Weekend Wrap-Up

Worst part of the weekend: Having to replace our water heater on Friday and dealing with the drama involved with Colby's baseball team.

Best part of the weekend: all of us being at home for the whole weekend.....which I honestly cannot remember when that happened. We took the boys out with the adults on Saturday. The plan was to let them go watch GI Joe while the adults went and watched The Hangover, but our original plan didn't work out b/c dinner didn't take as long as we expected, so the timing for both movies got all screwed up. We all ended up watching GI Joe, well, I fell asleep during 1/2 of it.

People I saw this weekend: Lots of people at Bryan & Katie's wedding on Friday night, Saturday - Kim, Kate & Allen, Sunday - no one.

Something I wished I did this weekend that I didn't get around to doing: cleaning the house, although Jason did clean the shower.........which I despise doing! I'm pretty sure I'm going to give up on the house and call the maid next week. I also forgot to buy a baby shower gift that I meant to buy LAST WEEK!

Things that I am not looking forward to this week: ummmm..........can't really think of anything.

Life is good.....

Yeah, yeah...there haven't been any updates in almost a month, but nothing really has been going on. Jason recently changed jobs so he no longer works Saturdays, which is so nice! We are finally making headway on projects around the house. Speaking of house.....damn 12 year old house. Thank goodness for home warranties. This week....we thought the a/c was going out, but alas it isn't. Secretly we were hoping it was, so we could get a new one through our home warranty company. Much to our dismay, we were told that that will probably never happen due to the way home warranties work, but whatever. Last night the water heater decided to start leaking. So now...I wait in anticipation for my call from the plumber. Ya know...the 4 hour window I was given. "11-4 ma'am is when we can schedule you, but we'll call you 30 minutes prior to our arrival." Mind you, I took off earlier this week to meet the a/c guy. (This where Jason not working a mile down the street anymore SUCKS!) So....I told the plumber...the later the better. The back patio is finally close to being put together and completed, but I'm not going to hold my breath. Jason is wanting to put a flat-panel TV out there so I guess it will be more closer to completed once that is done. I'm not sure how soon that will happen. We bought furniture, outdoor rug, plants and a few decor items. We have thoroughly been enjoying our covered patio this summer and it was well worth the investment.

The boys are good. They are enjoying their last 2 weeks of summer. Tristen starts band on Monday, so his summer is coming to a close quicker than Colby's. I think he'll enjoy summer band though, since he'll be with his friends that he hasn't seen all summer. Tristen wanted to play baseball in the Fall, but there isn't a division for his age group. He'll be in athletics and will hopefully be playing football. Colby's baseball for the Fall is in limbo. We'll know more on Sunday, but his select team that he was playing on is struggling to find players for the Fall. Of course, football is huge in the Fall, so many kids play football. Granted, Colby could play recreational baseball, but honestly, it wouldn't help him develop any further. We might end up going the Rec Ball route if things don't pan out with his current team and if he doesn't make any of the other teams he is trying out for. Some of the teams he is trying out for are only looking for 3-4 players (if even that). It is a dog eat dog world out there, and I didn't realize how much d.r.a.m.a there is involved with youth select sports. It is insane!

I was registered and ready to run a 5K over the new Lake Lewisville Toll Bridge back on August 1st. I was uber excited b/c I had been training hard for this race. We get out there on race day and my girlfriend and I were in the 2nd wave (there were 5 waves of 500 runners). We were on the bridge ready to get called to the starting line and then the race was called/postponed due to weather. Mind you, we parked a mile away, are on a bridge with 2500+ other people. Jason and the boys came out to watch me, so we had to sift through all of the people to find them. Long story short, they postponed the race for an hour. We went back and the cancelled the race, but were still having the family fun walk across the bridge. WTH? Odd, but whatever. I was really, really, really bummed that we didn't get to run. I'm scoping out other races and very possibly will race on the 29th - my bday.

So....school is about to start. Life is about to get hectic again, but those are the good times. Oh...and Jason and I leave for our mini-vacation with friends on August 20th! Cannot wait!

Texas Heat...

