I'm Still Alive :)

Well, I did it! It was an awesome experience and I am really proud of myself and my friends. Good job Alyssa and Melissa.

Oh My....

Eleven days until the half marathon! I am FREAKING out!! Things I am nervous about:
-not being able to sleep the night before
-having to poop while running (gross, I know)
-Hurting myself and having to limp a bunch of miles to the finish line
-Throwing up in public
Overall, I just feel really anxious.

I know it's important not to focus on the negative things that COULD happen, so I am going to visualize a comfortable, fun race. I will keep my pace and enjoy my first half marathon. If I throw up in public, I throw up in public. I have a problem with becoming unnecessarily nervous and I am going to work on it and try to stay calm.

My favorite inspirational poem-thing.

If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you like to win but think you can't, it's almost a cinch you won't.
If you think you're outclassed, you are.
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before you can ever win the prize.
Life's battles don't always go to the stonger or faster (wo)man,
Sooner or later the (wo)man who wins is the (wo)man who thinks (s)he can.

I don't remember who wrote this, my mom cut it out for me from the Houston Chronicle when I was in high school and I memorized it. I also added in the gender equality.

I think I can. I think I can.


I'm a terrible speller, I rely heavily on spell-check and I get so excited when I hit the little ABC icon and there are zero misspelled words. Haha.

Summer is over..

Summer is officially over in Lubbock. I know this because it was 48 degrees this morning during my morning run. I had a busy and fun summer, and it's always bittersweet when the air turns a little bit colder and it's time to put away the flippie floppies and swimsuits.


Moving forward, the fall semester is in full swing and I am barely hanging on. I have been so busy! Aside from school, I am in the thick of my half-marathon training. This morning I ran TEN miles! Wow! I am so proud of myself, even though I ran pretty slow. My legs are like jello and I can't seem to eat enough, other than that it's going pretty good- I'm still alive. Oh, and thanks to Alyssa, if she stopped running with me at 4 am 3 days a week I'm sure I would be snoozin through the training.

Here are some pics from my fabulous summer:

It's Official....

I've signed up for the half marathon! My friend Alyssa and I are traveling to Galveston, TX on November 20th to run in their first annual half marathon. Am I crazy? I still can't imagine running 13.1 miles. Thanks for all the support, Scott! You're the best :)

Summer school is over and it was a success! I made two Bs and am very happy about that. Now, this Saturday I have to conquer a 5 mile race, then I am off to Houston to visit my Mama, my BFF and my Godson! :)

Pictured above is a view of Houston from a flight I was on. You can see Reliant Stadium, next to it is the Eighth Wonder of the World (The Astrodome), and across from the Astrodome there is a big empty plot of land. Some of my favorite memories lie in that empty space, Astroworld. I had some of the best times of my life with my brother and my friends at Astroworld. Thanks for being a part of my teenage years, and thanks for being safe enough for my parents to allow me to go there alone! I miss you!

5QF

I read this in someone else's blog, and I thought it was fun!

Five Question Friday (even though today is Monday)....

1. Are you a neat sleeper or a messy sleeper? NEAT! I make the bed extra tight every night before getting in and I get in and I don't move. At all. The only reason I have to re-make the bed is because Scott is not a neat sleeper.

2. Fill in the blank. I wish I was more ________________. Patient. I'm working on it. I rush through everything and don't wait for anything.

3. What is something that you wish you had been warned about? That my body would start changing as I grew older. I just don't look the way I looked when I was 20. (I know that sounds silly, but really, I excercise the same or more, and eat better, and look not quite as good..)

4. What was the best thing you ever found at a thrift store/garage sale/flea market? I don't think I've ever purchased anything at a thrift store. I don't have patience. See above.

5. If you could have any meal brought to you right now, what would it be? SHIPLEY'S DONUTS! And I would eat them in the morning. Mmmmm!

Stella

Stella is getting big!

Her and Dixie had a little accident the other day, Dixie bit straight through Stella's little snout. She has a nice little puncture wound, and it isn't stopping her one bit!