Wendy Mastripolito

HAPPY THANKSGIVING .!!!. …….and who is this calm couple... ??? .....and so it starts... Christmas Tree H-ll... for those who knows us........ knows what type of h-ll I am speaking of… it is self subjected h-ll… one we most certainly could get out of if ONLY we could just STOP… ........we have for the past… I dont know ...umpteen years… gone hog wild with decorating for Christmas… although over the years we have scaled it down a bit… down to 15 artificial trees instead of 31… and no we don’t live in a McMansion…and yes it gets a bit claustrophobic at times.. and YES… Joe gets VERY grumpy having to move all 30+ boxes and 15 trees out of the attic each year… and NO he wants NO PART of decorating…and he seems to “VANISH” for a few days……but don’t you think he should be used to this after 18 years??? ….And.. well you thought all I did was RUN, BIKE, SWIM, AND SNOWSHOE .. ! …..here is a slide show of previous year….

"Wendy Mastripolito, Executive Assistant..... ........A woman barely alive.......... .Gentlemen, we can rebuild her.......... We have the technology........... .Better than she was before.............. Better............ stronger......... faster." (Amazing how fast I recover...I am pleased to say my leggies are all in working order…...) Watch out 2009 ….. so should I do Badwater ? Badwater website OR Comrades ?? Comrades website

I am such a lucky gal…..spoiled rotten I say.. I am sitting here in bed typing away on my ultra cool pink laptop that Joe gave me….he is such a sweetie…it’s also quite convenient since I am currently unable to bend, twist, turn, move or eject my legs from the bed… HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ….this past weekend was our anniversary… 18 blissful (cough cough) years of love and adoration…. with some breaks (cough, cough)… and then some… cool huh… ???!!.....well what to do to celebrate…???..... hmmm.. RUN a MARATHON of course… !! Now I am certain... bets are placed...that you think this was my idea …and well… although I did bring it up…it really most certainly was NOT in fact my idea..REALLY… it was in fact Joe’s idea… see he got a bug up his butt that he wanted to run another marathon ASAP.. no waiting.. so of course how could I not be supportive!!!??.... I mean I am here for him!... so we booked a nice hotel on the beach, packed our bags, and drove the 2 hours to our anniversary extravaganza… Jo...

One of my closest friends, Jim (Jamie) Voorhees , is a phenomenal artist.. he is in the process of creating a caricature of me.. here is some of his work…is he awesome or what!!!???... Here is link to his website… Jimbo Art . I will also post this on my side bar for future reference. (I will also post the caricature of me once complete)… reasonably priced $$. Great personal Christmas Gifts….

There's no need to fear! ... Underdog is here! On Saturday, November 8th, Heather and I completed the McGuire 10K Mud Run . This was a “fun” run.. and it was to keep my mind occupied ....as I took it “easy” recovering from the marathon….yeah... but more amazingly is the fact Heather elected to do this with me!!....Heather who does not like to garden because she will get dirty……Heather who has not run more than 5-6 miles at one time in her life…..Heather whose idea of entertainment is watching back to back movies curled up in bed……Heather who must have been in a really good mood when she said YES!… Here are some details about the course: The 10K (6.2 mile) course encompassed different types of terrain, including asphalt, dirt, hills, water hazards, and LOTS OF MUD! Here is a list of the obstacles we had to encounter: Mud trench/hill -15' wide x 20' long x 4' high. Runners run up 4' hill and then down into the muddy goodness. Tire steps -the tires will not be packe...

Today is a DAY OF DEATH ….....my wonderful place of work.. the place I grew up in.. the one that I thought of as a family... has betrayed me….. ....it has become another crises to the economy... they have decided to start laying people off.... hundreds of my coworkers, running club members, and closest friends were canned..... some have been there for as many years as I... 20 years…...I can’t even express the utter pain, hurt, betrayal, and emptiness I feel...it’s as though someone has peeled off my skin…the times of innocence are gone... ……….FOR NOW…..I am one of the survivors.. one of the lucky ones who gets to keep their job …. but there are no guarantees... tough times ahead ... GOD BLESS YOU ALL......... -Wendy

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you. -Rita Mae Brown So if I think of my three best friends…. and two of them are insane what does that mean??? … I knew this was coming… just because the two of them dressed like they were heading to forge some new frontier in Alaska does not mean they should take a crap shot at poor underdressed Wendy at Sunday’s Marathon… My friends Denise an d Gary who ran the marathon with me …well after Gary’s comment that I looked like Laura Croft of Tomb Raider, Denise who is a wiz at photo shop opted to create these beautiful pics….. well they will just have to deal with their own conscious.. poor Wendy…is there no peace!!??

Joe completed his first ever marathon on Sunday, November 2nd….the C&D Marathon in St. George’s Delaware……....so you say what’s with the grumble face picture??.... well the day didn’t go as exactly as planned.. …see Joe had a goal of running a strong 4 hour marathon……and I to break 4 hours and/or try and qualify for Boston ( which would mean a 3.50 marathon)… so to get right to the point… we did not obtain these goals….and I dang near ran my worse marathon time ever….ha…ugh… sigh… Some days you think you got it….. then some days you don’t.... ..Sunday was definitely one of those don’t days…. Joe and I were up early and on our way to his first ever marathon and my 7th…Heather, our daughter, was also competing at the event but in the 5K….Joe was handling the nervous energy well.. unlike the night before where he accused me of taking his beloved socks and hiding them, destroying them, or wearing them..or something like that …I couldn’t really make out what he was ranting about… hmm.....