Monday, August 15, 2011

Run, run, run.

This summer, along with working and wedding planning I've been participating in a Couch to 5k program. Technically, I should be in week 6 or 7 right now, but I'm just starting week 4. I started in the beginning of the summer then found out I had to have a second surgery on my ankle and it back tracked me a bit. At this point, I'll just be finishing the 9 week program by the time I run my first 5k on September 21st.

I've never been a runner, ever. Even back when I played basketball from grade school until the beginning of high school I was always the slowest person on the team long before I was ever dealing with being as heavy as I am now. Looking back on it now, I don't think I ever tried as hard as I could have. They always say hindsight is 20/20, but really if 5 years ago I had taken exercising and eating healthy more serious I could be a full blown runner.

So what's the plan?
Well, as you know Cameron and I are both on a mission to be as fit and healthy as we can be on the day of our wedding. We don't want to look back with regret saying things like "If only I had.." or "I wish.." No I want to be able to pick whatever dress I want to and be happy with the way I look. With 11 months on the clock, it's obviously now or never. So here are some of my goals..


  • Run at least one mile everyday leading up to September 21st
  • Complete my first 5k in 45 minutes or less
  • Run my second 5k on October 16th the entire time
  • Do the Turkey Day Run, 2 miles
  • Train through the winter months, 10 miles a week
  • Run my first 10k in February


Along with all of this, my ultimate goal is run a half marathon. There is one in Kenosha in May 2012, but I don't know if I will be ready for this by then, but it's more of a long term goal for now. I'm confident if I'm consistent with training and working at it everyday, I can accomplish these goals. I'm trying to be as public as I can be about this because I know accountability is key.

Please be praying for me throughout these next few months that I stick to these goals and don't give up like times in the past.

To end in one of my favorite quotes:
"If you want to do it all you have to do is do it" -Ben Davis

Monday, August 8, 2011

Thoughts and updates.

Hello everyone!

I have been seriously slacking on writing and I know it'll only get worse once the summer ends.

  • Cameron and I just got back from vacation last week. We went to Tennessee with my family and had a great time. The heat there is killer and I wasn't sure if the corolla was going to make it up our driveway in the mountains, but overall it was a good trip and was nice to spend time with the family. 
  • I also won tickets to the American Idol concert last week and it was fantastic. I loved this season so it was awesome to be able to go. 
  • I will be starting my final year of undergrad in September. This summer has gone by so fast it's hard to believe. I got my Degree Audit last week which gives me the "OK" to graduate in May.
We are meeting with our friend Drew this week to discuss plans for Save the Dates, Invitations, place cards, etc. This is super exciting! Drew does fantastic work and I'm looking forward to what our final products will look like.

In other wedding news, I can finally announce the wedding party :)
My sister, Rachael (MOH, as I've mentioned previously)
Cameron's sister, April
My cousin, Gina
My friend, Monica

Cameron's brother, Dean (Best Man)
My brother, Eric
Cameron's friend, Rob
Cameron's friend, Tom

Ushers
My brother-in-law, Russ
Cameron's friend, Josh
** We're really excited that these people will be spending our big day with us!

There's another thing that I wanted to share with everyone. For the years that Cameron and I have spent together, I could never really express fully how he makes me feel. When we were driving home last week from Tennessee, I was thinking about how on previous vacations I used to be so anxious to get home to get back into the swing of things and see friends and such. As we were driving along, I realized that this feeling doesn't really exist anymore to me. With Cameron right next to me, he has filled a portion of my heart that I didn't know needed to be filled. It was at that point I knew not only that I love this man, but he really does complete me.