Out of Shape?

A couple of days ago instead of getting up at 5:30 in the morning and running with a few friends like I normally do, I decided to sleep in. Because let's face it, I am on summer vacation and this early morning stuff is not fun. Since I didn't run early in the morning when the temperatures were nice and cool and I decided to run on our treadmill in the late morning to save me from heat exhaustion. About half a mile into my run I'm thinking, "What is wrong with me? I am super tired and my legs feel like they are going to fall off!"  Then about a mile into my run I am thinking, "I am going to die and my lungs are going to burst!" I tried talking myself out of it because I normally run about 3-4 times a week. I was thinking it was probably me just not waking up yet. At 2 miles I was really struggling and decided to walk. I was trying to figure out why I was having such a difficult run when I noticed that the treadmill was on an incline of 5.0. I have no idea how I didn't notice that when I hopped on the treadmill. (Call it a blonde moment). So basically I was running up a steep hill for 2 miles before I realized anything. Let's just say I felt like power woman instead of the lazy out-of-shape lady I thought I was!

And I thought this was pretty funny. Totally me.

Esplin Adventures

In the past couple of weeks we have had some fun adventures with the Esplin clan. First was Isaac and Janelle's wedding. But we were vain and only took pictures of ourselves. Go figure. However we are excited for another sister in the mix!

 It's sad that Nate has to get help from his cousin to pin on his boutonniere and not his wife.

Then on Memorial Day we had a track and field day with the family. Complete with sprinting, jumping, baseball, racing, and hurdling through an obstacle course. Oh if only I could sprint like I use to!

 Here is Nate at the beginning of the obstacle course designed by Nate's little brother Brig. He is doing 10 jumping jacks and then will race up and down the stadium stairs. Afterwards he will jump rope for 15 yards. Then....

 ...to finish off the obstacle course he will skip along while wearing a scuba diving mask. It was pretty creative on Brig's part and we all had a fun time participating.

 Here I am at the long jump. I look like a little pudgy ball, but I did get some nice air.

And here's Nate's jump.

It was a pretty fun day and let's just say we all feel it almost a week later!