Texas Andersons

Tuesday- I had a session, we met with our architect, and Ben had scouts.  In between, we were busy packing the house.

Wednesday- The movers showed up and got a ton of our stuff to the storage units and to the new apartment.  We packed and unpacked.  We cleaned.  We looked back… and the movers didn’t get nearly enough done.

Thursday- I had two more sessions.  Nathan moved a bunch of stuff all by himself.  Had a cleaning company come in to get the house ready for the new family to move in.

Friday- Had some things at the house fixed.  More packing and unpacking.  Highlight was all the facebook messages for my birthday!

Saturday- Nathan, Ben, and Evan walked/jogged Fabra’s 1-mile Fun Run.  Emily, Beth, and I ran the 5k.    Then it was back to errands and unpacking.  Highlight was getting to go out to dinner for my birthday with Marli… and having a margarita!

Sunday- More packing and unpacking.  Two sessions.  Thankfully, Myk came into town to help us get the last of our stuff off the property.

Monday- Signed all the paperwork.  Done!  So tired…. so, so tired.

Okay, so I didn’t have to wait until the 15th to officially run a 5k.  Mission accomplished on the 1st for St. Peter’s 5K and Fall Festival!  Only stopping to take a quick drink halfway through, I jogged the entire route.  Time was 38:09 (not bad for my first time).  Setting a goal to do better on the 15th.

Training until October 15th:

Day 55- October 1- Ran my first 5k in 38:09- 10,005 overall steps
Day 56- October 2- No excercise (in pain)- 3,557 overall steps
Day 57- October 3- 1 hour on treadmill at 3.0mph- 11,023 overall steps
Day 58- October 4- Walked the neighborhood with Evan- 11,654 overall steps 
Day 59- October 5- No excercise (still hurting, too busy)- ? overall steps (no pedometer)
Day 60- October 6- Week Seven, Day Two of C25K- ? overall steps
Day 61- October 7- Walked Curington’s track for Walk a Thon- ? overall steps
Day 62- October 8- No exercise (vacation)- ? overall steps
Day 63- October 9- No exercise (vacation)- ? overall steps
Day 64- October 10- Walked 10 minutes at 3.0mph and jogged 20 minutes at 4.5mph on the treadmill- ? overall steps
Day 65- October 11- Walked 10 minutes at 3.0mph and jogged 25 minutes at 4.5mph on the treadmill- ? overall steps
Day 66- October 12- No excercise (moving)- ? overall steps
Day 67- October 13- No excercise (moving, working)- ? overall steps
Day 68- October 14- No excercise (moving)- ? overall steps
Day 69- October 15- Didn’t feel ready, but ran the 5k in 33:56!!!!!  ? overall steps

Friday was Curington’s Walk a Thon.  Music was blaring; food was being served; kids and parents were everywhere!  In all, Ben walked 25 laps.  And Evan and I walked probably 8-10 of those laps with him.  Lots of fun!  (Thanks to Granmom Loretta and Papa Bobby for the $20 pledge.)

Saturday, we got up and headed to Port A (after an oil change and a trip to the store).

We stayed somewhere new.  The Sandcastle Condominiums were great.  We got a one-bedroom with a big kitchen… and a beach and pool view!  We loved our balcony!

That afternoon, the boys got to spend a while in the pool and then headed back to the condo to make pizza while I got to enjoy the beach with clients.  Very fun portrait session.

Sunday, we went straight to the sand to build sandcastles and spent the rest of the morning jumping waves and swimming.  Then (because the storms rolled in), we did the tourist thing and drove into town to take funny pictures, shop at the gift stores, and stop off at the candy company.  After, we drove into Rockport to have dinner at Charlotte Plummer’s, enjoyed watching the dolphins as we rode the ferry, and had fun walking the jetties.

Today we made it back to the beach one more time so Ben could use his new boogie board.  And then we made the long drive home. 

So now we’re back to reality, back to the normal everyday callings.  Plus, Nathan started packing us up, getting us ready to move into our new apartment on Wednesday.  It’s gonna be a busy week!

We sold the house!  The appraisal and inspections are done.  Looks like it’s really going to go through.  So we’re busy lining up movers, an apartment, another storage unit, and appointments to move forward with our home plans.  Yay!!!

At the last Scouts meeting, Ben received tthree pins (swimming, biking, and the summertime activity award).  So proud of his accomplishments!

I did school portraits at two different schools.  And one of them was Evan’s Mother’s Day Out.  He did great.  Stayed with his class, listened to his teacher, waved to me.  And was ready to sit and smile when it was his turn.

Yesterday morning Emily, Beth, and I tried out our first 5k.  Emily and I jogged the whole time.  We all made it across the finish line under 42 minutes.  (my time was 39:08)  It was very exciting.  So glad we did it.  And the icing on the cake?  Ben, Evan, and Sammi were there to cheer us on to the finish line! 

Last night, Lewis, Emily, Beth, Nathan, and I enjoyed the Cibolo Nature Center gala.  With all the best restaurants in town present, we had a wonderful time sampling foods and visiting.

And today we took the boys to Chuck E Cheese for Robert’s 6th birthday party.  The boys played games non-stop.  Ben got to see some of his oldest friends (he’s known Robert and Mary since they were all babies).  And Nathan and I got to visit with some of our oldest friends (friends we’ve known since we were little). 

These past two weeks we’ve had big accomplishments and so much fun.  Now, back to work.  We have a marketing director to find for Shutter-Happy.  We need to prepare to pack up and move this house.  And I have six clients’ orders and two school orders waiting on me!  yikes!