The newest member of our family.
He is a good ride and takes me up and over mountains.
He's fast.
He's pretty.
Someday, he will train me hard enough to take me to the Boston Marathon (aka the journey is called Road to Boston).
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Newest Member of our Family
Meet Boston.
The newest member of our family.
He is a good ride and takes me up and over mountains.
He's fast.
He's pretty.
Someday, he will train me hard enough to take me to the Boston Marathon (aka the journey is called Road to Boston).
The newest member of our family.
He is a good ride and takes me up and over mountains.
He's fast.
He's pretty.
Someday, he will train me hard enough to take me to the Boston Marathon (aka the journey is called Road to Boston).
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Summer Va-cay
We spent last week in Northern California visiting family. The giggling with the cousins started at sunup and didn't end till sundown! We ate way too much Mcdonalds and watched hours and hours of DVD's in the van. Highlights of the trip included:
Visit with family:
Fun new dresses for all the girls:
A visit to the Golden Gate (my kids said one of their favorite parts of the trip was throwing rocks into the ocean and chasing seagulls - glad we drove all the way to CA for rocks and birds!!!):
Cousin fun:
I love being with family. We can pick up right where we left off. There is no superficial "I gotta keep my house spotless to impress anyone" garbage. We love each other for who we are - and I think they are all fantastic!
Big kudos to the CA Barlows who let us crash at their house. That is a big task because we are COMPANY - we are loud, messy, eat lots of food, have melt downs, etc. We sure love you!
Visit with family:
Fun new dresses for all the girls:
Cousin fun:
Big kudos to the CA Barlows who let us crash at their house. That is a big task because we are COMPANY - we are loud, messy, eat lots of food, have melt downs, etc. We sure love you!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Too much celebration
It was a birthday fest at our house for the crazy 6 year olds. In addition to the "friend" party, we had a "mom-dad-sibling" big breakfast and dinner at Mcdonalds party, and finally a "extended family" party on the 4th of July. Thinking about the parties, makes me tired all over again! I sure love my big kids!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
500 Feet
I am still nursing my stress fracture in my left ankle. I am allowed to walk, bike and swim. The most I can run right now is 3 minutes. Yep – I’m not going anywhere fast!
This whole “not running” thing has been really hard for me. It is my outlet for the day where I don’t have to worry about anyone. I leave the title of wife and mom at home.
I love having goals to work toward – seeing progression, feeling the “high”, and ultimately achieving the goal. But I can’t do this right now. No goals, no progression and I am in detox from my “high”. My running friends call and ask if I want to run a favorite route or do a speed workout and I politely have to decline. It is killing me.
All the big races are coming up. Runners are just swarming the streets. And I am not apart of any of it.
I’ve been doing a lot of biking – riding Tim’s old school mountain bike that feels like a hundred pounds (I am getting a road bike for my birthday - Hooray!). Biking is a lot harder that I had ever thought. Propelling yourself AND a bike takes a lot more strength then just running up a hill. Coordination – something I lack!
But all this biking isn’t cutting it for me. One of my favorite sayings is "I can do hard things." I feel like I haven't been doing anything HARD - really HARD. Stretching myself - getting out of my comfort zone.
Until tonight.
While driving the kids to an art class, I noticed this GIGANTIC hill leading up to a trail-head on the mountain. I said to myself, “I would like to ride that someday” (thinking in years).
Tonight I did it.
The hill was 2 miles up and a 500ft ascent (which is big for a slow poke like me). Not only did I make it up, but I did several of the side street hills as well. I confess, I did have to stop for water.
I don’t write to brag, but I felt the “high”. Feeling that drug again was awesome! It’s been too long. I felt like I accomplished something hard.
My next goal is to ride over the Alpine Loop.
This whole “not running” thing has been really hard for me. It is my outlet for the day where I don’t have to worry about anyone. I leave the title of wife and mom at home.
I love having goals to work toward – seeing progression, feeling the “high”, and ultimately achieving the goal. But I can’t do this right now. No goals, no progression and I am in detox from my “high”. My running friends call and ask if I want to run a favorite route or do a speed workout and I politely have to decline. It is killing me.
All the big races are coming up. Runners are just swarming the streets. And I am not apart of any of it.
I’ve been doing a lot of biking – riding Tim’s old school mountain bike that feels like a hundred pounds (I am getting a road bike for my birthday - Hooray!). Biking is a lot harder that I had ever thought. Propelling yourself AND a bike takes a lot more strength then just running up a hill. Coordination – something I lack!
But all this biking isn’t cutting it for me. One of my favorite sayings is "I can do hard things." I feel like I haven't been doing anything HARD - really HARD. Stretching myself - getting out of my comfort zone.
Until tonight.
While driving the kids to an art class, I noticed this GIGANTIC hill leading up to a trail-head on the mountain. I said to myself, “I would like to ride that someday” (thinking in years).
Tonight I did it.
The hill was 2 miles up and a 500ft ascent (which is big for a slow poke like me). Not only did I make it up, but I did several of the side street hills as well. I confess, I did have to stop for water.
I don’t write to brag, but I felt the “high”. Feeling that drug again was awesome! It’s been too long. I felt like I accomplished something hard.
My next goal is to ride over the Alpine Loop.
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