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!!!
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!
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!
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????)
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.
The patio was completed last Friday. We absolutely love it and was worth every penny we paid. We still have other things we'd like to do. Our plans include - new patio furniture, add a ceiling fan, a tv, lights on the cedar posts, and landscaping. Eventually we plan to add flagstone over the cement or do stamped concrete, but I don't forsee that being done this summer. We'll probably wait until the end of summer to buy new patio furniture in hopes that we find some good end of season clearance sales.
