5Ks in 2011

I signed up for my first 5k of the year! Well, really Ryan signed me up so I’m hoping I’m really not running the 10k. GMB sponsors the Eagles 10/5k Run -Walk in Hudsonville and with being a spouse of an employee I got free registration! My only concern at the moment is temperature. It’s at 9 a.m. Saturday March 26. From the pictures of the past 2 races… it’s been cold! Might have to invest in some cold weather running gear!

I’m currently up to 2 miles 3 days a week. But I have a feeling I should bump that up to 4 or 5 days a week to get my body ready. Hopefully the snow will go away in the beginning of March so I feel more comfortable running outside to get my system used to it.

Not only that… Megan is going to be my running buddy for the Fifth-Third River Bank Run 5k! :)

Looks like quite a bit of running in my future!

SUCCESS!

Making sure I'm starting the New Year out on the right foot, I attended my first strictly spin class! It was almost as good as my first day of F.A.S.T... struggling to walk, wanting to puke... feeling like I just got an awesome WORKOUT! I did at times think, "man I'd like to be at work over this", but in the end it was amazing!

The class had a lot of people... or what I think is a lot of people for 9:30 a.m. on a Friday! One man with 13 women, his lucky day! Most seemed to be stay-at-home moms from their conversations, a few others sounded to have weird schedules like me! A variety of ages , all very polite and friendly when I asked a few questions.

The lights were off... the music was jammin'... and the hills were long and steep! That definitely makes for a great spin class!

What a great way to start a Friday! :D

Is it Thursday yet!?!

It is only Wednesday and it feels like it should be Thursday!

Few things I've learned this week...

*I am not a morning person... so running at 6:30 a.m. is not going to happen except for this past Monday

*Nail polish has helped me to NOT bite my nails for a week... its a gross habit that I'm hopefully stopping... just have to invest in more nail polish

*That I need to let go of control in some aspects of my life... I've been putting my nose to the grindstone at work trying to make this year better than the last but have been lacking at home... I need more equality across the board with work, home, and fun! I'm wearing myself down and making it not very pleasant to be around  :(

*Since September 11... I've gained 12 lbs!!! YIPES! My new bathing suit came today... lets hope we can fit that extra 12 lbs in to it! :-/

Looking forward to catching up on some stuff around the house and getting ready for Jilly's baby shower!

Thursday, you need to be here!

First Day Back in to the Swing of Things

What a start to the weekly routine!

I shocked myself and was able to get up at 6:30 a.m. without feeling tired! :) Jack and I went for his usual walk than I hooped on the treadmill! Two miles later and I'm ready to get ready for work! Worked my 10 hours plus... and still going strong!

Hopefully I can say the same come Thursday!

Excited to Start a New Year!

I’m chomping at the bit to start the New Year!

For work, the first weekend of the 2011 and we already have OT. Check “work OT when offered” on my list of accomplishments for 2011!

I also am going to work on getting “The Fiebig Gym” in order in the basement. Right now, it’s cluttered with patio furniture!

To go along with the gym, I see that at the Walker Fitness Center that they offer a spin class on Friday mornings that isn’t too early, that I plan on visiting this coming week! Very excited to get back on track when it comes to working out but I’m sure this spin class will kick my tush the first few times!

Besides that… I’m starting to get my tan on for going cruisin’! Only 37 days and we will be on the high seas heading to our first port of call! A new bathing suit is on its way from VS for this excited vaca!

Next weekend, we celebrate baby Reil with a baby shower for Jilly!

There are also a few special people in my life that share the birthday of January 11 that brings some more celebrations!

I have a feeling life isn’t going to calm down… but I look forward to everything it has to bring in 2011! :D

Leland Here We Come!

This weekend is one of my favorite winter weekends of the year... for years, the whole family...Moores, Plaintes, Weavers, and now Reils and Fiebigs... head up to our grandparents house located on Lake Michigan to celebrate our Christmas together! With it being a tourist area, its hard to really appreciate its quaintness! But at this time of the year, you feel like you have the area all to yourselves... even the locals seem to have gone to warmer ground! It is so peaceful! You can walk on the beach and there be no sign of people... with them living on a private drive, a lot of times there isn't many people on the beach anyways! The whole weekend is sort of planned out even though its not anything that anyone besides my family would probably think is exciting!

Ryan and I usually head up Friday, making stops at the Gap Outlet to get some great deals! We are usually the first and have a nice dinner with my grandparents before the house is full of people! Later in the night on Friday, my aunt, uncle, and cousin usually show up... grandma always has something yummy made for desert for when they arrive! Saturday mid-morning, my parents arrive! They usually make it in time for a meal, soup! Sometimes,if we are lucky, we get some of Uncle Fred's Famous Gumbo, besides a few other choices homemade by grandma. After a hearty dinner, mom is ready to get a group to go out on an adventure... a.k.a wine tasting and shopping in the stores that are still open in Suttons Bay. This usually ends up with someone purchasing a "Leland" tee or sweatshirt and a few bottles of wine, for later! ;) By the time we get back, grandma is ready to put out hors d'oeuvres... yes, more food! Which also means, its about time to open presents! We used to get stockings but have stopped that tradition now that Jim is 18. But us kids, well in grandmas eyes, get ornaments! She is the best at picking out ornaments that fit our personality. Last year Jill and I got houses! :) After the excitement of seeing again what we probably picked out when we went shopping with grandma, we move on to dinner! MORE FOOD! By the end of the night we are stuffed... and we haven't even had our ice cream and hot fudge yet. Since we are SO full, we usually gather around the TV to see the championship NCAA girl's volleyball teams play. The last couple years Penn State was in the championship, which a graduate of Leland (probably only 10 kids per graduating class) led Penn State to the title! :D Than its time for ice cream! Our night is not done yet... if the weather isn't too bad... yeah right, even if it is bad... a group of us venture to the casino to hand over $20 to the Native Americans for a hour or so of entertainment! Sunday for breakfast, more food, grandma serves her homemade Cinnamon rolls and gives each family a plate of them to take home for Christmas morning. Usually Sunday is laid back... our family picture around the "Merry Christmas" sign... taking a stroll down the snow covered road, venturing to the beach to capture a picture or two of the quietness and peacefulness of the landscape! As usually, its always so sad to leave... how could it not be leaving such a wonderful place! I think I am more sad to leave my grandparents house than I am coming back from a cruise during the middle of winter! Its just magical!

Getting in to the Spirit of the Season

Hopefully Ryan won't mind my newest purchase, the fakest looking adorable Christmas tree EVER! Mom has a tree just like this at home that is decor for the log cabin-looking man den that my dad calls home! One thing mine had that hers doesn't.... lights! :) We'll see how long it lasts in its current location! I'm sure that he will ask me to move it in less we find another home for our real Christmas tree! Tis the Season to Decorate!