And May the Odds Forever Be In Your Favor

Well we made it......................
Here is a glimpse into the journey.

AJ and I left the house at 7am. I was broken hearted that it was raining. Here is a pic of me in route to Richmond. Now Mrs. Aylor, you know every princess has to have some bling! I bought this headband thinking of you.

This is a pic of  the shuttle trip to Monument Park. I am very grateful it was a prerun ride because it was close quarters.

I was very honored to run with the best of the best. Mr. Army ran with his 50 pound backpack all 6.2 miles. I had NO reason to complain after he allowed me to try to lift it. I can't imagine carrying it 6 feet much less 6 miles.

Thank you for your service to our Great Country Mr. Army.

We also found Waldo!

Here we are just before the start. AJ was so pumped his arm was shaking.

 Look who was cheering us on Hunger Game's style.

Wow! Mile 6 here we come.

And the big finish!!!!!!!!!

All of the hard training paid off! Here are my stats according to my fitness recorder.

Average heartrate was 140

Highest heartrate was 164

Duration of run was 1:25

I burned 800 calories!!!

So you know what that means? A trip to the Cheesecake Factory!

I had the chicken and biscuits.

Pay special attention to my Nike Jacket. Martha Duff gave me that several years ago. She was a special friend who died way to soon. Here's to you Martha!

In His great big hands..........................amy

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Lazy Sunday ended shaking, rattling and rolling.

Don't ya love a lazy Sunday? AJ and I ate and slept a lot. I felt like my body needed a nice recovery day and I took advantage of the cloudy, cool day and rested. But first we wanted a carby, high fat breakfast and ended up at IHOP. I ordered the multigrain pancakes and fake eggs. Yuck to the eggs and yum to the pancakes. I used sugar free pancake syrup instead of the real maple syrup and it was really good.

AJ had the high cholesterol meal and enjoyed every minute of it.

The rest of our Sunday we spent laying around in bed reading the Washington Post looking for a room to rent until we can move.

I am so glad we napped and rested most of the day because at 11:21pm we had a significant aftershock of 3.1. Since the earthquake AJ and I have kept a floor fan running at night trying to prevent a night wake up call but unfortunately this aftershock was louder than the fan and we were shaking, rattling and rolling. I ended up staring at the clock until 2am at which point I finally decided I was not going to die by the house caving in.

AJ and I are coming down to our last training days for the 10K run. We did an easy 3 miles today and will run again on Wed or Thurs. A special shout out to our friend Terri Templeton for guiding us these last days. I had no idea how to train. I am getting pretty nervous. Look how many people ran last year.

I want to leave you with a health tip I heard on Dr. Oz. I am trying to cut down on my soda intake especially the artificial sweetner. He recommended mixing your soda with club soda 1/2 and 1/2 ratio thus cutting your soda intake in half and it is really good. Actually refreshing!

In His love and grace................................amy

Whew! What a week............We are moving again.

OK, let's start at the beginning. AJ and I have been jogging a lot. I think 50 or so miles in the past month. I cannot believe a body as old as mine is capable of such feats.

On Tuesday I had Bible study with the girls. This is the view across the street from UES and where my ride picks me up. It is hard to believe we are only a few minutes from the Nation's Capital.

And here is my ride.....Mrs. Debbie.

What a great bunch of girls who love the Lord.

And always an endless supply of M & M's.

Wednesday we had a nurses meeting in C'ville with school nurses across the area. I ended up having the sex talk of my life. I am not sure why they provided samples of condoms, but it gave us a good laugh after a boring morning of speakers.

Thursday night we said goodbye to one our fellow nurses at the OC and we ate at a local Mexican Restaurant. We had the worse dining the experience. They sat us in a covered porch type area which was nice, then they raised the sides of the blinds and in poured sewage smell. They tried to camouflage it by having one the the waiters walk around the perimeter and spray pinesol. I had a terrible headache before I ate my meal.

Cindy is the one on the right. I could not get a good pic of her. She kept hiding.

She is really going to be missed.

After I got home from Cindy's going away party I found out I would also be moving. AJ landed this awesome Chief of Police job in Middleburg VA. A quaint little town 30 min west of DC.

For all of my Rockbridge County friends, Middleburg is a lot like Lexington but on steroids.

