Day 6 - Today I am thankful for the rest of my family I have yet to mention. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, etc. There are too many to mention all of the names but I apprecaite everyone and everything they have done and do for me.
Day 7 - Today I am thankful for my wonderful friends. Again, there are too many to mention but everyone plays a special part in my life and I am blessed to have all of you in it.
Day 8 - Today I am thankful for my marriage. Trent and I have been married a little over 3 years now. I realize that is a very short time in the whole scheme of things, but I couldn't be happier. Marriage does take effort from both sides but I can honestly say I have it pretty easy. The things I do for Trent are things I WANT to do because I love him. I don't have to force anything or be fake. We don't put on our happy faces around others and act all nice and sweet and then go home and yell and scream at each other and sleep in seperate beds. Of course we have our moments, everyone does, but 99% of the time things are fantastic. What you see with us is what you get. I see so many married couples (our age and older) who fight and bicker all the time and are just down rigth ugly to each other all the time. As the title of my blog says, life is what you make it, and I don't have time for all that nonsense.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Day 5 of Thankfulness and MARATHON RACE DAY!!!!
Today, I am thankful for my health. Today, I will run my first marathon. The Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. 26.2 freakin miles.
As I sit here at 6:15am, my mind races over all I have accomplished over the past 4 months to prepare for this day. Without my health, I would not be here anxiously awaiting the start of this race. I have a slew of emotions...excitement, fear, worry, even sadness. I know in roughly 6.5 hours, this will all be over and some of these emotions will go away and some will remain. Oh, I will still be excited and proud to have accomplished such a thing. But, you can only do one FIRST marathon. I have had a blast with two great ladies, Martha and Meagan, and I know we will continue to run together. Maybe even run another marathon together. However, there is still a tinge of sadness that this marathon will be over. I am so happy to have trained these past 4 months with both of them. Both are great runners and even better friends. Through everything, we all have remained positive and helped each other get to this day.
Now it is time to get ready and put on my game face. I wish the best of luck to my friends as well as everyone else running today! It's going to be a beautiful day...high of 60 and mostly sunny. I couldn't ask for a more perfect day! It's a big day regardless of how many marathons you have ran!
"Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you 'Are you going to be a wimp, or are you going to be strong today?" - Peter Maher, Irish-Canadian Olympian and sub 2:12 marathoner.
As I sit here at 6:15am, my mind races over all I have accomplished over the past 4 months to prepare for this day. Without my health, I would not be here anxiously awaiting the start of this race. I have a slew of emotions...excitement, fear, worry, even sadness. I know in roughly 6.5 hours, this will all be over and some of these emotions will go away and some will remain. Oh, I will still be excited and proud to have accomplished such a thing. But, you can only do one FIRST marathon. I have had a blast with two great ladies, Martha and Meagan, and I know we will continue to run together. Maybe even run another marathon together. However, there is still a tinge of sadness that this marathon will be over. I am so happy to have trained these past 4 months with both of them. Both are great runners and even better friends. Through everything, we all have remained positive and helped each other get to this day.
Now it is time to get ready and put on my game face. I wish the best of luck to my friends as well as everyone else running today! It's going to be a beautiful day...high of 60 and mostly sunny. I couldn't ask for a more perfect day! It's a big day regardless of how many marathons you have ran!
"Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you 'Are you going to be a wimp, or are you going to be strong today?" - Peter Maher, Irish-Canadian Olympian and sub 2:12 marathoner.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Day 4 of Thankfulness
Today I am thankful for my dog, Kimmy.
She is a 7 year old pug I got when she was just 8 weeks old. If you are not sure what a pug is, they are very stout dogs with a short snouts and curly tail. They can either be fawn or all black in color and the fawns have black ears and face. They snort like a pig, snot all over everything and snore loudly when they sleep. They have a very playful and funny personality that matches no other. They also have enough hair to make sweaters for your entire family. The shedding never stops and is the only downfall to these wonderful dogs.
