Hellllooooo heat advisory.  Nothing I crave more than a heat advisory until 9 freaking pm!! NOT!  Its days like today I thank God I work in an air conditioned facility.  Hopefully the AC doesn’t go out or we could have big problems.

     Yesterday I had a first.  Yesterday I ran 4 miles.  Straight.  Without stopping once.  

     Now, this isn’t the first time I’ve ever done this, but it is the first time I’ve accomplished this feat since running my half marathon 14 months ago.  Andddd with a bum hip.  Sidenote:  After running my half marathon it was discovered that I have hip dysplasia and an almost completely torn labrum in my right hip.  Shockingly my hip felt pretty damn good throughout the whole run.  Today, well today it’s a different story…

My body does not want to move a single inch.

     Yesterdays run followed an ass-kicking upper body workout on Monday.  I tend to have this problem where whenever Will gives me an exercise to do, my immediate response is “How many reps?”  Monday I tried something different.  I did as many reps as I could possibly manage, then I stopped.  I found that I could push my body much farther than I thought, which gave me the motivation I needed to do it all over again 30 seconds later.  Talk about feeling the burn!  Next time you’re at the gym , try it.  Try not having a number that you’ll quit at.  I promise you will be surprised at what your body can accomplish.

Things I'm currently crushing on...

My oh so fabulous ombre hair.  Seriously, anyone in the Omaha area needs to look up Melody Foster and get your bootay into her chair.  She. Works. Wonders.

My coral colored shellac.  I finally got a mani and pedi for the first time in foreva and thought I went to heaven for a bit. 

Andddddd the fact that its FRIDAY!!!

Happy Weekend Loves!

Well hey there.  Long time no blog, huh?  Don’t you worry I’m still here.  Still alive.  Still kicking.  My blogging world has taken a backseat to reality.  Sigh.  Let me update you on all of the things keeping me utterly busy. 

The next happening since my last post was a fabulous trip to DC.  After initially hearing this is where my work conference would be I was less than excited.  DC?  Meh.  Boy was I wrong.  DC was spectacular.  Will and I spent the majority of our trip (when I wasn’t in meetings) walking around and being typical tourists.  In fact, we were walking so much that my shoe broke.  In the middle. of. downtown. DC.  Trying to hobble around with a broken shoe in the middle of summer = not fun.  Thank goodness for my stud of a boyfriend who worked his handyman skills and glued them back together.  What a lifesaver :)

Dinner on top of the W hotel

The final night at The Museum of American History

After we returned home, any spare time I had was spent studying for the GMAT.  You see, they (as in whoever creates this godforsaken test) decided it would be a great idea to add in an extra section starting June 1^st.  This put my butt into high gear, because who really wants to have to study for and take an extra section when they don’t have to?  Not me!!  Fast forward a few weeks, a couple gallons of coffee, & loads of studying and I PASSED!!  And passed with a good enough score to get me into a top 30 business school.  I was pleased, as is my dad/boss.  The original plan was to start grad school this fall at UNO.  Since I’ll be working full time this was the only option I thought would work.  After doing some research and talking to some family friends, I’ve decided to start grad school next January at ASU.  They have a fabulous online program that only requires me to go out there once.  This will allow me to continue my full time job here in Omaha and still get an education from a great school.  I’m trying to just enjoy my time right now, because once next January hits I will be busy.

We finally received our first phone call and letter from Daniel!!  It was so good to hear from him and to see how everything is going.  We sure miss him and are so proud of what he is doing.  It definitely gave me a whole new perspective on Memorial Day.

Lastly, Will, Maddie and myself (along with 17,000 other people) ran the Warrior Dash.  It was a blast!!  I absolutely cannot wait to do it next year!!  It was also Maddie’s first ever race and I was so happy to be a part of her experience.  We had so much fun that we’re signing up for several other obstacle/mud races this summer and fall.  I highly recommend trying one out if you haven’t before.  There were people from all walks of life and it seemed as though they all enjoyed it…except maybe the girl who broke her leg. She probably didn’t enjoy it as much!

The CWS has officially invaded Omaha!  Will, Maddie, her friend Hil, and myself took in a game last night.  It was my first game in the new TD Ameritrade park and it did not disappoint!  This was also the first game I've been to since my sophomore year in high school.  Definitely an entirely different experience, in a good way!

I’m going to try my hardest to be better at updating this thing.  I know it will be worth it someday when I can look back and read about all my crazy doings.  Sometimes it’s just hard when the pool and a cool drink are calling my name.

Until next time…

XOXO,