I have blogged about it many times. I never thought I would ever live so close to a big city. Someone told me I would be called a city kitty now. Hmmmm....sounds pretty good because I LOVE hello kitty.

I had to work Saturday at UES for K registration. I wore my "hello kitty" scrubs in  honor of my new status.

I know, I am such a fashionesta.

Here we are gathering before the little ones arrive.

Saturday night AJ and I had date night. We went to the movies to see HUNGER GAMES and then dinner at Joe's Crab Shack.

Have a great second half of the weekend y'all!

In His wonderful hands!...........................amy

Oh Turkey Manure!

The morning started off very scary. I happened apon a terrible accident on the farm road I travel to get to Orange County. A flatbed truck and a Rav 4 had collided and the flatbed truch had overturned dumping its entire contents on the road. I stayed until EMS arrived. I think the driver of the flatbed had a concussion, he kept repeating the same thing coupled with erratic behavior. He would not listen and sit down for me so I  kept my distance. The Rav 4 crashed into a tree with airbag deployment. He seemed OK except for cuts and scrapes.

On a stinky note our run today was NASTY!!!  Due to this!

Yep! Every farmer in the area is spreading turkey manure. The smell is terrible!  AJ did run a 10 min mile today. I am so proud of him. I was trying not to breath through my mouth and as you can guess it did  not work out well.

So now I am relaxing with the windows closed, comfy chair and girls best friend. Night y'all.

In His great big hands...............................amy

Working man

Why do weekends to go by so fast? Friday, when I got home from work, AJ had already walked the dogs and was waiting to leave for Short Pump. We had dinner at our usual place, The Cheesecake Factory. I had the almond crusted catfish and low carb cheesecake. I will not reveal what AJ had but his cheesecake had 1200 calories in it. He did however eat from the skinnylicious menu for his main course.

This is The Cheesecake Factory's low carb cheesecake.

Then we went by Dick's Sporting Goods where AJ picked up a new pair of running shoes.

A brand new pair of black Ascis!

SATURDAY MORNING AT 1000AM we completed our first 10K!!! Yeah! I felt pretty strong during most of the run. The hills continue to kill me. I understand that Monument Avenue in Richmond is flat as a pancake. Hallelujah!

As far as the rest of our Saturday I watched AJ clean around in the yard. I had spring fever so bad I had him get out our outdoor cushions and umbrella.

Millie watched safely behind the door. She did not like the loud leaf blower.

This is the extent of my outdoor work.

On Sunday AJ and  I went to Unionville Elementary to prepare six areas that I am in charge of to cultivate a garden. I told them I had a black thumb but they have the utmost confidence in my skills. Say a little prayer please.

Green Acres is the place to be, farm living is the life for me.

In His great big hands................................amy

Faith That I Will Make It

Today I wondered if I will be able to run the 10k on March 31st in Richmond. The four mile run today was very difficult for me as I am not completely over the virus I had last week, but I was able to push through....cough.....breath....cough, cough. Well, you get the picture. I found this statement on Faith the other day and I am holding onto it.

Make sure to read the light print. Pretty powerful huh? I have some friends who are going through some stuff that need to grasp this too.

Today my Birchbox came! Yeah! I love surprises.

I really like the Supergoop sunscreen swipe. I am planning on taking that to Richmond for the run.

Check out the green nail polish. Ick!! It looks even worse on.

Of course, nothing looks good on my "nurse" fingernails. Can you tell I do not spend money on manicures? I believe I will give this polish to one of my 2nd grade students.

Plans for tonight include.

We are learning to sketch. Radishes. Yep, not a typo. Radishes.

So, here is my bowl of radishes. It looks like some type of fruit, but radishes?

Then working on my bible study.

This study has really been awesome though at times difficult as it has caused me to look at things deep in my heart that are still troubling me and I refuse to let go and let GOD. For some reason, I want to hold onto them like one would trophies. I keep them on my mantel and dust the off from time to time. Can anyone relate?

Look at my worn out bible. Does anyone else have a well marked Bible?

One of my favorite scriptures. "He will command his angels concerning you."

I leave you with a picture of my blind min-pin, Dobey. Bless her heart, she is running into things now.

In His grace and love..........................amy