Kimmy has gone everywhere with me these past 7 years and is my best furry friend. She has lived in many houses and while the only real training she ever had was to go potty outside, she is a very well mannered dog. She can sit, lay down, speak and will come or stay whenever asked. She is also a champ at catching cheerios and chasing the laser light! However, she gets VERY excited when people come over and will jump all over you and lick you to death. She typically sleeps most of the day but also still loves to play too. She sleeps in bed with us every night and snuggles under the covers when it's cold. She also LOVES to go bye-bye and visit her Nana.
To some Kimmy is just a dog, but to me, she is like my child. I feel there is no reason to ever have an animal if you aren't going to spoil them completely rotten!
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." Anonymous
Kimmy has gone everywhere with me these past 7 years and is my best furry friend. She has lived in many houses and while the only real training she ever had was to go potty outside, she is a very well mannered dog. She can sit, lay down, speak and will come or stay whenever asked. She is also a champ at catching cheerios and chasing the laser light! However, she gets VERY excited when people come over and will jump all over you and lick you to death. She typically sleeps most of the day but also still loves to play too. She sleeps in bed with us every night and snuggles under the covers when it's cold. She also LOVES to go bye-bye and visit her Nana.
To some Kimmy is just a dog, but to me, she is like my child. I feel there is no reason to ever have an animal if you aren't going to spoil them completely rotten!
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." Anonymous
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Day 3 of Thankfulness
Today I am thankful for my brother, his wife and their kiddos.
My brother is five years older than me so you can imagine how fun things were when we were younger. For a while I'm sure he enjoyed being a big brother. However, I don't think it took him long to figure out that having his little sister around all the time was not cool.
I remember many fights with my brother, mostly piddly things however a couple of them stand out to this day. My brother played tennis in high school and always practiced hitting the ball against the wall in the basement. Me being the brat that I was, would always go down and pester him. One night he thought it was a good idea to hit the ball AT ME. Yep...hit me in the face. I was none too happy but I guess I deserved it because I don't recall my parents getting mad at him. The other fight was at supper and he told me to get up and get him a drink. I went to the garage and shook that can of soda with everything I had. I brought it back in to him and with a smile on my face, I watched it explode on him. He then ran after me and dumped the rest of it on my head.
I am also thankful for his wife Rhonda, her son Brayden and their beautiful little girl, Jada. My brother has been through some crazy times. However, because of them, I can see how happy he is now and that means a lot to me. I may be the little sister, but I love him and feel the need to look out for him too.
My brother is five years older than me so you can imagine how fun things were when we were younger. For a while I'm sure he enjoyed being a big brother. However, I don't think it took him long to figure out that having his little sister around all the time was not cool.
I remember many fights with my brother, mostly piddly things however a couple of them stand out to this day. My brother played tennis in high school and always practiced hitting the ball against the wall in the basement. Me being the brat that I was, would always go down and pester him. One night he thought it was a good idea to hit the ball AT ME. Yep...hit me in the face. I was none too happy but I guess I deserved it because I don't recall my parents getting mad at him. The other fight was at supper and he told me to get up and get him a drink. I went to the garage and shook that can of soda with everything I had. I brought it back in to him and with a smile on my face, I watched it explode on him. He then ran after me and dumped the rest of it on my head.
I am also thankful for his wife Rhonda, her son Brayden and their beautiful little girl, Jada. My brother has been through some crazy times. However, because of them, I can see how happy he is now and that means a lot to me. I may be the little sister, but I love him and feel the need to look out for him too.
Day 2 of Thankfulness
Again, I am a day behind...and today, I am thankful for my husband.
We met at work over 5 years ago and have since become inseparable. We were together less than two years before getting married in Cozumel, Mexico on July 4, 2008. There were 10 of us that went to Mexico including my parents and brother and Trent's parents and brother. I've been to many really cool places since then, but this "vacation" still sits at my number one spot for best vacation ever. I honestly can't even put into words what I feel when I think about that week. It was absolutely amazing and I am so happy that everyone was there to share, not just our marriage, but the entire week together.
Trent is one of a kind. Which is of course what attracted me to him in the first place. He's smart, funny, handsome, kind...you know, all the things a woman expects her husband to be. However, Trent is also my best friend. We do everything together because everything is better when we are together. He loves and respects me for who I am and would never ask me to be anything else. His personality is vastly different than mine in that he is completely open and has never met a stranger. However it complements my more reserved and shy nature. Everything about us...just fits perfectly. Trent is the love of my life and every day I wonder how it is I am so lucky to call him mine.
