moving in fast forward

Hi there!

Life has been so busy lately and full of changes. Good changes though.
We are moving to a new apartment in 2 weeks. We thought we were moving the last weekend in September but do to a miscommunication, I found out this morning that we are moving the last weekend in August. So these next two weekends will be busy with packing and miscellaneous moving stuff, then the next weekend is moving weekend, and the weekend after that my parents will be here.

I am excited about this new place! I will finally get to decorate my "home". The place we are living now, we knew it was temporary when we moved in. We thought we would only be here a few months but a year later we are finally moving on. The new place is slightly smaller but is also cheaper and much closer to our friends. I have so many decorating ideas and can't wait to see the place become our own.

Another big part of my life lately has been training to run a 5k. This may not seem like such a bit deal to some but for me it is huge. I have always said how much I hate to run. I would pick swimming or biking over running any day. I have also said I would like to do a sprint triathlon someday. The only thing holding me back, has been the running part. I would start to run and then would quickly give up. This time I have a great friend to run with and challenge me, and I have a goal. My church is doing a 5k fundraiser run to raise money for building wells in Africa. Bek and I started on a program that is supposed to take you from the couch, or doing nothing, to running a 5k in 9 weeks. Together Bek and I have been running 3 times a week and are just finishing up our 9 weeks. I'm pretty proud of us!

The race is Labor Day weekend and my parents are coming to visit that same weekend. I can't wait. My dad has never been here and my mom was only here briefly. I am excite to get to show them around where we live and take them to the city. My mom may even run with me.

So there is a brief catchup with what is happening in our lives. I have been cooking up a storm and promise to start posting recipes again. Hope everyone has a great weekend!