The Half

Working out has been going really great. I started out on my own but was then a few weeks ago invited to join a group of girls in town who are training for a 5k, then on to a half marathon. We get together 3 days a week and we run according to a "Couch Potato to 5k in 9 weeks" plan. We've already been signed up as a team to run a 5k in Springfield July 16. I am really excited to do this and also really excited there are other girls my age into doing this.

Ryan and I have never really lived anywhere where I have had friends. In Chillicothe I had a few, but nothing really stable or very close to my age. I am over the top happy that there are other families at First Baptist who are on the same page as Ryan and I. Who are close in age, married, some with kids... I feel genuinely blessed to be at First (and in Mt Vernon...most of the girls in the running group go to other churches).
I get to take Emery for play dates with kids her age and in the meantime, get to hang out with their fabulous mommas!!

The point of this blog originally was to talk about how pumped I am to work up to running a half marathon. I kind of got derailed along the way, but that's okay because I really I am enjoying having friends in the place I live.
Side note: I am also thrilled about seeing some old friends this weekend. My BFF from high school, Megan, is getting married and I am going to be in town for her bachelorette party (wooo!!!) AND getting to see my other BFF Ashley and attend Megan's party together. I can't even tell you how much I love these two and the crazy ruckus that went on back in the day. Most of my favorite memories happen with these two.

(Remember that time I flushed the toilet in the 2nd bathroom at your house while your dad was in the shower (in the prettiest bathroom I've ever seen) and burned his face?! Ooops.)

(Or when we would laugh so hard we would race each other to the bathroom and that time we laughed so hard I had orange juice come out my nose all over your dining room table?)

So the point of this EXTREMELY random blog:
A. I'm going to be a running champ soon.
B. I'm glad to have friends in MV
C. I'm really excited to see my ole buds this weekend.
D. My sister's wedding shower is this weekend also. If you haven't RSVP-ed...shame.shame. :)