We met at work over 5 years ago and have since become inseparable. We were together less than two years before getting married in Cozumel, Mexico on July 4, 2008. There were 10 of us that went to Mexico including my parents and brother and Trent's parents and brother. I've been to many really cool places since then, but this "vacation" still sits at my number one spot for best vacation ever. I honestly can't even put into words what I feel when I think about that week. It was absolutely amazing and I am so happy that everyone was there to share, not just our marriage, but the entire week together.
Trent is one of a kind. Which is of course what attracted me to him in the first place. He's smart, funny, handsome, kind...you know, all the things a woman expects her husband to be. However, Trent is also my best friend. We do everything together because everything is better when we are together. He loves and respects me for who I am and would never ask me to be anything else. His personality is vastly different than mine in that he is completely open and has never met a stranger. However it complements my more reserved and shy nature. Everything about us...just fits perfectly. Trent is the love of my life and every day I wonder how it is I am so lucky to call him mine.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Day 1 of Thankfulness
I am a day behind. This should have been started yesterday.
First and foremost...I am thankful for my parents because without them, there would be no me. Without them, I wouldn't have grown into the person I am today.
My parents just celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary. 35 YEARS!!! They were high school sweethearts, something that has only a slight chance of happening these days. I haven't always been the best child and I know at times I surely stressed them out. When I was younger, I of course thought I understood everything and that I knew more than they did. Now that I am older, I know everything they have done has been in my best interest. For the most part, they have allowed me to make my own decisions and have always stood by my side through the good times and the bad. Luckily for me, I've had mostly good times with my parents and I look forward to all the days and years to come! I couldn't have asked for better parents if I was given the opportunity to pick them out myself.
First and foremost...I am thankful for my parents because without them, there would be no me. Without them, I wouldn't have grown into the person I am today.
My parents just celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary. 35 YEARS!!! They were high school sweethearts, something that has only a slight chance of happening these days. I haven't always been the best child and I know at times I surely stressed them out. When I was younger, I of course thought I understood everything and that I knew more than they did. Now that I am older, I know everything they have done has been in my best interest. For the most part, they have allowed me to make my own decisions and have always stood by my side through the good times and the bad. Luckily for me, I've had mostly good times with my parents and I look forward to all the days and years to come! I couldn't have asked for better parents if I was given the opportunity to pick them out myself.
Halloween Weekend
Halloween is one of those holidays that was super fun as a kid because you got to dress up and go trick or treating and stuff your face with candy for weeks. By the time high school came around, it just wasnt as much fun. However, for the past few years, Halloween has become exciting again. It's different now of course because were not trick or treating but still dressing up and going to parties or going out to the bars with friends.
This Halloween Trent was the infamous workout guru, Richard Simmons and I was the 1980's workout Barbie. Trent wore the candystriped workout shorts with a blinged out red tank top, white socks and white sneakers. I wore a shiny blue unitard with a pink belt, pink legwarmers, and pink heels. I thought the costumes were original and more importantly, absoluely hilarious. However, the crowd at Stoney's did not find Trent's costume as awesome as I did as he lost the first place prize of $1000 to the hamburger helper hand. Oh well...good times were still had by all. Until the next day of course. I literally felt like death. Not sure why I continue to party until all hours of the morning when I know how I will feel the next day. I'm almost too old for it...almost.
This Halloween Trent was the infamous workout guru, Richard Simmons and I was the 1980's workout Barbie. Trent wore the candystriped workout shorts with a blinged out red tank top, white socks and white sneakers. I wore a shiny blue unitard with a pink belt, pink legwarmers, and pink heels. I thought the costumes were original and more importantly, absoluely hilarious. However, the crowd at Stoney's did not find Trent's costume as awesome as I did as he lost the first place prize of $1000 to the hamburger helper hand. Oh well...good times were still had by all. Until the next day of course. I literally felt like death. Not sure why I continue to party until all hours of the morning when I know how I will feel the next day. I'm almost too old for it...almost.
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