this week was a better week, but i'd still like to be running more.
lots of rain here, but it felt good to run more consistently this week. i've been feeling great, and have been pleasantly surprised by my pace at times.

tuesday - 6.5 miles
wednesday - 4 miles
friday - 3 miles
sunday - 5 miles - 46 degrees and rain. i almost didn't go, but i'm so glad i did. it was refreshing!

for the last couple months, i've been running in saucony kinavaras, and i really like them for shorter runs. i think i could do a 1/2 in them, but i don't think i'd want to run a full in them. they are a lot lighter than my other sauconys, and now i'm wondering if it will be hard to go back to those?!

baseball is in full swing now, so that's keeping us busy. steve and i are also playing on a co-ed softball team again this year. my main goal is to not get injured.
we're all counting down the days to summer. we decided to get a family pool pass this year, which we've never done. we'll be making our annual summer list sometime this week, so i'll be sure to share it.
we have a new niece - Ella Louise! can't wait to meet her this week! that makes 13 nieces and nephews for us!

Tuesday - 4
my grandma's funeral was on wednesday. didn't run again until friday.
Friday - 6
Sunday - 6.5

Looking forward to a better week.

not the best week...
lots of rain and storms this week.
wednesday - i ran 7 miles and felt great. it was one of those days that i felt like i could keep going.
love those days.

didn't run again until saturday. ran 5 miles off and on. i found out that morning that my grandma on my dad's side died, so i just didn't have it in me to run. the funeral will be this wednesday. i'm going to miss her a lot, but i'm so  thankful that she is in heaven and no longer in any pain.

March Favorites

i'm a little late posting this, but i thought it would be fun to start sharing my favorites each month.
so, here's march...
burt's bees tinted lip balm is great. i wear this stuff everyday!

these red pants from the gap. they were a little out of my comfort zone at first, but now i love them.

instagram on my iphone. i can't help it...i love all things social media.
i love how pictures can be transformed in new ways with this app, and i especially love sharing pictures with family and friends. if you're on instagram too, let me know.

this kitchen.

getting back into consistent running in perfect running weather.

mon./tues. - went on a short out of town trip. i had one whole day to myself, which is pretty rare. i spent some time shopping, and enjoyed reading at a coffee shop for hours. So nice!
no running, just lots of walking.
wednesday - 4 miles
thursday - 4 miles
friday - 4 miles. had a great run, until i swallowed a bug and got harassed by weirdos. ready to start packing heat on my runs. so sick of that. i had a hard time enjoying the last couple miles because of it.
saturday - day off. rain. colored easter eggs with the kids, painted a bathroom that has really needed it. bought a beautiful boston fern for the front of the house.
i'm on a mission to find a meyer lemon tree.

a friend of mine has one, and it is beautiful and constantly producing lemons. she just keeps it inside in the winter.
sunday - planning on 6 after an easter egg hunt and breakfast at church.

i've actually been doing a little running this week. so nice! the weather has been pretty much ideal here.
here's my week:
sunday - 7 miles
tuesday - 4 miles
wednesday - 4 miles
friday - 3 miles
sunday - 7 miles - (record breaking heat today, but i went early).

feels good to be getting back into it. it's a good thing too because i need to work off all these Cadbury eggs;
good thing they're seasonal.

reading this has been a good motivator this week: