I'm ready! Today has been the first day in about a week that the sun has been OUT! Classes are out and I am ready for the summer. What do I have on the agenda: plenty of Relaxing and maybe a little bit of CrAzInEsS! What does the CrAzInEsS involve you may be wondering? Running!!! I signed up as an alternate for the Reno-Tahoe Odyssey run that is happening the first week of June. It consists of multiple teams that are running a 178 mile course over two days. I was sent a message about a week ago saying that one of the runners was injured and had to drop out so guess what? I'm up! And I am so pumped! I'll be running three legs of the race totaling 17.1 miles. No biggie! I got this! So far this week, I have logged a 5 mile, 7 mile, and 5 mile run. Tomorrow morning, I'll be tackling another 7 to end the week. Not to shabby. I'm feeling so amazing lately.
Another amazing part of my life, I met someone. Someone so special that accepts me for me. I'm pretty messed up about my past and I've never tried to hide it. Understandably, that scares people away. I've been up and down the past 10 years and to be able to be completely honest with a man and not be looked down upon is a blessing. I remember telling my brother that my perfect man would be a "Christian Conservative Running Vegetarian." I found part of that. :) He (my brother) also told me that I would never find a man being a vegetarian...*sigh* Well, guess what!! In your face little brother!! Xoxo
On a more serious note, life in the fall is going to change drastically for Marsella and I. She is jumping into Kindergarten and I'm off to Nursing School. I am just in awe at how fast she is growing. My little baby girl is far from being a baby anymore. She amazes me everyday with the words she uses, her attempts to manipulate me into getting what she wants, and her ability to surprise me daily with her level of intelligence. Today we were at a store around where the clocks were. She says, "The little hand is on 2 and the big hand is on 12. That means it's 2 o'clock, mom?" Wait....what??? Shocker! I am going to treasure every moment this summer with her.
When nursing school starts, I know I am going to miss her so much. My nose is going to be in the books for the next two years and I dread the hours away from her at school and at study groups. I keep reminding myself that this is all for the better - - it's for our future. I want to give her everything. I want to provide her with an amazing life full of opportunities. That is my ultimate goal. Yes, I am doing nursing because it's what I want to do but a huge part is for Marsella. She is the one that relies on me everyday for little things: get her dressed, drive her to school, feed her, etc. As she gets older, the expectations will increase on both parts. I am sending her though a private school education which is going to be very demanding both financially and academically. She will succeed. She's a little smarty.
So, our goals this summer:
1. Have fun!
2. Spend countless hours floating down the river.
3. Log hundreds of miles on the trails and start training for another half-marathon
4. Spend bunches of hours with my love and baby girl making wonderful memories! :)
