I figure I should update on my summer of love project now that we are already a month in (tear! a month of my summer is already gone!) and all I have to say is: it's working!
I feel so much better than I have all year. A few highlights: I have lost 10 lbs! Now, understand, with how much weight I gained, which was considerable, it definitely does not look like I have lost 10 lbs, but my scale has definitely come down, and I feel it in my running.
My running isn't as far along as I would have hoped, but my endurance is so much better. When I started out, I really couldn't go very far, and I can now go triple what I started out at. (Sorry for the ending in double prepositions, but alas, what can I say, I'm on summer break, at least you get my acknowledgement that I know I shouldn't do it.) I run on the back road behind our house, which is nice, because I can bring the dogs, but it sucks, because the weeds are thick and it's difficult to run in. Especially with the distance I am wanting to accomplish, I am going to have to find another place. I have a cheap elliptical we bought this winter, but I truly prefer running outside, so a solution is definitely being sought out.
My house is coming along. My in-laws were here for a few days, and they helped with some things on the house (they are seriously great that way, even when I say not to worry about any projects, they always find something to help us out with) Chris built some miniature white picket fences (I've always been in love with white picket fences) to go around my flowers in the front of the house, because we found out that I'm not the only one who loves flowers, Ace does too. So much in fact that he chews on my rose bushes and digs up my plants. So Chris designed and measured and made these cute little fences for me so I could have some flowers.
And now for a photo update:
Chris's (27th!) birthday: celebrating my love
Midnight, in a box, because she's the cutest, seriously, ever.
Love! He is so good with them!
Namara and her egg.
Piglets? I felt like a super cool aunt this day.
We did some updating in the kitchen. I seriously need to do a post just on our house to show the before and afters so far. Seriously drastic differences!
My flowers and white picket fence! Eeep! :)
My sweet (mostly finished) front porch, and my second picket fence. And my Lillys :)
My morning runs with mister and Pandora (sweet song, eh)
And last, but most importantly, my honey:
And just to show you why Christopher was on my list, this:
Every morning, without fail, Chris texts me. I'm not even kidding you. Every. Single. Morning.
How did I get so lucky?
