Check it out, I won! Oh, and my plan.

Winner Winner!!!

 

That's me! 

I won an awesome giveaway hosted by Meredith over at Eat, Drink, Run, and Be Mommy.  Meredith creates and sells amazing cards at her etsy shop Cuddlebug Cards.  Please go check them out, seriously I wanted to pick all of them.  She also makes the coolest things called skinny labels, they are like your basic return address label but they wrap around the back of the envelope with cute designs on them.  Plus she has a ridiculously fast turn around, I emailed her this afternoon with my pic and she already sent me the proof of my card, which is perfect, she is truly talented.  I can't wait to see my Christmas cards in person.

I am so excited!

 

 

Back to exercise, here is a copy of my 10k training.  I was planning on starting this week, as in yesterday.  I did my weights and stretching yesterday but I could not fit in my run today so I bumped the start to next week.  I wanted to post this schedule so that I feel more accountable.  So please feel free to yell at me if I slip, I am sure to need a good kick in the butt. 
 

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
	Dec 17	Dec 18	Dec 19	Dec 20	Dec 21	Dec 22	Dec 23
Week 1	Stretch & Strength	2.5 Mile Run	30 Min Bike	2 mile run & Strength	40 Min Swim	Rest	3 Mile Run
	Dec 24	Dec 25	Dec 26	Dec 27	Dec 28	Dec 29	Dec 30
Week 2	Stretch & Strength	2.5 Mile Run	30 Min Bike	2 mile run & Strength	40 Min Swim	Rest	3.5 Mile Run
	Dec 31	Jan 1	Jan 2	Jan 3	Jan 4	Jan 5	Jan 6
Week 3	Stretch & Strength	2.5 Mile Run	35 Min Bike	2 mile run & Strength	50 Min Swim	Rest	4 Mile Run
	Jan 7	Jan 8	Jan 9	Jan 10	Jan 11	Jan 12	Jan 13
Week 4	Stretch & Strength	3 Mile Run	35 Min Bike	2 mile run & Strength	50 Min Swim	Rest	4 Mile Run
	Jan 14	Jan 15	Jan 16	Jan 17	Jan 18	Jan 19	Jan 20
Week 5	Stretch & Strength	3 Mile Run	40 Min Bike	2 mile run & Strength	60 Min Swim	Rest	4.5 Mile Run
	Jan 21	Jan 22	Jan 23	Jan 24	Jan 25	Jan 26	Jan 27
Week 6	Stretch & Strength	3 Mile Run	40 Min Bike	2 mile run & Strength	60 Min Swim	Rest	5 Mile Run
	Jan 28	Jan 29	Jan 30	Jan 31	Feb 1	Feb 2	Feb 3
Week 7	Stretch & Strength	3 Mile Run	45 Min Bike	2 mile run & Strength	60 Min Swim	Rest	5.5 Mile Run
	Feb 4	Feb 5	Feb 6	Feb 7	Feb 8	Feb 9	Feb 10
Week 8	Stretch & strength	3 Mile run	30 Min Bike	2 mile run & Strength	Rest	Rest	10k RACE!



Soccer, swimming, and family

This weekend felt like it was non-stop.  Saturday morning we woke up early, ok, regular time for weekdays but early for a Saturday.  My hubs helped me get some great shots of the kids and I even got a few cute family pictures, with everyone looking and smiling, MIRACLE.  After pictures we had to quickly change into soccer clothes and take off for the 30-40 minute drive across town for the first of two soccer games, the oldest bugger had a game in the morning and the second had one in the afternoon.  And of course they were both at this park that is on the complete other side of town.  So after Will rocked his game we headed to the pool to swim and hang out with cousins until it was time for Jordan's game.  I know, swimming in December!  Crazy, only in Arizona is it a beautiful day at the pool on December 8.  It really was though. 

 

Jordan's soccer game was so much fun cause Jordy decided to actually play.  She loves soccer but for what ever reason this season she has not been wanting to play in the games, which pretty much sucks since I am the coach so we have to go to the games no matter what.  Anyway, this weekend all for different reasons half of our team wasn't going to make it to the game leaving us very short of players.  So I told her that she was going to have to play some of the game to give the other kids a break and that if she did it with a good attitude I would take her to circle k and let her get two snacks after the game.  What?!  You don't bribe your kids?  Me either, I only do it everyday once in a while.  Anyway, it worked and that girl was AWESOME!  She was all up in the other team taking control of the ball, she even scored a goal.  Amazing!  I'm sure it was a fluke though and next week we will be back to her not playing.  Oh well. 

 

Saturday night my hubs and the boys, bugger #1 and my nephew, hung Christmas lights on our house.  They look great.  I love having lights up, wish it wasn't so uncool to leave them up all year long but they would probably loose their magic if they were up all year.  Here is a pic of him hanging lights. (don't mind the mess, our house is under construction.  maybe I will get a post up this week with some before and during pics, we haven't achieved after yet)

 

What? You used a ladder to hang your lights?!  Pfff...

 

Sunday was a nice relaxing day, we didn't make it to church do to the little two buggers being sickly, yep again.  So we hung out at my moms house letting the cousins play all day.  It really was a very chill day.  I also picked up our Christmas cards, can't wait to send those out, I love Christmas cards.  They make my heart happy. 

 

I will be back tomorrow with my new workout schedule, I am starting my 10k training this week. Woohoo!

slacker

Man have I been slacking on this blog and I need to change that.  I have been so unmotivated to exercise this past week and coming up with excuse after excuse.  Well, enough is enough.  This whole blog community is really motivating and I need to keep up so I am getting back to it. 

 

I lost .2 pounds last week, so for those keeping track I am weighing in at 171.6.  So close to reaching the 160's, hopefully next week.  I am going to start training for a 10k.  I think that I am going to follow Hal Higdon's training program.  It looks doable.  And I am going to start hitting the weights hard. 

 

I think I might actually set a schedule for myself to follow for blogging instead of this going by the seat of my pants thing. 

 

I tried to take some pictures of my adorable little buggers to use for our Christmas card and this was the best one I got.

 

I thought about just using it but it sends out the wrong impression of the baby, he isn't a crier, he was screaming in this picture because his beautiful, innocent sister sitting right behind him had just tried to snatch his stick, he fought her off though.  Jon and I are going to go tomorrow and try to get some better ones.  It is hard to place a baby then get back and take the picture before he moves, I need help. 

 

Anyway, have a great weekend!