1.6 kms...

First run of the year, and that's what i have to show...1.6 kms... I am trying to be optimistic though. Yes, I have a cold, so that made the run more difficult. (Difficult meaning my head feels like it weighs twice the amount it should). Also, it was my first real run since the fall when I stopped running indoors. I feel proud that I went and it felt super good to get out. Next week I have planned to run at least 3 times. My sister plans to run with me on Fridays starting this week in the park. I am looking forward to having someone to run with and someone to push me just a bit further. She is a bit more athletic than me so she might be able to go a bit further. In other news, we have just moved into a new place and we love it! Wedding plans have been coming along well and I am happy to say that my dress has come in and needs very few alterations. I can't believe that our wedding is 132 days away. We still have so much to do but it is coming up close and I can't wait. Tomorrow I am hoping to put together a list of goals I want to complete before the wedding. See you then! sherry

Oh My Knee!!!

So running has been put on hold....

I slipped and fell on some water in a grocery store on Monday of this week and landed right on my knee. The bone is bruised and I have been told it will not heal completely for another three weeks. Its still sore when i walk for long periods of time so I figure I shouldn't be running on it quite yet. I have been swimming some laps in the pool to keep active but it is just not the same. I miss running and it driving me crazy!! I just don't want the injury to get worse.

There have been little to no wedding planning going on, and today I spend a good hour looking online at dresses. I do not like anything. I have this idea in my head of what I want and i could not find it on a single website that was here in Canada. I finally found one I like on the Davids Bridal Website, but I am not sure if they will have anything similar here.

As of Monday I will be starting a new job. Things at my previous job were just not working out and I felt like I was being taken advantage of. Off to new things now, and I couldn't be more excited! :)

May Long Weekend

Well we spent the weekend at Brereton Lake in the Whiteshell and we had a blast. We usually go there about three or four times in the summer and rent a boat. The guy there already knows us by name. This year all his boats were broken so we couldn't rent one. Instead we went to Rainbow Fall at white lake. This place is so pretty and since it is a spawning area for walleye we usually have really good fishing. The first day we were there Jordan caught a pike. We took it back to our site and had it for dinner. First time I had ever tasted pike and it was good. The next morning Jordan caught a walleye right off the shore from our campsite. We had it for breakfast with hash browns and eggs. Sunday was our best day there and it was so nice out. While we were there i caught a rock bass, a sucker and a walleye. We had that one for dinner. I had such a great time out there and can't wait to go back.
Today I was back on track with running and did a slow 3 kms. Winds here were gusting to 50 kms and a couple times I had to run against the wind which was pretty hard since I felt like I was going backwards. I am hoping the wind won't be so bad tomorrow so I can have a better run. I sure missed it on the weekend, but I couldn't imagine running out camping and not having a cool place to go after.
Next week marks the last week at my current job before starting a new one the following week. I am so excited and hoping that it will be all I want and more.
Well that's pretty much my wrap up for this week. Talk to you soon!

4KM Walk/Run

Yesterday was the best run so far for me. I went a total of 4KMS and even though I had to walk in between at some point and start with a fairly slow walk I think it went so well!! I felt good after my run and for the rest of the day too. I keep getting this pain in my shoulder though, I am not sure what its from. It could be from the way I move my arms when running. Hopefully I don't feel the same thing running tonight, because it really hurts, but goes away after I walk for a few minutes. Its a bit cooler tonight to and I find I don't run as well when it isn't as warm. I guess we will see how it goes.

Run Fail!!!

Well yesterday was a horrible run!! I did not do well at all and maybe ran about 1 KM not even. I just wasn't feeling it. So I walked myself back home, had a few soda crackers and decided to go to the store. I left my running gear on since I figured I might feel like running there, and you know what, i did and I ran all the way to the store. I would have run back too, but I had bags of groceries. Not great for running with.
I am going to give it another try today and see if I can actually have a successful run. We will see!!

Trying To Put Running Into Full Swing

Well I am trying to get my butt in gear and get to running at least 3 times a week again. It's much harder than I thought it would be. I went for my first run last Sunday and it felt good to be hitting the pavement. My Nike + isn't working right now though. The sensor seems to have decided to die and therefore I have been running without it. :( I sure paid for the run the day after! I was so sore and in pain, but stretching helped so much! I put in 2 Kms, which is a good start. Tonight, I plan on doing the same if not more. The one thing that my Nike + was super helpful with was knowing how fast I was running. With it I was able to keep track and not over do it, and run further. Stupid Nike +. I am hoping to have a new one in the next few weeks.

The fiance and I have been working hard at trying to eat healthier and so far so good. We went out for dinner on Monday night for a bit or Celebrating (more on that a bit later) and both ordered salads. Last night we had a homemade shrimp salad with roasted red pepper and homemade dressing. It turned out so good and we will be making it for sure again. Tonight, we are having homemade pasta sauce with whole wheat pasta. I can't wait!! I think it probably a good idea to start eating better now rather than later!

On the wedding side, our original plans for a wedding location fell though and we have now looked at and book a completely different place. It isn't as nice and the tent was going to be, but we are going to do some of our own decorations and make it as nice as possible. A major plus is that we are saving a bunch of money, which means it can go towards other stuff. I am getting really excited and kind of wish the wedding was this year and not next. But we need to save and I understand that's important.

Well I should be off for a run soon and later I will update how it went!

Engaged

That right! I'm Engaged! During a wonderful trip to Las Vegas, my boyfriend proposed to me! In front of the Bellagio Hotel while the Waltzing Waters were going. It was so far the happiest moment of my life! Everything was perfect.

I am so excited to start this next part of my life, wedding planning and getting ready to spend the rest of my life with the man of my dreams! So there will be some changes to the content of my blog. I will still be blogging about running, which I plan on starting back up as soon as the snow goes, but also about wedding planning and ideas I come up with. I am hoping this can turn into a way to remember all things wonderful about planning and the stress full bits too. Also, a place where I can bounce ideas off of people and get suggestions.

So far, planning has barely begun. We have booked a social location and have picked our wedding location just waiting to put the deposit down. I have browsed for dresses online, but haven't gone to store. I am so excited about dress shopping! I have an idea of what I want too. Other than that I am clueless, but I can't wait to do the planning.

Well that's about it for now! :)