2011

Analyzing

Time to analyze 2011. I made a typical 2011 post on January 6th where I talked about some goals I had for the year. I want to check in on them and see how I did!

Life goals from 2011

1. Dress nicer. I would have to say I did okay… I had my good days and I also had my bad days..It was rainy okay?!

2. Walk my dogs more. I did really good with this one! My family’s dog, Eddie stopped going on walks because he is old, but Lola (my dog) got walked almost 365 times in 2011.

3. Get out more and do fun things. I think I did pretty well with this as well. Off the top of my head I can think of some fun things I did in 2011: went on a cruise, went to a Ren Fest, explored Pittsburgh, went to the zoo, went to a baseball games, and Kennywood (local amusement park). I probably could have done better, but school kind of prevented that as the year wore on. In Nassau, Bahamas!

Spiritual goals from 2011

1. Have more Bible studies with my boyfriend. Jimmy and I have had a lot of fun with this! We always try to have Bible studies at Starbucks, it is like a treat for us to spend time alone with good coffee and God. We studied the book of Ecclesiastes in January-April, Esther in April-August, and we are now in Romans. 2.Attend more church outings. I also did good with this goal. I did a lot with my church this year including going to a corn maze, fellowship parties, game nights, etc!

Health & fitness goals from 2011

1.Cook lots of new recipes. I did pretty well with this, as I expected because I love cooking. My favorite new recipe that I tried was enchiladas. Fo Sho. 2. Do more yoga. I was off and on with this goal. I did yoga a lot at the beginning of the year and kind of stopped in the middle but picked it back up and went to hot yoga a few times in the fall!

3. Complete another triathalon, half-marathon, OR complete my 1st marathon! I ended up running a half marathon in March and it was awesome!

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Analyzing my goals from 2011 was fun. I think I did pretty well because I didn’t make any goals that were too overwhelming! Be on the lookout for 2012 goals.. they are going to be more specific and exciting as well!

Happy New Year!

6 months!

With another year coming to a close, I thought it would be interesting to look through my blog from each month of 2011 and highlight/share the important/cool stuff from each month and what I have learned this year! Here are the first 6 months of 2011:

January 2011

This post (“minimal words”) stuck out the most to me because of the picture in it….

School wasn’t cancelled that day either. Other things that happened in January? I cooked a lot. It snowed a lot and I swam a lot.

February 2011

I ran outside for the one warm day of Feb. and signed up for a half Marathon that night. I also had a delicious shamrock shake from McDonalds! I also made an accent vlog in February.

March 2011

I ran the half marathon that I signed up for on a whim in February. My time was 1:46:16 which is an 8:07 pace. Not bad for 19 degree weather. Brrrr.Jimmy and I also went to Florida together. It was SO nice to be wearing a t-shirt and skirt in the sunny state while Pittsburgh was still experiencing snow and freezing temperatures.April 2011

I showed everyone my baby. My food baby. I get food babies at least once a day. My family had 9 people living in our 3-bedroom house for a week. The extra 4 people were cousins/an aunt from NY. We went to a local park and took goofy pictures.

Jimmy and I went to Phipps Conservatory in downtown PittsburghSwimming ended and I started running more and doing lots of road races. I also celebrated being a vegetarian for 1 month.

May 2011

I won a 5k when it was 86 degrees outside.I made Jimmy a hamburger cake for his birthday.I stated why I wear a purity ring and why I’m waiting until marriage to have sex.I also accidentally ran 24 miles. June 2011

I shared the fact that I enjoyed taking 2 lunches to work… I get hungry okay?!
I ran a 5 mile race in 35 minutes (7:00 pace) and then became injured for the whole month of June.My family + my boy’s family went on a cruise to Florida and the Bahamas. I got to pet a dolphin.*

That is a basic summary of the first 6 months of 2011 in my life.

As I look back, I am able to see how blessed my life was! I was able to travel out of state twice and out of country once. I saw some awesome sights, ran cool races, dealt with an injury, cooked a lot, and spent time with family/friends. Very awesome and blessed indeed.