Day 119 of my 365 blog (1st 'L' word laugh")

April 29,  

Heheheh!  

trying to be funny!

Failed

..... But this is so true and funny!!!

Day 118 of my 365 blog

April 28th,

I am so excited about this Marathon,  I am so very nervous too!  I can across this saying about running that I just had to share:

So I Went for a Run.

I was angry, so I went for a run. And things got better.

I was confused, so I went for a run. And things got better.

I was exhausted, so I went for a run. And things got better.

I was lost, unsure, empty, afraid. Certain that whatever was left of my sanity had snapped, had come untethered and floated away, to a place so high and remote that I would never see it again, and that even if I did, I wouldn't recognize it.

So I went for a run. And things got better.

I felt like things could not possibly get worse, so I went for a run. And things got better.

(Another time, I felt like things could not get much better. I went for a run. Things got much better.)

After enough miles, over enough runs and enough years, I realized: No matter what, no matter when, or where, or why, I can find my shoes and go for a run and things will get better. And that realization? Just knowing that? It made things better.

It was so nice to meet up with mom today after our run!  So excited for her and her 2nd half marathon!

This was after all of our runs this morning!

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7 days! Eeeeek!!

Awesome 7.2m hilly run

1:06

Day 117 of my 365 Blog (3rd 'K' word KIDS)

April 27th,

My kids on our vacation last year.  And my adopted kids that I had for an entire week as a single mom! LOL!

Love them!!

Gotta love my adopted kids too!

Day 116 of my 365 blog (2nd 'K' word Kettle)

April 26th,

My Zoe and my Kettle bell!

Day 115 of my 365 blog

April 25th,

I had 2 photo deliveries to do today.  I always get so nervous about giving out the final product.  Even tho I think they look good,  I always have a little bit of doubt that my clients don't think so. 
My 1st delivery was to Angela,  i made her up a LLB for her soon to be husband!  He will be blushing!  Heheheheh!  She LOVED it and was all giddy about it!  

My 2nd photo delivery was from a senior session that I did.  They had ordered 2 very large framed canvas photo and a booklet of her session, and a few prints and wallets.  A very large order.  I was so NERVOUS yet again.  BUT..... THEY LOVED THEM, and even posted it on facebook!  

AHHHHH!  I love my job!

This is the picture they posted on FB

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11 days

ran 8-200's

raw training

Day 114 of my 365 blog 1st K word - Knowledge)

April 24,

Sooooo,  I get my new car, with all of these gadgets in it and we had to have training to learn about it.  

This is what I remembered,  some silly knowledge and cool stuff.  

I can look up the weather in my car!  

Who would have thought! 

LOL!

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11 Days, 

REST DAY!

Day 113 of my 365 blog

April 23,

Hello to the 2 of you that look at my blog!  Hope you are having a wonderful DAY!!!!

Look what I got in the mail today!!!

So exciting, and so close!  YIKES

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12 days!

RAW-tastic fun and hard work 
5- 400m runs

Day 112 of my 365 blog

April 22nd,

With the permission of one of my brides to be, this is one of her Boudoir pictures (just a head shot).  I wanted to show you how beautiful she is.  I can not wait to photograph her wedding in lees then 2 weeks.  Angela is as nice as she is beautiful, and her fiance is great too!  I can't wait for her to give him his LBB (little black book)! He is going to be blushing!  Ooooh laaalaaa!   

 ~I just love my JOB~

Beautiful people, beautiful smiles!

not sure why the quality is poor,  sorry about that!

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13 days

Crossfit Day!

Took it easy,  but had a great workout with lighter weights

Treadmill run

20 min just to loosen up my legs

6.6 pace

Day 111 of my 365 blog

April 21st,

It was a beautiful day to run this morning, and it was so cold for April.  I really enjoyed the cold weather, and I am hoping it stays this way until the Marathon.  I know everyone will be mad that I say this, but as some of you know heat really kills me when running.  My perfect running weather is 40*.

This is my pictures of the day.

Morning dew!

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2 weeks from today!

EEEEEK!

Ran a great 15 mile run with the BRO!

FUN TIME!

