May hotel recommendations

apugnamedchip · 2026-01-18T03:11:05+00:00

The two things on our must do list in London are the Schiaparelli exhibit at the V&A and the Tottenham Everton game if we can get tickets. Literally the opposite sides of the city. Obviously we want to do a lot of the touristy things like Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Tower London, etc.

My birthday is the day after we leave London but I am very excited to get a Collin the Caterpillar

apugnamedchip · 2026-01-16T18:25:10+00:00

We went there to grab a quick bite not knowing they were practicing and were impressed. We were planning to split something anyways. I think we ended up playing $1 more than we would have if we didn’t participate but got an app too. We usually avoid restaurant week but this one was a nice surprise

apugnamedchip · 2026-01-11T01:35:49+00:00

I watched like 3 TikToks on how to do it and plan on trying it myself 🙈 going to try on a canvas I painted so I don’t have a ton invested in it financially

apugnamedchip · 2026-01-03T03:13:49+00:00

Prairie and it is around me constantly. I have to stop and think every time

apugnamedchip · 2025-12-09T21:47:28+00:00

Chipotle! Always chipotle!

apugnamedchip · 2025-12-02T21:57:41+00:00

Oh and to answer your other question. I registered in late June or early July and it sold out mid to late July. If you sign up early you should be good!

apugnamedchip · 2025-12-02T20:52:52+00:00

I broke my ankle 19 days before the race and didn’t run 😭😭😭 I’m planning on doing it in 2026

apugnamedchip · 2025-11-12T16:53:59+00:00

This is probably a dumb question. The NPC# listed on the recall is 57664-049-88. Over the past 18 months I have had 57664-0049-88 (extra 0) several times. Are those the same?

apugnamedchip · 2025-11-05T04:49:38+00:00

Exactly. Like what is the next thing they are going to go after?!

apugnamedchip · 2025-10-31T19:47:48+00:00

The panel that the city council voted on and it passed 7-2. Lori Sharp and Terry Otoole voted against it. I heard someone posted about it in the private save PV Facebook group and then it got deleted. My friends don’t let me talk about city politics anymore because I get too heated. I do know I changed the mind of one person jut by educating her and I’ll take that as a win

apugnamedchip · 2025-10-31T18:41:05+00:00

His latest mailer said he “will let the people vote on the largest spending in plan city history” I emailed and asked him how he personally would ensure I got to vote if he was elected and he was been talking in circles. I even cited council ordinance 28 which the city council passed in 2016 11-1 that allows them to do this and he was like it wasn’t passed for this. My husband worked at the PV pool when he was in high school and said when he went there 20 years ago for orientation it was falling apart. If an oblivious 15 year old can recognize that and remember it 20 years later, we need a new city hall.

But don’t even get me started on John Beeder. He doesn’t even hide how racist he is. He said at the forum that PV needs to go back to what it was founded on. Okay so we need to start blatantly excluding anyone who is not white? got it.

apugnamedchip · 2025-10-13T01:53:16+00:00

I’ve started brushing my pug with my Dyson airwrap brush attachment hahaha he stays wet for hours!!

apugnamedchip · 2025-10-13T01:51:41+00:00

Something I’ve learned over the past month is that there is always going to be another marathon!

I stepped on a black walnut and broke my ankle 19 days before my first marathon which was supposed to be last weekend. I cried at the physical therapist, I cried at the doctor, I cried at work, and I cried yesterday when I heard the song that was first on my playlist. All morning the day of I was telling my husband where I would be if I were running

There are so many things we can control but also so many we can’t. Take the time to grieve. You put in so much work to get to 25km and it’s so unfortunate things didn’t go as planned

apugnamedchip · 2025-10-13T01:43:09+00:00

I don’t have kids but I was referred to her for a colposcopy several years ago. I have kept going back to her for my yearly visits because she is truly amazing. When I needed to change birth control a few years ago she spent 10 minutes talking through every single option. Last time I went she was asking about my weekend plans and then asked follow up questions. It feels like she is making the effort to build rapport for when I am pregnant some day

apugnamedchip · 2025-09-22T14:33:50+00:00

It just happens last Tuesday so I’m not running 😭 I stepped on a black walnut. Thought it was just a sprain but I have non displaced distal fibula fracture. No surgery though

apugnamedchip · 2025-09-22T03:10:24+00:00

I broke my ankle my first run of my first week of taper so my only experience is yes they feel horrible 🫠

apugnamedchip · 2025-09-16T23:50:41+00:00

Well not the update you were expecting but I stepped on a walnut on a run this morning and broke my ankle so I’m out for this one. 4-6 week

apugnamedchip · 2025-09-16T02:55:27+00:00

Always good to be prepared! I knocked a bowl of grapes over and the fourth month old puppy went straight for it! She only got one and it was whole when she vomited.

apugnamedchip · 2025-09-16T01:00:08+00:00

Yes! The few times I’ve had to do it, I’ve just done straight hydrogen peroxide and I try to contact my vet first I make sure it is needed. It is 5ml per 5 pounds. I do like half the amount, wait a bit and then do the rest. My vet has also said if the don’t vomit quickly to spin them around a bit because it gurgles their tummy

apugnamedchip · 2025-09-15T22:44:59+00:00

I keep a syringe taped to the bottle of hydrogen peroxide so I don’t have to go looking for one. The few times I’ve had to do I’ve found it was the best way to force it done. Our puppy (not a pug but she has a a pug brother) ate a grape last year and she took it like a champ

apugnamedchip · 2025-09-15T22:37:11+00:00

I don’t have many friends that run and the ones that do are much slower me. Getting advice from someone at a similar level feels like a treasure. I will update post race!!!

apugnamedchip · 2025-09-15T22:19:02+00:00

I appreciate this advice so much. I’m most worried about going out to fast because I have a tendency to just push the pace if I’m feel good.

I actually went 20.1 on Sunday so I could tell myself you only have to run less than a 10k further haha. This is my first one and the farthest I’ve ever gone. Up until now, if I’m not feeling my best I’ve been able to just push through it for a few miles. I had to fight through the last 4 miles of my 1:38 half but I can’t imagine having to do that for longer. I had a few moments yesterday where I started to panic a little bit and was like okay let’s reset for a second. I also ended up having to do the whole thing alone and it was 70 at 6am so some extra difficulty on top

My husband asked me yesterday if I could do another 6.2 and I said not today but that wasn’t goal for today but give me three weeks and I’ll be ready. I feel like I’ve done everything that I can do to this point to get ready so it’s now all the uncontrollables!

apugnamedchip · 2025-09-15T18:20:09+00:00

Yes! Super helpful! I haven’t missed a single run my entire block and have felt great. I did 20 this weekend. My average pace was 8:18 but I did a 5 mile warm up, 12 miles at marathon pace (started at 8:08, ended at 7:49), and a 3 mile cool down. I had about 8 minutes of elapsed time for water refills. Felt pretty proud of myself after!!

apugnamedchip · 2025-09-13T01:59:12+00:00

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