They Finally Met!

Mine and John's parents met today!!!  We got pizza after church and had such a good time we decided we needed ice cream as well!  My mom and his mom hit it off of course :)  And John's brother and my sister were there and made the whole group complete.  We shared stories of growing up and where everyone was from and of course football and the usual ridicule of John's Auburn fan-dom.  Sigh.  What a great day!

Another plus was going to church again for the first time in a while.  I actually really enjoyed it and didn't mind the fact that it was a Baptist church, or the fact that it was an overflow of alot of college acquaintances.  The fact is that it is just good to be in a good environment with people our age from similar backgrounds that are all trying like we are to have a Christ centered life and stay relevant at the same time.  not an easy task thats for sure.

How do you serve God completely while at the same time not becoming a stick in the mud?  

Thank goodness for an outdoorsy boyfriend!

Yesterday I was bored and contemplating going to the mall just to have something to do, when John called me up to see if i wanted to canoe a creek by his work.  Of course I answered a resounding YES and in half an hour there we were!  We fished and floated and paddled and saw a beautiful and tranquil setting.  I was at peace.  When I am old and can't leave my hospital bed I will think of days like yesterday.  I can't say it enough; everyone should have a love for the outdoors and adventure, and be with someone that does the same!

All photos are courtesy of John :)

A Beautiful Wonderful Place

Yesterday I miraculously got cancelled from work!  So my parents and me and John went fishing! John and I canoed to the waterfall while mom and dad hiked it.  We even took a pitstop to jump off a rope swing!  My heart is reawakened from being in the hot weather and being able to jump in the water! 

We didn't catch any fish, but still basked in the sun, got good exercise, and got to enjoy a spectacle of drunk rednecks tubing and canoeing past us!

The next few pictures are not from yesterday, but capture the day pretty well.

 My fish friend from last trip!

 Daddio looking all cool fishing in his G.I. Boots :)

John doing all the hard work of canoeing while I take pictures

I hope everyone else had a good weekend as well!  Looking forward to a wonderful spring/summer!

Consistency

A word that I lack.  Here's to my new goal of writing at least weekly.  Here goes!

One thing I have been consistently doing is a running program called couch to 5k.  I love it!  I am trying to spread the word to everyone I know.  I am just as bad as the rest at making myself follow an exercise routine, especially running, but something about this approach and its corresponding iphone app has gotten me going.  I usually run every other day now, or at least 2-3 times a week.  It is a 9 week program and I am finishing week 5 today! And I feel great!  I have more energy at work already and am not so ashamed and guilty about eating.  My goal is to be running 30 minutes at a time by May to be beach body ready for weddings, vacations, and picturespicturespictures!

What are some goals you are consistently working towards?  How do you stay on task?