Why hello there!

Nathan after his first roller coaster... so happy!

Wow, almost 1 whole month since I posted last! How I missed my adoring blog reader fans! :) Now that life has returned to as "normal" as it can get post tax season, I'll try to update more often, but I can't guarantee anything because as you all know, my day is filled with busy and sometimes random goings on, & I don't always have the energy or time to post, but maybe once I get my new phone next month, I will start blogging via that instead.

Where to start?! Well, I guess the number one thing on my mind recently is that BROAD STREET RUN!! I can't stop thinking about how absolutely amazing it was! There are few things in life I have experienced so far that have made me feel "invincible" and those have been:

• skydiving
• giving birth without pain medicine (!!)
• completing that 10 mile race in the sweltering 80 degree weather

What I mean by invincible is that after doing all the above mentioned, I literally feel like I could do anything, and by anything I mean just about anything. I'm not going to go all crazy on you and tell you I am going to run a marathon anytime soon, but I am feeling very confidant about a half marathon in the very least. After I sky-dived (is that even a word?) I remember that I instantly wanted to do it again. It was so exhilarating and such a random thing I did, that it made it that much more exciting for me. Nathan actually went on his first roller coaster this past weekend, and when the ride was over, he wanted to do it again, because he was so excited and I compare his experience to my skydiving one.

After I gave birth to Ollie without pain meds, I figured, hell, I can do anything, I just pushed a watermelon out of... well you know the rest. Again, there is so much adrenaline and emotion pumping through you when you are giving birth, it's amazing that babies don't come literally flying out from being pushed so hard. Or maybe they do... I will have to consult with Ben on that one.

Running for 1 hour and 46 minutes is something I honestly never thought I was going to be able to do. I'm not sure why, it was almost like a mental block. 12 weeks ago, when I blogged about wanting to get back into shape, I knew something had ignited inside of me, as well as on the outside of me, namely my muffin top and double chin. I felt sad and unhappy about myself, it didn't help that it was the beginning of tax season and we had about 458 inches of snow on the ground. Now, I feel back and better than ever, as cheesy and cliche as that sounds. I feel like I should be an after photo of a Jenny Craig for Moms commercial. Alright, maybe not that far, but soon enough! I feel confidant and happy about my body, which is something every mom wants to feel after pushing out a 7.7 lb bowling ball twice in 21 months!

Well, of course, I am out of time and I have to go get Nathan from school. I will update about my experience during the run, hopefully tonight. Till then...