I Did It!!!!!

For those of you who don't know, back in July I turned 29. And I got to thinking. I'm going to be 30 in a year (gasp!) and there are a lot of things I want to do still. I know, I know, it's not like 30 is a death sentence, but I felt like there were just some things that have always been on the "some day I'll do that" list. Well I decided to make a list of "Things to Do Before I Turn 30". This list is on facebook, if you haven't seen it already but one of the things on there was to run a 5k. I hate to run. And I probably hadn't run a mile since college. But I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it. So I decided to start training for a 5k race and to make it a goal to run one before the big 3-0 claimed my youth aged me another year. Well, today I can officially cross that one off my list! I ran in the 2nd annual Barry County pumpkin trot! What a feeling of accomplishment! I was so proud of myself because I did it! I'd like to do more when the weather warms up (I refuse to run outside in the cold) but we'll see how I feel next spring. :) And I have to say, I don't hate running anymore! I don't love it. But I don't hate it. Part of it is that we bought an mp3 player, which has made running so much more enjoyable tolerable. So anyway, there you go! Proof that if you set your mind to something you can accomplish it! Now I just have to keep plugging away at the other things on my list. I wanted to learn to play guitar and I'm taking (free!) lessons on Monday nights now. And Jonathan's going to take me out to learn to drive a stick shift, so that's another one I'll hopefully be able to do! And there are so many more that are coming together--it's really cool to see. Well, enjoy the rest of your Saturday everyone. I know I will, because I just ran 3.1 miles this morning and lived to tell about it!! :)