5K Today!

So out of pretty much nowhere I ran (okay ran is the wrong word. It was more like walked/jogged) a 5K. Sama works for a great company and they plan a lot of different events. Today it was a 5K and a 10K for employees and their families. And there were a lot of people! Sama asked me yesterday if I wanted to do it and I did. It was kind of sad because I couldn't jog too much because of my knee, but so what? I did it! And maybe walking/jogging 3 miles isn't all that impressive, but for me it was awesome and I feel really good about it!

So after the 5K there was a BBQ for everyone. It was a little disappointing. We spent almost two hours in line (yeah, really) for food that was just okay. But it was really just bad tasting in a way since it was so not worth the wait and we would have been better off just leaving, going somewhere, and getting home MUCH earlier! But we are cheap and the food was FREE! And why did the line take so long you might ask? Well imagine hundreds of people, with four tables of food (salad bar type stuff, but we all know most everyone wanted the meat, right?) and people could go on either side of those four tables, so that should not take two hours, right? Wrong. Because those eight lines suddenly, with no real order to things, turned into two tables of meat with lines on just one side of each table. It looked like it was so they could keep the food warm in chaffing dishes, but did they really think it would get cold with so many people? Whatevs, it was still a great day!

After getting home we heard music playing across the street which reminded me that today was the last week of the farmer's market that is near our house (the music was from the live bands they have each week in case you were wondering why music would remind me of the farmer's market). So I went over and got some delicious blackberries and strawberries as well as our favorite roasted red pepper hummus. So good!

Today totally made up for my bad weekend!

A better Monday

Okay, so sorry for such a downer post yesterday. I just decided that even though it was such a bad weekend., I am going to have a good day. I am going to try to get the apartment cleaned up, maybe go to my sewing class, do some cooking/baking for us. I am just not sure about the sewing class because I feel like having a quiet, restorative day to myself. But we will see. Maybe I need some positive social time with adults! So that's the very flexible plan of the day.

Having a Bad Day

Natalie is still having sleeping troubles and I am reading yet another baby sleep book. My main problem is that I haven't been able to follow through on any plan. This time I am going to write it out (with Sama) and we will figure out a plan of action that we can both live with and follow through for at least 7 days. I am just getting really concerned about her lack of good sleep and of course that part where I would love some more sleep too!

So there was that sleeping trouble. Apartment trouble where everything is just a mess and our garbage disposal broke for the 3rd time since we have been here. And I just didn't want to and didn't have the time to do anything about it. Part of the reason being that I was babysitting for my sister this weekend. It was an overnight thing. Four kids plus Natalie.

The good thing is that I did get some sleep this afternoon while Sama watched Natalie. And he was nice enough to do some cleaning around the apartment. So that is really helpful.

Overall things are still pretty much a mess. I hope it gets better.

Sewing

So I have continued to sew and am getting (slowly) better. I decided to try making some tote bags. I made some mini ones too. One for one of the little girls in our Sunbeams class because she didn't have one to carry her scriptures. And another for my niece. Actually I haven't made that one yet, but I will!

I am also still working on the quiet book for Natalie, but there isn't a lot to show on that yet. Just the page blanks so that is not too exciting. But I'll for sure post the pictures as I get more done!

Running and New Shoes

 So my sister started doing C25K, which stands for "couch to 5K" and I started doing it too! I actually started a couple weeks ago and made the mistake of doing too much too soon. I didn't really know not to go running/walking every day and even after I did, I still did sometimes because I got a running partner and sometimes our schedules weren't on track and I would still run two days in a row. So anyway, I ended up hurting my knee and was told by the nurse to stop running until it got better. So I have been walking, but am anxious to get started again! I have been worried because it hasn't really improved, but I finally gave in and got a knee brace and it has actually really helped! So maybe I can get back to it in a few days! There is a 5K on Thanksgiving and I am hoping to do it with my sister!

Yesterday Sama and I went to Adidas because we had a great discount through his company and I got some new supportive running shoes. I really like them! I am hoping they can keep me excited/motivated for the next few days until I get back into my routine. Wish me luck!

Little Green Cup

Of course Natalie has a LOT of toys! But her favorite the last couple days? A little green cup. Silly girl! But she is super cute with it. I was playing with her this morning and we were doing the hokey pokey together and the whole time she just held on to her little cup. 

New Machine!

I got my sewing machine!! I used it for the first time last night. My sister helped me make a little pillow for Natalie. Check it out!