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Road Trip!

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A little stop in Fancy Gap, VA. Before I-77N did us in on our road trip. We are traveling! Right now we are are in Ohio - and it's much nicer than being in the sweltering heat of South Carolina. Much better. Our trip up was eventful. West Virginia is our wild card, as I like to call it. Zach man gets car sick, and the road through there is crazy windy and hilly. It's beautiful country - it just doesn't sit well with Zach. So, after about 12 hours (of a drive that should have been about 9) we finally arrived. Today was a little recovery day. Tomorrow we are going to the zoo. After that, we don't know - it's vacation after all! Until next time...

Running and Thinking

I know I've been an absent blogger lately. We are trying to get ready for vacation (finally!). But I have been keeping up with my C25K program and while I'm out there huffing a puffing I always manage to think. No, not about how much I hate running. Honestly, now that I'm doing it by choice it's not so bad. However sometimes I do think about how much I hate the humidity. This week my thoughts have been wandering to how much Catholics and LDS are the same. WHAT? Before you run away let me explain.... 1. We are both misunderstood. People think we're not Christians, people think we have weird religious beliefs, and people are unwilling to understand either one of us. Seriously - think about that. How many times have I had to say "we don't worship graven images" and how many Mormons have had to say "we believe in Jesus Christ". Just sayin'.... 2. We are both perceived in a certain way - all Priests are not child molesters. I'm k

Slow and Steady....

As you may know I've been working on the Couch to 5K (C25K) for about the last month. Sadly so far I'm still on week two - but I know I have to get credit for being persistent and trying ~ right? My goal is to run my first 5K on October 8th. Since the plan is only supposed to take nine weeks I thought I gave myself plenty of time to train and get ready. Now I'm not so sure. On days like today when I was out there just *struggling* in a bad way I kept thinking "how am I going to get this done?" Then I remembered "Slow and steady wins the race" OK, so I'm guessing I won't be actually winning the 5K, but it's still winning if you go out and do your level best. I tell my son that all the time - I'm not sure why I forgot it applies to everyone. On the weight loss front - slow and steady is working there too. I'm not going to embarrass myself and tell you how much I weigh - but I will tell you that I've lost 3 pounds since I s

What's Your Song? 7.14.11

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Today is my honey's birthday (happy birthday babe!) So, in honor of his big day I chose a song for him from his favorite band  Get ready for some serious head bangin' Metallica  One (I tried to get the video, but it wouldn't let me embed we all know how Metallica is about their work) Don't forget to visit Goodnight Moon and see what everyone else is listening to! Until next time ~ Kris

Let's Talk About the SBD

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I know a lot of people who have succeeded on the the South Beach Diet. I couldn't do it. I know my doctor said "do it", my husband was supportive and even did it with me! Can't beat that. BUT Yeah, there's something I couldn't handle about it. It really wasn't the missing pasta, bread, or whatever either. Really, it wasn't. Sure, the first day I craved Tostitos like a mad woman - but I got past that. What I was really missing was fruit. You know, it's summertime - and fruit rocks during the summer - it's all fresh and delish....mmmm I only lasted two and half days out of the 14 days in phase 1. I guess we could count the SBD as a What am I going to do? I know I really need to lose weight. Starting to run has proven that to me for sure - I can't keep carrying greater than full term pregnancy weight around. Back to WW I go. It's really the only program that has ever worked for me. Nothing at all is off limits - and that's

Embrace the Camera 7.7.11

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Thursday means Embrace Day. Link up with Mrs. Anderson and check out all the other embraces going on! We all know I have trouble getting the ever elusive embrace shot - here are some examples But then, somehow, we manage to pull one off I love that little man Until next time ~ Kris

What's Your Song? 7.7.11

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Yep - it's Thursday. Time to link up with Amber at Goodnight Moon for What's your song? Today I am for sure playing the old school game. In honor of my birthday I'm posting the song that was number one when I was born. If I had been born a month later it would have been 'Light My Fire' by the doors - but alas, that's not the case. The number one song on July 9, 1967 was Windy by The Association. Here you go... Until next time ~ Kris

Back to the Beginning - almost

Well, after slacking for a couple weeks on my C25K today I went back out there and started again. So, it should have been Week One, Day 3. I figured for sure I was going to suck and be right back at week one day one - but I surprised even myself! I realized sometime when I was slacking that I was short mileagewise. What I thought was 3.3 was actually only 2.7 *UGH* so I added one more lap around today for 3.6. So my time seems horrible {ok, it IS horrible} but now I know I'm doing enough for a 5K. Anywho - I actually ran all my intervals today and then some! When Erik came home from PT, he even went the last lap around with me (he's the greatest!). So, overall a very productive day! I'm not quite sure if I'm ready to move on to week two yet - I'll give it a shot on Friday and see how it goes. Until next time ~ Kris

MilSpouse Friday Fill in #47

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Hosted by Wife of a Sailor - here's your chance to learn about other MilSpouses. What an incredibly intriguing group of people! 1 .  Have you (spouse) ever considered joining the military and what do you think of dual military couples?  submitted by  Project Army Wife Well...we spent many years as a dual military couple. So I obviously think they are incredible! It's hard because you have to decided things like "are we going to spend twice as much time apart as a couple so one of us can be home with the kids?" Which doesn't always work out anyway because well, it's the military. I could write a post about it - but I'll just say - most dual military couples really love each other and work their butts off to make their marriage work, just like anyone else.  2.  What is your idea of a perfect Sunday afternoon?  submitted by  A Few of My Favorite Things Having all the laundry and homework done so I can just stick my nose in a book and not have to be bo