A new love..

So you remember that rut I was talking about? Well I am running my way out of it :)

I have found a new love for running.. Which is very unusual for me! I've never enjoyed running. Never. But one day I just got on the treadmill and ran, and ran, and ran. And I truly felt that "runners high." It was amazing.

I definitely have a longgg way to go, I am no pro runner YET! Haha, but I do love seeing me break through walls I never could before! I am slowly, but surely building my endurance.

I have always wanted to be a runner. Run in a 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, maybe one day a full Marathon!! Well.. This June in Annapolis, Zooma (zoomarun.com) is hosting a half marathon, and I am now training for that! :) I cannot tell you how excited/scared/nervous I am!

Also, I am working on doing the 3 Day 60 Mile Walk for the Cure in DC this October!!



I've always been a huge supporter of this cause, and finding a cure. And I have ALWAYS wanted to do this walk.. And I think being able to do it in DC is amazing! I cannot wait! Erik even told me he would do it with me! Now I just have to get together a few more people for our team, get sponsored, and raise some money!!

So if any of you are interested, and wanna come visit the Nations Capitol in October, and walk for the cure.. Let me know :) Or if you even want to donate, just give me a holler when the time comes!

Catch up.

Christmas in Utah.
We had a blast with our family and friends while we were in Utah. Things were crazy hectic (like they usually are when we visit) There are just so many people to see! So I apologize if we missed seeing you :(
We stayed with Rachel and T-Wiz and their kids. It was fun, and not to mention the best kind of birth control.. Haha. Love those kids, but man can they scream!





We spent New Years with our good friends, Whitney and Forrest. We just hung out at our place, played some drinking games, and had good talks! I love those guys!





Now it's back to work and back to reality.. Ugh. Haha. When I was younger, I always said that I wanted to be and independent woman, and never be the stay at home wife. Well now that I have a job.. I think I wanna change my mind! Haha. It's bitter sweet really.. I'd love to stay home, and take care of the house and everything (I already do that now.. :P) And take care of the kiddies one day. But I know I'd get stir crazy!! But all of that is far away.. So right now I will focus on working, saving money, and planning our wedding!!! :)

Lifebook 2010

LIFEBOOK 2010

Health:

1. Drink plenty of water
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants, and eat less food that is manufactured in plants
4.. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy
5. Make time for prayer
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day ---- and while you walk, smile
Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment
13. Don't over do ; keep your limits
14. Don't take yourself so seriously ; no one else does
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past.. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20.. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Community:
25. Call your family often
26. Each day give something good to others
27. Forgive everyone for everything
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day
30. What other people think of you is none of your business
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32. Do the right things
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful
34. GOD heals everything
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up
37. The best is yet to come
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

New year, new decade.

This last decade def had its ups and downs. I went through some of the worst and some of the best things ever! It’s crazy to think how Y2K seemed not so long ago.. And I was only 12! Ha ha. This next year is going to be amazing. And the decade will be even better!
Here are some of my memorable moments of the past year. :)

2009-
Erik and I got our first place together.
We quit smoking together.
We set our wedding date.
I got my new job at the UA.
Erik was promoted to store manager @ Trane.
Way way more awesome things..

2010..
Our wedding!!!
New place.. maybe a house?? :)
New puppy?
We will have to see!!!

I hope everyone enjoys their new year! Please be careful tonight! :)
Happy 2010!

Healthy, fit, happy.

Ok.. So those of you who know me, and have known me for a long time, you know I was really over weight most of my life. I was always bigger than all the other girls, even in elementary! I never had confidence, and it totally ruined my self esteem. High School was the worst.. I got up to my heaviest my junior year. Not to mention my acne was raging AND I had braces.. Talk about awkward stage. (That's besides the point)
My senior year I finally started to lose weight. It took me a longgg time, but a couple years out of high school I was 40 pounds lighter (finally!)
I've managed to maintain that SOMEWHAT. I've never gotten anywhere close to my heaviest weight, but I did gain almost 20 pounds when I moved out east! (Erik's mom is an amazing cook, ha ha!) But I've almost lost all that extra weight, haha.
Well.. as you probably know.. Erik and I are getting married in July. And what girl doesn't wanna look smokin hot on her wedding day!? Exactly..
That is what brings me to my new obsession. I know you could never tell when you look at me, but I am seriously addicted to anything fitness, weight loss, exercise related! I am always getting new work out videos, reading weight loss blogs, looking at health magazines, pics, etc.. I just love the motivation it gives me!!
These past few weeks I've been working really hard at the gym, and I can ACTUALLY see it when I look in the mirror! (Erik tells me all the time too, which is awesome) But the one thing I really need to work on, and its probably the BIGGEST part about fitness, is my eating!! I am a freakin junk food junkie!! I am addicted to it. Soooo.. I really need to kick that habit! Please please give me any tips, advice or anything you can! I'd love to hear it :)

P.S, I love Jillian Michaels and I want my body to look like this! (One day it will :) Just add like 4 inches to her height! ha ha)

Update!

Ok so I pretty much suck at this blogging thing.. Not that many people read it anyways! Hahaha.. And I haven't been taking many pics lately (which needs to change), so I apologize for the boring blog post.. But I will update you the best I can!
So Thanksgiving was wonderful! It was just me and Erik, and his parents. We ate a wonderful (healthy) dinner, then went to see A Christmas Carol in 3D. It was awesome!! It totally got me ready for Xmas.
Erik and I did our first black friday shopping! Neither of us had done it, and we didn't really want anything, we just wanted to experience it. Ha ha (Sounds crazy, I know) WELL.. We didn't wake up as early as we had planned, but we were still out the door around 6 am. We went to Best Buy, Target, Michaels, and the mall. It was a good time :) We both had 4 day weekends that week, so it was AMAZING! We had so much fun together :)
We put up our very first Christmas tree! It was pretty exciting, and it is so cute too! I wanted to do silver and white decorations, and we got the cutest ornaments at Target. The tree is still a little sparse.. We need to invest in more Xmas decorations!
As part of our Christmas presents to each other, we both got the new Motorola Droid. (iPhones competition) And I have to say.. They are pretty bad ass! Erik is seriously OBSESSED with his. It's his "other girlfriend" ha ha. I tried taking a few pics of us on Black Friday, but he wouldn't put his damn phone down! You can see for yourself in the pics I will post.
We are headed to Utah in 12 DAYS!!!!! I am sooooo excited. Not only because I am missing everyone, but also because Erik hasn't been in a WHOLE YEAR, and we finally get to travel there together again. And we get to spend Christmas with both of our families :) We have a full week jam packed with plans, and I am so excited. We finally get to meet with our wedding cooridinator, and start making official wedding plans!! I've done a few things, but I feel kind of stuck now.. Like I don't know where to start. So hopefully meeting with her will get the ball rolling. (If any of you have any wedding planning advice, PLEASE share!)
Well I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays!! I will post an update, along with pics after our visit to Utah :)
Merry Christmas!!!

Halloween!!!

Halloween is my FAVORITE holiday! I loveee seeing everyone all dressed up. This year we were cops/detectives. It was hilarious! Everywhere we went, everyone would point and laugh at my costume. (I hope that meant they liked it?) Hahaha anyways, enjoy the pics!