I'm back!

We survived! Isn't that what's really important?
But seriously, if someone could figure out how you can sit in an airport for TWO HOURS with 2 small GROUCHY children, no more than 50 yards from your gate and STILL manage to miss your flight, let me know. Because I still haven't figured it out.

Also, if you were on a flight with 2 small children who spent some time being cute and well behaved and some other time screaming, crying, not sleeping, and wanting to "get OUT!" of the airplane - that was me.
Hi! How are you? Enjoy your flight?

Well folks, traveling is stressful but believe me when I say it could have been a lot worse. *EDIT*
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In other news, it's my birthday! I'm 26 and getting closer to 30 everyday.
Aww, who am I kidding? I'm still young.
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Also, the C25k is going well except I'm not following their plan really. I'm just running for however long I can whenever I get the chance, but at least 3x a week. It's working for me and I've finally lost another 2 lbs so I'm going to keep it up. The timer was just stressing me out.
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10 days till our beach vacation! I can't wait. I'm ready to start packing right now!!!! This one will be a TRUE vacation I hope. I'm going to kick back, relax and have some fun.
D & I will celebrate the 10 year anniversary of our first date while we're there. I can't believe I've been with him for 10 years and I'm only 26. That's a good chunk of my life.
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I've started drinking coffee. I've never liked the stuff, but I feel like I can no longer cope without some sort of a crutch. I seriously have not slept all night in over 2 1/2 years people! O is shaping up to be a crappy sleeper too. I blame my husband, but it doesn't really matter. I can't throw them back now.

Awww and OUCH!

O The Tripod!

This baby, this little chubby, almost-sitting-up baby can surely not be MY baby. My NEWborn baby?!

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Now I remember why I had to give up sports in high school. (Aside from sucking at them that is. ) I was continuously hurting my ankles, knees, and wrists. It got to a point where I went to a PT (who also happens to be D's aunt) and she told me that I had "loose ligaments."

I had never heard of such a thing, but apparently this is the reason I suck at strenuous activity. Walking is no problem, and strength training is fine. Bicycling is good even. But running, apparently, is a high impact activity and not designed for people like me.

I ran Day 2 of Week 2 (but my 3rd week of running) today. My knees hurt the entire time. I finally had to quit they hurt so bad. Day 1 was on Sunday, so they had plenty of time to rest up. Now I feel kind of torn, because I was kind of starting to like it. Plus saying, "I'm going for a run." sounds a lot more sporty and somehow cooler or something than just saying, "I'm going for a walk."
I'll try again on Saturday, and hopefully my knees will cooperate.

ice cream, C25k and travel

1 - So, what is your favorite ice cream? I'll list what I like, and I'm always up for new ideas to try. :)
Bruesters - Blueberry cobbler and Birthday Cake. (I should mention I don't normally like fruit in my ice cream, but this one is totally worth it!)
Coldstone - Birthday Cake Remix (it has brownies in it too. mmmmm)
Bellacino's - Cheesecake
Sonic - Peanut Butter Fudge Shake
Grocery Store - Snickers, Phish Food by Ben and Jerry's, and Cake Batter. Also, anything that looks chunky like and has chocolate. I'm really not THAT picky.

2 - I ran day 1 of week 2 today. 90 seconds really isn't THAT much harder than 60 seconds. I even almost enjoyed it. Almost.
I quake in fear of week 3 though, and I'm not starting it for awhile. In fact, I think I may be on week 2 for at least 2 weeks. 3 minutes just seems like a long time to run.

3 - We haven't traveled at all this year and September starts the busy travel season for us this year. On Labor Day weekend we're flying (!) with both boys to Texas. I'm nervous. We've flown a couple of times with d, and he did pretty well. O hasn't flown and this will be the first time we have 2 littles on the plane. I don't want to be nervous, I would just prefer NOT to get kicked off is all.
Then we drive to Destin, mid September, for a week. That should be a blast!
Then it should be quiet till Thanksgiving, when it's Texas again, I think. Then we're staying home for Christmas for the first time ever!! yay!
All in all, we've traveled less this year than ever before.

overkill!

I should have mentioned in my last post that I've been following YOU On A Diet for the last 3 months. The exercise portion suggests walking every day for 30 minutes. This is a life long habit, and not part of a diet per say. They also suggest 20 min of strength training 3x a week, hence the M,W,F strength stuff. The last step is 20 min of cardio 3x a week. I had been slacking on this one, because I don't like cardio and it's hot and a million other reasons.
The C25k is the perfect fit for it though, so I caved and started. I feel like I can't drop the others because they are working so well for me. I'm considering running while D is getting ready for work in the morning and leaving the kids with him. Then I'll walk as normal, with the kids, when he leaves for work around 7-ish. Not ideal, but it gets the job done I guess.

It DOES seem like a bit of overkill, because how much more could I possibly work out?! I should be super model material by now. (except I like to eat and well, you know...)
I even have a free 3 month pass for yoga and step and other classes at a wellness center that I haven't used because I can't figure out when I would possibly be able to work that in.

Now, if it would quit being so hot, maybe I wouldn't keep eating ice cream. THEN the fitness program would be a little more helpful...

C25k

I'm still on week 1's workout. I'm doing the last day tomorrow though, and then I'm going to week 2 on Sunday. I feel pressed to find the time to do this for a few reasons:
1 - I walk daily for 30 minutes. Barring near death, I do not miss this. 7 days a week.
2 - I do strength training M W F after my walk. It takes about 20-30 minutes.
3 - It's HOT and I am already walking in the morning so I can't run then. I planned initially to run Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and have Sunday as a "walk only" day.
I ran Tuesday, Thursday I was out with the girls till midnight and I'm running tomorrow. I meant to make up Thursdays today, but it was 103 and then it was raining. See my dilemma?

What time of day should I run? I prefer NOT to do it in the mornings because I walk then and I live RIGHT by a school and there are TONS of cars and walkers. I don't need that much of an audience for my jiggle. TYVM.
Twilight is nice, but I am paranoid about going out by myself. I took the dog last time, but she's a slacker and couldn't keep up. Plus, sometimes I'm out at night.

Afternoons will be fine in the fall or winter or some of spring, but for summer - Nu uh! Tooooo hot!

Tomorrow morning we are going to walk and then run around the track at the school and then walk home, pressing the walk and run into one workout. I can't normally do this unless it's a weekend, because of school

I just realized this is an incredibly boring post. If I didn't actually need your opinions, I wouldn't even post it.

Could it be

that I'm actually starting to like tolerate not despise running?!


The jury's still out, but it may be that it's not torture that bad after all.

Cold

No, I'm not cold. I'm burning up with our 100 degree temps - I just seem to have a cold. Lovely. A cold in the middle of the summer, when it's already a million degrees outside and eating chicken soup is like sitting in a sauna. d has it too.
I hope O manages to escape. So far so good - thank you breastmilk!!

Day 3 of the C25k will have to wait till I feel better. Darn.

I don't know if it's the cold or hormones, but I'm feeling particularly grouchy today too.

ouch

The second day of the C25K program was a lot harder for me. Ouch. My daily walk is going to be a painful one in the morning.

fine

Fine. Fine. FINE!!!

D and I did the first workout of the Couch to 5 k program this morning. The dark side has won.

C25k

Seriously people. A LOT of you fellow bloggers are joining this Couch to 5 K program. I have been admant from the beginning that running, especially in public, was NOT MY THING!
Now, I order you to quit inspiring me! I feel like I'm being called to the dark side.
(The dark side being running. )

A few more posts about this and I might just feel guilty enough to join. And that would mean I'd have to run. Which I hate.