Weekend Update and Rodeo Run Recap

 

Thursday afternoon I went to a clay shoot with my boss and a couple coworkers, I havent used a shotgun in YEARS, and I am not good at it, I am much better wtih a rifle!

 

I shot 6 of 70 and we stopped for about 45 minutes at the 5th station waiting and the pain hit... so I powered through the  next two stops and then the hubs took over the last three stations  for me, I went from 6/70 to 24/30... haha... it was fun, but I need practice... and I think 50 rounds is my limit! The bruise on my shoulder agrees!

 

Friday was a low key uneventful day, but I did make baked ziti (a healthier version)... I should have taken pics, its good!!!

 

 

I did make this for breakfast on Saturday and it was delish... scrambled eggs with ham:

1egg

2 egg whites

a couple slices hillshire farm low sodium ham

2% cheddar cheese

pepper to taste (I NEVER add salt when I cook, but you can)

 

 

 

 

Saturday was the run, and I woke up to texts that my grandma was back in the ICU, more heart problems... and its just getting worse, she is dying, and I know that, and I hate seeing or hearing of her suffering and I wish I could be there for her and with her, but I have work here in Houston... and my poor sister is 21 and she hasnt really had to deal with the death of a loved one, she was 1 when my dad died, so she didnt really know him, and this is hitting her hard because she is living with my grandma and getting really close to her... I am actually jealous of the time she gets with her, I am glad I lived with her a summer during college, but I guess it never feels like you get enough time with the ones you love, especially when it starts coming to an end. I love her lots and hope she has pain free, good time left with us... and I do have peace that I know she is going to a better place, which helps..




 I didnt bring my camera with me for the run, EPIC fail... so I stole this from the website... there were 15,000 runners... yes thats right, thousands!!! All of the fees for the run go to the scholarship fund for FFA kids, they raised $400 grand this year alone! It was a mad house with that many people though... and weird running through downtown Houston, around my office and all, people lined the streets because we were followed by a parade, so I felt like we were running for peoples entertainment... it ended up being a good thing because I havent been running enough and wasnt ready, but was able to run the whole thing anyway because I didnt want to disappoint the crowd!

 

 

So the hubs took a pic of me and Christina after the race at our house... I finished in 34:06, not my best time, but also not my worst...I kept pace with Christina until about 2.5 miles in and then I had to slow down a bit and she was wanting to speed up so we split up for the end and she finished a minute in front of me... but we had fun!

 

 

 

 

 

For dinner the hubs and I went to Black Walnut and we both got the steak salad... he lovingly and selflessly ate my garlic bread for me!

 

Then we split gellato, tiramisu flavor!

 

 

 

 

I got a card in the mail from my sis for Vday.. super cute

 

 

 

 

Yesterday after church we did some yardwork and then I went on a bike ride in a wind tunnel... the first 5.5 miles I did in 15 minutes, the last 5 took almost 30!! I was psyched at how fast I was going and kept grabbing gears on the way out, well I didnt realize I had 20-30 mph winds with gusts up to 40mph at my back, so then when I turned around, they were in my FACE, it was HORRIBLE!!! I went home and sure enough my weather app had a wind warning... I was drained...

 

We then had a couple friends over and the hubs grilled salmon and we had baked sweet potato bites and steamed broccoli... it was delish and a grand success! We had a great low key weekend, we didnt make the rodeo cookoff but the hubs hasnt been feeling well, and he leaves Wednesday so I didnt mind staying home with him all weekend since his days off was cut short to only a week instead of the usual 2

 

In other good news, I weighed myself this morning and I am down ANOTHER 2 pounds from last Wed weigh in... I couldnt wait til Wednesday, I was good this weekend and wanted to see what that got me... and I saw progress!!!!!! :)

 

At the end of lent I am re-measuring myself too, I am feeling inches going away forever as well!! It makes me wonder how much I really love bread, is it worth it? 4 pounds in two weeks says HELL TO THE NO!!!