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Songs About Rain

Is it time for an update yet?  Well ready or not, you are getting one.

First off, I have never been so excited to have non-sunny days.  And the rain yesterday was awesome. I am ready for more of that.  Lately, I have been finding myself day dreaming about fall.  I just can't wait to pull on a pair of jeans and a hoodie (although I have a feeling that all of my jeans are going to be too big this season...shucks. Looks like I will just have to do some shopping!).  I am ready for football season.  And chili.  And crockpot dinners. 

In case you have forgotten, my birthday is October 27th. I will be turning 24.  I know this because I did the math. This happens to land on a Saturday this year.  When the heat of the summer is starting to get me down, I daydream about my birthday.  I told Ian that he is throwing me a party this year.  Which I am excited about.  I want chili, cinnamon rolls, Apple Cider beer, friends, and a fire in the fire pit.  We will see if it actually happens, but it is fun to day dream about when it feels like a furnace outside.  

Moving on.  Haley has officially graduated from "mama" to "mommy" and I love it.  I love being called mommy.  She is starting to say the craziest things out of nowhere.  She is like a sponge.  She probably uses 5 or 6 words regularly.  Mostly. DADDY.  (eye roll).  One of the newest is "shoe" (not to be confused with "shit").  She LOVES shoes.  Maybe it is because I never really put them on her before.  But she is enthralled with shoes.  This is actually a bit of a fun age.  Things are starting to click and she is actually able to follow simple commands which makes life a lot easier.  She still likes to get into everything but she is also able to entertain herself a lot better than she use to.  Yay parenting.

School is about to start back up, so that brings some changes for our schedule.  I know I am going to pick up a few days a month as a substitute teacher and I am also going to continue to work with my little buddy as well.  I am not sure what type of schedule we are going to work out, but I am welcoming the change of pace.  

In other news, I am signed up for a few upcoming races.  I am doing the Rivalry Run which is kinda a Kansas Vs. Missouri kinda deal.  It is a 5K and I am running this one solo.  I plan to really focus on pushing myself to get a good baseline idea of my abilities.  My goal is a sub 35 time.  Then the next weekend after that I am doing the 5 mile Tiblow Trot.  This one, I will be happy if I simply finish without walking.  It is not the distance that I am concerned about as I am the hills.  I have done a little hill work, but just enough to know that I don't like hills.  Then the next one after that is the 4 mile Zoo run in September, which I am doing with Amanda.  I've got a few other's on my radar for September and October, but haven't committed yet.

Well, that is about all I have got for today.  I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and let's all be praying for some rain soon.  A lot of rain soon!  During our next down pour, you will find me running in it like a crazy woman.  Without a doubt.  I love the rain.  And I love playing in it.  

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