100.5 miles....

This past Monday was supposed to be the start of another 12 day work stretch...but thankfully it has changed!!

Someone from the hospital really wanted to pick up my Sunday shift and so now I have Sunday off and I work Friday instead :) I'm happy. This does mean I'll be working two 12 hour days at the hospital before my half marathon next Saturday, but I think I'll be ok.

I ran 100.5 miles in January! 

One of my smaller resolutions for the new year was to keep track of my mileage for the year...so far, so good! I have another 5 miler planned for the morning and then my last long run of hopefully 8-9 miles Sunday before church to finish up my training for the HHI 1/2 marathon. With all the excitement from last weekend, I didn't get in my long 12-mile run, but I think I'll be just fine. I'm still pretty proud I stuck to a training plan for the most part.

Tomorrow is a half day at the office, followed by babysitting Chance for a few hours, then a dinner date with my future husband :)

On one last note about running, the above picture is Macie after her 2nd 2-mile run. 

She isn't too shabby with the running stuff :)

The week, weekend, and a proposal!!

Last week was a breeze...

Monday and Tuesday were spent snuggling with babies at the hospital, I only had a half day at the office Wednesday followed with running errands and dinner with Matt, Thursday was a full (but good, easy paced) day at the office, and I wrapped up Friday at the hospital. 

Matt picked up my sister Friday evening since she was coming for the weekend and I somehow beat them home, so I took Macie for her 1st 2 mile run and she did pretty good! She slowed down the last 1/2 mile, but I figured out later that she hadn't had dinner yet so I'm sure she was just hungry. Saturday morning I got up and did a 5 mile run while Meg, Matt, and McKenzie were waking up. Meg and I took the kids to meet up with Megan, Chance, Margaret, Maura, Brody, and Conner at the Sandbox, an interactive children's museum. The girls were a little awkward at first, but by the end of the evening they were BFFs!

We met up with the boys and had lunch at Chick-fil-a, then went back home to let the kids rest before our dinner that evening. Matt came back over and he and I ran to Dicks to pick up a gift for Stephanie for Ms Susan (Steph's birthday is Monday). Matt took me to Palmetto Bluff afterwards and surprised me with getting on one knee and PROPOSING to me!!!! I'm still hearing about all the little white lies and stories leading up to this moment, but I do know my sister has known for quite awhile, along with a few of Matt's sis-in-laws. I'm still slightly overwhelmed but am realllllly excited about marrying Matt!! 

We spent the rest of the evening hanging out with his family and looking up wedding stuff. We slept in this morning since we were exhausted from the events from yesterday and therefore missed church, but we did get to meet up with my parents, Steven, and Caylee in Savannah for another celebration lunch. We sat around and chatted for quite awhile, which I loved! I can't wait to go home in a few weeks and do some more planning. I did a 5 mile fast run (8:39 min pace) followed by a 2 

mile cool down run with Macie- who is now passed out beside me on the couch. 

It's been a whirlwind weekend and it just might get me through this 12 day work stretch!!

Not sleeping in...

I haven't "slept in" in a few weeks...

It kind of makes me grumpy, but also feel good since my body is pretty used to getting up early and making it through the day without napping,

Friday afternoon my lovely coworkers at the doctors office let me leave an hour early! It was awesome since Matt and I were going to Savannah for dinner with friends and I needed to shower the flu off. It also gave Matt and I the opportunity to throw the ball around with Macie for a bit before abandoning her for the night. We met up with Daniel, Cassady, Shane, Alyssa, Bobby, and Sara at the Moon River Brewing Company. We had great food, good conversations, and some yummy beer. Daniel and Cassady even proposed a possible Hawaii trip for the four of us in June!!! We'll see if it happens :) After dinner we went to Ruth's Chris next door to hear each other speak (other place was kinda wild for us aging folks). The girls and boys split up, with the guys getting a few more beers and the girls getting dessert and wine. We didn't make it home until almost midnight so I pretty much promptly fell asleep without even trying to watch tv to wind down.

7am, bright and early came rather quickly. We offered to watch Chance for the morning while Megan ran errands in Savannah and Scott went to interview some potential builders. We had fun chasing him around.

