what's an anniversary...really?

this week Cody and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary. it’s crazy to believe that it’s been two years already! to celebrate we did the usual romantic stuff but it certainly didn’t go as I had envisioned, though I’m not complaining. to be honest the day just kind of snuck up on me.

this is one of my all time favs from the big day!



for the two weeks prior Cody had been away at work and on the day he returned we headed out of town for a concert. by Monday, the actual day of our anniversary, we were spent. originally I thought that it’d be nice for us to eat a homemade candle lit dinner and then watch our wedding video, snuggled up together on the couch- touching eh?! it would be something low key but sweet after a busy couple of weeks. 



 


the day actually turned into this: Cody and I carpooling since my Jeep still wouldn’t startwhich had us running late, a frantic day at work for us both without even a single text message from the other, takeout from Olive Garden after a quick run to the auto parts store (fun), inhaling our food at the kitchen counter sans candlelight at around 7:45, watching a new episode of the Big Bang Theory and going to sleep (literally!) shortly after 9 PM. 
 

 

this life may not be perfect and our relationship may have it’s ‘days’ but the fact that we’re in this thing together is such a blessing. this ‘day’ helped me realize that being able to enjoy each other’s company was really all that mattered.

2 years in and still going strong!



26(.2) 'running' thoughts

while I run so does my mind. and when you train for a marathon you realize just how ridiculous, disjointed, and completely illogical your thoughts can be because it’s just you, ALONE, for HOURS. after pounding pavement for 18 consecutive miles this weekend I thought I’d share some of the ridiculousness with you – 26(.2) thoughts to be exact. (I consider this self-awareness.)

1. man, I feel great!

2. I’m killing it!

3. let’s see; I could run 8:50 a mile on race day which would be 530 seconds a mile and that’s like 13,000ish seconds which is 200ish minutes which is less than 4 hours – yea, 8:50 a mile it is.

4. stay on the path, run straight, don’t roll an ankle.

5. seriously…why do bikers need 3/4 of the path just to pass me?!

6. oh, yay! a fellow runner!

7. I think I’ll wave.

8. ooook, they didn’t wave back. jerk!

9. my a$$ is on fire; my a$$ will look so good.

10. oh a cute, little squirrel!

11. get out of the way squirrel.

12. seriously how does it not hear me?!

13. eeek! squirrels are funny animals. always running at you before running away. haha.

14. OMG this sucks!

15. where’s the bathroom?

16. Cody should be here any minute with water.

17. I want water now. great!

18. where is he?

19. water, water, water – ooh what a great song!

20. I’m feeling it now, I can do this! thank you Macklamore for White Walls!

21. oh look! It’s Cody and Allie – they make me so happy!

22. huh, I’m really not all that thirsty.

23. really, 10 miles isn’t that bad and this is like doing two 10 mile runs.

24. this is pure insanity!

25. yuck! bra sweat is the worst kind!

26. actually maybe I’ll get a new bra after this.

26.2 I wonder if victoria’s secret will have…oooh I’m done! nachos! get me some nachos, and water, and some ice cream, maybe pizza too. oh and some ibuprofen!