And the Race is ON!!!

Well, I think I casually mentioned that I'm in the process of training for a half marathon.  Today was the day that the training is gettting stepped up a notch!  Myself & four other girls met this morning bright and early at 7:45 to do a trial 5K in my neighborhood.  Ugh! is all I have to say.  When we lived in Lubbock, almost every free second of my time was spent at the gym... since we've moved to Abilene I have yet to set foot on a piece of equipment, although I FINALLY joined a gym here last week!!!  So, up until this point I've been casually running in the "neighborhood" to keep what little endurance I have left.  Today was a real eye opener, and man I have a ways to go to get back to where I was a few months ago!  I just pray it comes back to me as fast as it slipped away!!!  And, well, not to just make excuses, but my heart really just wasn't in it this morning... it was overcast, cold, and damp air, so that didn't help, and in my head I think I have mentally resigned myself that I'm going to get what Madeline had and I let that get to me.  Needless to say, I cut my run short.  I feel fine now, so I know it was just my head playing games with me.  Now it's time to pump up the jam and get my booty in gear!  LOL!  Hard to believe when November comes around I'll be running over 4 TIMES the distance (13.1 miles)!!! 

Anyway, it's supposed to warm up today and we're going to have a "day o' family fun" starting with Colby's soccer game and then we're going to the Home & Garden show.  Jarred & I have decided to create an "outdoor living area" (aka patio extension/expansion) and we want to get some ideas.  We really do have  a beautiful scenic view out here... the "locals" call them the Buffalo Gap bluffs, but they kind of look like mini mountains.  Who knew!  West Texas can be pretty!!!  After that, kid-behavior permitting (ha!), we're going to go to a few landscape stores/nurseries to look at plants and shrubs for the front of the house.  Just getting the trees has already done so much to add character to the house, I can't imagine what it will look like with landscaping and GRASS!!! Yea!  Speaking of grass, you don't really have to squint as hard to see the little blades of grass and Praise the Lord - the dove have waddled off to greener pastures!  Literally!!!  What a blessing!  The kids have really enjoyed getting to play outside and have taken on the "challenge" to dig to the center of the earth!  LOL!!  Whatever keeps them happy! 

Have a wonderful Saturday!  I'm just looking forward to spending the day with my family!