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Pictures

Hey there! I am working on my purity ring Q&A post, but in the mean time, I want to share some pictures I’ve taken recently. They’re all pretty random. Just the way I like ’em!

cats

Surprise! A cat picture! Just kidding, that’s not surprising. I just love Lily and Felix. Right after I took this picture, they started play-fighting and I got nervous they would break my window’s screen and fall to their untimely deaths.

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Hannah is a beast at mowing the lawn.

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Swimming is one of my most favorite activities in the whole wide world. It’s so relaxing to me. I also have the best swimming buddy!

jimmy

On Saturday, Jimmy and I did something we’ve never done together before. We got our hair cut! I asked the hair stylist to cut off my dead ends, and now my hair is like three inches shorter. I’ll have to post a picture soon. I liked that the person who cut Jimmy’s hair spiked it! In the photo above, he was reading while I worked on some internship work. Can you guess where we were?

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I really enjoy working in my church’s nursery. It makes me want kids and not want kids at the same time.

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I washed my truck on Saturday morning because the weather was amazing and my truck was dirty. Yay for being productive.

What’s the last thing you photographed?!

Some Race Photos

Hello and happy Friday! Last night, some of the photos from the half marathon I ran last weekend became available, so I thought I would share them.

Hannah’s Race Photos:

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(She’s the one in the lime green shorts and purple hoodie!)

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Go Hannah!

My Mom’s Race Photo:

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She’s so cute.

My Race Photos:

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Race Recovery:

I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve only ran once since the race, and only for ten minutes.

I’m not one to usually take time off after a race, but I’m giving it a try. I’ve read that races are really tough on the body, even if it doesn’t feel like it. So, this week I’ve pretty much been resting, with my “cardio” being walking Lola or shopping ;-). It feels so good to give my body a break!

I’m also going to work on gaining strength in the coming weeks and months.

I want to become stronger and put on some muscle mass. Strength training is especially important for women because it increases bone density and reduces the risk of osteoporosis. Because I love activities like running and swimming, I tend to put little effort towards strength training. When training for running or swimming races, I still strength train, just not to the degree I know I should. I also know that the stronger my muscles become, the better I will run or swim. It’s a win-win!

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Well, I better get going. I’m looking forward to this weekend! Jimmy and I are going to be exploring downtown Pittsburgh because the weather is finally beginning to shape up here on the East Coast.

What are you doing this weekend?