4 am & will power...

i had every intention of going to the gym this morning. after a hasty cleaning session last night i was tucked into bed by 10pm, alarm set for 4:50, intending to be at the gym by 5:10.

yeah...right.

instead i woke up at 4am with a not so happy tummy. i laid there for a bit debating over what i would do when my alarm went off. instead i reset my alarm to 30 minutes later and decided i would go into work early. mission accomplished...gym i will see you after work. 

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my half is in 30 days. 1 month. as in on this very date next month, i will be gearing up to run 13.1 miles. that seems nuts, but not as nuts as when i first started.

i have been training for 3 full months now and i have to say it's been a really great experience. aaand i'm actually still excited  for this! 

since finishing college, and then an internship at the springville museum of art, i've just been working full time. which is great. i love the regularity of a 9-5 schedule. but once i'm done, i'm done {which is part of what i love about it}. i was excited at the prospect of having something to work on, and work towards, and really push myself harder and farther than i have in a long while. and that i have done. i have discipline and drive and will power that i never knew i had {just not enough to go to the gym at 5am sometimes ha}.

it's funny how when i first started 4 miles seemed like A LOT. i mean, that is pretty far. now it's the 10 miles that i'm like ok, that's far. but even running 10 miles, i know i can do it. my body is strong and capable and i'm so grateful for that. it's a pretty amazing feeling!

i'd also have to say that all the support from friends and family has made it that much easier and encouraged me to keep going. i feel like this has been much more of a lifestyle change for me. i don't want to finish my race and throw my hands up and say ok, i'm done. i did it. that's it. i want to keep going and keep training and keep pushing myself. 

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in other news...i think we missed fall. kind of. i'm pretty sure that when the sun comes up, i'm going to see snow on the mountain. SNOW. i'm not quite ready for that. jackets, scarves, pants etc. i can do. but not snow. leave that for december.

speaking of december...my parents are coming for christmas! and i am thrilled. i haven't seen them since last february {that's a long time!} and i miss them terribly. they'll be here for the entire week of christmas and it's going to be wonderful. us ladies are going on a mommy daughter date to the nutcracker the day before christmas eve! and i get to be hostess to my parents for the first time ever {i know i'm a nerd but i'm pretty excited about it - planning dinners, what we'll do, they'll have to come to church with me of course, all that good stuff!}. you guys i have a pretty great family and i love them...mucho.