Memorial Day 2010

I want to start out by saying a big thank you to the men and women serving and whom have served their country, many who have paid the ultimate price fighting for what they believe in. I thank them for their strength, bravery and sacrifice. I thank the families of these brave men and women, because they too have to sacrifice so much. 

Today, has been a great day. I kicked off the day by driving to Fayetteville to go to Zumba this morning. It was so much fun, the energy at that gym is just infectious. I rushed home with Bella to pick my husband up and we headed out to Cochran Mill Nature Center. We should have called or checked ahead of time before driving out there because when we got there, it was closed for the holiday. We ended up at Cochran Mill Park with Bella, and let her run wild for a bit. Not quite what we had in mind, but it was enjoyable none the less. It was nice to be able to spend some time as a family. Now, we're home and Miss Bella wants to go do something else, so I am trying to come up with something to do with her. This might be a long summer....

Another Wonderful Day

Just be forewarned that this is going to be a slightly boring entry, but I said that I would blog about the entire training process so here it goes. I met up with Amy today and had a training session with her along with day 5 of C25K. I really appreciate that she came into work on a Sunday, because I know that has to suck. The running was kicked up a notch today, although I don't have the speed at least I was running. After the fun and games with Amy, we both went to Groove. Once again, we all got unleashed the inner Disco Diva because we had that super fun disco mash up, I LOVE IT! 

Also, let it be noted that I dropped 2 pounds since last Sunday.... WOOT WOOT. I am getting closer to my next weight loss goal. I won't post what I am planning on doing just yet, but it's going to be good. Have to keep working on kicking butt! I have 270 days left....

Low Key For The Most Part

Yesterday was pretty low key in terms of gym and training related stuff. I was only able to make to Groove class in the evening. The little one had her end of year party at school, so I didn't make it to my regular Friday morning class. The class was just so much fun, one of the songs was a disco mash up, and you know as well as I do that letting out the inner disco diva is a BLAST. 


As for today, I hit Zumba in the morning. I wanted to get on the treadmill afterwards to go ahead and finish up the C25K for today, but it just was not going to happen. I will get it done tonight because I was wiped and I just wanted to get home and get some work done. When I got home, the little one slammed her thumb in the car door and we ended up at the after hours clinic to have her thumb looked at because it was so swollen and I was worried about broken blood vessels or something. That might have been over protective of me, but better safe than sorry. The joys of motherhood...

I Should Probably Just Let This One Go...

I should probably just let this one go, but I am still just so angry/hurt that I don't think I can. I was at waiting for B at Kumon and there was a nanny and the little girl she looks after in the waiting area. The little girl keeps staring at me and staring at me, normal stuff, she's little. Then she asks nanny why I had a big belly, to which nanny answers... "she has a baby in her belly". Let me clarify by stating that I am definitely NOT pregnant. So, I sit there and just ignore it, trying to be civil, but nanny wasn't going to stop at just that. She goes on to tell the little girl "she might have more than one baby in her belly", and of course this sets the little girl off and she is going on and on about it, and in turn so does nanny. I wanted to cry and punch nanny all at the same time. I am not pregnant, I am just regular fat!!!

Taking It All In Stride

My trainer and I had to reschedule yesterday's session, which is fine. Gotta go with the flow, right? I ended up using the time to run some errands and finish some work, but I did put off my C25K. I went to Zumba in the afternoon and I shook it like it was for sale and the rent is due. Then yesterday evening I got together with some friends and we celebrated the end of the school year with some Hello Kitty wine. Nothing says good times quite like two half bottles of sparkling Hello Kitty wine. In case Amy is reading this, the person who said they drank was not me, and I certainly did NOT eat two mini cupcakes, it was someone else who looks a lot like me but isn't as awesome as I am. 

As for today, things went more or less according to plan. I had a physical this morning, and I am pretty certain that the doctor thinks that I am a nut job because I told her about the half marathon and she said she was fine with it but she laughed. I will try and ignore the fact that she laughed and focus on the ok she gave me. That means that I have officially consulted my physician and all systems are go for February. WOOHOO!!! I hit Groove class this morning, which I just LOVE. Then I finally got in day 4 of C25K, and it wasn't too bad. I am typing this, so we know that I am not dead... SCORE! One more class this evening and then I will be done like dinner. 

I Was So Excited And I Just Couldn't Hide It

I could hardly contain my excitement yesterday when the wonderful FedEx guy dropped off a package with some very special contents. It was one of the new bras that I ordered! I was on the phone with Jen, she was such a trooper because I had her on the phone when I was trying it on and gushing about it. Jen, not for anything but it takes a special kind of friend to listen to all that... thanks. Anyways, the true test for the new "over the shoulder boulder holder" was wearing it through both Active and Zumba class last night. Let me tell you it did not disappoint! It was exciting to not have to wear two bras or having the girls knock me out. WOOHOO!!! 


After I got over the excitement of the new bra, it was time to focus on the classes. Group Active was fun, it flew by and I managed to stay on my step, so it was a win all around. Zumba as always was a blast. I did manage to send my glasses flying across the floor which was not even the least bit embarrassing. *Note to self* it might be time to call the eye doctor and consider contacts. I don't think that my glasses or my pride could take an incident like that again. 


This morning is shaping up to be a bang up one. After I take the guinea pig to Bella's school for show and tell, and drop off some cupcakes for her un-birthday celebration, I have to train with Amy and get in my C25K training as well. I'll leave you with this fun video from the Divine Miss M. LOVE HER!

It Takes All Kinds

There are many kinds of people that we come across in our day to day lives who can have such a huge impact on our day, and even on our life. Now, these can be positive or negative impacts. The funny thing is that most of these people have absolutely no idea that they have touched your life at all. I am really grateful for the wonderful and not so wonderful people I come in contact with everyday. 

I know it's weird to be grateful for the people who just plain suck, but I am. The people who are mean spirited and try to bring me down actually make me want to work harder towards my goals. I know it probably makes me petty but I really get my kicks by proving those people wrong. Here's a cheese ball saying I heard from someone "haters, you are my motivators". It's true! 

Then there are the wonderful people that I come across on a day to day basis. These are the people who can make even the worst day a million times better, with their words and actions. I am forever grateful for these people because they are the people who keep me on track and help me put life in perspective. All it takes is a smile, some kind words, or a little time to listen which makes everything better. I can only hope that I can help make someones day like that.

Last night, I had two people who made a great day even better. I doubt that these two women even knew that they helped me out as much as they did. One of them was so supportive when I told her about something I plan on doing in the hopefully near future. I'll share my plans with everyone, but I'm just not ready to share with everyone just yet. Anyways, she was such a wonderful listener and very supportive, it was so great to share this with someone without feeling a complete nut job. The second said something to me over a text message last night that really helped me regroup and rethink something I was a little miffed about. It was just a simple text message but it was exactly what I needed to hear to help me shift my focus to the positive before I started to slip towards the negative and assume the worst. It's simple things like that which have such a positive impact on a person, and how can I not be grateful for that. 

I am so blessed to have so many incredible people in my life.