Day 110 of my 365 blog (3rd 'J' word Journey)

April 20th,

Well after 6 years of driving my Miss Navi, our journey has ended!  She has been a great part of my life, and I have had so many memories with that lovely beast, but the time has come to let her go.  It is going to feel so weird not seeing her in my garage,  but I have a new lil girl now.  She drive so nice, and so sleek and smooth!  I think we are going to star a brand new JOURNEY together,  and this journey will consist of teaching Gina how to drive.  YIKES!!  She has promised to take care of her new owners, and keep us safe and sound.  

Meet 'lil' Miss Piggy

and say goodbye to Miss Navi!

Cleaning out the Navigator!

Meet Little Miss Piggy!

  Doesn't the Infinity logo look like a pig nose?

I have a little car now!  Such a WEIRD feeling!

Day 109 of my 365 blog

April 19th,

So, I have had this stiff neck pain for the last 3 day with no relief.  Even after 2 massages it is still hurting.  UGH!  

This has been my night time routine these past few days.

And I feel like a cold is coming on too!!

Day 108 of my 365 Blog (2nd 'J' word "JOY")

April 18th,

~My Joy's in life~

That sums it up!

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17 days.

Tough day at RAW,

A good tough day!

Day 107 of my 365 blog

April 17th.

I know, I know, I know...... I have not been posting everyday, but I have and excuse for not posting on this day!  It is because I needed a little R&R.

Thanks to Miss Gina for this! 

BAHAHAHAH!  

I was a little tired after work,  and a little loved by my furry friends!

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18 Days

I ended up repeating my 4 1k runs 

+

I did a few extra miles with Gina.

+ 

Jump Rope WOD

Day 106 of my 365 Blog (1st 'J' word JUMP)

April  16th,

JUMP, JUMP, JUMP  Gina!!  

Hehehehe!  Shhhhhhh!

  She doesn't know I posted this

she will be so mad at me!  

Bahahahah!

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19 days!

Eeeek!

4-  1 k runs on treadmil!

Day 105 of my 365 blog

April 15,

WOW, what a somber and tragic day for Boston, and all of us that enjoy and LOVE to run.  A marathon is suppose to be a wonderful challenge and an amazing accomplishment in your life.  I am in shocked, just like the rest of the world about this attack that we had witnessed yet again.

I am just so blessed that my friends that ran today are all ok and unharmed.

This attack is not stopping me from taking on another GREAT challenge in my life.  My 8th Marathon is right around the corner and I am dedicating my run to the 3 that have gone to the heavens above, and to the 140+ that have been injured.

~BOSTON with LOVE~

   

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OMG

20 days!

RAW CrossFit

LETS DO THIS!!!!

Day 104 of my 365 blog (3rd and 4th I word - Ice and Indigo)

April 14th,

A day of cleaning and laying on the kitchen floor talking to Gina.  Well,  make that talking and taking pictures.    Don't ask why we were on the floor, thats just what we do, and it just works!  

Here are the pictures of Gina laying on the kitchen floor.  I did have a blue filter on my flash,  but I also did enhance it to make them look more INDIGO!  The last 2 are INDIGO and ICE!

ENJOY,  Like I enjoyed talking and taking pictures while sitting on the kitchen floor!

WE ARE DORKS!!!

I just love how natural her hair is.  

This is what it looks like when she does not straighten it.

So pretty!

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21 Days

9 Mile run with the BRO

Day 103 of my 265 blog

April 13,

How low do you let you gas tank get to?  

I always love living on the edge.  

We were on our way from the SouthHills to Derek's Southside office...

With this much gas.....

  Derek said, we have enough to get home, don't worry about it!

We made it to Cranberry with 5 miles to empty. 

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22 days

Mini Tabata,  only did 4 rounds at 7.9

knee is really bothering me!

Running tomorrow hoping knee feels better

Day 102 of my 365 blog (2nd 'I' word INK)

April 12th,

I would love some more Ink!   This is the only one I have so far!

(cell phone pix poor quality)

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23 Days

Friday's at RAW Rock!

Lot's of double unders, and GHD work!

