I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE THAT GIRL #3

Since discovering the world of tennis in the 7th grade I have not explored many other sports. When I was a young girl I attempted to play a few sports including; softball, soccer, gymnastics, and dance. I had no natural talent in any of the above sports but I enjoyed the competition. (My juniors tennis coach always said I had NO natural talent at tennis either... but I worked harder and had more heart than any other girl who walked on the same court as me.) My soccer career ended immediately after the 1st season in grade school. I got confused about switching directions half way through the game, I was afraid of the ball and I was more worried about how fat my legs looked with shin-guards on. (So what did I turn to? Tennis.... a sport where a small rock solid ball flies at your face instead of your feet and at quadruple the speed of a large soccer ball and court rotations happen after every single game..... what was I thinking?) Needless to say, I haven't really touched a soccer ball since 2nd grade. I only dated boys that played the sport and I really only watched the game to see cute, sweaty guys run back and forth. The same reason I go to the REAL games now!

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE THE GIRL WHO: Loves to play Indoor Soccer! Kday and I went to an indoor field with our friends last weekend and my stomach was filled with butterfly's, I didn't know where to stand or what to do with the ball when it came my direction. But I am damn competitive and I wasn't going to let those boys beat me. I sucked, except for the beginners luck goal assist that I made, but I couldn't get off the field! I haven't had the stamina to play a sport like soccer before and I really loved it. I am hoping to take some sort of lessons from my friends who know something about the sport and add soccer to my current list of League Sports I'm participating in. Tennis, Volleyball, and now Soccer! I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD LOVE SO MANY SPORTS, OR BE FIT ENOUGH AGAIN I love my new lease on life!

YOU KNOW YOU ATE BAD MEXICAN FOOD WHEN....

You have to pay $10.00 and pee on a stick just to make sure...



I know what Kday is thinking..." If I had all the $ in my pocket that she has spent on pregnancy tests in this lifetime..... I could afford a new mountain bike, road bike, BMX bike and a Volvo XC to carry them!"
Damn infertility, somehow hope always sneaks in the back door and tries to convince me that there might just be..... a chance.
NOPE. Just some bad Mexican food. (p.s if you eat at the mexican restaurant in downtown Farmington, across from the court house, plan on adding $10.00 to the price of your meal.) :)

MY life SOUNDTRACK

What is the music soundtrack during my evening of house cleaning and cooking after getting home from work? Pandora.
MY FAV!

WHEN SKIING IS TOO EXPENSIVE...

Kday and/or I have been snowshoeing more than ever this year, as ski passes are ridiculously priced. It has been such a great workout and hopefully it will help me come spring when I make an attempt at a 1/2 marathon. I took Kash running last night while Kday was camping in snow-caves with the scouts.I felt pretty good, although the red alert air quality didn't help the lungs much. It was a shorter distance than usual and I ran it in reverse so it was mostly flat or down-hill, but it was better than sitting on the couch. Kashi, Zipper, and I finished off the night while snuggling on the couch wishing Kev was here while watching Breakfast At Tiffany's.
This AM I was inspired by my favorite movie and went out and purchased this little number.
I thought it was very Audrey Hepburn. Not that I have the skin-and-bones physique that she does, but nonetheless its a darling little sweater that I can't wait to wear!

SHRINKING LUNGS. 65 LBS DOWN!

I am 8 lbs away from my goal weight that I set 15 months ago. I never thought I would make it. I have tried for so many years to take off the weight that I so embarrassingly put on over the last 6 years. The best part about this weight loss is that I know that it's not just a "fad diet," I am confident that the weight came off the right way and I have regained control of my life again. I feel so good right now and I finally feel like myself again. I was going to show some "before and after" pictures but I am too embarrassed to even post a picture of the before. I'm sure you all can drudge up the scary memory of my old body so here's a more positive one. ( This pic was taken about 6 months ago and I have since lost a lot more weight but I don't have any pictures of my current weight so don't look too closely.)



As for the shrinking lungs. After my volleyball game tonight (my team totally sucks) I felt like going for a run. So I grabbed my trainer (Kashi) and we went for a short lap around the hood. It's been a few months since I've put the miles on my shoes and boy could I tell. My lungs felt like they had shrunk by half the size and I just couldn't take the deep breaths I needed to recover. It's crazy how fast my lung capacity has decreased. However, it still felt soooooo good to get out on the road again and just hear my feet set into motion on the pavement. Kashi was happy and so was I. SDAY RUNNING.

SCRUBBING THE FLOOR

Last Saturday I spent the afternoon at the Ogden Airport working for my dad. He needed a hand in cleaning his hangar that houses his toys. His most invested toy, being the aerobatic bi-plane that he built by hand all the while I was growing up. The other plane housed is the Cessna 421 that he and my little brother love to chart time in. I was assigned to hand mop the floors of the hangar. So I donned some gloves and put some serious elbow grease into the job and here's some of the things I thought about while scrubbing the hangar floor on a Saturday afternoon.

(in no particular order)
1- FM 100 still plays the same songs that they played when I was waiting in the Orthodontist office to have my braces tightened in 7th grade.
2- I like scrubbing floors because I can pretend I'm on an info-mercial for mops. It's so fun to see the floor dirty, then wipe clean! Only $24.99 for shipping and handling.
3- I wonder when Kevin's going to call me..... ring ring ring. I swear we have ESP.
4- No matter how hard I scrub, that grease stain is not going anywhere.
5- My dad likes to show me "how to" do a job by taking over and completing most of it before handing it back over to me. That's how I got most of my math homework done in junior high school.
6- I wonder what my old boyfriends are doing right now?
7- There is always going to be someone or something dirtying up the floor as soon as it's clean.
8- I can really work a giant squeegee well because of my experience cleaning tennis courts in college.
9- I hate Mariah Carey (i don't even care if that's not how to spell her name.... she's not worth googling.)
10- Oh, my wedding song.
11- Seriously.... play some updated music FM 100!
12- I am so blessed to grow up in a family with a plane and the chance to travel the world and learn about everything. (Thanks Dad!)
13- No matter how old I am, when I work for my dad, I still feel like the jobs I'm doing are because I got in trouble for sneaking out late and he wants to help me "build character."
14- I love my dad! Hope I'm just like him with my kids.
15- I hate Mariah Carey and FM 100.
DONE!

MY NEW LIFE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING...

As I've worked harder than ever before to shed my excess weight I am uncovering new layers that I never thought I'd see again. I am seeing my true self again for the first time in almost 7 years. I am realizing that I don't have to hid behind the image of the "loud funny girl" anymore. I can be Sday without worrying that I have to make the first "fat comment" about myself before anyone else has the chance. I am not letting people walk all over me and I am learning to have a tiny amount of confidence in my back pocket.... only to be used occasionally:) Here are a few other layers to my soul that I have discovered on my journey of Sday Running:
I forgot about the pure oxygen in my life that tennis equates to. My PURE joy of just being on a tennis court and the sense of identity it gives me. Tennis is my HOME.
My new Tennis Racket: Wilson K Blade Tour





I have found nature and something I have never experienced before.... the intense love for a dog. Kash is my constant companion and where I go, he goes. He has helped through an amazingly difficult 1.5 years and I love sharing nature with him. We love snow.


I love to run. I love to run with Kashi.