thanks everyone! after 8 painful days, i am feeling much better. 

i was even able to eat pretty normally when steve and i went out on saturday night.

yesterday i ran a very cold 3 miles.

it was 36 and windy, and i ran in shorts. not a good idea. brr.

today i ran 4 miles (pace 9:33 - good for me). my legs felt good today. i was wishing i had more time for a longer run. ♥ love days like that!  

this is what we woke up to:

it's ok though. we know we're getting closer to nice weather. as you can see, they are still enjoying it.

in other news, i am in a lot of pain with this. it's been over a week now. i've been eating a lot of oatmeal and soup. i haven't had this happen for a few years, and i am really miserable.

have you read this?
yuck.

this morning i read a quote somewhere that said, "i'd rather have flowers on my table, than diamonds on my neck." described me perfectly.

especially on a gloomy day.

we're swimming in paint colors over here! it's kind of fitting that this picture is a little blurry because they all start to look the same after awhile.

do you know how hard it is to look at paint colors with someone that is slightly color blind?!

it can be quite entertaining too though.

here's the color we chose:

we're painting this weekend, so i'll share better pictures soon.

spring break here this week. so nice! we needed the break.

it's going to be 70 here today! can't wait to go for a run later today, but first i have a dentist appointment. boo! they found 2 cavities at my last appointment. so frustrating. sometimes i brush 3 times a day. they keep telling me some people are just more prone to them.
oh well, it could be worse.

the contacts are going well. i've become a pro at taking them out, and it doesn't take me too long to get them in. everything is so much more beautiful now that i can see! ☺

we're busy remodeling our basement. steve built a closet in the bedroom down there, since it never have one. now we're trying to figure out flooring and paint colors. we're leaning toward using something from here, so we can pull it up if we ever have a water problem again. we're also thinking of putting a wood stove down there. this is one that we are considering.


i signed up for a 1/2 in june. that will be a good way to kick start my marathon training.

latest

• i've been wearing glasses for night driving for a few years, but the last few months i noticed i needed them all the time. so, i decided to try contacts. so far they are such a pain to get in and out. good thing i bought the extended wear, so i don't have to do this everyday. it gets easier, right?
• we went on a field trip last week to a chicken farm. 

most of the kids on the tour, live on a farm. they were used to the smell, but we definitely weren't.

their favorite part was holding the babies.

3 miles

9:11/pace - too fast for me today.

case and point, i turn the corner and about 3 houses in front of me is a couple walking, they turn around because they can hear me breathing so hard (i couldn't hear myself over my ipod). embarrassing. they were probably worried i was ready to keel over right then and there. today felt better than tuesday's run though, so i'll take it.

hello march!

a nice sunny 50 degrees today.

ran a pretty good 3 miles outside.

need to get back into shape.

winter running on the treadmill is different than going for a run outside. 

no doubt about it.