We left around 2 and went straight to Jersey Mikes for lunch before heading back to let Macie out. Since we were starving we ate in record speed and were in and out in about 15 minutes. We took Macie on a walk, took a load of bottles to the recycling place, came back and headed back out for a run- Macie and Matt did the 1.38 mile loop and I did 4 quick (8:43 min pace) but painful miles. We cooled off on the porch, walked to the store for a movie, watched the movie, made dinner, and then Macie and I went straight to bed after Matt left. 

I got up this morning at 5:30 to fit my long run in for the week. I did 11.3 miles pretty slow, but I blame the fact I couldn't see anything the first 5.5 miles. We went to church, grabbed lunch (from the same place we ate at Friday night- BBQ wrap in amazing), then walked through Palmetto Bluff to see some of their projects. We made it home in time to take Macie for a long walk, drop the movie back at the store, and watch the Falcons lose in a pretty disappointing game...with squeezing in an ice cream run at halftime. Matt left, I went to the store, made lunch for tomorrow, showered, and now back in bed to get a good nights sleep for a 4:45am wake up call to start the week.

Happy Sunday! :)

A week recap

About to recap a weeks worth of events, but don't worry, it hasn't been a very interesting week ;)

Saturday afternoon we took Macie to the beach and she fell in love with the sand and water all over again. She didn't stop moving the entire time we were there, so therefore it was only a 2 hour-ish trip. 

After giving her a bath and relaxing for a bit we headed up to Matt's parents house for dinner and football. Ms Susan made the best chicken kabobs I think I've ever eaten (just chicken wrapped in bacon and thrown on the grill with pineapple and veggies- yum!). I really wanted to go to bed at 9:15 but they picked on me, so I just napped on the couch until 10. 

Sunday we got up, went to church, came home and made buffalo chicken nachos, and watched the falcons. Matt left around 4 to get home and wash his truck since it was such a nice day...so I set off on a quick (8:54 min pace) 4- mile run. Then Macie and I did another 1.25 mile run in 9:21....I don't think she'll ever be able to do more than 3-4 mile runs...she was huffing and puffing by the end! 

Monday through Wednesday I was at the hospital and this morning it felt SO good to "sleep in" until 6:05! I got up and did a 5-mile run before heading to a very nicely paced day at the peds office. I plan on doing the same thing tomorrow and squeeze in a run for Macie too. Then I'm leaving work at exactly 5pm in order to get home, shower, and head into Savannah for a dinner date with three other couples. 

Our weekend is going to be another fun one! I have an 11-mile run in the books for Saturday morning, maybe a family run/walk, and then kayaking in the afternoon! Sunday will be a repeat of this past Sunday since the falcons are playing at 1 again. Can't wait for this work week to be over!!!

Happy 1st birthday!!

Happy 1st birthday to Macie Pete!

To celebrate, Matt and I are taking her to the beach this afternoon! She can't have any fun birthday treats since the weirdo breaks out in rashes, but she'll love the beach for sure!

I started out the morning running 3.3 miles with a work friend and then finished up 6.7 on my own for a total of 10 miles. It's the first time I've stuck to a training plan!

Off to get our stuff ready for the beach and wait for Matt to get here!

A few days off = laziness

I usually don't have days off from work during the week, but since I worked Sunday I had Monday and today off. I could've worked at the peds office today, but wasn't asked until yesterday afternoon and I already had the mindset of doing nothing :)

Monday I ran 5 miles in exactly 45 minutes (9:00/min mile) and then took Macie on her usual 1.25 mile loop. She is really getting the hang of running beside me on her leash, which I feared would be the greatest challenge. I recently discovered a new running blog I'm obsessed with, so we spent the rest of Monday catching up on it and watching movies. Tuesday and Wednesday were spent at the hospital, with Tuesday being a horrific day. I came home to these from Matt (and Macie)...

There was also a card from "them" so of course I cried like a baby. Wednesday was a much better shift. This morning I got up and attempted to do my long run for the week a little early...and totally failed. The weather has been nuts around here this week and it was already 65+ degrees here at 9am. My 10 mile run turned into a 7 mile run, but at least I ran it at a 9:03 min pace :) 

Macie was pretty hot during our mile loop, so I'm glad it wasn't just me. 

