"How's Couch to 5k going?" you ask. "Terrible," I tell you.
I gave up on week three, day one. It was getting pretty hot outside, our little umbrella stroller was about to reach its limit, and we were going through a.lot of changes.
But I'm not a quitter.. Well, I guess, technically I am because I quit the program; however, I have NOT quit running. In just a few weeks, in fact, I have shaved an entire minute off my mile. 10:37 at the beginning of this FPO adventure and 9:11 just last night. I mean, for someone who is just starting out, I'm pretty pleased with this accomplishment. Maybe another minute by the end of FPO??
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Busy Bees! Continuation...
Please feel free to read the following as one big thought without taking a breath. By doing so, you will most fully understand our life for the past couple of months.
Virginia is beautiful! But we decided we wouldn't want to live here.
We arrived "on the farm" in the middle of the afternoon on Monday, July 23 and as we moved into the apartment of our quad, we realized there was a playground right outside our front door.
Waverly is never happier than when she's on that playground with her friends.
Just two days later, on Wednesday, we started classes and Waverly started "school"!
She has loved every minute of "school" and we have loved this opportunity for her. It took a few weeks but she started remembering the names of kids in her class and talking about them specifically. Each week they focus on a different Bible story, which she is sometimes able to recall. (This is significant for her because previously, the answer to, What did you learn about today? was "Baby Jesus!"). Her greatest achievement that makes this Momma's heart happy is her growing cache of songs! Everyday she is singing a new song and I love it! Somewhere, and I assume school, she has learned "The Hokey Pokey", "Jesus Loves Me", "Old MacDonald", "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes", and some song about Jonah and the whale. All of this on top of the songs she already knows; "ABCs", "The BIBLE", and random Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Doc McStuffins songs. Can I be honest a moment? I was terrified that she would never learn songs or even like to sing, but she has and she does!! I love it. :)
African princess at our cultural lunch.
She LOVES Aunt Lauren and Uncle Travis/Breakfast/Kravitz!
"Girl time" with Aunt 'Gourdan' (Jourdan)!
We are so thankful for Waverly's SSA aunts and uncles! Obviously, she LOVES the attention, but WE love that she has these amazing people in her life.
This training time has been stressful, at times, and has been a huge adjustment for all of us (Waverly the least of all!), but we are thankful for the experience and experiences here. We are encouraged by being around others who are called as we are called.
Virginia is beautiful! But we decided we wouldn't want to live here.
We arrived "on the farm" in the middle of the afternoon on Monday, July 23 and as we moved into the apartment of our quad, we realized there was a playground right outside our front door.
Waverly is never happier than when she's on that playground with her friends.
Just two days later, on Wednesday, we started classes and Waverly started "school"!
She has loved every minute of "school" and we have loved this opportunity for her. It took a few weeks but she started remembering the names of kids in her class and talking about them specifically. Each week they focus on a different Bible story, which she is sometimes able to recall. (This is significant for her because previously, the answer to, What did you learn about today? was "Baby Jesus!"). Her greatest achievement that makes this Momma's heart happy is her growing cache of songs! Everyday she is singing a new song and I love it! Somewhere, and I assume school, she has learned "The Hokey Pokey", "Jesus Loves Me", "Old MacDonald", "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes", and some song about Jonah and the whale. All of this on top of the songs she already knows; "ABCs", "The BIBLE", and random Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Doc McStuffins songs. Can I be honest a moment? I was terrified that she would never learn songs or even like to sing, but she has and she does!! I love it. :)
We are so thankful for Waverly's SSA aunts and uncles! Obviously, she LOVES the attention, but WE love that she has these amazing people in her life.
This training time has been stressful, at times, and has been a huge adjustment for all of us (Waverly the least of all!), but we are thankful for the experience and experiences here. We are encouraged by being around others who are called as we are called.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Busy Bees!
Has it been a while? Or has it been a while? I tell you what, we have been so busy getting ready to skip the country that I just haven't kept up with much.
Quick run down? *Read this as if I'm not even stopping to take a breath. Also forgive the photo quality; my convenient iPhone has been my go-to camera.*
So, many moons ago, we had a yard sale to sell all of our stuff. We made almost $2,000. Praise the Lord. Little did we know how much we would actually need that money until we got our first IMB paycheck that only compensated for 8 days of our salary. Let's just say, Ouch.
That night our best friends threw us a Harry Potter-themed "going away" party.
After dinner, we walked back to our hotel and watched The Blind Side until about 10:00 pm. It was the most relaxing night we had had as a family in a looong time.
The next morning Waverly swam!
Then we got in the car and continued our journey to Virginia!!
Quick run down? *Read this as if I'm not even stopping to take a breath. Also forgive the photo quality; my convenient iPhone has been my go-to camera.*
So, many moons ago, we had a yard sale to sell all of our stuff. We made almost $2,000. Praise the Lord. Little did we know how much we would actually need that money until we got our first IMB paycheck that only compensated for 8 days of our salary. Let's just say, Ouch.
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| We sold everything, but three boxes of stuff. |
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| There is just too much cuteness in this photo, I can hardly stand it!! |
The following week, on July 17, we crated the rest of our life. And let's all say, Ouch, again because that was a painful-like process.
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| Hot.mess. |
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| Hot.mess. |
Once everything was packed away and sent to the crating company, we became squatters in our own house.
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| Happy to be squatters. |
The very next day, we went and got tats, courtesy of Kevin at Bleed Blue Tattoo.
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| Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God." Aka. Kelli, give it all you got and don't look back. |
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| William Borden quote. Read his story. |
Sunday, July 22, we skipped town and headed for FPO in Virginia!
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| BEAUTIFUL West Virginia |
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| Dinner at Applebees in Beckley, WV where we stayed for the night. |
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| hu-larious. |
The next morning Waverly swam!
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| Hotel with a swimming pool, duh. |
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| Over it. |
More to come...
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