Summer is Almost Over

I can not believe how fast summer has FLOWN by! I know part of it was spending the days with my sweet little girl and that we went back to visit Oregon twice. I have spent my nights trying desperately to finish my honeymoon scrapbook, jogging, & reading other 1st grade teacher blogs! I have gotten some fun ideas & inspiration. My challenge for the upcoming school year is going to be to learn balance. I always seem to have more "balls" in the air than I can manage to juggle. I have learned that as soon as I take one "ball" out of rotation I quickly replace it with something new. I am super competitive with myself & have the need to be the very best at what I do. I will have to strive to balance being a wife, mother, teacher, & friend. I tend to get crazy focused on one aspect & let the others "drop". What can I say I am a passionate person! :o)

My newest quest is to work really hard to get into shape. I am watching what I eat (closely), not dieting cuz that makes me CRAZY! ;] I am also striving to workout 6 days a week. This consists of jogging 3 days/week at the park & going to the gym 3 days/week. I am not going to lie it has been a struggle....BUT my goal is to run a 1/2 marathon next May with my darling brother & his sweet girlfriend. Who, by the way, are both amazing track athletes! I definitely have my work cut out for me. My loving Mom bought me a gorgeous jogging stroller to help me in my quest for fitness. We took it for a spin last night & it was fab-u-lous!

The jogging stoller in all it's glory!
G after we went for jog last night (all of us: Me, G, Adam & Rox)

My blue-eyed princess in the Bumbo