Fascinating Movie, and worth the hype it received. I went to see it with my good friend, Philip. As we watched the credits roll, something I always do once to give all involved acknowledgement for their work and because it's now become a standard to see what the filmmakers slip in at the end, a discussion began about how much we dislike alien ( Read more... )

I had my New Year's holiday today. I scheduled a Chiropractor appointment, I cleaned out my basement, etc. My appt. was at 3:30 and I realized I was running late when I looked at the clock at 3:20 (I was in the middle of piles on my living room floor). I took off down the street just in time to pass Hillis Elementary as school was letting out. I ( Read more... )

Ironically, last year I was watching Sydney White while writing my New Year's resolutions. This year I am watching Once Upon a Dream where Snow White is the central character. Ha ( Read more... )

My first Ironman is complete! It was finished the Monday after Thanksgiving. You can push yourself but then eventually your body will push back, which is why Monday was the lucky day. Now, if you ask my how the second one is going....it's not. In fact, it's really bad and I'm starting to feel it. I am surrounding myself with community and going ( Read more... )

It is Thanksgiving week and I am in the homestretch of the first Iron Man. The goal is to finish this week which will hopefully balance out the ridiculous amount of calories I am going to intake. Here are the numbers ( Read more... )

Swim - 2000 yards ( Read more... )

Heading to Chicago for the weekend to watch my baby sister shoot some hoops. I'm going with my mom, dad, and baby brother and we are staying with my aunt's brother and sister-in-law. The plan is to get my running to the over halfway mark. My good intentions on Tuesday were squelched when the man sitting next to me decided to unplug his machine ( Read more... )

Friday night SE Polk played Ankeny in the final sub-state round of football. The game was at Ankeny and the school estimated there to be up to 12,000 people at the game. At 2:40pm campus security was already set-up at Northview/the YMCA when I hopped on the bus to pick-up the kiddos. I had dinner plans with a friend who rescheduled with me because ( Read more... )

One cannot negate a good instructor. And I am currently wishing I was back in Midlothian, VA, with Susan as my spin instructor. She is good at what she does. Her classes were motivating and I busted my butt for her. All of her tunes tied exactly in with what she was asking us to do. If we sprinted it was fast, we climbed a hill, slow, a cool down ( Read more... )

I finally feel like I'm making some headway on this little project I have started. And if I keep up the early morning cycle classes plus put in extra effort to do another class or something it will only help me with my other wellness goals. Cheers to that thought. I have a good excuse now to bike on my own as I keep preparing for this dinner I'm ( Read more... )