Last Thanksgiving...

I know this post is way out of order but I am very proud of this day and I just got the pictures from my friend so here you go:) Last Fall I was so done with the weight I had gained and needed to do something about it. With help from family and friends I got on a healthier eating and exercise plan, and lost a lot of weight. My best friend, Tami, had asked me last spring if I wanted to run a 5K with her. At that time I told her no. I have never been a runner. Yes I was an athlete in high school and college but really didn't enjoy running at all. So when I was in better shape I decided to go ahead and do it. We ran in the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot for IRIS(Infants Remembered In Silence)in town. It was a lot of fun to run in my first race. It was so cold the day of the race(not the best day to run our first 5K). I think the temperature was right around 0 degrees(Brrr!!!), and it had snowed the day before, so the roads were a but slick. I was quite nervous but it helped to have Tami there to keep me running. She was in cross country in high school so I didn't want to keep her behind but she said we ran at a great pace. I couldn't believe it when we finished and I was 10 minutes quicker than I thought I would be. It was a day I won't forget for a very long time! So great to accomplish something that I didn't think I would be able to ever do. We didn't bring a camera to the race, one less thing to worry about. So we took self portraits at her house afterwards. Then we parted ways and spent Thanksgiving with our families.