And so it begins....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Debbie!

(Jon's Mom)

Today is the first of the WHIRL-WIND of August birthdays!!

And...

I cut ALL of my hair off last week- about 7 or 8 inches.... I have attempted to find a picture of my hair long... but I have been wearing it UP for about a month... it was super long... Here is a photo from the day of my appointment

now it is .....

I LOVE IT!!! :)

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HAPPY Anniversary to us! Jon and I just celebrated three years, on 8-8/8-9! Yes, we have two days to celebrate. :)

Here is a picture from our first year together..

Last year we were in LAS VEGAS for Many and Cody's nuptials- SOOO much fun, so happy to be a part of their special day. The night before the wedding, a day early, we went to the Top of the World restaurant at the Stratosphere and had a special dinner. :)

This year was not as exciting.... no special wedding trip, but we still had a great day(s). We went to 50 Yard Line..... SOOO GOOD! And finished up the evening watching the movie 21!

It really doesn't matter what we do to celebrate, I love being with Jon. We have a GREAT time doing nothing... I love that. :) He is my best friend and my better half. :)

Three years and he still amazes me pretty much every day. I love him and can't wait to see what our future holds!

Look what we did!!

So, Jon's parents have been in Alaska all week, meaning we have had two extra pups to take care of, Eddie and Little Bit. I have nicknamed them the Three Stooges, Big = Moe, Eddie= Curly, and LB = Larry. They are sweet dogs, but they are not trained... which is irritating to say the least. 1 example is that Eddie will SPRINT out of ANY open door and if it happens to lead to "freedom" he will not be coming back, he has been hit TWICE by cars.... some dogs NEVER learn. (He survived obviously and we had NO jail breaks) Little Bit is a little weiner dog.. he is cute but has a spastic bladder.

Anywho, the point is D & G left us a cake to bake. Tonight we decided to make said cake -- hence the running I have to do -- we baked our first cake, together. It was cute, dorky and fun. I took pictures.. yay!

The first picture, I don't follow directions very well and began spreading the icing before the cake had its 15 minutes of cooling time. ;)

Jon spreading some icing.... we all know how much he *LOVES* pictures....

and the finished product.... it was sooo yummy....

And he does dishes!! :)

We had such a fun Sunday! :)

Running

I have been running for probably 6 months now. I have run most of my adult life--- ha ha, the exercise of running, not "running." I tend to step it up during the spring and summer but the fall/winter months take their toll with the weather changes and what not. I run outside.

When I get into the swing of things, I am O.C.D. about running I do it EVERY morning, even when I rather lay in bed. But when I get out of the swing, fall off the wagon, get lazy- whatever I want to refer to it as, I am BAD and will go weeks without a run. I HATE it, I talk about it, I disect it, and I notice the change in my body but also in my attitude.
Working out makes me happy- gives me energy- makes me sore (and I love it).
So, I am "in the swing" currently, and in an attempt to make sure I continue on this journey I thought I would 'tell' everyone I was doing it. :)

I run in the mornings, currently I run two miles, yesterday I ran 1 mile in 8:06m. I am pretty proud of that time, considering I just jog and as of three weeks ago I wasn't running- I hit a tough spot. Yesterday was the first time, I timed myself- I don't wear a watch anymore while I run, so I added up the two songs I listened to during the mile and it was 8:06, haha which I just realized is the area code... haha --


I have a handful of songs I listen to while I work out, they change periodically as my music mood changes. Right now I have one, from the SATC soundtrack, it is the most "keep going" song I have found. It is great for the end of both mile 1 and mile 2, the jist of the song is that you have to keep going, you have to continue to try, and in the end you will get what you deserve, but you can't give up. It is the BEST push for the end of those miles when my legs hurt, my lungs are screaming, and I am HOTTER than doo. It reminds me that I didn't have to run that day at all so why toss out the effort in the last 3/4 of a mile by stopping now.

On a side note, as another incentive to keep up with my runnning I have a list of "goal presents" if I continue every two weeks I will "get" myself something, most of them are silly- like new socks, or shorts, or a sports bra, but the one BIG one after 10 weeks of running consistently is.... headphones!

I REALLY want some wireless headphones for my iPod, with the bday looming in my future, I have hinted to Jon that, that would be a more than ACCEPTABLE gift .. the wires are SO ANNOYING WHEN YOU RUN! (maybe if I get them as a bday present I won't USE them until I hit the 10 week mark) They bounce off your arm and if you put them through your shirt they stick to your back and pull the bulbs out of your ear. IRRITATING!

My goal gift next week, it is the end of the first two weeks this Sunday, August 3, I am getting a haircut on Wed. :) it is free-- I am using a gift certificate that also expires on Wed.

I haven't run yet today, I got a LATE start this morning and it was already in the 90's-- I decided heat stroke wasn't worth it, so I am going tonight- in about 2 hrs to do my 2 miles, come home, shower and go to bed so that I can do my two miles in the AM tomorrow. I like to get it out of the way- ha! That way I don't spend all day figuring out reasons not to go- like I have done today. I AM going. End of story.