, I might sign up for the 10k rather than the half marathon. We'll see. If you have a good run please share it!!