Dustin' Off the ol' Running Shoes

Well, I decided for the sake of my sanity (and my health too) to get back into it. Running, that is. Exercising helps me feel better, be a better mother and wife, have a better frame of mind and helps me reach goals. I am training for the Nashville Country Music Half marathon and have enjoyed every minute of it. I think running is my outlet, a way for me to relieve tension and stress and get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. I ran 10 miles on Saturday and am gearing up to run 11 this week. Ahhhh, just me, my shoes and some good music! Crossing my fingers for a successful race in a few weeks.

The Reason Behind It All

I started this blog when we found out we were pregnant with Olivia mainly to keep far away family and friends in touch and up to date with what was going on in our lives. My reasons have slowly changed as our lives change and we are running to keep up with two little people.

Of course, I still want our out of town family and friends to be in the know with what's going on with us but now I continue this blog for selfish reasons. My memory doesn't always serve me well and I want to be able to remember ALL of the things, little and BIG, that happened as we raised these two. Some memories are exciting, some sad, some happy and some really hysterical ones I just don't want to forget. I do my best to update frequently and keep it real. I print a book once a year with all the blog entries of that year so many years down the road I can remember what we did day to day and what kept us so crazily busy. Hopefully, these two on the cover will enjoy looking at them one day too.