04/24/2017

So.... it's been a long time since I posted.  I honestly never really publicized this site and didn't think anyone read it.  Then, a couple of friends have referenced it over the last couple of weeks, so I figured it was time for a post. Training is going well, I've only missed a handful of workouts, and while I'm still slow and steady, the slow is slowly becoming faster somehow!  I've learned a lot during this training, but those life lessons are for another post.  However, I did learn a very

01/30/2017

So... January is essentially over and I have NO IDEA where it went!   Christmas and New Year's came and went.  We got through all of that and then I was in Chicago for work for a week and boom.... end of the month.  Training has been going fine until this last week when I got sick.  I say it's a sinus infection, J insists it's the flu.  In any case, my 18 miler turned into a struggle of 5 miles.  I'm trying to accept that missing this one run will not be the end all be all of my training.

12/13/2016

Since Thanksgiving, life has been a bit crazy.  J was out of town for two weeks, and the day he got back, we had our family Christmas party at our house.  Only about 50 of my closest family members (aunts, uncles and cousins)... all in my house... it's crazy but a great time.  With John out of town, I learned just how much of a support system I have around me.  I had multiple people invite the kids and I over for Thanksgiving, a couple of friends came over and cooked dinner one night, and