with summer's end quickly approaching, i figured it is about time to sit down and fill in this little blog with the missing gaps from the last few months.
the boys and i have been having a blast spending our summer days together. no summer camps, preschool days or vacation school anythings. just me, lane and evan. and we visit papa at lunch almost every day so he isn't left out.
there's been a lot of trips to the pool to try to cool off. a few trips to dq to try to cool off. and lots of busy weekends trying to stay cool.
our kitchen renovation is finally coming to an end and we expect everything to be complete by the end of next week. the process has been long, slow and there's been a few tiny, tiny bumps along the way but overall it has been a pleasant experience and james and i have enjoyed working together and seeing our vision as an actual reality.
now that i have a functioning kitchen, we are eating at home again and enjoying the last of the summer's fresh fruits and produce, which is a good thing because our waiter at waffle house would see our car pull up and put our order in before we even got to the front door.
the boys grow bigger and smarter each day. evan's vocabulary is bursting and his little personality is really making quite a strong appearance. lane amazes us every day with the amount of knowledge he absorbs and spits back out at us. next week, he will start at a new school - five mornings a week for three hours a day. my mama heart aches just a tad but i know he's going to flourish there.
and me, well, when i haven't been taking care of the boys and taking advantage of getting to be a kid again, i've been taking care of myself. in june, i took part in a 24 day challenge: eliminating sugars, dairy and processed foods from my diet. and while i did have quite a few cheat moments, come on i love candy and frozen yogurt, i did learn a lot about my eating habits. while i was eating healthy, i wasn't eating the foods that were healthy for me - and i was just eating too much of them. feeling great from my challenge, and enjoying the 8 pounds i dropped, i decided to challenge myself even more in july.
i virtually gathered with a group of girls i've never met, and challenged myself to run, walk or jog 45 miles in the month of july. ya'all, i've never been a runner. i've tried. i've failed. i've run alone. with friends. on the treadmill. outside. i've tried couch to 5k - twice - and never made it pass week 3. but this time, i did it. i started out small and on the last day of july, i ran for 23 solid minutes without stopping. i even ended with a little more than 45 miles. that penny i found on one of my first runs sure was good luck.
i've enjoyed running so much - and seeing some changes in my body where change was needed and 2 more pounds dropping - that i am starting right at it for august. this month, the group is going for 42 miles, but many of us from last month have our sights on 50 miles. and, i'm also personally challenging myself to at least 15 hours of yoga or pilates in addition to the miles.
and i can't forget our summer fun list. of course we put together another one this year and we've been slowly and steadily marking items off our list.
because we heart summer.
