Closing my eyes and... JUMP!!

I read on one of my friend's blogs that her new year's resolution is to blog more frequently. *clear throat* I guess I need to do that also. I don't know why I should... I blog everyday!!! Right... I guess the last update was Thanksgiving. That's when I finished my first race ever! My 4-miler. I have kept up with my running but December was a little bit of a disappointment for me. I didn't progress as I would have hoped but I should say that I've slowed down a little. I don't know if it's my lack of motivation or if the holidays distracted me, but getting up in the mornings to run has been hard. I'm happy to report that I didn't gain any weight from the holidays but, I didn't lose anything either. I think I'll take that.

Our Christmas 2008 was on the small scale this year. We didn't buy many presents but I'm glad that we all still had a great day. I was really glad to have Troy home because he was really busy all month and I barely got to see him. It wasn't fun at all being a single mom. We were able to enjoy a family Christmas party, family reunions, and much needed rest! I must say though that I am grateful for my parents and Troy's parents. Because of them, we were able to enjoy Christmas much more and the boys sure did get some fun things!

Here are some pictures from the holidays...




(Ryan got a hold of my camera and took some self portraits!)



So, for the new year, I thought I'd start it off with a bang. I'm proud to announce that Ryan is about 95% potty trained!! Wow! Potty training isn't much fun! Ryan has learned very well though and he's an underwear boy now (with the exception of night time.) Our turning point was last Sunday. I was pretty unsure about going to church with him in his underwear but he surprised me and didn't go unless we took him to the potty. I guess being a new Sunbeam really distracts you enough to forget about "down there." He surprised me again when he went to school this week and came home dry for the most part. We did have an accident one day but I'm not sure if he was taken care of. Who knows what happens at school right? I'm really proud of Ryan though. He's so smart and he has come a long way with the potty training! Yay for underwear!!!

So, my title of this update is really about my big event this year. Next Monday, I am going to start my training for my 1/2 marathon in April. Since my running wasn't so impressive last month, I literally feel like I need to close my eyes and jump in with my training. I need to make some changes in my mentality and just push myself out of bed and push myself with my running and strengthening. I know this isn't going to be easy but I know it will be worth it in the end.