Happy Easter!

Whew.  I feel so much better today I can't even tell you.  I feel like myself again...almost relieved if I'm being honest.  And I'm ready to kick some butt this week!

Today was Easter and we had a great time with family this weekend.  The boys were absolutely adorable if I do say so myself.  Check it out....

 

It was a good day.  Although it was tiring as Luke is crawling so fast and getting into so much we can barely keep up with him!  But it's awesome to see him getting excited about things.  And boy does that boy have a temper!!  When he can't have something that he runs across in his travels he gets MAD.  He's not his mama's boy at all! ;)

Bonus for me, I even managed to take a couple of pics that I don't completely hate.  Here's me and mom...

 

 

 

It's kinda nice to take a pic that I don't immediately delete. LOL.  It was a nice weekend on that front...I even FINALLY got into a spandexy type workout shirt I bought from Target a few months ago that I have been dying to wear but just haven't been able to.  There are pics of that under the 'progress pics' tab at the top of this page.  I was so excited to wear it to pilates Saturday (I'm not ballsy enough yet to wear it for a normal PT session!  Maybe a couple more weeks). 

I took today off from working out to relax a little and I enjoyed it.  But I have to admit I did miss it a little!!  Now that the running has been a little more consistent I'm actually craving it!  AND the weather is getting a little nicer so I am looking forward to getting outside and trying a run there instead of the treadmill.  I've always struggled with running outdoors...time-wise I am always tons slower on the pavement.  So I'm excited to give it a shot.  OH!  And I have these awesome new kicks....

I met a guy at the gym who overheard me talking to Aaron about my hip pain and he told me I should try Brooks Pureflow's.  So I tried some on and I love them!  I heel-strike SO bad and Aaron is always trying to get me to run more on my toes...in other words, run more naturally and less on my heels.  These shoes totally do that for me.  The first day I ran in them I did 4 miles easy in just under an hour and I felt like I could even go longer.  The next day my calves were sooorrrreeeee but that just confirmed that they are doing what they are supposed to.  Love these shoes!

That's it for now.  Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!!!  Happy Easter friends!!