Can you believe it? I am actually going to be doing a MiNi- TRiaThLoN!!! I am doing it on August 30. I will try and post my progress here. I really have been working out hard lately to start to get ready for this thing. I am not too worried about the swimming part {when I think about it , I get worried, but not too bad} - I am really nervous about the bike ride. I can not believe that I have not really been on a bike since I went on a date like 13 years ago with my friend Jared. He took me mountain bike riding and it was horrible. I hated it. He was so sweet and we left early and went to meet some friends to go swimming. I would like to think that I had such a hard time because it was all up a mountain. I am going to go on thinking that. :)

I have started running as much as I can and I am actually getting better at that. I would honestly say that I am starting to not hate it. I can not say that I love it yet, or that I like it, but it is starting to not be so bad. I am also very excited that this all has helped me with my weight issue. I have faced the fact that I am fat now. I do not want to be fat, I do not want my kids to have the "fat mom" So I am really trying now. I do much better with big goals like this. Dan, my Dad, Dylan and Nick are doing it with me, I am glad for that. I am going to post a picture of me now- and then I can come back each week and update to see how I am progressing.

This is a picture of me and my Dad at my Grandma Graces funeral, and also Lacey and my cousin Dawn. Not very great circumstances, but at least it was all of me and not just a head shot! Man I have a lot of work to do. I would love to have some support- so if you feel like it, send me an encouraging email... I need all the help I can get.

Go MeR GO!!!!!!