Warrior Dash

Saturday we particpated in the Warrior Dash in Austin. It was a fun event but proved to me that I need to start stepping up my workout game. I struggled to run 3 miles. This was a 5K that involved a trail run and an obstacle course. Let me see if I can remember all the obstacles. Climbing over demolished cars, jumping over 3 foot tall walls, running through tires, climbing several cargo nets, running through knee deep mud, jumping over a fire (twice), and finally crawling through a mud pit under barb wire. Since there were no showers, the fire department was there hosing off the crowd. It was a dirty day but definetely fun.

Two Weddings and a Hangover

We were in Corpus again this past weekend. Two of Neal's friends were getting married. I love weddings! Not sure if because its much more fun going to a wedding with a special someone or if its the excitement of our upcoming wedding. I think its the latter. The first one we went to was at 4:00. It's really funny because it was a lot like ours is going to be, at least the wedding part. Black bridesmaids dresses, calla lillies, blue accents. At least I know I like it. The reception was the first one I had been to where people brought coolers of beer in. Hey, whatever works! We missed the second wedding which started at 7:00 but were able to make it to the reception for a little while. Somewhere along the course of the evening, I thought it would be a good idea to drink a little vodka, then some wine, then some beer. Not thinking is more like it. I was very nauseous most of the day on Sunday. You can tell I'm way out of the drinking game because a professional would never have mixed all of that. Lesson learned: I'm not as young as I once was and hangovers hurt 100 times worse in in your 30s. Luckily, Neal drove home while I slept and even started laundry when we got home. Cheese alert: I really love him more and more everyday. We booked part of our honeymoon over the weekend too. We know we have flights to Costa Rica but still trying to decide on a hotel. It becomes more and more real each day too.

Lots to be Thankful For

I thank God for things everyday. I think its kind of silly to wait until November to make a list of things your thankful for. Although we are a bit dysfunctional, I am thankful for my family. It might not be the perfect stereotypical family but its mine. As I've gotten older, I've learned to stop trying to make it something its not and just be appreciative of the hand I've been dealt. Which leads me to Thanksgiving. We are hosting Thanksgiving this year at our house. I have a lot of anxiety about this but the truth is I'm really glad we're doing it. We're inviting both families. This is our life now so we might as well get it all out there. I'm anxious because we're having guests stay for a few days who all have their own way of doing things. I'm anxious because I don't cook all that well. I'm anxious because we have the smallest oven ever invented. I'm anxious because we don't have a dining room table. I'm anxious because everyone is invited and hopefully everyone behaves and gets along like adults. But at the end of the day, I'm thankful that we have a house where we can do this and family to invite. No matter how quirky they may be, I love them!

Neal Turns 33

We had our first party at our house on Saturday to celebrate Neal's 33rd birthday. It was a success and we got to see a lot of our friends. BJ and Vanessa stayed the weekend with us. It's always fun to have Coleson in the house. This time he actually had some people his size to play with. Here's to another year! Neal's in Pensacola this week. It's funny but we've yet to spend his actual birthday together. He's always out of town for work this week. I hid a birthday card in his suitcase so he'll have something on his birthday.

The T Gang

Friday night I drove out to Humble to hang out with some old friends. There's a little place called the Twin Oaks Tavern that used to be our second home. I swear some months we paid the light bill there with our tabs. It's been ages since I had been there. It was nice to walk in and Joe, the bartender, remembered all of our drinks and wondered where we had been. These girls are some of my truest friends. I hadn't seemed them in a while and yet we picked right back up where we left off. It's also comical that we were on the way home by 7:00. Early birds!

Wet Wednesday

I woke up today feeling better than I have in a while. Another wet morning so I couldn't run but the extra sleep did me good. Neal is in Atlanta this week and I don't sleep well when he's gone. At least there's Mack to spread out across the bed. I was driving to work this morning and it was super dark. Time changes this weekend so hopefully next week it won't be pitch black when I go to work. Look out world, here I come!

God Speaks

So God seems to know right when we need a little pick me up. Just as soon as I finished my last "woe is me" post, something cool happened. A coworker who I don't really know that well brought me a book that I have been wanting to read. Might not seem like that big of a deal, but it made my day. It also just crossed my mind that I have a happy hour with some old friends to look forward too on Friday. Yea God!