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| Turning her dress into a ball gown with the help of a fan! |
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Feeling Fancy
Emilia requested a mini photo session after getting ready for church dress today. So I grabbed the camera and stepped outside the front door...her in her Sunday best and be still in my pjs. It's amazing the sweet smiles you can get when the photos are being taken by HER choice!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
5K
I accomplished something today that I NEVER thought I would. Thanks to the motivation and support of my good friend, Kate, I signed up and ran (I use the word lightly) my first 5K!! I won't brag about my time because, I just don't want to be a bragger (yep, that's the reason)...but I will toot my own horn for accomplishing something I NEVER dreamed I would.
In my early teens, the mile day at school was the WORST day of the year for me. Running around that school track 4 times was like the most cruel punishment you could ever inflict upon me. Then in my later teens, I would run by choice, for exercise and for the thrill I got in seeing how quickly my endurance improved. Now, with 2 kids and a job that keeps me behind a desk for 40 hours a week, I turn to jogging as a way to get out, release some stress and do something good for ME. And most of the time, I really enjoy it. I CANNOT say I enjoyed each mile of the 5K. In fact, there were times that I was relating it to the pain and agony of child birth. But much like child birth, I was able to forget about the pain very soon after it was over and look back on the whole experience with a feeling of accomplishment.
Emilia even got into the spirit and ran the kiddie race! It took a lot of coaxing, but when the time came, she agreed to run it with Kate as her motivator too :)
To make the run even more "rewarding", I won a drawing for a SWEET new Mountain Buggy Terrain jogging stroller valued at $500!!! I couldn't believe it when they called my name. I ran up onto the stage, did a little jog to test it out and then Jeff handed Olivia up to me so she could try out her new wheels. I put her in stroller and everyone in the crowd gave their "awwwws" of approval :) Should I take this prize as a sign that I should keep running? We'll see :)
In my early teens, the mile day at school was the WORST day of the year for me. Running around that school track 4 times was like the most cruel punishment you could ever inflict upon me. Then in my later teens, I would run by choice, for exercise and for the thrill I got in seeing how quickly my endurance improved. Now, with 2 kids and a job that keeps me behind a desk for 40 hours a week, I turn to jogging as a way to get out, release some stress and do something good for ME. And most of the time, I really enjoy it. I CANNOT say I enjoyed each mile of the 5K. In fact, there were times that I was relating it to the pain and agony of child birth. But much like child birth, I was able to forget about the pain very soon after it was over and look back on the whole experience with a feeling of accomplishment.
To make the run even more "rewarding", I won a drawing for a SWEET new Mountain Buggy Terrain jogging stroller valued at $500!!! I couldn't believe it when they called my name. I ran up onto the stage, did a little jog to test it out and then Jeff handed Olivia up to me so she could try out her new wheels. I put her in stroller and everyone in the crowd gave their "awwwws" of approval :) Should I take this prize as a sign that I should keep running? We'll see :)
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