I really DISLIKE running.
I have always disliked it. In elementary school, in Junior High, High school and now. I quit soccer when I was 5 because I had to run and it made me sweaty. In Junior High I ran a Junior Olympics relay race and hated it the whole time. At Byu-Idaho, I was on the cheer team for 2 practices and then when they told me we had a half an hour of running time at the end of practice, well I ran straight to the locker room and quit. No way was I going to run. That's just too much to ask for.But... I have been recently pretty good about running. I go on fads on liking the elliptical, the bike, running, work out videos etc.. But recently I've been running about 4 miles a day (which for me is pretty darn good). And guess what, I hate it the whole time I'm doing it but... I love the feeling after.
But I wouldn't be surprised if by next week I really dislike running again and start liking something else more.
This last weekend we sold the white beast. We didn't really need a second car because we live where we work and Cameron and I usually go everywhere together except school and gym. We sold it and are putting some of the money towards bikes! I've been wanting a bike soooo bad so I'm so happy to finally get one!
Cameron and I took a late night trip and bought the purple beauty beach cruiser. The feeling of riding a new bike was like Christmas morning!
We are still on the look for a bike for Cameron so we can ride together!
Yesterday we had a great ward activity where we had an a service project at our ward farm and we had an Umu (a Tongan way of cooking a pig underground) and a Luau! It was so neat to see how they prepare a pig to eat! Beware, some of these pictures are really gruesome.
Chris preparing the pig
Cameron was helping with the pit
Sara and I eating some roasted liver
Getting the meat off...
Putting it all in the pit
Some ward members watching
Then we drank/ate some coconuts
and about an hour and a half later...
the final product.
10 comments:
I love your new purple bike! I am proud of you running 4 miles! That is a good run. You look great. I bet you are so excited to go home for Christmas. Looks like you have quite the agenda. Hope all is well!
LIVER? sick. nasty. ew. i dont think i can ever look at you or sara the same again. yack!
BUT bikes are fun! im working on getting one. we should do a north shore ride sometime soon.
4 miles?? Linds thats amazing!! I'm now inspired to see to if I can run that long because I also share your dislike for running...I'll let you know how it goes!
I feel your pain with the whole running thing.. but doesn't having a beach to run on make it just a million times better? :)
So the pig looked disgusting, but I bet it was delicious. How cool.
erin i thought you had one? didn't we ride some together? anyway, i'm jealous of anyone who has a sweet sweet cruiser. i want one SO BAD! ..i will have one someday. they are good for provo even, in the summer for SURE! everything is just minutes away!
we are looking forward to ward activities like this one! that pig looks like the pigs here!
what a fun ward outing! yummy!
That pig thing is pretty darn gross. I don't know if I could eat it after seeing what it was before it was cooked. But cool bike:) Lance and I want to get beach cruisers so bad, but we don't have anywhere to put them:( Some day.
A girlfriend of mine just forwarded me this particular blog post, and I couldn't help but laugh out loud. I hate running as well, and I'm working on getting into the grove of it, but it's hard...AND my husband just bought me a beach cruiser for Christmas. I enjoyed the good read! Thanks!! -Dawn
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