Here we go again~

I was going to meet up with Mac and Michelle this morning at 5:00am but opted for a 6:00am shift given it's Christmas Break and both my hubby and kids are out of school, so call me lazy, but WHY would I get out of bed to run at 5:00am??  Just kidding, I would get out of bed at any time to run with Michelle and Mac but also wanted to get a little extra sleep and go with the Heidi's.  So we met up with the intent to go 6.5, However, Heidi C's hubby was scheduled for knee surgery and she needed to be home to take him so we cut it a little short (hope he is doing okay Heidi).  Therefore, we just did our traditional 5 mile square adding a tintsy tinesy bit on at the end.  It felt really really good to get out and get some miles in (hey, it was more miles then I ran the entire week before, ha-ha).  I am looking forward to getting some good workouts in this week so that I can end the last week of the year in "style".  Hope you all enjoy the last week of 2008!!  

Avg. Pace: 8:49

Heidi W and I met this morning for a variety of strength training and yoga at my house while Tyler went to run in Provo with Sasha, Michelle and some others.  It was a very fun morning after I actually woke up for it.  I was feeling the side effects of a late night out with my girl friends (3:00am) Saturday night for the first little bit.  Funny how it didn't hit me until today.  But, again, once I woke up, it was very fun to work out with Heidi.  We did some strength training first and then ended our little work out session with some yoga from a new video I purchased.  Yes, it was a little interesting, mixed with some humor and good stretching, so all in all I feel it was successful.  What a great way to start my day!!  Now, I am at work trying to dig myself out of work to do and trying to stay motivated given it is another Holiday week.  I do mortgage loans and given how great the interest rates are right now, I have gotten pretty busy (yay!, I perform so much better under pressure).  All the more reason to get my work outs done in the morning to get me grounded and ready to hit the day.  So, if anyone out there is interested in helping me out in the "Exercising" department come and refinance with me or let me help you get financing to buy a house and I will be better at working out, hint hint................. :).

Have a good day everyone~

I met up with Kellie Barney again this morning, and her sister Michelle for a little jaunt.  I am sure it felt like a jaunt to Kellie but it was quit the little workout for me. We just ran the 5 mile square route adding on "pretty little road" to get some more mileage in.  If anyone is familiar with the area I run in, you totally know where I am talking about.  I think every little road or the tiniest of landmarks have their designated name to associate it with a running route. I love that about small towns and towns that are heavily populated with runners.  It was so nice to run with Kellie again. She has lots of fun stories and is very experienced with running so I like to talk to her about it.  It was awful cold this morning though.  My mouth was so frozen by the end of the run that it was painful for me to talk.  Ha-ha.   So, I hustled in, got dressed and Tyler and I took Evan snow boarding for the day.  Now we are just getting home and going to start getting ready to host our annual New Years party!!  Busy, Fun day!!!

Happy New Years Everyone!! Here is to a great 2009~ Cheers!! 

Avg. Pace: 8:15 

Met with Michelle and Ali this morning at 10:30 for a run. Yes, you all heard me right, I put Michelle, running and 10:30 all in the same sentence.  I was actually shocked when I heard about this run, because Michelle (and Ali for that matter) are always the early birds up and out.  In fact, if you read Michelle's post from yesterday she actually said that she "slept in" until 6:10, WOW!! I aspire to be like her.  Anyway, we met at 10:30, which was heavenly, and headed out for a run.  It was nice to get up and out (especially given the late night last night, etc).  We just kind of improvised and chose our course as we went along.  The weather was perfect, skies were blue and the roads were clear, Yeah!  What more could you ask for? What a great way to start a New Year!!  I am so thankful that I can run. 

Tyler had gotten up and gotten out before me so I completely lost track of time while he was gone and got carried away cutting my boys hair, and doing stuff in my house so when it came time to get dressed, I was in a rampage running through the house to get out of the door and I forgot my watch so I had to look at Michelle's blog for our pace (thanks Michelle).   Have a good day ya'll~

Avg. Pace: 8:01

Tyler left my house at 4:45am this morning to go fishing so no running for me.  I was actually kind of glad to get a day to sleep in because we have had some very late nights and adding early mornings to the mix have only caused my cold to come back :(.  So, instead of running, I got up, got my boys breakfast, then organized the pantry, did all of my ironing, cleaned the laundry room, cleaned out the fridge, went through my kids closets and organized new clothes (clothes that were too small, etc), cleaned the entire house, then balanced my checkbook!!  It was 5:00pm before I even got dressed for the day.  SO, all in all, I feel that I got my workout in.  Then I went to a late night movie with my friends and didn't get home until midnight again, so yet another late night.  Wow, I am really making the most of this Holiday break, it has been lovely!!  I fear how I will perform next week when reality kicks back in but will savor the memories of these past few days!!