Yeah, I know I'm a little late with my New Years post. Truth be told, I wasn't really looking forward to doing the New Years resolution thing. The last few months have been beyond difficult for me, and I think this upcoming year will follow that same pattern. Brody and I separated in November. It has been a very emotional and hard time. I moved back home to Houston, enrolled in college, and started thinking about changing many plans I had for my family’s future. This year my goals are based around that.
One of my goals has to do with school. It has been over 8 years since I was in college. I hope to be able to do well in my classes and obtain the knowledge I need to be successful. I am planning on getting a teaching degree. I feel like it is something I would be good at, and the fact that I will have the same holidays and summer off with my children is very important to me. I adore my children and want to be with them as much as possible if I'm a working parent.
One of my other goals is to be positive and strong. I have surprised myself with how strong I have been while going through this, and throughout my marriage and life. I realize my knowledge and testimony of the gospel has helped me more than anything. I don't think I would have gotten through this, and am going to get through these hard times without understanding my self worth and divine nature. I really do know that I am a daughter of God and that my worth is great, and that he loves me and wants me to be happy in this life. I have recently gotten answers to many prayers and felt comfort from my Savior more then ever before in my life. I know I am going to go though more hard and emotional times and will have to make some tough decisions, but I hope to be positive and happy about the choices I will make.
I also have a few other things I want to be working on throughout this year. I want to be more friendly, and I want to be a better listener. There are even a few more spiritual and physical goals I have, but that pretty much maxes me out. I hope all is well with friends and family and your year is full of happiness and joy.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
I did it!
I did it! I ran a marathon. I still don't know why, because it was torture. It was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, and yes I have given birth to two children, but with an epidural that is a piece of cake. I thought I was going to die when I got to mile 22. I literally hit a wall. I could not run anymore. I felt like I was going to throw up and pass out, and my legs would not let me run anymore. I hadn’t done any long runs for the last 1 ½ months, and my body was not prepared, but I still finished. I walked about the last 4 miles. I ended up finishing in 3 hours 48 minutes, which is 8:45 mile pace.
My oldest brother, Steve is a marathon runner, and he convinced 10 members of my family to run this marathon/half marathon with him. Those who did not run cheered us on. We had 47 people in my family here for the event, so we had quite a support group.
And because everything is bigger in Texas, instead of getting a plaque or a simple metal to hang around your neck we got a metal shaped like Texas, 1/2 inch thick, and weighing over 3 lbs. I could eat Thanksgiving dinner off this sucker, because it’s so big. It is a little ridiculous and nearly impossible to wear around your neck without falling over, but that’s how people do things in Texas.
Will I run another marathon?....hum right now I don’t know. I still remember how torturous it was, but with time life has a funny way of making you forget how dreadful things were sometimes. If I were to do it again I would try to qualify for the Boston Marathon. I was only a few minutes away from qualifying, and that was with walking the last 4 miles and not being totally prepared, so I am slightly, very slightly considering running the St. George Marathon in October to get my qualification time and then running the Boston Marathon next year. Again, there is a very slight chance of that happening, because this year is going to be full of all kinds of changes which might make that hard to accomplish, but I guess only time will tell.
My oldest brother, Steve is a marathon runner, and he convinced 10 members of my family to run this marathon/half marathon with him. Those who did not run cheered us on. We had 47 people in my family here for the event, so we had quite a support group.
And because everything is bigger in Texas, instead of getting a plaque or a simple metal to hang around your neck we got a metal shaped like Texas, 1/2 inch thick, and weighing over 3 lbs. I could eat Thanksgiving dinner off this sucker, because it’s so big. It is a little ridiculous and nearly impossible to wear around your neck without falling over, but that’s how people do things in Texas. Will I run another marathon?....hum right now I don’t know. I still remember how torturous it was, but with time life has a funny way of making you forget how dreadful things were sometimes. If I were to do it again I would try to qualify for the Boston Marathon. I was only a few minutes away from qualifying, and that was with walking the last 4 miles and not being totally prepared, so I am slightly, very slightly considering running the St. George Marathon in October to get my qualification time and then running the Boston Marathon next year. Again, there is a very slight chance of that happening, because this year is going to be full of all kinds of changes which might make that hard to accomplish, but I guess only time will tell.
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