Week 2...I rocked it!

This was week 2 of my half marathon training and I must say I completely rocked it. Being week 2 there was only 7 miles on my schedule but there was 3 workouts. The first workout on my Nike training club was super brutal. It hurt to squat and use the bathroom (in a good way). I am sure I looked funny and got some laughs as a wobbled around for what felt like 2 days. Through the pain though I was beaming with excitement. I have not felt that push or the muscle pain in a long time. My eating was neither here nor there but I weighed this morning in at 149.4.

Valentines week....(Jaws music insert here)...Cupcakes, candy, soda....you name it and I had it...yucky..is how it made me feel afterwards but as I was popping those reeses in my mouth it was pure heaven. Kylie had her party so Wednesday night we were up late baking cupcakes and stuffing bags. It's so crazy to me that she is old enough for me to even have to do these things, but I love doing it for her because she gets so excited making things for her friends. To celebrate valentines day me and the hubs went on a Friday night date. It was random and unplanned but super fun. We tried out roosters roadhouse for the first time and had some redneck sushi. It was delicious, but not as amazing as the burger we had with an over easy egg on it (we split appetizer and burger). Who would have thought? We were going to go see that new die hard movie but instead we decided to go to Barnes and Noble to check into some books I was really interested in. Which reminds me that right now I should be prepping food for the week...oops. Back to the date....I went to AE and found the cutest tops on clearance that are perfect for the summer. I felt great and could not stop smiling. I wasn't stressed about work, my workouts, or money. It was such an amazing feeling. From there we went to starbucks and got some pumpkin bread and my vanilla caramel steamer :). I can honestly say it was the best date I have had in a long time. Saturday was a lazy day..which we needed. Today we got up early and went to Denton recycled books where I found a little Cajun cookbook (can you say treasure!), then we went to the putt putt park. Emma was so cute. She would take her ball and put it about 12 inches from the hole and then try to get it in. We had razoo's for lunch, went flip flop shopping, fixed kylies bike and did some bike riding, rode 4 wheelers, took a nap....It was a super full day and I had tons of fun.

That being said.....today my grandpa has been gone for 9 years. I can honestly say that it does not feel easier. My hero did not get to see me walk across stage at any of my graduations, he never met the man that would be my husband, he never got to meet Kylie and Emma. I think it's not fair that the man that may have been my biggest supporter is not here to celebrate my biggest triumphs with me. It is the first year that I have not drank on this day. I did not know how I would spend this day honestly. Years in the past I would have been drinking all day. I will never forget the good stuff or the bad. He was always watching the cooking and travel channels. Maybe that is where my dreams to travel developed. I remember he had these cards in his desk with dirty jokes on them. I would read them and take them to school to my friends. In retrospect I probably should not have done that or he should have hid them better! He loved carpentry. He made shelves and name plaques. I always thought when I got married I would get a plaque. I remember every morning after I stayed the night I would wake up to breakfast. He would always be sitting there with his bacon and eggs. He listened to me. He loved me. That man was taken way to soon. I am trying so hard to smile but as I write this I can only fight back tears. Please cherish the time you have with your family. 

I have to end on that note. Good night all.

Week 1 of half marathon training.

I started week 1 of the Nike Woman's Half Marathon training program. I have to admit I was pretty excited it mixed running with strength training. It is the perfect plan for me. These past two weeks I have been working like crazy. I went from working like 2 shifts a week to 6-8 shifts. Doubles, weekends, nights, and days. No shift has been an exception. It has made me very tired. I have found that on my strength days I have been coincidently working doubles. So week 1 was solid running for me.

This weekend was a super crazy one. Friday and Saturday we had registered to attend a marriage seminar. We went last year and honestly it probably saved my marriage. I was so excited to go. My husband however was exhausted. Because he failed to request off in time he was forced to open that morning and he already was not feeling well. So Friday night at the seminar he was there but it didn't feel like he was there which upset me. We stayed in a beautiful hotel with an awesome gym and I was more then excited to workout when we got done Friday night. God apparently had other plans. Apparently the Irving area thinks its super awesome to merge two highways into one lane on a Friday night going towards dallas. I am not sure who thought of the that plan but spending more then an hour in traffic for a 15 minute drive is a bit extreme. When we finally got to the hotel I was just exhausted and wanted to go to sleep, after all I had a race in the  morning.

Today (Saturday) I ran the Hot chocolate 5k. Ray still wasn't feeling good and his knee was bothering him so he decided not to participate. Again we had to sit in some INSANE traffic. I have to give it to the husband that his insane driving and cutting people off got me to my race about 2 minutes before my corral closed to start the race. It was an early and super stressful morning. Without the husband I would have never made it to my race. I started running and it was mostly flat course. I just ran and ran. I knew I could for sure make it to two miles but the third for some reason is always tricky for me. When we came to the first steep hill I was thanking god because I knew this is where I would pass most. Greenwood is nothing but hills when I run so I was more then prepared to climb what was Everest to some people. I finished and immediately tears came to my eyes. Not only did I run the entire thing but I knew it was one of my best times ever. Sure enough I finished in 30:50 and my best previous 5k time was 34:16. I got my mug of hot cocoa and goodies and we jetted to get ready for the second day of the seminar. We get back to the hotel and ray still just felt awful. He thought it could be the flu and at that point I was super upset but I didn't want to get any of my friends sick. To say that I spent the day sad, livid, and crying is an understatement. I literally had a melt down in Target. That girl crying in the shoe section.....yeah that was me and it wasn't over shoes. It felt like I was being hit with one thing after another. All I wanted was to go to the seminar. I wanted to have an amazing day with my husband. Maybe get my rewards for hitting my weight goal...but instead I was spending my reward money on R going to Urgent care and paying for his prescription. I couldn't help but be hateful and mean. I was also hungry which didn't help anyone out. So lets just say that my dream weekend with my husband turned into a nightmare and while my friends are out doing their valentines things I am at home laying in bed, watching spongebob with my girls, and typing this post. Dream night right??

On a positive note I did hit my first goal weight...149.2. My minimum is 137 but I want to hit 145 and start toning up. I have my bracelet on that my sister made me with my goal weight. It even glows. It reminds me to make healthy decisions because I am so close. I ALSO GOT MY BRACES OFF!!! YAHOO!!! Well it is time to watch some Dora. Hope everyone has a wonderful night!