and so it begins...

well, this weekend, i finally have started back exercising. saturday morning, i got up at 9 and ran for 30 minutes - when i say run, i really mean walk and jog with an occasional sprint -
and yesterday bo got my spin bike out of storage. so i rode it for 30 minutes last night before bed.
i have less than 3 months until my 10 year high school reunion, so i need to get my butt in gear. plus, my sister's wedding is in about a year.


as far as the house goes, work continues. we (or i should say bo and his dad) have painted all 3 bedrooms and the living room. next is the bathrooms and kitchen. and we are in the process of replacing every electrical outlet and light switch in the house. it's not hard, but is time consuming.

as for the fam, morgan is 29 months old now. she loves to swim, still loves pink, and also loves her new kitten. her name is tessa, but morgan insists on calling her "kitty cat" and occasionally "dora"

bo and i have been married 2 months. so far it's been pretty good. we just work all day and then work on the house, but we still try to spend time alone together every day.

ok, that's all for now!

who knew?

it is dark at 4:30 am?
i realized it this morning as i turned off my alarm. perhaps it will be brighter tomorrow.

running blog

well, i've decided that i have to start getting up every morning and running. for me, running means jogging and walking with an occasional sprint.
so i'm gonna post here at least once a week and tell how many times i ran and for how long.
my sister is getting married in about a year and i don't want to look like a big fat cow next to her super-skinny self!!

it's everywhere

so i was driving into town today, and i heard a song begin on the radio. within the first line of the song, i knew what it was about. i waited in the parking lot of the store so i could hear the whole thing. it brought back things i don't like to think about but there is no forgetting. i don't dwell on it anymore, but i won't ever forget.
in a way it was nice to know that someone else out there (and i'm sure many people have experienced the same thing) can put my feelings into words.

it's called "forgive" my rebecca lynn howard

I always said that'd be it
That I wouldn't stick around
If it ever came to this
Here I am so confused
How am I supposed to leave
When I can't even move
In the time that it would've took to say
"Honey I'm home, how was your day"
You dropped a bomb right where we live
And just expected me to forgive

Well that's a mighty big word
For such a small man
And I'm not sure I can
'Cause I don't even know now who I am
It's too soon for me to say forgive

I should ask but I won't
Was it love or just her touch
'Cause I don't think I want to know
So get you some things and get out
Don't call me for a day or two
So I can sort this out
Well you might as well've ripped the life
Right out of me, right here tonight
When through the fallen tears you said
Can you ever just forgive

Well that's a mighty big word
For such a small man
And I'm not sure I can
'Cause I don't even know now who I am
It's too soon for me to say forgive

Well you know what they say
Forgive and forget,
Relive and regret

Forgive, well that's a mighty big word
For such a small man
And I'm not sure I can
'Cause I don't even know now who I am
It's too soon for me to say forgive

It's too soon for me to say
Forgive

gonna try to post pics...

me and mo on easter sunday



morgan's first snow day!

new job!!!

don't know if i mentioned it, but the job i got when i moved here was for tax season, with the possibility of longer, if they needed me. well, they didn't need me, so i've been unemployed since april 16th. it's been ok, i've been working with my husband and father in law.

but now i've got a new job!!! it has GREAT benefits, bankers hours (it's at a bank) but it doesn't pay all that much. but i'm still excited!!!

hopefully this means we will be able to do the home renovations we want to do sooner than planned!

yay!

once again a mrs....

well, we will be married 2 weeks tomorrow!
i was just thinking about what advice i will give to my daughter regarding marriage (which she will promptly ignore i'm sure). i do not claim to be an expert on anything, certainly not marriage. clearly i did something wrong the first time, and i'm only 2 weeks into this one :-)

but anyway, here's my 2 cents...

don't marry someone (or be in a serious relationship for that matter) thinking you can change them. it's hard enough to change your own habits and thoughts, impossible to change someone who doesn't want to change.

be sure to agree on these 3 things: religon, kids and money - the big 3 -

love is a choice. love is an action. it is not limited to a feeling. those exciting, butterfly feelings early in a relationship will fade over time. but don't forget those butterfly feelings. remember how lucky you are to have each other and always put time into meeting each others needs.

read "the five love languages" and "his needs, her needs"

marriage isn't always pretty. it isn't always easy. sometimes you have to "give in". sometimes your spouse "gives in".

put your relationship with your spouse above your relationship with your children. this one is hard for me. the love i have for my daughter is so pure and unconditional. so consuming that, without a moments hesitation, i would die for her. the love i have for my husband is not unconditional. it is based on the respect i have for him by the way he treats me and others and the love he shows me.
yet, my relationship with him must always be my priority. the gift i will give to my children is raising them in a home where they will see what a marriage is supposed to be like. a marriage where their daddy loves their mommy as Christ loved the church. a marriage where their mommy submits to their daddy. they will see that their parents enjoy spending time together and will know where our priorites lie. they will have high standards when they choose their spouse. they will not settle for a mediocre marriage.

all this to say: morgan, although you are only 2 years old, i know the day will come when you will leave our home and become a young man's wife. over the next 20 years or so, i hope that bo and i will teach you what you are worth and what really matters in life.

we love you more than you know

momma