So some of you may know (from an earlier post, or from talking about it) that I have been running everyday for the past couple months. Part of the agreement Nathan and I have is to run a 5k together, and today was the day!
I am not sure why, but I had some anxiety last night about the run and couldn't sleep. So finally at 4am I went to bed hoping that I could get a little nap in before it was time to get up again. It worked, I got up at 6:30am to get ready. Nathan got home from work, and the babysitter got there....it was time to go.
We got to the race location, and checked in at the registration table. Time was coming up fast for the run to start.....I said a little prayer for the strength I needed to finish, and off we went. We kept a pretty consistent pace for the full race. My original goal was to run the first two miles and then take it easy on the third. But I felt pretty good at the two mile mark, and decided to make the commitment to finish the race strong, with out walking. Boy, the third mile was the LONGEST mile ever! I was so ready to quit and walk, but Nathan was amazing and kept telling me how good I was doing and that I could do it, just focus.
I can now hear the announcer....the end is getting close! We were so close, yet seemed SOO far away. Then we rounded the last corner and I could see the finish line. Last minute decision to sprint to the end, so I tell Nathan, "Lets go" and take off! I didn't even realize until I finished the race that he didn't keep up! I cross the finish line at 34 minutes and 28 seconds.....Nathan followed closely behind at 34 minutes and 31 seconds.
It was such a great experience! I had so much fun spending the morning with my husband at the run. We had some good conversations & I was reminded (again) how much I love him. I can't believe I ran the whole race without stopping! and I never could have done it without my best friend. Thank you Nathan for motivating me to do this, and for doing it with me!
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
December ALREADY???
Holy Cow! I can't believe it is already December! Where did the year go???
It just hit me today that I haven't finished my Christmas Shopping, I haven't gotten pictures done for our Christmas Cards, needless to say I haven't done our Christmas cards, or wrote our annual letter.....and I need to get all this out, like YESTERDAY!
So just a quick update (sorry no pictures or videos on this one....takes too long to load!)
Lexi and I got to take a quick trip to Utah to visit my side of the family. She had so much fun playing with her cousins, aunts and uncles! We ate good food....Spaghetti Factory, Rubios, and IN-N-OUT...YUM! Places that don't exist in San Antonio, so I have to travel to eat at some of my favorite places =) While I was there I got my hair cut, lots of girls nights, BUNCO, and an early Thanksgiving. But my favorite day was going to the Provo Temple with my family. It was the first time that I got to go to the Temple and be with all my siblings and my Mom, and my Grandparents. What an amazing day! It was a peek of what Heaven truely is, and the only person that was missing was my Hubby.
One night while we did a girls night, my brother-in-law, Jared, watched Lexi for me.....he must have been LOTS of fun, because he is now known as "Uncle Awesome" and she asks for him everyday! I am so glad that she knows her family loves her even though she is so far away, AND that they take the time during our visits to make sure she knows it. We have an "awesome" family! haha
When we got back from our trip I only had a couple days to get everything together, and then my Father-in-Law and brother-in-law came for Thanksgiving week. We had lots of fun, and Lexi absolutely adores her Uncle Andy! He was so cute with her, and she just laughed and loved him all week. We had a great Thanksgiving dinner, and I truely enjoyed having our family here. Hopefully someday we won't live quite so far away so these trips can become more frequent!
So Christmas is about 3 weeks away, and I have way too much to do still! But for now I am absolutely exhausted, and will write more, with pictures and all the good stuff later :)
It just hit me today that I haven't finished my Christmas Shopping, I haven't gotten pictures done for our Christmas Cards, needless to say I haven't done our Christmas cards, or wrote our annual letter.....and I need to get all this out, like YESTERDAY!
So just a quick update (sorry no pictures or videos on this one....takes too long to load!)
Lexi and I got to take a quick trip to Utah to visit my side of the family. She had so much fun playing with her cousins, aunts and uncles! We ate good food....Spaghetti Factory, Rubios, and IN-N-OUT...YUM! Places that don't exist in San Antonio, so I have to travel to eat at some of my favorite places =) While I was there I got my hair cut, lots of girls nights, BUNCO, and an early Thanksgiving. But my favorite day was going to the Provo Temple with my family. It was the first time that I got to go to the Temple and be with all my siblings and my Mom, and my Grandparents. What an amazing day! It was a peek of what Heaven truely is, and the only person that was missing was my Hubby.
One night while we did a girls night, my brother-in-law, Jared, watched Lexi for me.....he must have been LOTS of fun, because he is now known as "Uncle Awesome" and she asks for him everyday! I am so glad that she knows her family loves her even though she is so far away, AND that they take the time during our visits to make sure she knows it. We have an "awesome" family! haha
When we got back from our trip I only had a couple days to get everything together, and then my Father-in-Law and brother-in-law came for Thanksgiving week. We had lots of fun, and Lexi absolutely adores her Uncle Andy! He was so cute with her, and she just laughed and loved him all week. We had a great Thanksgiving dinner, and I truely enjoyed having our family here. Hopefully someday we won't live quite so far away so these trips can become more frequent!
So Christmas is about 3 weeks away, and I have way too much to do still! But for now I am absolutely exhausted, and will write more, with pictures and all the good stuff later :)
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