The rest of the afternoon consisted of reading blogs, watching TV, and cuddling with Macie.

Matt came by for a little QT and dinner. We watched too much Amish Mafia (a terrible, brain cell killing reality show) before deciding to go grab Mexican for dinner. I love our random mid-week afternoon hang out sessions. We get to do it all over again tomorrow!! Off to bed now...getting up sometime in the 6am hour to squeeze in a short run before heading to the peds office for my first day back there since before Christmas. It'll be interesting..

At least he'll be waiting for me when the day is over!

Saturday

Today has been fun, productive, and relaxing. 

Macie and I slept in until 7:50 and it was glorious. I had a little breakfast and then headed out for my long run of the week- 9 miles. It felt awesome! I finished with a 9:07/mile pace and actually picked up speed throughout the run rather than slowing down; very different for me! 

Macie was then itching to go out, so I took her for her second walk/run. She did so, so well today! I had to pop her at the beginning for being a nut job, and after that she was by my side the rest of the run. I showered (thankfully) when we got back and then was out and about running some errands. When I got back I knew I'd be putting up Christmas decorations and cleaning, so I took Macie back out to throw the ball for awhile.

She's a beast. 

The Christmas decorations are down and boxed back up and my apartment is looking mighty lame. I'm going to have to stalk Pinterest and get crafty next week since I have so many days off. 

Macie and I are on the couch watching a chick flick and I'm trying to organize my running clothes. So far I haven't touched the drawer...I don't want to get rid of anything! But I don't have room...

Unless I go get some baskets dedicated to running apparel Monday. I think it's a good idea :)

Back to work tomorrow, but afterwards I get to see Matt and I'm so excited! I haven't seen him since Tuesday and I miss the boy :)

Resolutions

Today has been one of the most boring days at the hospital ever, but I'm quite thankful for a slow day since I've had the last 6 days off.

Matt sent me that picture this morning and I love how sweet she looks!

So, for the past two years I've made a resolution and actually did them! In 2011 I ran my first marathon and in 2012 I read the entire Bible with the help of a reading plan.

This year my goals are...

1. To read Jesus Calling, a daily devotional

2. To run the Chicago marathon (again) and set a personal record

3. I have 5 half marathons on my schedule, 3 early in the year and 2 later

4. To compete in a triathlon with Matt

5. To lose 10-15ish pounds the healthy way

Number 4 will be the trickiest, since Matt will have to teach this goober how to swim successfully and we'll have to spend some big bucks on bikes. I'll probably try to look for some that are towards the end of the year so we'll have time to train properly. Number 5 will also be tough...I love sweets and food way too much. I took the leftover trifle (pictured below) to work this morning to get it out of my fridge!!

I also have lots of mini goals to work towards throughout the year...like saving more money, making sure I tithe with each paycheck, encorporating strength training into my workouts (possibly getting a personal trainer for a short while), cleaning the bathroom once a week, and cutting candy from my diet. 

But I will never cut out ice cream, never.

I would miss my ice creams dates with this goober and Matt!!

Highlights of 2012

Happy New Year!!

I'm so thankful for this past year and am looking forward to what 2013 will bring.

Already, Matt and I have a few trips planned for this year, including a trip to visit Lindsey in San Diego, a cruise with my family, Edisto beach with his family, and Chicago for a marathon...and I still feel like I'm missing something! We both made it until 12:01 last night for our midnight new years kiss, and fell asleep very shortly after. This morning I got up and did a 5-miler, then met up with Matt and Macie for her first "real" run...she's finally old enough to start organized runs, so I'm planning on using her for my cool downs 2-3 times a week to get her started. We made a waffle breakfast and then headed up to Matt's parents house for lunch and football. Now I'm in bed since its back to work in the morning! Here are a few highlights from 2012....

New Years in New York...

Macie was born January 12 and we brought her home in February!

Missions trip to Colombia

Nashville

Moved from Atlanta to Bluffton in May

Matt's family beach trip

My family beach trip

 Marathon #2 in D.C.

 Watching my sister get married

Family pictures

 Lindsey's last visit to Bluffton before heading to San Diego

Zoo to see the lights at Christmas