I am going to run a half marathon in 10 weeks!!! What?! It is going to kick my butt but I am excited. I have always wanted to achieve this goal so it might be a one time thing but at least I will accomplish it. I really feel motivated too. I am sick of feeling like a blob. The race is May 4th and my first day of training was Monday (Feb 25). I ran about 3 miles and stopped a few times to walk. I timed it and it took around half an hour. Not bad for my first day. It is February so of course I was freezing and running on top of snow and ice but I was pumped to be running again. Next time I need to wear gloves because my fingers were ice by the time I finished. It needs to get warm soon so running outside won't be such a burden. I'll be posting random days of my success/failures in the training process and of course the big race day. Here we go!!
Tanner's busiest day of the week is Thursday which Valentines day fell on this year. We both decided to pretend that Thursday was an ordinary day and that we were going to celebrate it Friday. Valentines day is seriously my favorite holiday. We did exchange one gift to each other on Thursday night... Tanner gave me See's (YUM!) and I gave him a pre-planned date for every month of the year. My love language is quality time so I am excited to spend time together on these unique dates... I'm anxious for him to open them all...
Friday morning, Tanner came home from work and surprised me with einsteins!
Instead of going out to a restaurant this year, I decided to make a fancy dinner at home.... aka stress galore. I attempted to take on a salmon recipe my sister gave me and it turned out perfect. I was so pleased with myself and Tanner was pretty impressed. Mission accomplished. He surprised me with a dozen red roses (from an actual florist and not Walmart!!) and chocolate covered strawberries were for dessert.
After the movie, Tanner did the dishes and I put Chloe to bed. My sister offered to listen for Chloe (it's so nice having her live upstairs!) and we went to the movie, "Safe Haven". The movie was surprisingly better than I expected and there were parts where I was at the edge of my seat... not to mention crying. Tanner also surprised me with a heart necklace with sapphires and diamonds... sorry I didn't take a picture. I got him a year subscription to ESPN magazine. Once again, I love Valentines day and Tanner knows that so we really try to make it special. It is crazy to think that we have spent 5 Valentines together and I can honestly say that each year it gets better.
