behind already 2/52

For those of you that don't know, my 2 boys look so similar it can be hard at times to tell them apart in pictures - for everyone!!  Often the way I can spot which child it is immediatly is based on the old paci, paskifier, paci pas, pipp, pipple, pippity pip, and baby.  Of course both of my boys had their paci taken away by their very mean momma by 17 months.  Reflections on the most precious babies.

Noah had Clifford (the little red dog in this case)

                              DJ had a green frog (was possibly sewed back onto the pip 3 times)

Blogging from my spin bike while I wait for class to start.

This would be a first for me. I have been having the hardest time getting to the gym this week because of my yacking 4 year old. Getting to the gym is the hardest part of working out. For sure!! And when you get to the parking lot and your child throws up on himself in his booster seat, it really puts you in a crap mood. Crap mood. Sad that you have to clean the car up, clean the boy up and go home and not even work out. What a waste of a gym outfit and the 20 minutes you drove into town.

On a brighter note I am here now. Bam!

I am having serious roadblocks with my diet though.  I just can quite get a complete pure protein day right for some reason.  I will go all day doing well and then mess it up in the end.  Or I won't eat most of the day, because not eating equals not putting something I am not supposed to eat in my mouth.  Womp womp.  Loss is loss though and being in the 160's is the best feeling.

I showed up

We all know that showing up for anything is half the battle.  It is so much easier to sit at home and eat a complete box of Cheez-its with the boys, than to get dressed and go work out.  Seriously who doesn't love a Cheez-it??

So today (after yesterdays debacle of Zavier throwing up in the car and not making it to spin) I made it to spin.  I was 5 minutes late, but I was there and sweated my ass off.  Have you ever noticed that after spin you have a seat sweat mark on your ass?  I actually never noticed.  I was pointing out a sweaty ass on one of the Alabama players last night and Rashad said, "You know you have the same thing when you leave spin" -- Nasty!!  But I guess I earn that seat sweat mark.  Bam.  And I must be doing something right if he wants to look at said ass.

Now to not cheat in the food dept today and I will be on track.  We have so many trips planned this year it is crazy.  March to Gatlinburg for Mom's 60th birthday, May to an uncertain destination as of yet with Rashad's workmates, July to Seattle to see my family and a fall trip with just Rashad and I to get romantical or something.  HA!

So I need to look righter and tighter than I currently do.

Please pray for me.

Possibly MIA - 1/52

My dear friend Reece said that if I didn't start a'bloggin she was going to divorce me and/or possibly cut me.  You know she is a true New Mexican right?  She would so cut me and then eat a burrito over my bleeding body.
Ok that might be an exaggeration.  Slight.  But possibly not.  She is nuts.

Anywho...onward and upward.  I am committing myself to at least 1 blog post a week this year by copying said friend who would take my life, and doing what she is doing.

"a fellow blogger friend of mine is doing a cool project via her blog, and i decided to participate. each week i'll post a pic from the week, something that has something to do with the goings-on of the week, or what i'm feeling, or just whatever the hell i want to share. as this first week of 2012 closes, here's week one's pic":

This picture was taken in July of 2005.  My nephews came to see me for a week (this was the only time that ever happened and they are 18 and 16 now).  Do you see how skinnt I was?  Sweet Jesus.  This was pre marriage, pre child, pre mortgage payment and when I had nothing but time to hang at the gym and the pool.  Literally.  Gym, pool, gym, pool.  Now that my boobs are fixed I would love to get me a small waist again.  Motivation much?

See Spot Run 5k

This is the 3rd time i have started this post. It gets shorter each time.

So I ran, like really really ran ran my first 5k. It was awesome. I never thought I was a runner type. I used to make fun of runners (out of jealousy of course. My husband thinks that running is nerdy. lol But I trained a wee bit and was able to accomplish my goal and then some!!


I ran the race with my friend Heather Latimer (if you don't know, she is my photographer and friend. We both run at the same pace and are both new to the sport, so it worked out to well!! We pushed each other and kept at our pace even when we were tempted by adrenaline to run a wee bit faster pace.

We finished the race in a record breaking (it is record breaking for us!) 35 minutes!!! My best time in the neighborhood previous to this was 38 minutes. And I sure as hell kicked some 47 minute ass from when i walked it last year.



Katie and Misty were there to cheer us on and it was so uplifting. They were standing near the end and getting down to them left me with the biggest smile. It really helped me kick that last part of the race. And they made me a precious sign.


The shirt was much cuter this year and not canary yellow, which does not look great on me unless I am tan.

I signed up for the Murfreesboro middle half marathon in October and Heather and I are going to train together. I can't run with Misty because she is a real runner....like one who runs really fast. Bitch. lols No not really, well she can be a bitch, but I wouldn't want her to be any other way. She is inspiring and her story is pretty amazing. And she runs really fast. She did this same half marathon last year and avg an 8 min/mi. Fast for someone who just started running that year.

I will finish this race and my time won't suck Great goal right?? I would like to avg a 10 min/mile and think that is beyond reasonable. And hopefully in September a month before the race I can go for my boob consult and set up my surgery date following the race. Not immediately following, but the following week. Happy birthday me!! And happy birthday Rashad!! October is a great month!!

SO think positive running thoughts for me. I am excited to complete more than 3 miles at once and excited for this last 10 lbs to drop off of me. I read back in my blog and my previous goal of weighing 170 in order to get my boobs fixed isn't going to work. I have reached that goal and still need to drop at least another 10lbs or I will be sagalicious again in no time.

Adele

I am so obsessed with her.  She is hauntingly pure.  Exquisite.  I can listen to some of the songs and cry because they are so touching.  I ran my 5k to this cd.  She is just that good.

2 weeks

Sweet baby DJ only has 2 weeks left of preschool.  OH SHIT!!  What am I going to do with him, myself, without glorious morning time 3 days a week???  I am hoping patty can wrap up this nanny to take DJ and Cam 2 days a week.  If not, I guess we will be spending a lot of time at the pool.

So I was searching for something unique to give to Miss Lori, because yall know she is an angel dropped down from heaven.  She is so calm and classy.  I will miss her next year for sure!!  She is the best teacher DJ could have ever started school with.

So I am going to make this card with a little Starbucks love in it.  Who doesn't love Starbucks right?  I found the idea here.  People out there are so smart.  Thankfully.  Because I lack creative fantasticness.  lols