One Year! (Well almost)
So my wonderful husband and I have been together for almost one year! In a week from now we will celebrate our one year anniversary in Oahu, Hawaii with our good friends Lea and Andrew. We decided to have a pre-celebrartion this weekend. We enjoyed Saturday night in our cozy house with shrimp and grits, a bottle of wine, some good tunes, and 1 year old wedding cake. I was weary at first but besides being a little dry, it was very yummy. Brandon ate a piece or two or three. I had a few bites but couldn't seem to get past the fact that it was year old wedding cake. Other than that I am so thankful to have him in my life each and every day. God really does have a plan for us. One that is just right for us. He shows me this more and more every day. My love, respect, and appreciation for Brandon grows each day. Marriage really is hard work but it's a partnership that grows and somebody to share life's joys, hardships, obstacles, good times, and bad times. I couldn't think of a better life partner!
Jessica Lea Mayfield and The Avett Brothers
We have been pretty lucky in the past couple of weeks to have some great tunes in the local area. Jessica Lea Mayfield came to Proud Larry's a last weekend. She is the sister of David Mayfield from the David Mayfield Parade. She works closely with The Black Keys and is an amazing song writer. I highly recommend checking her out.
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| Jessica at Proud Larrys |
Me and Jessica :)
The Avett Brothers also made an appearance in Starkville at Bulldog Bash. We fortunately had good seats away from the barfing, binge drinking college students and got to enjoy the show! It was not surprisingly an amazing fun time!
Now to Running
SJHM Training Week 8
Short Runs: 2, totaling 6 miles
Long Run: 10 miles
We hit 100 miles in training this week!
Total Miles for the week: 16
Total Official Training Miles 106.6
SJHM Training Week 9
Short Runs: 2, totaling 10 miles
Long Run: 11 Miles
Total Miles for the week: 21miles
Total Official Training Miles 127.6 miles
I am getting excited about my upcoming races. Todays long run was rough. Running is so hit and miss with me. Some days are a breeze, and some days are difficult. I'm pretty sure I wasn't hydrating good enough today and I know I haven't been on the best diet. I am going to start doing better this week. I need to stick with lots of heathy carbs and good lean protein. My goal is also to only have 1 cup of coffee and 1 diet coke a day. I need to be getting in much more water. I haven't lost a single pound while running, but haven't gained any either so I guess that's good. I am soooo hungry, especially after long runs. So I guess when I say "I'm running my ass off" I don't mean that literally, just running a whole lot! 126 miles in 9 weeks is insane for me to comprehend! I know there are people who do much more but coming from a girl who couldn't run down the driveway and back about 3 years ago, it's pretty amazing to me! :)
St. Jude is in 3 weeks, but I also got talked into a race in Hawaii!!! Andrew is running the Mizuno Val Nolasco Half Marathon and talked me into joining him. I always look at the "Rave Run" photos in Runners World and wish I could run somewhere as scenic. I can't think of much more scenic place to run than down the coast of the Pacific Ocean and around the Diamond Head volcano peak. It should at least be a good adventure with a good story to tell.
My "RAVE RUN" Pics :)
Well that's it for tonight. I'm hitting they hay! I have been so sleepy lately and in the bed by like 8 every night. Gotta get my rest. Lots of packing and fun times coming shortly!