Really....98 degrees at 9:30pm. Granted I've lived in Texas all my life and maybe it is like this every year and I just somehow forget. I just got back from a 2 mile run and ugh....it is so hot. I'm excited about the 'cold front' moving in later this week/weekend!!!

-- Post From My iPhone

Countdown - 36 days....

36 days until we leave for our getaway to Beaver's Bend (<~~~click to see the fabulousness). We are going with 2 other couples and we absolutely cannot wait! It will be 3 peaceful days with no kids! The boys will get to golf while the girls go to the spa. One of the couples that is going is borrowing his dad's boat. I.CANNOT.WAIT!!!!!!!!! It is going to be so nice to just get away. It isn't the beach, but it will work in place of the beach!

Busy times

Things have been pretty busy around our house. It seems to be the story of our lives. Colby's baseball finally concluded their Spring/Summer season this past Saturday. While they struggled towards the end of the season, he learned alot and played A LOT of baseball over a 9 week span! They played 12 league play games and then 3-4 games on the weekends for the past 6 weekends. So, while I'm glad that I will have my weekends back, I'm also sad I won't be seeing some of my favorite baseball moms, as much. Several of us became pretty close friends this past season and we've had tons of fun hanging out both at the baseball field and away from the baseball field. Then again, it has been nice that we've become such good friends since we have to see each other so much during baseball. I can only hope that each of our kids makes the team again in the Fall.

Jason wrapped up his clincials for his EMT-Basic course. He has one more test to take and then he will have to take the National Registry Exam to be completely certified as an EMT-B. This coming weekend will be his first full weekend off in over a month. He started his math class last week and seems to be doing ok. It is a fast paced 4-week course. He has his first test tomorrow, so we shall see. In the Fall, he hopes to be enrolling in Paramedic courses.

Other than baseball and Jason's school, we haven't had much time for anything else. Now that baseball is over, we are hoping to do more things on the weekends - home improvement projects, swimming with the boys, enjoying our new patio, etc. I can't believe the summer is 1/2 way over! YIKES!

New Hobby

This is going to be a rare post about me and me only. I have finally found me a hobby, if that is what you want to call it. I've gotten back into running after taking a 12 year hiatus. Back track 12 years ago, and I was a runner in high school. I was in the best shape of my life, played volleyball, basketball and ran track. Yeah sure that was 12 years ago. I went off to college and working out fell to the wayside. I did it here and there but was never something I did routinely. It has been the same way ever since then. I've never really dieted, but I go through phases when I really watch what I eat/drink. When Jason and I first met, I use to go beer for beer with him. I look back at pictures and I'm slightly mortified at how round my face is. I stopped drinking beer, or at least as much beer and the weight fell off.

So, here we are today, I'm pushing 29, I'm at my ideal weight and don't want to lose any weight. I've been comfortable with my weight for the past 2 years and I rarely have done any working out, but I'm 'mushy skinny'. I really need to tone my legs specifically, but solely running isn't going to do that. About 3 weeks ago, I started running/working out with Colby's baseball coach's wife, Cari. While she is in much better shape than me and is a triathlete, we motivate each other and I love running with her. She runs at her pace and I run at my pace. She pushes me and that is what I need. Trying to motivate myself, just isn't as easy. We are going to start biking, kayaking and who knows what else. I just registered for my first 5K (3.1 miles) run, which is on August 1st. I'm uber excited about it! My mile split times right now are rather measly compared to what they were back in the day. I remember my best split and while I'm not sure if I'll ever achieve that again, I'm setting that as a lofty goal.

I have a nifty app on my iPhone that tracks my run distance, time, etc. Once I save it, it uploads it to the web, so I can see how I'm progressing. I love it! Overall, I'm feeling better. Jason says my a$$ looks better, not that he was ever complaining. LOL! I'm excited to get back in better shape, which overall will help me when I hopefully get pregnant later this summer.

(Why do I always feel guilty writing about myself????)

Yard boy

Tristen mowing the backyard. (excuse the dead spots left from the materials for the back patio) He's been learning how to help take care of the yard and loves it (for now). Colby can't do anything with the yard bc he is allergic to grass and all things involved on yard work.

-- Post From My iPhone