About Me

A mom of 4, I blog very rarely, and use this mostly for future memory of when I forgot to capture these events in a baby book somewhere.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

New Shoes

Mine, not the baby's.

I have never been an athlete. Not even a little. The most physical activity I have ever done is when I danced in high school (I was a Chiefette). And I would joke about not being able to do stuff, and people would say, "don't you have to do that in Chiefette's?" And I would laugh.

I'm sure we were SUPPOSED to exercise before we danced. Maybe run some laps or something. But I never participated. Running was alwasy the exception, not the rule. In my mind, I remember most of us walking. If any of you are reading this and you disagree, maybe it's because you actually WERE running, and I just didn't notice cuz you were so fast and nowhere near me.

I remember when we had to do all that timed stuff for p.e. in 7th grade. Flexed arm hang, sit ups, sitting down with your legs straight and seeing how far you can reach forward,... you remember that stuff? I remember running the mile was one of them.  And it took me over an hour. Yep. For ONE MILE. I couldn't even run 1/2 of the way around the track without almost passing out. And this is back when I was TINY SKINNY.

So fast forward to now. You understand why my oldest brother laughed at me when I posted on facebook that I had signed up to run the Seaside 1/2 Marathon. I'll be honest. I never ACTUALLY intended to run the 1/2 marathon. In the rules it stated that I had until February 18th to drop down to the 5k. But I figured, if I AIM for the 1/2, and fail, the 5k will be a lot easier than if I aim for the 5k and fail.

By the way - the only reason I even wanted to do the 5k was for the weekend at the beach.
For this mom of 4, I haven't had a weekend away since I was in college, I think. So the idea of having a girls weekend at the beach for a whole weekend seemed soooo worth the effort of doing all this running.

So here we are, less than 2 months from the race. The 5k filled up back in November, which means I'm STUCK doing the 1/2 marathon. I'm freaked out. I am no where near where I should be in training for the 1/2. I can definitely complete a 5k now. Did it, in fact, a few weekends ago.

And I finally got my first shin splints. DANG IT! They aren't bad, thank goodness. A little rest, and some new shoes is all I need. I have been running in VERY inappropriate old shoes that don't fit and weren't ever meant for running. Which is most likely the reason I'm getting shin splints.

So when I was talking to the trainer at the gym, she suggested this place called Fleet Feet for me. They will measure me, see how I walk, and get me the perfect shoes. And if after a few weeks of running in them I'm unhappy, I can return them! So off I go this morning.

Great experience. Super excited. This is the first time in my life I have picked out shoes not based on their color. And the first time since high school I'm buying something other than Adidas. It kind of hurts. I think Adidas are the most beautiful shoes out there. No matter if they are in style anymore or not. I still love them. And I didn't get them today. I bought shoes that I have never even heard of. Brooks Ravenna 2 (i think).

(I think this is the one I ordered. It looked darker gray in the picture at the store, so we'll see...)

But I don't get them yet. Surprise, surprise. My feet are too small so they had to order them for me. Hopefully I can get them in this week so I can start running again.

But until then? I'll enjoy the stationary bike at the gym while trying to finish Brisingr.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Barbie Princess Charm School Party

Kirstine got a fabulous Christmas present from her Aunt Marissa this year.


We had so much fun coloring it, and now playing with it, I figured that it would be a GREAT birthday party game/event. So I ordered another one.

Now for a party theme. Princess of course. So off to Party City we went. Except Kirstine wasn't too excited about the Disney Princess stuff.  She was much more excited about Barbie. And then it hit me.. Barbie's newest movie is Barbie Princess Charm School. Kirstine got it for Christmas and has seen it 73 times since then. What a perfect mix between princess and barbie!

So far not much has been planned. I have downloaded some stuff from the Barbie website. Bought generic AWESOME princess themed plates, cups, and napkins from the Dollar Tree. And sent out the invitations. (which i made myself) (top one is front, bottom is the back)

Barbie Princess Charm School Invitation...