Recap of May and June

Wewwwwh.....life has been busy. As usual. Even though I hardly have time to write in this blog, I wouldn't change a thing about our crazy life! SO many good and fun things have beening going on lately. So I can't complain! So here is my recap...

May 19 - My niece Kate's very first dance recital. Oh.my.goodness. Words can't even describe how precious she was. I wish I would have taken a video, because pictures don't really do it justice. She was just adorable. And she loved being on stage, which is pretty impressive for a 4 year old to not being nervous on stage!

May 27 - Shane has been wanting to go to a Rangers game for a while. And since he was on a little break from firefighter classes, we decided this would be the best time to go to one! We went with my sister Marci and her husband Scott since & it just so happened to be their 6 year wedding anniversary that day. Thanks for spending part of your anniversary with us :)

June 1-3 - One my best friends/roommates from college, Amy's bachelorette was this weekend. We got a little condo on the Comal river and had the best time! 

June 15-16 - Was Amy and Brian's wedding weekend! It feels like just yesterday these two were getting engaged. Their wedding was perfect and so "them." I love their love story and how they met at church camp when they were little. So sweet! Amy has been one of my roommates since Freshman year in college and I can honestly say the whole time we have been friends, I knew Brian was the one for her. I wish y'all all the happiness in the world and hope y'all have an amazing honeymoon in Antigua!!

......and I'm done ! :) It may be a busy life, but it's a good one!

Oh my Etsy!

So a while back I was on pinterest and came across this pretty little necklace....

and thought, man I need this! It is not anything overly special, but I think that is what I like most about it. It is simple and elegant and something I can wear everyday. Well turns out it is from Etsy. I have never really gotten on Etsy so when I pulled up the website to check out the necklace, I was pleasantly suprised. I LOVED it. And I quickly wasted a whole day searching the website. Such cute stuff! I ended up purchasing my own little necklace. I literally got the necklace in less than a week. Which is so nice because I am a little impatient when it comes to waiting for things I ordered online.

So the verdict is....... I have a little love obsession with Pinterest AND Etsy. And this can't be good for my bank account. Sorry Shane !

The Month of 5k's

So, what have me and Shane been up to almost every weekend for the last month? Running 5ks. For all you runners out there, 3.1 miles does not seem like much. But for me, who never would run more than 2 miles (if even that), this is a lot! Now the question is..why have we done so many 5ks in the last month? There are multiple reasons. Lately Shane and I have been on an exercise kick. Not obessessing over it, but just realize how good it is for you to get in regular exercise. So there is reason #1. It is a great exercise! Reason #2 is that all the 5ks we have done support different charities. So not only are you doing something that helps us physically but it is helping some great foundations financially. Reason #3 - We have found a hobby that we both love and can do together! I think this is so important in a relationship. Finding fun things to do together! We are both competitve and like to push ourselves to get a faster time each time. We love it. And I will admit, Shane is quite the impressive runner. He ran track in high school, but really hasn't ran since then. And he for sure did not do longer distance running. But within the last 6 month he has taken up running and he has been doing so well in all the races he does! In the race we did this last weekend, he placed 3rd overall! He is just good at everything really..

Race #1 - 5k Run for the Youth of Abilene

Race #2 - Warrior Dash in Dallas.

(By far the most fun race! It was 3.2 miles with 12 obstacles...and lots of mud! My goal was to never stop running and we didn't! Shane was so sweet and stayed with me the whole time! There were thousands of people at this race. It was such a neat experience! Out of my age group, I placed 155 out of 1,158 women! I was pretty excited about that since it was my first mud/obstacle run! If you have not heard of the Warrior Dash, I highly recommend you to look into it here. So much fun! )

Race #3 - Student Dietetic Association 5k

Race #4 - Rescue the Animals 5k

(This race was a special one for Shane and I because not only are we huge animal lovers & love the Rescue the Animals Foundation BUT we both beat our best 5k times! Shane beat his by more than 3 minutes...little show off :) And I beat mine by a minute and a half)

So, that is basically what we have been up to lately. It has been a fun last couple of weeks :)



Bye Bye Wisdom Teeth

This past Friday I had my wisdom teeth taken out. Yep, those darn wisdom teeth. Which I really would like to know why they are called "Wisdom" teeth. Because for all I know, they only cause problems.

I was pretty nervous about getting the suckers pulled. I have heard such horror stories about people getting them out. Some people's cheeks swell up like chipmunks, some get terrible dry sockets, some are in pain for weeks, some can't eat hard food for weeks, some have to lay on the couch for weeks. You know all things I did not want to happen to me. I had the option to just take a sleeping pill before the operation and that be my sedation but I was so terrified of it not working and me being awake during the removal that I called my dentist the day before and told them I changed my mind and wanted to have IV sedation instead. I'm sure they thought I was crazy.

Overall the surgery went smoothly. I came to very quickly after and suprisingly did not have much pain for the first two days. My parents had come in town to help with taking care of me. They really are the best. I was so sure I would be like one of those people from the wisdom teeth horror stories so I was all for them coming in town to help. Well I'm actually really always for them coming in to see me :) But, I will say, I felt kind of bad that they came all that way for me to feel fine those first two days! But of course right after the leave, the pain set in. It was a tolerable pain, but defintely not comfortable. So I've been dealing with that pain pretty much all week & I've been popping advil like it's candy. Overall, my experience was nearly as bad as I expected. BUT still not enjoyable. Though how could pulling teeth ever be enjoyable?

A few pictures from the night before surgery..

Then right after surgery. Still smiling! haha

Post-surgery milkshakes were probably the best part!

& a sweet picture of my dad :)