Those summer nights

Word, blog land. I can't believe summer is winding down. I've definitely been enjoying this summer and not having to write papers, etc. but I'm sure there is some lesson planning to get done! Next Friday is when my job begins. So. Surreal. Are the two words that come to mind!!! And, well, we still haven't found a legit place to stay. No worries, we're checking on a place tomorrow! The hard part is finding a nice place that we can be in by next Friday. O vey. I've still been running every other day, sometimes I have to skip a day. I do one mile comfortably and by comfortably I really mean uncomfortable and ready to quit. I get side cramps, a dry mouth, etc. It's just not fun. I've been doing this for two months and I would think this would be a little easier. Don't get me wrong, its definitely easier than the first two weeks, just not easy yet. I would eventually like to do 3 mile runs, but its not looking to be in the very near future :( I got some new running gear yesterday to keep up the motivation. I got a handheld water bottle, with velcro straps to keep the bottle in place, but I felt like water was just splashing out while I ran, which led to me pouring out half the bottle. This is a smaller bottle which means I was left with very little water, and towards the end of my run I was waterless, which defeated the purpose. If you need any motivation at all I suggest you head on over to Mama Laughlin's blog and check out her weightloss. ROLE. MODEL. here's my progress so far:

The top picture progress is from left to right, beginning the last week of May. The bottom picture:left taken Thursday, right beginning. I still have a ways to go but not bad progress. I'm also sending lots of thoughts and prayers to the people of Aurora, Colorado. It really fire home, as a lot of us go to the movies and many of the deceased are close to me in age. Prayers to those who were courageous enough to stay behind and help the wounded. Prayers th those who are hurting or lost a lived one. Our God is still a merciful God.