Runnin on Empty, or Blind...

Go ahead and pick your jaws off the floor, yes I'm posting in back to back days! Say What?!

I'm here to make an official announcement...

I will run a FULL marathon in less than ONE year!

Yes, I have talked my husband and my father into joining in as well.  We will probably all be beat by my brother if he decides to run too, stupid athletic jerk face.   Either way Mama will be at the finish line cheering us on!

A little back story on this decision...I have always enjoyed running.  So, at various points in my life I have run a lot or a little, depending on my mood and health set backs. It ain't easy to run on a fractured 5th metatarsal!  In April of 2010 I successfully/slowly completed the OKC Memorial Half Marathon and the Oklahoma Aquarium Half Marathon, which was just a few weeks later. I think the races were too close together for me and I was slightly burnt out. I also developed a cyst (yes, gross) in my right leg that made running painful. 

My dad took up running with me while my brother was away at Army Basic Training. We wanted to something to fill the time while he was gone and we all needed to be in better shape! Daddio can rock out hill running like you would not believe! His training course is quite diverse and really helps prepare him for a real race. We have completed quite a few runs together, but our greatest feat thus far was the Tulsa Run in 2011. The 15K race was just a couple of weeks before I walked down the aisle...it was special to run the streets of my home city with him.



Post Tulsa Run 2011

Originally, the plan was to complete the Tulsa Run together again, but the race is just too close to the holidays to warrant a special trip back to Okieville...and there isn't a TU Football game that weekend! So, instead I issued him the challenge of running this bad boy...

We are not running the full, just the half (13.1 miles!), on October 14th, 2012! 

The second part of the challenge is to complete this... 

the 13th Annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon!  On April 28, 2013!!

The plan that I created (aka - stole from the Internet and tweaked) officially begins after July 4th, but until then we will be running to get a head start.  If we complete all of the runs on our list the total miles run by my dad and myself is the equivalent of us running to meet each other halfway between Jersey and Oklahoma, if you take the Southern route!

I'll be logging my runs on the blog, maybe I can get my dad to join in and send me his info so I can post it too!

So, I ran one mile last night...hey...you gotta start somewhere! 

June 19, 2012 - 1.0 miles - 11 minutes 12 seconds

June and it's friend humidity

Well, yet again it's been quite some time since my last post.  Par for the course, huh?  It's now June and the heat should be hitting us in the next day or two, along with it's friend...humidity.  I'm hoping that the Diana Ross look makes a comeback, quick.

The Mister and I have been mostly working our little fingers to the bone, long hours and not enough relax time.  We are not alone in this I'm quite sure. 

Some recent happenings - Miss Sophie Jean had her annual Vet visit.  Being around multiple dogs and people is not her forte, so she spent the majority of the time on my lap shaking like a furry leaf.  The vet tech had to hold her down during the exam and she received 3 shots in total.  Traumatic Saturday in our lives.  We went for a walk in the park to ease her mind afterwords and to walk off the shock of the $350 bill.  She's worth it, but Lordy!   

On the note of not spending a ton of money ... my couponing has yielded a large amount of goodies that will be put to good use and a number of things that will make great donation items.  We are eating and living well on our extremely tight budget...we even managed to afford some hummus, steak, and feta cheese this week!  High Rollers!

My male half won a CoffeMate Keurig machine at work last week, we are now accepting donations in the form of K-cups.  I'll be happy to provide you our address.

Living on a tight budget is tough work folks.  I watch the Real Housewives of whatever city they are in that day and feel the need to scream any one or all of the following phrases...

"HOW DO YOU AFFORD THIS JUNK?"

"WHY DOESN'T YOUR FACE SHOW REAL EMOTION?"

"WILL YOU PLEASE HIRE ME TO LISTEN TO YOUR BULLSHIT AND PAY ME A CRAPLOAD OF MONEY?!"

Here is an example of what we have to do instead of paying others to do it for us...

We...okay mostly he...spent this past Sunday replacing a fan in the nameless Monte Carlo.  After helping him for a mere 20 minutes I was ready to jump in Gordy (Grand Prix), drive to Michigan, and punch GM in the face.  Could we possibly make things more difficult people?  You have to remove a million brackets and half a million hoses to get at said fan...then you'll most likely lose a pint of blood from your hands in the process.  If you had the joy of looking at my hands the last couple of days let me clear a few things up.  No, I did not punch a window or get into a slap fight with Edward Scissor Hands.  In the end, after many hours of hard work the fan has been replaced and *knock on wood* is working well. 

In the middle of this project we took a 6 hour break to celebrate Father's Day with my Father-in-law, PopPop-in-law, and Uncles-in-law...of course the ladies were there too!  It was nice to relax and just chill while eating some yummy burgers! 

I did miss spending the day with my family...especially this guy...

But they will be here SOON to celebrate Independence Day! Yippee!!

And tonight I shall watch basketball...