Operation Giveback Run, Walk, & Roll

Yesterday we (Ricky, Me, Tammy, our Boot Camp Crew and about 1100 other people) participated in the Inaugural Run, Walk, & Roll 5k/10k for Operation Giveback at UCF. This organization was put together to help support the efforts of the Wounded Warrior Project which attempts to raise awareness and resources for wounded and disabled service
members.


Yesterday we participated in the Inaugural Run, Walk, & Roll 5k/10k for Operation Giveback at UCF. This organization was put together to help support the efforts of the Wounded Warrior Project which attempts to raise awareness and resources for wounded and disabled service members.


I finished in 43 minutes with a pace of 13:59. I finished 41st out of 50 in my age group and although it may not seem like an accomplishment, it s a considerable one. Normally, I average 15 minute miles, which is pretty slow. However, as you can see I managed to reduce my time by a minute... Now if we compare it to my pace in the half marathon that I did in February, I went from pacing a 17 minute mile to a 14 minute mile and that means I went faster by 3 minutes. I know that some of you may say, well the first half of your 1/2 marathon was probably the faster pace and the end averaged out your pace to be slower and you would be correct. But it just sounds nice to say that I dropped my pace time by 3 minutes.

Ricky was much braver than I was because he decided that he was going to do the 10k. He did very well and although I don't think he liked his time, he achieved his goal by finishing. This race also provided me with an interesting opportunity... I got to watch Ricky cross the finish line. Under normal circumstances, Ricky and I are running the same distance. Since he runs a faster pace than I do, he always finishes first. Fortunately, I decided that a 5k was enough for me, I finished before him and was able to watch him cross the line and cheer him on. It was definitely a cool experience.

Although I may not run fast, I participate in these events for my health and for the wonderful organizations they represent. I will never be a runner, but over the past 6 months I have proven to myself that I can run a half marathon, a 5k is a walk in the park, and no matter what your time ends up being, you are running, walking or rolling for a good cause.

If you are interested in more information you can check out their website at http://www.operation-giveback.com/ or check out their Facebook page.

News 13 Coverage of Operation Giveback Run, Walk & Roll

Now we wait... until July...

AP Portfolios have been officially submitted and are out of my hands and left to the powers that be. Can I just explain how much pressure has been lifted off my shoulders... if you need a visual its as if Oliver has jumped off my shoulders after pretending to be a parrot... its that awesome....

Now I know what you may be thinking... why do AP if its so much pressure and stress? Here's the thing, I love love love my AP students to death, the timeline can just be a bit of a crunch. Unlike other subjects, my students are working on their "exam" all year. Every piece of work is part of what they will be graded on and it can get frustrating for everyone involved. Fortunately, I am blessed with students who worked their butts off this year and managed to put together some good portfolios.

Now the waiting begins. I am hoping that I can find out my scores while I am at the AP Summer Institute in July, but it all depends on when the scores are ready. I have made my predictions, but I am not going to share because I do not want to jinx it. However, I will say that based on my predictions my pass rate could be anywhere from 40% to 100% depending on the year. Here's hoping for good things and a positive report in July.

Countdown Craziness...

Ok Ok...

So I may have gone a little overboard with the countdown tickers on the blog... but in my defense there is a lot going on this year that I am looking forward to. There are only 29 more days until my summer vacation begins and the Nemo Room extravaganza ensues. Not to mention the fact that we leave for a cruise in 56 days and in only 6 months we will be jet-setting toward Paradise Island in the Bahamas to see the Knights in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.

Aside from all of those wonderful things we must also remember that I have combined all 3 of my blogs together so instead of having to peruse multiple blogs, anything and everything Currey is in one convenient location.... with that being said the weight loss ticker has just been justified as well. So there....

Pixar Weekend @ Epcot

How cool is this....

This year the theme of the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival revolves around the Pixar characters and apparently now they are going to have speakers from Pixar actually at Epcot to talk about the process of animation and their work... How cool is that??????

I have already signed us (Ricky and I) up to go and I am extremely excited. Granted I have registered us for somewhere close to 7 hours worth of lectures, but to get to hear the actual Pixar people speaking about their work should be incredible.

A huge thanks to Ricky for finding this information among his travels across the interwebs!!!

2011 = 30x2

Before you go and tell me that my math is entirely wrong, I am well aware of the glaring errors in my calculations... however considering that it is not a math problem at all, but instead of clever way to stating that, "In 2011 two people are turning 30," I'd say it does its job.

Both Ricky and I turn 30 this year and we have decided that the need to celebrate is stronger than ever. For those of you who experienced the Pirate Party many years back, you understand how fabulous a birthday can become. But unlike the Pirate Party we have decided that in order to celebrate our birthdays properly we needed two things: a 7 day cruise on a gigantic boat and UCF Basketball. You heard me... UCF basketball.

For Ricky's 30th birthday we will be setting sail on the big blue wet thing to destinations beyond the reaches of Florida in an effort to celebrate the past 30 years and to welcome in the years to come. We will be cruising on the Carnival Dream one of the newest and largest ships in the Carnival fleet and we cannot wait to head out. Exactly two months from today I will be mixing myself a fine cocktail of Dramamine and tasty tasty cruise food while ignoring Weight Watchers points and breathing in the fresh sea air while sitting on our private balcony.

For my birthday however, we decided to go for a more traditional option: family thanksgiving vacation to the Bahamas to watch the UCF Knights Basketball team compete in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. That's normal right? Needless to say I am excited. Not only are we going to spend the holidays with family, but we get to spend it on a tropical island while cheering on our alma mater as they take on teams like FSU, Harvard and UCONN.


One thing is for certain, I will not be shedding a tear over turning 30. Whoever said that turning 30 sucked obviously never met our travel agent... =)

It's all about the timing...

So here's the thing...

I know I have tried to keep the blogs going at miscellaneous points throughout the course of the year and I have continually tried to be more diligent in their maintenance, however, realistically it has not been in the cards. I think part of the problem is due to the fact that I was trying to maintain 3 blogs, none of which were getting the attention they deserved. So I have decided that the time has come to focus all of my efforts into one blog and perhaps the likelihood of it continuing may increase. My artist blog and my solid as a sponge blog will merge with Currey Creations and it will once again serve the purpose of providing information on everything Currey. What this also means is that I will be utilizing this mode of information transfer as the home of the Nemo updates and other such craziness. I cannot promise that I am going to be posting every day or even every week, but I am hoping that the frequency will increase significantly.

UCF Won, but it wasn't pretty...

UCF 28 Samford 24... Really?

Yea this past weekend was the opening game for the UCF season and let me just say that I was not impressed. For being a team that we should have crushed, we tended to play catch up for most of the game. This does not excite me for the rest of the season. I am actually concerned that this game will be our only win. The worst part is, that statement is probably true.

Now on a happy note, UCF does have a player, Quincy McDuffy that is actually a graduate of Edgewater, so I was excited about that (especially when he ran back a kick off), but the game overall was severely irritating.