Project 365: Days 28-31

The movie screen at Thor after it melted and tore.




Beautiful day on the lake!




Tent in the house-oh yea!




Oh what a beautiful mooorrrrnnning, oh what a beautiful day...

Tidbits...

-Janae aka Hungry Runner Girl, is having a giveaway!  Check it out!!

Borrowed from Janae

-School buses are my nemesis.  Today, a school bus stopped to allow 10 buses to come out of a school and stop traffic for 5 minutes during morning rush hour.  We already have to wait on them on the road while picking up children, can't they just let us by and wait on us for once?!

-I wasn't feeling too well yesterday, exhaustion mixed with allergies I believe was the culprit.  I decided to run anyway, even though the couch was calling to me.  I ended up with a pretty decent easy run.  6 miles in 56:47.  I ran the first few really slow and started feeling a little more 'pick up the pace-ish'.  But by mile 6, my lungs started to constrict and I felt like the treadmill was pinned against my chest so I had to stop.  I wanted to get to 7, but when you start wheezing, it's no good.

-I wakeboarded for the first time this year on Saturday!  It was fantastic and once I got my footing again, I actually got decent air for myself :)  Yay summer!

-Right now, we've got a tent set up in our house.  We wanted to be sure that the tent didn't appear to have any holes before taking it camping.  I want to have a sleep over in it, but the cloud (my awesome bed's name) keeps calling me upstairs.  I can't wait to use it!  Hurry camping weekend :)

-Tonight, I'm going to see Something Borrowed with the ladies!

I can't wait!!!  Oh, and I'm having Chick-fil-A for dinner.  Life doesn't get much better for me than that :)

-Speaking of movies...we went and saw Thor this weekend.

I loved it!  I didn't have any expectation for the movie, I just knew that I like the Marvel movies and it did not disappoint.  It was a bit different just because the story line is a bit more mystical than a lot of their other movies, but I thought it was well worth it.  Minus the screen melting and ripping during the movie...oops.

-In about a month, serious marathon training starts.  Woo hoo!  I love having goals.

-Off to lunch.  I love lunchtime :)

Project 365: Days 24-27

Yummy chicken fried rice I cooked for dinner.

Not a picture, but a video of Lily rolling over.


Ride behind these stupid things almost everyday and they're so frustratingly slow.



One thing I love about being up early is the sunrise. They're always different but always beautiful.

I *heart* good runs!

Last night was a good night at the gym.  I love having nights like that.  I got through my shoulders and tri's workout rather quickly and felt the burn, baby!  Pushed out some leg press...and for the record, the weight I had on the leg press was the same as some of the annoying boys in the gym last week...small victory for me!  

Then, I had a good run.  Well...that was, of course, after I knocked my stupid phone off when I caught the cord with my arm swing.  The phone flew off the treadmill and almost hit a lady. You could see in her face that she felt bad for me looking ridiculous...I hurdle-jumped to avoid stepping on my phone and then almost fell off because I stepped wrong while the treadmill was slowing down all while trying to grab my phone from her...AND end scene.  That was only 1/2 mile into my run, so I jumped back on and cranked up the speed without my music because apparently, I flail my arms when I run like a maniac, and I finished out my 4 miles.  I lost some time with the slowing down, grabbing phone and speeding up and I finished in 36 minutes.  The run felt good.  I've had trouble with good runs lately, but I had one Sunday and yesterday, so hopefully we're on a roll!

Tail Wagging Tuesday!

Link up with CMae!

Today is all about the looks:

 "This is the life..."

 "Back off B!"

 The crazed, "I want people food" look.

Happy Lily

 Sad Lily

So tired...why am I awake?

The One Where We Remember...and Thank Our Soldiers

The United States military forces and the intelligence agencies have finally taken out the dangerous terrorist they have been chasing for nearly ten years.  I'm not foolish enough to think that Al Qaeda's done terrorizing others now that Bin Laden is gone, but it's great to know that after almost ten years, he is no longer around.

It's incredible to think that is has been nearly ten years since that horrific day.

The New York skyline is still a constant reminder of that day.  I was in New York last fall and it is still odd to see the skyline without those two iconic buildings.

I remember the day clearly.  I was a senior in high school.  First period was just about to end when my teacher started acting weird and turned on the news.  Then the bell rang and I remember hurrying to my second class, where I was a teacher assistant in the dean's office.  There, right on television, they played over and over the World Trade Center buildings, one of them with smoke billowing out of it...and then the second plane flew in.  It was so surreal at first.  If it were just one, we though it might have been an accident, or at worst, one crazy hi-jacker.  It almost seemed like a movie.  Then the fear set it.  We were actually under attack.

Who did this?

Why would they want to hurt us?

Will they strike again?

Where are they going next?

Then President Bush declares war.

  He calls it a 'War on Terror'.  

We were united as a nation.  We all were just Americans. Being a Democrat or Republican was no longer as important.  We stood together in sorrow for those lives that were lost.  The majority of congress decided to go after those bad guys.  No one likes war, but those who did this needed to answer for their wrong doings...for the murder of innocent lives.  I was not thrilled we were going to war, nor how we really went about things.  But, President Obama has kept most of Bush's policy's for these wars in place and they finally did get Bin Laden.

I guess we can criticize all we want, but until we are allowed to know everything they know in the White House, we really can't point fingers so much because we are lacking so much information.

How far we've come as a nation in those ten years.  Some positive, but mostly negative.  We're back at each other...tearing each other apart because of different ideals and what's best for the individuals instead of what is best for a nation.  We are all so selfish.  

The ones who have remained selfless, are those still fighting for our freedoms.

  They're the ones who have left their loved ones.  They've missed the birth of their children.  They've missed holidays, birthdays and graduations.  They've seen horrible things that they will never forget.  All so we can stand and argue about whether or not the president is an American, or whether or not we should give or take away from social programs, or how about raising or lowering taxes, or giving away more money or cutting budgets.

All of these are important issues, don't get me wrong.  We are not always going to agree on everything.  But since when did these things become more important than being a united nation?  United We Stand--It doesn't appear that way when you really look at things.  We need to get our priorities in check.  Let's work on protecting ourselves and building each other up.  Let's have a good debate and work out real solutions to problems instead of trashing the other side and automatically voting against everything they say just because you are of different parties.  We should never forget what happened.  We should take away the feelings of resolve we had in those days after our attack.  We are a great nation.  We are Americans.  If we do not stand together united...in the end we will all fall.

It's important everyday, but if you get a chance, thank a soldier today.  I'm sure they are all celebrating.  Some of them have been away from home for so long and finding Bin Laden is a victory.  

Project 365: Day 22 & 23

Spent half my day yesterday cleaning this grout. Whoever decided that white grout was a good idea was sorely mistaken. They're probably laughing all the way to the bank since they're not cleaning it.



Beautiful sunrise to start off my run this morning. It was first run that was easy in a while. It is also my first morning run in a while. Coincidence? I think not. Back to runs in the morning it is!

My husband comes home today! I've missed him!