Busy Month

Yes we are some silly guys. This has been a super busy month for us. The end of July had Eric out of town for a week, then his sister was in a terrible car accident(she's doing better now), and I ran my first 5K. We also started school the first week of August. JD is a 2nd grader (more on that in another post) and Julez is a brand new kindergartener!!! Where has the time gone? I don't even feel like I had a vacation. When's fall break again, and where can I go???

I ran my first 5K a week ago and it was so much fun. It was held on one of the local college campuses--and there were about 900 people in it. I finished 31st in my age group with a 35:19 time (15 seconds over my goal!!!). My plan is to run one a month and as soon as I can run a full one, start training for a 10K. I'm lucky to have great support at home, work, and with friends to encourage me with the running.

I've also reached my 3rd weight loss goal. I'm not at minus 16 lbs!! I'm half-way to the final goal. I hope to reach it by Thanksgiving.

Self Portraits and Challenge results

Another fantastic idea from freeplaylife.com via Southern Institute. Why not join in? I'm going to TRY to do this. You know me, I don't blog much because I don't have time, but I will try this. So, without further ado, here's my first self portrait...made, of course, with my web cam, because my camera is downstairs and I'm too lazy to go down and get it...

On the bright side, I've lost 11 lbs. and 8.5" in the past 24 days!! I'm still working on it with the help of Casey Overstreet, but I will get there. I want to lose at least 15 more lbs. (and a couple more sizes). I've just started running, and as soon as I can get to Fleet Feet, I'm going to sign up for my first 5K in August. I am so very nervous, but excited at the same time. I have had some great encouragement from co-workers, friends, and of course the hubby. I know I'll be able to finish, I just want to have a respectable time. My personal goal is 37minutes. I've got about 8-10 minutes to shave off before I get there on a consistent basis.