Living, Laughing & Loving: February 2012

Monday, February 13, 2012

Fight for Air

Ben and I at the 1st practice climb at the 1800 Glenarm Bldg.

The 26th is not only my birthday but is the Anthem Fight for Air Climb. So, naturally I started a team - Team Up - to climb up 56 flights of stairs to the top of the tallest building in the Rocky Mountain West for my birthday!

Our goal is to raise $500 for the American Lung Association and so far we are 43% of the way there (but are expecting some bigger donations to come in any day).

Click Here to Donate to Team Up

Thank you to all of our donors so far: Bai Kiet Tran, Jackie Kalivas, Miles McKenna, and Stanley BPS K12 Teachers!!!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Six Months

Six months ago I married my best friend, and I couldn't be happier about it. I never could imagine what it would be like to be married, but if the first six months are any indication of the months and years to come then I am so excited because so far marriage has been amazing. Everyday is exciting... I seriously never know what will happen, or what will come out of Benny's mouth. =) We are buying a house which has been pretty stressful, but together it is manageable. And hopefully in a little over a week we will be in our first house together! Life is an adventure and I am so lucky to share it with such a wonderful loving guy. =)
Here is to six months, and years to come!!! I love you Benny!

Running Quotes 2011

"I think some of the most celebrated moments in human achievement should be those times when everything is going against a person and they are down in the dumps but they simply choose to get up. That's real greatness!"
~Ryan Hall

"Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. the answer is usually: 'Yes'."
~Paul Tergat, Kenyan professional marathoner

"It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice in you that wants you to quit."
~George Sheehan

"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare."
~Juma Ikangaa, 1989 NYC Marathon winner

"Running is a question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?"
~Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner

"We may train or peak for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport."
~Alberto Salazar

"Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best."
~Michael Johnson

"I do it as therapy. I do it as something to keep me alive We all need a little discipline. Exercise is my discipline."
~Jack LaLanne

"If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run."
~John Bigham "The Penguin"