Going strong!

Jake and I survived our first weekend of running! We've only been running every other day, giving our bodies a chance to recover. So it just happened that our weekend run landed on Easter Sunday. We were planning on going up to Machias to visit Jake's sister and bro-in-law for church and lunch, so we got up early. EARLY. 6am. And we ran! We ran the whole thing too! We were so proud of ourselves. :)

I really hope we can continue this on our vacation. I think we can. We are both really excited about this!

Me? Run?

Jake and I have been married for just over a year now. Throughout the course of our, albeit short, married life we have often talked about "getting in shape." Running, working out, and eating *gulp* healthier, are all on our list of things to do before our metabolism slows waaaay down. We're still young and at the moment that means we can stuff our faces with little to no consequences (more my husband than myself). However, we know what will happen in the next few years. All the father figures and mother figures out there say "Yep, I used to look just like you when I was your age. Then I lost my fast metabolism." .........

I hate working out. P.E in high school was pretty much the death of me every other day. I didn't like doing the sports besides soccer, and I hated Fridays cause it meant we had to run the mile. UGH. My working out consists of walking the dog on the days the weather permits it. Which, unfortunately in Maine, is not all too often.

But I think Jake and I are starting to see the bigger picture. We don't necessarily want to work out to look better, or to eat healthier to be thinner, we just want to take care of our bodies. We want to get into the good habit before things go downhill, so that it won't be such a climb to get back on top. Also, if I ever get pregnant, I REALLY want to have a good workout regime by that point so that I am still motivated to work out while pregnant, and especially after.

So, this week, Jake and I ran. I almost vomited, but run I did. Two whole blocks. Amazingly enough, we ran the next day too! And today I'm feeling a strong desire to get out there and run again. Well, I should clarify that runs actually means jog. I jog. I run at the very end, use my last spurt of energy. But I mostly jog. Slowly. But hey, it's better than walking right?

So maybe I will be able to keep this blog as an accountability blog of sorts. Of course, we're about to be tested big time by going on vacation next week for 2 1/2 glorious weeks. But it's in Florida. We'll wake up early, try to avoid the heat and humidity (who am I kidding?), and jog.

This was all mostly Jake's idea. I am so anti-work out that we had to compromise. If we go on runs, we eat at the dinner table instead of the TV six nights a week. We also turn the tv on later on the weekends to ensure more quality time spent doing quality things.

I really do hope this lasts a long time and becomes a habit. We will see!

FAIL

Well I'm a blogging failure. I have absolutely no excuse, except for writers block. What did I tell you? No excuses. Life hasn't even been busy, just the same ol' same ol'.

Fala and I celebrated our 9th anniversary yesterday which was a lot of fun. I can't believe I've had her that long! I never thought she'd be the dog I'd have forever and ever when I first started raising her, and even though I'm not entirely sure she is my "heart" dog, I love her so very, very much and would be devastated without her. She still drives me crazy just about every day, but that's what makes her her! In two weeks we leave to go on vacation to Florida to visit my sister and brother-in-law, and their two dogs. Fala will love re-uniting with Layla, the young and exuberant St. Bernard, and will I'm sure really enjoy meeting Bella, the adorable yellow lab.

Today is also Camry's 4th birthday. I can't believe it! To me she is still such a little puppy. She has about 2-3 more years left as a breeder and maybe then she gets to come back. Time will tell!

Photo Challenge: Day 17

Post a picture of something that has had a huge impact on your life recently.
This past Sunday Jake and I celebrated our 1st anniversary!! I can't believe the time has gone this quickly. Being married is such a change and totally different than I thought it would be. But it's so much better than I had originally thought. I have learned so much about myself and with the Lords help I am improving the negative aspects of myself. I love, love, love being married and I am so enjoying my life with Jake!

Photo Challenge: Day 16

Post a picture of someone who inspires you.

Well, for this one I don't have a picture. Not that I don't have inspiring people around me, it's just that the people who inspire me live all across the country, so having a picture with all of them in it just isn't possible. But I would have to say that it'd be my sister-in-laws. I have a lot of them. Seven, to be exact! And they are all wonderful, beautiful, Godly women. I look up to them in how to raise my (future) children, I get recipes from them, and I am learning from them how to be a better wife. Plus they are all really amazing home makers and I wish I had even half of their creativity!

Photo Challenge: Day 15

Post a photo of something you want to do before you die.

I want to go to the Harry Potter theme park in Orlando! I know it's stupid, but I really want to. Some day my sister (who lives in Florida) and I will drag our husbands to the park and we'll be WAY more excited than them and it will be great. We will go on rides and walk around and drink butterbeer! I have a cousin who lives in Orlando and has a season pass so she goes there all the time. Whenever she posts pictures of the Harry Potter section I get jealous. Some day... some day. :)

Photo Challenge: Day 14

Post a picture of someone you can't imagine your life without.

This one was pretty obvious. My husband, of course! I am so blessed that he is mine. I honestly never thought I would find someone quite like him. We still find things that we have in common that are totally random, like taking pictures of random objects, or wrapping our Christmas presents for our animals (pictured above is Jake helping Belle open her Christmas gift). I can't even begin to say how much I love him. It's insane that we will celebrate our 1 year anniversary on Sunday! It has gone by so fast.