August had my birthday, I went to lunch with two of the ladies I just can't shake from my life (thank goodness!) Thanks Mary and Marcie! And that night I got to see the awesome Becky get married. It was a lovely day. August also had the wedding of another friend, I was so happy when he found the woman he married, that I think I bugged him for like 6 months before he proposed to propose to her. I knew that they were a good fit. And with those two weddings, it rounded out my 3 weddings in 6 weeks. The first wedding was in July, and has to be one of the prettiest weddings I have ever attended, plus it was fun dancing the night away at the Country Club. Congrats Nat!!
September was, um, the month after August... Oh and the month I got kicked out of fat camp :( I didn't lose the 1 pound (I am still at the same freaking weight). But I did find out that in 6 months prior, according to the Healthy Lifestyles record, I had lost 9 pounds and ~5% body fat, so even though I have been staying the same weight for the past 4 months, I have been losing body fat, which is awesome and I will totally accept and be happy about.
October saw a trip to Memphis. It was for a conference, but I had a great time anyway. I ate a TON of fried food and BBQ. In fact, I really haven't been eating meat since I have been back. It really was an amazing city. The weather was FREEZING, but other than that it was great. I got to see Graceland (twice), take a boat tour of the Mississippi, ride the trolleys, tour Sun Records, hang out at BB King's club and catch up with my friends from around the country. I do love my professional organization for allowing me to meet such great people. And I am glad that my lovely Mother would come down to watch my crazy pets so that I didn't have to worry about them while I was gone.
Maybe, I will bring in my camera tomorrow and post some pictures. I feel like Facebook has taken over for my blog, which makes me sad. But it is just so much easier! I am still going to try and update, even if it is only for me to read :)
OH MY! I forgot what else happened in October!! I FINISHED A HALF MARATHON!! Cannot believe I forgot that!! I had a super slow time, but I am mostly okay with it. I would have made my goal, except the porta-potty line was 8-9 minutes and I didn't know if I would be okay just using a bush, so I just waited to use a "real" bathroom, so I missed my goal by 4'26". I did have a breakdown when I saw Mary after the race, but I really do blame it on my body being out of fuel (even though I had Gatorade and energy treats throughout the race), I was exhausted mentally and physically. It was a really fun race and it was so great to do it with so many of my friends (I think I knew like 10 people running in it). I really want to do it next year, but unfortunately it conflicts with my ASCE conference in Montreal, so I am going to have to make a hard decision next year on what I should do.
Also, KPP and Nova are doing great. KPP has been exploring the outside and allowing Nova to SNIFF her (it has to be in caps, because sometimes it is a little vigorous and actually moves her). Plus they will now sit by each other (not really close, but close enough). Nova gained 10 lbs in 6 months, so is on a diet. The vet was worried that it was her thyroid, but when I explained that she still has a ton of energy, that was ruled out and my giving her too many treats (she has been working out hard with me!) was probably the culprit. So needless to say, she now only gets one treat a day. I don't think she even notices.
And with that, I am really ending this post.
2 comments:
Don't stop blogging!! I dont have Facebook so I will never know what's going on in your life!!
Good job on your half marathon. Such a huge accomplishment, no matter what the time. Awesome!!!
I count that you met your goal on the half-marathon. You even beat it, if you ignore the potty break. I think you need to keep blogging.
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