Fearless

My mom always used to tease me about how I was as a baby and child.  Apparently, I was pretty wild.  I got into every situation and had no fear. 

When I was pregnant, we heard the same old story from everyone......everything that Jason and I did to drive our parents crazy would come back to haunt us.

And so it begins........

 

Climbing on the chair and couch is old hat for my darling daughter.....but this was the first time I had the camera ready.

This is her new trick:

 

 

Sigh. 

You know what Jason's mom said about him?  That he was argumentative, always thought he was right and was one hell of a teenager.

Oh joy.  Can't wait for the teen years!

And yes, I'll be blogging about my son soon too.  He wasn't feeling well the day I snapped these pics!

My 5K

Today I did something that I never thought I would do, but I have always wanted to.

I ran a 5K.

No, I did not run the entire duration. But it is something I have been working up to for the past six weeks. I know I made some mistakes, but the point, plain and simple, is that I finished. I don't care what my time was or how many people passed me (although I had a hard time fighting that while I was running).

I finished. And next time I will do even better.

I realized that even though I had practiced and trained, I still didn't take different things into account.

1. Terrain. Most of my running is done on a treadmill, but I have tried to get outside and run because I knew it was going to be more difficult because of the pavement. But I forgot to account for small hills. I always forget to set the incline higher when I train and I always run on flat ground. This I will remember the next time.

2. The sun. Well this seems just plain silly. The race started at 8:15am so you would think it wouldn't be that hot.....but there were some areas where I could get no shade. And I was wearing a 3/4 length T-shirt and pants. Probably not my best move, but I am really not comfortable running in shorts. But perhaps I could get lighter pants and wear a short sleeved top.

3. I think I am slightly sick. This isn't an excuse, but the Sabrina didn't feel well the past three days and Sammy started showing big signs of it last night. I chalked it up to nerves, but perhaps I wasn't at my best pace.

4. Despite all warnings, I started out too fast and got too excited, hence, got winded too quickly and had to slow down. I will try really, really hard to remedy this for next time.

But you know what? I don't care. I am not going to beat myself up about something that I set out to do and FINISHED. I will simply train harder and better and kick my time in the butt next time.

I am setting a personal goal to do another 5K at the end of July or beginning of August.

And I know I will do even better!

Sabrina and I before the race.

Sammy and I before the race.

Finishing up!

A huge thanks to my family that came and supported me. And to my wonderful hubby, who has supported me always! I love you sweetie!