Three Years

We celebrated our 3rd anniversary on May 13th. We really want to go on another cruise when we can afford it,so we decided to keep this anniversary really low key. We went out to dinner at Moe's southwest grill. Its like chipotle just not as great,but they do have free chips and salsa,so yeah pros and cons. Instead of getting presents for each other we started a cruise jar and put the money we would have spent on gifts in there. Matt did get me flowers,because that is non-negotiable. It was the perfect way to just celebrate being married for 3 years.

The Saturday before we went to the temple to see a couple in our ward get sealed and it was so special to witness their love and commitment to each other after 6 years of being together and going through a who lot of trials to get to the temple. It was also special because we were able to reflect on our sealing and be reminded of how great it is that we can be together after this earthly life.

george town cupcakes

flowers

3 years with my best friend

2 years , one year

Last days of school

The Friday before I left for Texas was my last day as a MCAS tutor. It was so hard to say goodbye to my cute third graders. There was a really special feeling in our classroom this year and I'm so glad I was a part of it. We started with 19 kids and ended with 7. The reason my classroom was added was because there was a huge influx of homeless kids and we needed more classes to accommodate them. Throughout the year all of the kids that were homeless found homes except one. He had been a hotel room with his 7 siblings since September, finally in May he was moved to another shelter out of our district. He was told there was no room for him at the school, so they are busing him back to our school. He deserves so much more and I'm glad he had a home in our class this year.

These pictures are all from the month of May. We celebrated teacher appreciation week, math MCAS, and my last day.

not my school,but it said mcas

my desk decorated

free chipotle!

my gift to my co teacher

lucky 7

love this girl

he is in 3rd grade and almost as tall as me

Hands together for Haiti 10k

On Saturday April 26th, Matt and I ran our first 10k. I started training for it back in January and Matt started training with me at the end of March. I mentioned this in a previous post,but the reason I wanted to set the goal to run a 10k was,because I was already on a good journey for losing weight and I thought having a fitness goal would be more challenging then setting a number of pounds to lose. Let me tell you though... it was so hard!

The morning of the race it decided to be rainy and 40 degrees.  We made sure to dress warmly and to wear rain jackets,but around mile 4 we wished we had skipped the warm jacket and just wore a lighter rain one. I had looked at the route a few times online,but I wasn't super familiar with the area so I had no idea it would be so hilly! The reason we chose this race was because it was on a Saturday and a lot of races out here on Sunday,so we figured this would be the best time to complete this goal. I thought we would be racing against similarly skilled runners,but no. There were tons of marathoners there! I was completely intimidated. It didn't help that the start of the race was straight uphill. I thought that I wouldn't be able to do it within the first 2 minutes,because I had to walk since it was so steep. I also wanted to give up around mile 4,but then I didn't want to be a loser,so I pushed through it with the help of Matt.

We did our last practice run on Wednesday and we did the 6.2 miles in 83 minutes. On Saturday we did 6.2 miles in 77 minutes! That's right we shaved off 6 minutes! That was the fastest I ever ran, I give credit to the hills. They were killer running up,but they definitely helped us speed up on the way down.

I'm glad that I have already completed one of my New Year's resolutions. Now that we have completed this goal I'm going to work on getting faster,so I can keep up with Matt. I would love to have 11 or 11 and a half minute mile.

before

after

Me after our 10k (left) /Me after a 5k(right) 

Glow Golf

On Friday Matt and I wanted to try out glow golf. There isn't much to do in Mass,and our local mall is interesting. But when they opened up this putt putt place we knew we wanted to go. It was $9 for 3 rounds of golf or 54 holes!  There are two different courses. So you can play both and then choose which one you want to do again. It was really fun and for the first half hour we had the place to ourselves. Matt loves golf so any time he can show off his skills,he has fun. I did get better each round,but I'm still learning. We finished our date with chipotle burritos! It was a fun date night.

love the glowing socks

it's hard taking a picture in the dark

Easter 2014

Matt and I switch off giving each other Easter baskets. This year Matt got me one and filled it up with Reeses- my favorite! We forgot to get a picture in our church clothes so we had to settle for sweats and a polo in easter colors. It was a nice and relaxed easter. I love celebrating the holidays just the two of us. I also loved that it was all focused on Christ. I can't wait to celebrate fourth of July!

I love saying hoppy easter!

weight update

I have been training for a 10k since January of this year. Part of the reason I made this one of my new year resolutions was because I sent the goal last year to lose 50 pounds and I lost 40. So at the start of the new year I knew I still had weight that I wanted/needed to lose,but I also knew that I was on a healthy journey so making a goal to lose weight wasn't really a challenge as much a a fitness goal was.

 I have run two 5ks in my life. The first I didn't train for and I basically walked the whole time and the second one was this past July. I trained for it and I did it about 41 minutes. I'm really nervous to do a 10k,because I feel like you have to be a legit runner to run one and I don't feel legit. I know my body is capable of running 6.2 miles but my mind is not all the way there yet. 

I love having photographic evidence of the changes my body has gone through in the last 16 months. I know I will never be stick skinny,but I'm healthy and I'm proud of my body for all that it can do. I'm in the best shape of my life and I want to continue this healthy lifestyle for the rest of my life. I'm so thankful to Matt for encouraging me and for running beside me.

Here are some pictures from this year's progress so far.

my legs are getting more toned

almost in a size 12 (these are a 12 in the picture but I have muffin top)

january 2013-feb 2014 (the skirt is a miracle worker)

side view

running buddy

our apt has this workout room!

5 miles selfie

I LOVE LEGGINGS

January 2013- April 2014

New running shoes

This is a 20 pound difference

real clothes selfie