WHAT? A Whole Year?

Looking up my blog I can hardly believe that I haven't posted since January. So much has happened in our family since then...

I am already half way done with nursing school (thank God), our two boys are growing up quickly, and we have experienced many adventures on the way.

For myself, I have taken up a much bigger interest in my health. Gaining too much weight in my pregnancies became a problem when it came time to lose it and I had to do something about it. Therefore, I took up running! I trained several times per week from the spring through the summer and fall and on October 2, 2010 I ran the Leavenworth Half Marathon in 2:09. All this running wasn't enough though... I was still heavy and couldn't lose any weight. Finally I started to examine my eating patterns and count calories. When I finally combined "diet AND exercise" the pounds melted right off! With all my hard work I am back down to pre-pregnancy, even pre-marriage weight (which my husband really likes.) I have learned a lot about myself through this journey including my strengths and weaknesses. One of my weaknesses is the month of December... its cold and all I want to do is sleep, eat, and be warm! Oh well... as long as I keep my self active during these cold months I think I'll survive.

My husband has also taken up more of an interest in working out but it's hard to get to a regular schedule with the littles. I feel truly blessed for all of the people who are part of my life. My husband and children bring me so much joy, my parents on both sides are always supportive,and I have great friends who are there for us- to help us with our kids, for moral support, for spiritual support, and to fill life full of laughter.

I feel as though my thoughts are really scattered in this posting... oh well.. it's late. If I update more often I wouldn't have this problem. I think I will start posting all of the funny things my kids say so that I will never forget. Nighty!