My first, and last, 5K

On April 16th I did something I thought I would never do...I (pseudo) ran a 5K. You see, it's global month of service and we are doing a lot of fun community service events with Starbucks. As a district, all of the store managers had committed to participating in the Joe P Rally Run to benefit childhood cancer research. I intended to walk the 5K because I am terribly out of shape and had not trained to run at all. Plus, it was a very cold day. However, all of my friends were running so I let myself be peer pressured into running. I definitely walked quickly for a good portion of the race, but I still ran a lot. And it was horrible, I might add. I do not understand you people that run for "fun." My final time was 43 minutes, which I decided was decent considering a) I walked part of it, b) zero training, c) out of shape, and d) NOT a runner. Oh, and I was sore and whiney for a good three days afterwards, pathetic. Perhaps I should look into getting in shape and making this a healthy habit of mine. Probably not, though.




(pre-run cow fun)



(during run, looking much happier than I felt)



(post run, pretty accurate portrayal of my feelings)

Five on Friday...

Confessions...

1). I have stooped to the very low level of watching The Bachelor. It happened by accident, but I got sucked in and now I cannot stop watching. It's like a train wreck of ridiculousness. And, I love it. Sorry. In all actuality, I hate the concept and lack of morals portrayed on the show. Every week it reminds me of how blessed I am to have Ryan. By the way, Emily is my favorite. Hate Michelle.

2). I have also been sucked into the Taylor Swift world. I can't help it, she's a catchy little writer. I'm not saying I think she's a good singer, I just can't get the darn songs out of my head! I also think her love life is a bit of a train wreck. Perhaps she should try out for the bachelor?!

3). I think I am completely abusing the "breast feeding diet." I'm pretty sure that I will regret being in the habit of eating ice cream and gobs of peanut butter everyday when I am no longer burning tons of calories. For now, it is nice to eat whatever I want and still lose weight. Did I mention I'm starving all the time?

4). I'm ready for a vacation. I love my job, and I'm glad to be back at work. But I definitely miss just sitting and holding my baby all day. That's the most fun job of all! It's a good thing I have three weeks of vacation to use by October. I need to start taking some long weekends!

5). There is a fine line between wanting your child to grow and thrive and wanting them to stay tiny forever. If you saw my last post, you can probably guess which side of the line I'm on lately. On the other side, that tiny little baby didn't coo and laugh and smile his head off at me!

Also, I just realized I never published my final pregnancy highlights post! Click here to see it!

25 random things

1. i am terribly afraid of birds even though i am a hawk now.
2. i also fear fish, love to eat them--hate to swim with them.
3. i am obsessed with rachael ray, she has turned me into a very good and efficient cook--my husband approves.
4. ryan and i want to have 4 children, i will need good babysitters.
5. i hate to put away clothes, i would rather live out of the dryer than put away clothes.
6. i may need to rethink this living in the dryer business because i also hate making multiple trips up and down the stairs in order to get ready in the morning.
7. i love opening my store, but hate waking up so early.
8. if you had told me three years ago that i would be a store manager for starbucks now, i would have never believed you.
9. that being said, i love my job.
10. i never thought i would the type of person who is obsessed with an animal.
11. i am obsessed with my animal, Gus, the cutest miniature schnauzer in the world.
12. he is my fur baby and he is hysterical to watch running up and down the stairs in our new place.
13. we moved again recently.
14. this makes the 5th place that we have lived in our 2.4 years of being hitched.
15. i hate moving a lot. there are a lot of things to put away.
16. i really like our new place. there is a dog park with an obstacle course for Gus.
17. someday i really really hope to live in colorado.
18. i also want to live in arkansas again.
19. however, i am really happy here in tennessee.
20. i eat ice cream every single day. it's low-fat, and yummy.
21. i love hershey's dark chocolate syrup.
22. i don't eat many vegetables, but i am a lot less picky that i used to be.
23. i wish i had more time to do creative stuff like collage and photography.
24. but i am lazy and prefer to lie on the couch in my down time and watch pointless television.
25. i think my life is great.