New Blog

As I was sitting eating breakfast and drinking my (very strong) coffee this morning, I was inspired to start another blog - more aimed at having a place to reflect upon my weight loss and fitness journey:

www.yayformom.blogspot.com

It's probably going to be lengthy and potentially boring, but I want a space to archive this journey, so take it for what it's worth......

My 2nd Race

I ran my 2nd 5K race yesterday morning! We all got up early, went to Altoona, and the boys watched as I ran. My only goal was to finish in under 30:03 (the time of my first race), so I kinda surprised when I was headed toward the finish line and saw that my time was going to be in the 28 minute range -"WHAT?!?!," I thought. I crossed the finish line at the 28:30 mark! There were over 500 runners (that included 5K runners, 15K runners, and 2mile walkers) and it was so inspiring to see so many people wanting to run/walk. I haven't seen official results to see where I finished overall, but I do know that I placed #10 out of 25 female in my age category, so I'm pretty happy! The Altoona course was the best route I've ever run - it was mostly flat with just 2 bridges to run over - I'm so used to running hills (b/c well, let's face it - that's all we have around here), so I guess that helped me get my PR (personal record).

Me with my boys before the race (and quite nervous)

Jeremy got this great shot just as I crossed over the finish line (I'm pretty sure my official time was 28:30).


Obviously this was post race -look @ that smile on my face (our camera is going and it's starting to give us fuzzy photos :(


On a semi-related note, my weight loss journey is progressing and I'm hoping to post some 'before -and-after' photos next month when I (fingers crossed) hit my 30# mark!

My Baby is 3!

Holy moley - 3 years have past since Jude made his way into this world? Seriously? Anyone else a little shocked that he's 3? We celebrated his birthday yesterday with a little party. Jude wanted a 'wormy' party, so Grammy Linda did, as usual, a wonderful job on the earthworm cake. Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate our sweet boy's special day.

It still amazes me that he was born on the 4th of July. Some people who share their birthdays with another holiday may think that the holiday overrides their special day, but I just think that Jude will always have his birthday off and there'll always be picnics/BBQs and fireworks for his birthday - that's a pretty cool deal! Happy #3 Jude Lincoln - Momma loves you soooooo much.

Earthworm cake!