Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Pros and Cons of Marathon Training and the Oil & Gas Business

This training is NO JOKE. Not that I ever thought it would be, but I am constantly thinking about my next run: where will I run; morning or evening?; am I gonna have to poop after 3 miles? (TMI but it's been happening lately!); WILL I MAKE IT TO THE PORTA-POTTY ON TIME? 

Pros: 

  • I can eat constantly & not gain weight or feel guilty.
  • I can eat tons of carbs ;)
  • My legs look AMAZING.
  • I am amazed at my endurance. I can't believe I can run 18+ miles...
Cons:
  • TMI: I'm constantly peeing but not regular in the OTHER category.
  • I've used a porta-potty more than my own bathroom over the past 2 months.
  • My knees will probably fail by the end of this adventure.
In other life news.... I have nothing. When I'm not at work, I'm running or reading. Went to the farm this weekend, laid in a lounger in the sun, and started reading World Without End.

Diablo was SO excited to be going to the farm! He kept peeking his head next to me & snorting. Gah I love him so much

In more depressing news... the pipeline is almost complete =( I have a love/hate relationship with the oil business. It employs so many hard-working men and women, brings a ton of revenue to the state, and I also work for a petroleum company. However, it destroys precious landscapes, like this one on our farmland, including taking out a tree my sister had carved her initials in as a child
The left is from October 2012 (the land had been cleared over a year ago for another pipeline) and this is the same spot as of January 20, 2013. So depressing!
My sister, standing majestically on a dirt hill overlooking the pipeline...

We have vowed to plant many, many, MANY new trees when we are able to. 

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Updated Tummy Tuck Pictures! & other random events

This past month has been a complete whirlwind! Graduated on December 15; celebrated by going to WaterStreet for lunch with my parents, sister, godmother, best friend & her hubby. Went out that night where most of my friends got insanely drunk & I was perfectly fine =)

The holidays were a fun time! Had family over on Christmas Eve and on New Year's Eve. I went to Cory's for midnight on NYE where the guys proceeded to light an indescribable amount of (illegal) fireworks. It was a good time!

Christmas actually marked 7 months since my tummy tuck! It hasn't felt like 7 months... 


I'm training for my first FULL MARATHON! I signed up for the Austin LiveStrong marathon, February 17.  My sister is running the half & it's her first one, so proud of her!