Is It Monday?!

I feel like my days lately are running together! All day yesterday I thought it was Monday, yeah that just shows you how screwed up my mind is haha. With Kyle being in the field so much I tend to lose track of my days lol. 

*One thing I did check off my list was purchasing plane tickets for Christmas! We are spending the first week of Christmas leave in Florida with my family and then hopping on a plane to Vegas to see Kyle's family. It feels good to have that done!

*Speaking of Christmas, I am starting to plan presents. We have several birthday leading up to the holidays as well so I am trying my best to get everything bought and taken care of early. :) 

*I have an appointment tomorrow to get my hair colored. I am ridiculously excited, I want something different and fun. Here is what I'm thinking:

Both of these colors are so different, it will be hard to decide! What do you guys think?

*I am heading to Florida on Wednesday for Labor Day weekend, hopefully the weather stops being crazy so I can get there safely.

*We are less than 1 month away from Kyle's surgery and I'm really anxious. I am hoping that this opens the door for our future, I've been in contact with my RE doctor as to what we need to do after the surgery. Fingers crossed for good news.

* I am in full on Fall mode. I am ready for boots, sweaters, and apple-cinnamon candles. Please hurry!

I hope you all had a good weekend. :)

I'm Hooked

Yup this is so true!

I had plans to check out the yoga class in town but even after getting there 30 minutes early it was full. I didn't want to give up so I found a 30 Days of Yoga program on YouTube and I'm hooked! Even Fishy gets in on the action by sitting on my yoga mat lol.

I love being able to do it in the comfort of my own home and let me tell you I am already sore and feel so much better! Adding this into my running schedule I can already tell is going to make a huge difference.

Even though I was a skeptic before I am saying yay to yoga haha.  

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Running For A Cause

There are 2 races that I am participating in next month that have very special meaning to me. 

On September 12, I will be participating in Run for the Roses 5k. This particular race benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation which is an organization that is close to my heart. Two of my cousins have CF and one of them passed in 2013 at the age of 26. I am so proud to run in honor of my cousin Brad for this race.

On September 26th, I will be participating in the Running for a Cure 5k in honor of my beautiful Mom, Kathy. This race benefits the American Cancer Society and any chance I can to raise awareness for cancer in general I will. There is also a Relay for Life event on October 23rd that I will likely be participating in. To honor and remember my amazing Mom is so important to me and my family.

I went through a company called Races 2 Remember for these mantra bands, I will be wearing them for my races and I can't wait. I have another mantra band that should be arriving soon that is honoring my Uncle Phil who passed away from cancer in 1999. 

It's going to be a good September!

TGIF!

I am so happy it's Friday! I feel like this week has gone by so slow! 

*The last time I talked about Kyle's surgery I said it would happen at the end of the year. However, his bosses have been amazing and pushed him to do it sooner. So it looks like September 24th is the day. I am listed on his medical paperwork so I will get to be with him in San Antonio. Such a huge relief! Here is hoping the surgery helps. 

* After a 10 month break I finally decided to be social again. I signed up to be a part of the Fort Polk Spouses Club, it will be nice to have something to do. I don't regret taking the break from all things FRG and volunteering, my work at Bliss wore me out. 

*I am finally biting the bullet and buying new running shoes. My current ones are starting to hurt my feet and I cannot take the chance of them messing up my feet before my marathon training starts. I'm sticking with the same brand, Saucony and I'm eyeing these beauties. They always have the best colors.

 *In addition to my running routine, I have decided to give Yoga a try. It has always interested me but I never made the effort to go to classes. I found a place in town and I'm going to give it a shot. I'm really excited!

Hope you all have a great weekend! Fishy wants you all to relax just like him:

 :)

Pixie Dust Challenge 2016

I am finally checking off a huge item on my running bucket list! 

I get to run a Disney race in 2016. I had originally planned to just run the Tinker Bell Half Marathon but Kyle pushed me to sign up for the Pixie Dust Challenge. He said if I'm going to fly all the way to California I may as well make the most of it. That means I will be running a 10k on Saturday and a Half on Sunday through Disneyland no less! This is only the 2nd year that they have done the challenge and I am so excited that I get to be a part of it.

The only downside is that I will be flying to Anaheim by myself. I will probably buy a ticket to Disneyland for Friday and just roam around my favorite place!

Now the fun part begins, planning costumes. I have roughly 260 days to decide on what I want, I found this adorable costume idea:

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and these ones as well:

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All I know is that I can't wait for this event, it's going to be really magical!

Happy Monday!

Weekend Snapshots

Even though we haven't done much this weekend it has still been a good one!

Friday we headed up to Target and I found this gem of a shirt! Not only did it have a sparkly dachshund on it but it was a kids XL haha. I could not pass it up, Emma was less than amused though.

I woke up Saturday to this amazing email! I am officially a college graduate! I can't tell you how good it feels to be done with this goal.

In honor of this achievement Kyle cooked me an amazing dinner, homemade fried rice and orange chicken. It's nice to have a husband that not only wants to cook but that can cook. :)

In between scattered rain showers we spent some time at the pool, he will be back in the field soon so we are taking advantage of the pool before it closes Labor Day weekend.

I also wanted to share a pretty awesome video that I saw over the weekend (and shared on FB). Most of you who watch the news know that the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Odierno, retired on Friday. I was particular moved by what he said about his wife Linda and all military spouses. If you have a chance take a look at the video. It's pretty awesome.

General Odierno

I hope you all had a great weekend!

Who Are You?

Last month Kyle and I decided to purchase the Ancestry DNA kits, we both know our basic heritage but we wanted to know more. Not only does the test give you the breakdown of your ethnicity but it also will link you to others that have also done the analysis who are potential relatives.

My results came back yesterday and it was amazing seeing my ethnicity report. It was worth every penny of the $100 it costs.

I am 49% Great Britain (which is a mix of England, Scotland, and Wales)

18% Europe West (which is Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland)

15% Scandinavian

7% Italian/Greek

6% Irish

5% Mix of other regions

It also linked me with 414 potential 4th cousins or closer. There is one individual who might be my 2nd cousin. I have contacted her so we will see what happens from there. 

Throughout this process I was able to create a family tree with ancestry and as of right now I have my paternal grandfathers side linked all the way back to 1586. I have seen everything from census records from 1850 to ship records for ancestors who immigrated from Germany and Switzerland in the 1600's. One of the most interesting things is seeing the progression of my maiden name, from 1586 to now it has seen 7 different spellings.

I am amazed at the information I have been able to find. I am still sifting through information but it's been fun finding distant relatives and learning more about them. Can't wait to see what else comes up.

Have you ever looked into your families history?