Goals, Running, Anniversary and Business Meeting

It's almost the middle of September, and I still haven't grasped that summer is almost over!!  Could it be the move to California that made it go by so fast???  Could it be how busy I've been setting up our new home, working on my Beachbody business, actually cooking and keeping a house clean (man, I don't know how people with children do it!!) I really can't put a finger on it, but WOW!!

I set a few goals for me this summer, and even though summer ends soon, my goals have a deadline of September 30th.  One of those goals, is running, without stopping, up this huge hill we have close to the house.  It's called Texas Hill......and on my treadmill the incline goes to 25% for a good 1/4 mile.  It sucks.  AND the picture does not do it justice.....this thing should be called Texas Slope, seriously.  Once I run Texas Hill Slope, it goes on to a bunch of rolling hills, and I do a 5K.  I love the running trails here on base.  It's pretty safe, except for the Mountain Lion that roams around.....somewhere......pray I never see that beast!!!




















I'm doing attempt #3 tonight........wish me luck on both not meeting this Mountain Lion, and making it up Texas Hill!

My second goal is to run a flat (or pretty flat for around here...meaning NO TEXAS HILL) 5k in under a 9:00 pace.  Right now, I've only been running the 5K with Texas hill, and my pace is in the 9:45's.  I could do it on the treadmill, BUT I think it's slightly more challenging outdoors :-)

My third goal is a goal in itself.  It's to really sit down, and go over my goals that I want to accomplish before the New Years.  NOW, I know what you're thinking!!  HOW easy is that goal?  You could probably whip it out in less than a day.  BUT really, when I have so much swimming in my brain, it's a lot harder than you think!  I have so much I want to get done before the New Years, I want to make a realistic goal board, I don't want to throw just anything on there!

I will post my new goals by September 30th!

I have 8 DAYS until my second Ragnar experience, and to say I'm excited would be an understatement!  I have NO idea who these people that I'm running with are, but that's the fun of it!!  I do know a couple of the guys work with Devin, but I haven't met them.

Here's a little flash back of my last experience!! Ragnar  Northwest Passage 2011  I was going to post a few pictures, but I couldn't decide, so I figured the link would work better.

Also coming up in a little over a month is the Nike 1/2 Marathon race!  I've been concentrating so much on the 6.5 and the 9.2 mile parts (the 4.9 will be easy) of the Ragnar race, that I haven't even touched a 13 mile run yet :-(  I'll have a month to get into 1/2 marathon shape after the Ragnar!!!  CAN I DO IT??

This last week, Devin and I celebrated our 12th year of marriage!!  I can't believe how time has flown by, so fast.......sometimes I just wish things would slow down a smidge.  I feel like with each Anniversary, it's one less year we get to spend together, and that makes me sad.

So, since today is Thursday, I'll throw some old school pics of us in here!! Throw back Thursday!!

This pic is dated in the late summer of '99, when we first met and spent almost 30 days hanging out, getting to know each other, and just being friends.  He was on leave visiting family in Upstate NY (we are both from the area)....he lived in South Carolina at the time.  He visited a second time about 9 months later, in the early summer of 2000, and that's when we started our long distance relationship :-)

This is a picture of us on the Maid of the Mist in Niagara Falls, Canada.  I believe this is early on in our relationship....about 3 months into it, I think we pretty much knew this was it!! <3

I surprised my hunny with tickets to Disney World on his birthday in November, after dating for only 5 months.....a month later, he surprised me with an engagement ring!!!  We went to Disney World March of 2001, 6 months before or wedding!!












 


Our official engagement picture!  Look how young we look!













                                     And here is a wedding picture, dated September 9th 2001

And of course our Honeymoon in Cabo San Lucas, unfortunately it was during September 11, and a bad Tropical Storm :-(  It was a pretty sad Honeymoon, and one of the few pictures that we took........we tried to make the best of it, but there was just such an overwhelming sadness throughout the resort, we actually flew to Cabo the DAY BEFORE 9/11, from Newark NJ.....I had commented how wonderful it would be to take our week that we had off after our Honeymoon to explore the city and check out the Twin Towers as we watched them get smaller as we were taking off.  It was even stranger flying back in, and seeing nothing but dust, and rumble were these beautiful buildings once stood.  AND TO THINK, I had MADE Devin switch our flights from 9/11 to 9/10 so we could start our Honeymoon earlier!!!  That's another story all in itself......Anyways.....*NEVER FORGET*

Our 12th anniversary was spent a few days earlier on the 6th, we spent the night in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf area and had a pretty good time!  We dined at the famous House of Prime Rib, it was a 1.2 mile walk to the restaurant, so we decided to do just that....walk......ummmm, up hills BOTH WAYS!! NOT LIEING!!  Holy HECK the hills in San Fran are NO JOKE!! LOL and honestly.......I wasn't really that impressed with our choice for dinner :-(((( It was extremely HOT, loud, noisy, slow, and the food was just okay.  Nothing to brag about really, and to be honest with you, we had more fun at Joe's Crab Shack for lunch the next day!!!  All in all, we did have fun, went to Ripley's Believe it or Not and we even stopped by the Full House house, we did the drive by picture ;-)  Sadly, the front door is no longer red :-(

  

SO you know the drill....on to some BEACHBODY NEWS!!!  The amazing Abby (my friend, and the one who got me started in Beachbody) is hosting an online meeting to talk with people about what it means to be a Beachbody coach.  If you're curious about what I do, or need a change from the daily grind of a "regular" job, want to add some income to your household, are interested in a legitimate "work from home business", OR just straight up want to know WHY we do this, please consider joining us on this call!!  Go to my like page (don't forget to like me), and "LIKE" the picture that you see below to reserve your spot!  There are only 25 spots available so please save yours BEFORE Tuesday, September 17th!!  

Every month, Beachbody highlights and has a sale on a special Challenge pack, and this month's choice is crazy! If you're a beginner and want to take it a little slowly (not quite ready for Insanity, or P90X) but still want to see some awesome results, THIS IS FOR YOU!!!  OH and if you really LOVE TO DANCE this is really for you!!  TWO, YES, TWO PROGRAMS for the price of Shakeology!!  SOOO that means, you get Hip Hop Abs AND Rockin' Body FOR FREEEEE!!!  The Dance Pack Challenge is an amazing deal!!