Day 101 of my 365 blog

April 11th,

I LOVE photography and everything about it, but being a business owner is a tough, time consuming and a bit stressful!  But yet again,,,,,  I still LOVE what I do.  I know everyone has a different outlook on what the process is and everyone thinks that photographing weddings are the best thing ever.  Weddings are so much fun, but very hard work.  Standing on your feet for 10-12 hours with about 15-25 lbs of equipment on your back can be very tiring.  
I think my favorite kind of photography is Senior sessions, and engagements.  Altho I do really love the newborn sessions too.  Oh my I really can't make up my mind,  I just LOVE it all!  

So here is my picture of the day!

I love it, and it makes me realize I need to charge more for my services!

....and my taxes also made me realize it too!

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24 days

Could not make it to the gym.  

At-home wod

Tabata mash up of 

V-up's and Squats

then another 

Tabata mash up of

Elbow Planks and Mountain Climbers

Day 100 of my 365 blog

April 10th,

Whooo,  WHAT,  WOW!  100 days into 2013!  Where is this time going?  Oh My LORD!  Time flies when you get old!  Goodness!!!!  

I did hill runs in the middle of the storm tonight!  WOW,   I never knew how scared I am of lightening until I ran in it.  I LOVE the RAIN, but I guess I love it more when I am inside!
I don't think I have ever been that wet after a run before,  I think I may need a new pair of shoes after this.
  

Here are some cell phone pics of the sky before the rain!  

SCARY!!!

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25 DAYS!

4-1/2 mile hill runs!

with the wind in my face going up the hill,

I think I still did an ok job!

Day 99 of my 365 blog

April 9th,

My photo of the day is of a sweet lil guy that I have had the chance to photograph for the first 2 years of his life.

This is my cousins little guy,  It is amazing how different he looks from the first time I photographed him.

Meet Chase!

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26 days

Great day at RAW

Day 98 of my 365 blog (1st "I" word Idea)

April 8th,

Here I go again.  WOW this work thing is really, really interrupting my blog and photography time!  This has to change!  

So how is everyone doing in my little blog world?  I miss seeing all of these blogs, and I am going to try to keep up after I get in these past 4 days.  

My photo of the day is an Idea that I would love to do for other clients.  I had taken this picture of a clients child hood home that her mom is going to sell.  Her Dad had passed away a few years back and her mom can not keep up with it any more.  So she thought this would be a great gift to her mom and all of her sister's too.  She had a poem that she wanted to incorporate in to the picture that her dad always said to them.  So this is what I came up with and I think this could be a great IDEA for other families too.  

What a beautiful little house, and I'm sure they had some great memories here too!

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27 days

Rest day after my hill run and fall

Day 97 of my 365 blog (4th H word "heart")

April 7th,

Went for hill runs today!  On our 7th mi. my bro tells me to look at a squirrel, and BOOM I hit the ground!  Damn you David ~ stop telling me to look at things,  I alway trip and or fall!!!

I did change my last 'H' word to heart, because......

My BooBoo is giving me a lil love!  Heart shape love!

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28 days  4 weeks

YIKES!

Hill runs and falls!  HEHEH!

Beautiful day for a run!

Day 96 of my 365 blog

April 6th,

I had the greatest time at my photo session with 'lil' Chase!  What an awesome lil guy, I can't believe he is 2 already!


My BLOG for the day is:

The worlds ugliest limo!!!

.....and we own it!

SERIOUSLY!

You wil NEVER see me in this one.

Like I ever go out!!!

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29 days

OMG, Really!!!

REST DAY

Run tomorrow (Sunday) 

Day 95 of my 365 blog

April 5th,

My lunch,  at least part of it!

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30 days

Jump rope WOD

10 min of double under attempts

Tabata @ 7.8

Day 94 of my 365 blog (3rd H word "home")

April 4th,

Bahahah!  I am hanging this up in my house somewhere! 

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31 Days.

Crossfit

90sec on 90sec off

x 6

Treadmill workout

Day 93 of my 365 blog (2nd 'H' word "Habit")

April 3rd,

I would think my habit/ hobby is working out and or running, but this was my conversation with my husband.  I never thought he would say this.....

So, I asked my dear husband, "What is my worst habit, and does it bother you?"  His response was,  "if you didn't have this habit,  I would have paid off a Corvette by now!" 

Bahahaha!  God love him!

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32 days

Had to do a short run,  15min TT

I ran 2.1 miles

 150 sit ups with Gina

NO CrossFit, because they do not have 6am classes on Wed anymore :(