Tuesday, February 14, 2012

V-Day Randomness ~Winner~

My husband and I have mutually agreed on no Valentine gifts since we have a 6-day vacation to Myrtle Beach (with no children!) awaiting us in just two days!  We'll have plenty of free time to celebrate our love then.  It's actually a special weekend for us (besides my looming half marathon).  February 18 is the anniversary of our "second" wedding.  We had officially tied the knot at the courthouse 18 months earlier before his year-long deployment, and then on Feb. 18, we had a traditional Catholic wedding and reception with our family and friends.

I just realized that my Half Marathon this weekend starts at 6:30 am. Early start! My kids have spoiled me over the winter... I'm rarely even awake at that time!  So this week, I've decided to get my body back accustomed to morning running.  I was up at 6am this morning for a short easy run. It was hard to get rolling but felt great at the end.  During race weeks, I'm pretty intense on envisioning the finish line in my runs. It's so hard to respect the taper, but active rest is the best thing I can do for race prep this week.

Yesterday's weigh-in got me over the -20 lb mark, so I had earned my next reward (new pair of jeans).  However, I opted instead for a new pair of Under Armour running capris.  My old pair were getting too big... and extra material is no good for thigh chaffing.  To top off the reward, I got myself a little Valentine's present... some fun knee high socks!



Running shoe boxes make great Valentine's Day boxes for the kids...


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The Deluxe CLICK Starter Pack Winner is...
TAMMY SMITH!
She won by pinning the CLICK picture/post to Pinterest.
Tammy, please e-mail me your mailing address.



I hope you all have a great Valentine's Day!


16 comments:

  1. Happy VD!! Happy Anniversary!! Happy MB vaca!!

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  2. Happy Valentine's day!! Good luck this weekend!!! I will be running the marathon in myrtle beach!!! Good luck and have a wonderful vacation!!

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  3. Hope you guys have an awesome trip :) I ordered click last week and got it in yesterday....LOVE IT :)

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  4. Happy double anniversary and V-Day! Congrats on reaching 20 lbs!!!! wow!!!

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  5. 20 pounds!!! You are dominating!!! Congratulations!

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  6. Those socks are fantastic! Wish I had some. Enjoy your vacation! Sounds delightful!

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  7. Happy Valentines day!! You will have a blast in Myrtle Beach!! Congrats on the -20 pounds!!!!

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  8. Aweeesome socks! the 18th is my parents anniversary, too! Hope you have a lovely week.

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  9. Happy V-Day and anniversary! Have a great time in MB! You're so right about the running shoe boxes. : )

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  10. Love that you guys had two weddings! Congrats on hitting 20!

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  11. Enjoy Myrtle Beach, this sounds like a wonderful getaway!!

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  12. Good luck this weekend Jess! Feb 18 is my birthday so I will be celebrating for both of us!

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  13. Congratulations on the -20 lb's!! Have a wonderful anniversary trip!

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  14. Congrats on the -20!! You rock, Jess!! I am SO like you in that I would choose new running pants over jeans. Awesome! Now tell me where you scored those totally fantastic socks!!!
    Oh and enjoy the trip! Can't wait to hear about it!

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  15. Happy anniversary! I hope you have an amazing vacation!

    I love your socks, very cute. And congrats on the 20 pound weight loss, that's amazing!

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