The rush is over

     Well it seems the New Years rush at the gym is dwindling. Before the holidays it was a select few of us that were there bright and early 5-6 am most weekday mornings. Well after the New Year there were quite a few new faces joining us. Well Friday and then yesterday and today it was back to just me. There was one girl there part of the time with me one day, but I've seen her before and I know she also runs around the neighborhood so maybe she was just changing up her routine or schedule. But today I was all by myself until my workout friend arrives about the time I leave. Sadly, I do not know her name but we have that same mutual smile at each other so early in the morning. I am usually finishing up my workout as she comes in. If you were to judge her solely on appearance you'd probably say she didn't need to be there. She is very slender and not very muscular either, although I have to say she does quite a bit of running on the treadmill. I don't know if she does anything after that because I'm usually gone by then. I say to myself..."this routine she has is the reason she stays so slim and trim!!" My goal too....I'm working on it! I have made it to 4 days a week. My average is somewhere between 3-4 times a week at 5am in the morning till 6am. I haven't made it to the 5 days a week yet...ugh...and I usually don't work out on the weekends either. I have been consistent with this though since the beginning of September.  I'm trying something new this week. I need or should I say want quicker results. So this week I'm adding exercises at night along with my lunch time walk also. I am tracking my eating as well, so I know it could use some help too. I definitely feel much better with all the exercise. I have a slight cold that's trying to come on but I really feel like the exercise is fending it off. At least I hope so. My friend posted a pic today on FB of us when we ran the Disney Princess 1/2 marathon a few years ago. It was so much fun!!

 I have done one more 1/2 marathon since then but it was by myself. That was not fun!! I also trained for the sprint triathlon in Louisiana that got cancelled due to weather except for the swimming part....boo...:-(  .   I would love to do another race though and preferably not alone. It helps me stay motivated when I have a race goal. Maybe I can gather a few of us girls up and do a repeat. I think her sister and (I'm sure) my friend would probably join us again, and who knows?? maybe a few others?? The Disney race was very crowded, I think it was more crowded that the first 1/2 I did in Memphis. The thing about Disney for me anyway is the atmosphere, it's so.... uh... Disney!! Yes!! It was so much fun and running around Epcot and Magic Kingdom was great!! I'd love to do a Marathon but....well I hate to blame it on my age, but I think I will. I just don't know if I could do it. I guess I really could, but the training is probably the toughest part!! The time, the effort, the commitment....who knows....maybe I'll convince myself one day to tackle that huge goal! I can see another 1/2 marathon in my future though! Ironically, after the very first one I did I swore up and down I would never ever ever ever ever do another one!! LOL...funny how your perspective changes after you recover!!

     I signed the boys up for spring soccer. We decided to go ahead and sign up with the same rec league they just played in. I am really hoping Bry will get a better coach and maybe Dev could get the coach he had. Anyway, we aren't quite ready to commit to the competitive league and all the travel and extra expense that comes along with it. Nonetheless the boys are excited. Bry is always practicing and they love watching European soccer on TV on on Utube. They really like Barcelona and Real Madrid. Bry tells me he is going to play soccer there one day!!  Today they start their Lego club at school. I am excited to hear about how it goes. It's only 6 or 7 weeks long and one day a week, except for a few Saturdays for Dev but they love Legos so I can only imagine it to still be fun!

Congrats to Bry on making Honor Roll again!! Dev made it too, but his ceremony isn't until tomorrow so after that I can share his picture. I really appreciate Mom being able to go and see them get their awards. Mike and I haven't been able to go due to work so at least Granny is there to celebrate with them!! I know it makes them so happy to have someone there at the ceremony! Thanks Mom!

I just have to share my mirror that I just bought. I love it!! It's on the wall in our dining room. It fits perfectly in the spot!  Now to work on the other wall and some paint colors.

We did get out and pick out some tile for the back splash...yay! Now we have to pick out the grout color and get the rest of the supplies. I'm not sure what weekend we will tackle this, but I'll be sure to share some before and after pics. 

I'm looking forward to this Friday. Mike surprised me with a date night!! He already had made the reservations and asked Mom to babysit when he asked me if I wanted to go. Yay of course!. We are going to the Melting Pot!! I love that place. If you haven't been it's quite the experience. It is not a place we go often, but it's a great place to spend a few hours of quality time together and enjoy some yummy fondue!! I'm very excited!! Such a wonderful hubby!

Well that's all of my rambling for now. As I've said before, please excuse any run on sentences, spelling errors, missing words etc in these posts. Writing was never my "thing" in school. Just got by with what I could....LOL....

My runny nose seems to be getting worse as I type so I am off to find some meds!

Toodles!