In the Sun and On the Run...

Holy blog neglect!! It's been almost a month since I've blogged! I was off to a great start, blogging a couple times a week and then it dwindled down to 1x a week and then poof! nothing. I've thought about blogging every day for the last 2 weeks, just couldn't force myself to get things caught up. Ultimate laziness, I know, but it just felt like one more chore on the to do list. We've been keeping busy as usual, but also enjoying ourselves at the same time. I figure the best way to catch things up is with a month of pictures and maybe a few captions along the way.

At the end of September we decided to take a quick last minute trip to Panama City Beach before summer was officially gone. The P's got to spend some quality time with Papa and have lots of fun in the sun. We went fishing off the bridge, rode go carts at Race City, and even caught 6 hermit crabs on the beach one day! Here's a few pics from the trip.

As soon as we got back from the beach it was time for me to get serious about the Make a Wish 5k that was fastly approaching. I started having doubts about my decision to run and my anxiety level was through the roof, but I committed and I was going to do it. I was doing all the things they tell you to do: carb up, get lots of sleep, and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. When the morning of the race arrived, I popped right out of bed at 5am and was ready to go. I met up with Jennie and Stacy at 630am at the Marietta Square, where we then had a good 1 1/2 hrs to register, stretch, stretch some more, question our decision again, stretch some more, until the shot fired and it was finally race time! The run was great, but tough. The hills were much more intense than I had expected, but I still powered through it. I can remember hitting the 2nd mile marker and thinking it would never be over. Then, in the distance, I spot the church steeple and know the end is near. As I spot the FINISH LINE ahead a rush of excitement comes over me and Jennie and I start to sprint for the finish. I crossed the finish line at 29:56.77  minutes and ranked 6th in my age group ( 30 -39 ) out of 38! Not bad If I do say so myself! It was a great experience with a couple of great girls and it was totally worth all the hard work and worry! We had so much fun, I think we're doing it again 11/5 -Run for the River 5k Here's to new hobbies!

Oh and quick shout out to Craig, who was there to support me, greet me, and take pictures at the finish line. He also managed to give me a few "Congrats on your first 5k goodies" <3 Thanks honey!

We managed to squeeze in a quick trip to the North Georgia State Fair. We take the girls every year and they love it. This year was no different, except for the fact it was FREEZING! I didn't take a lot of pics, as my hands were frozen, but I did get a video of them on the Caterpillar RollerCoaster. Presleigh was a little unsure about it, the cautious worrier, Paisley on the other hand couldn't wait and was throwing her hands in the air over the little hills.