tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138991442024-02-28T08:32:29.077-05:00Nyce LifeKristin @NyceLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628617431761170124noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899144.post-72386928358540430872013-03-05T14:12:00.003-05:002013-03-05T14:12:40.279-05:00Back at it and a 2012 recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've decided to start blogging again. I love being able to look back and see where I was and where I am going. Didn't write a single post in 2012. I do have an instagram account (@krisnyce) that serves me well in terms of looking back, but I miss the written part. SO I am going to slow<span style="font-size: large;">ly</span> get back at it. Meanwhile, I am going to do a rundown of some random memories of 2012</span> (culled from IG photos):<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">January 2012:</span></span><br />
Thomas was Mozart for his Wax Museum project at school: <br />
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Matthew won lineman of the year in football as a 7th grader:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">February:</span></span><br />
We repainted our entire house, mostly various shades of gray:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span>Valentine's Day!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">March:</span></span><br />
Leah Kate's preK went to Oaland Island (a sort of walking trail/zoo/education center in Savannah)<br />
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and of course St. Pats!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">April was super busy!:</span></span><br />
Easter at IPC: <br />
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Lots and lots of baseball:<br />
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We ran (walked) in the Susan G. Komen race for the cure:<br />
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Stayed home and sent spring break at Tybee Island:<br />
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SCAD Chalk festival:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">May:</span></span><br />
Met Paula Deen at the LDSS "Night of Champions" (we've both since lost weight haha)<br />
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Kids did a bike ride fundraiser "the tour de kids" and met Magic Mike:<br />
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Matthew was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society:<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">June:</span></span><br />
School let out, Thomas' teacher Mrs. Warner's last year teaching (she's now a speech therapist!)<br />
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Leah did Cheer camp:<br />
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Thomas trained for the Equestrian Special Olympics:<br />
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LOTS of pool time:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">JULY:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-size: small;">Spent the 4th at the Sand Gnat's game:</span></span></span></span><br />
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Took a 2.5 week roadtrip with the kids up north to see family:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">AUGUST:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thomas did Camp Buddy</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">He also threw out the first pitch at LDSS night at the Sand Gnat's game:</span></span></span></span><br />
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We took a 4 night Disney Cruise! So fun!<br />
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Matthew's school has a brand new building, and it's his last year before (gulp) HIGH SCHOOL!<br />
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Thomas turned in his Life Saver bracelet and we said goodbye to the very awesome Deputy Mitchell who has been with Thomas since he got his.. he's growing up<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">SEPTEMBER:</span></span><br />
Thomas spent another awesome weekend at Lindsey's Place: <br />
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We went up to Athens for a weekend of GA football:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">October:</span></span><br />
Celebrated our 7th annual BUDDY WALK! <br />
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<br />Matthew's middle school team was winning games!<br />
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Thomas had a photograph win 1st place at his school in the PTA's reflections contest (side note- it has now gone all the way to the GA state level!)<br />
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And of course, Halloween (sadly, first year Matthew didn't dress up)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">November:</span></span><br />
Kids (Matthew too- he helped Leah) ran in the Rock and Roll Kids Rock race:<br />
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Went to a special 3D screening of the Rise of the Guardians at the Savannah Film Festival:<br />
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Flew up to Philly/NJ for Thanksgiving:<br />
With our cousins on Thanksgiving day:<br />
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Took the train down to the city to see the old Wannamakers (now Macys) light show:<br />
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Thomas had one of his photographs on display at the Jepsen Art Center in Savannah:<br />
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He also took home a bronze in Special Olympics bowling:<br />
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Walked in the Memory Run for our very missed friend Emma Blu:<br />
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Have been working hard in the gym and in the kitchen and lost about 30 pounds when this was taken:<br />
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Christmas Eve at IPC:<br />
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The day after Christmas we drove down to Ft. Lauderdale, FL for a few days to see Mark's grandma :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>All in all it was a wonderful year! This is just the very tip of all that happened, but it was all memorable!! Hope to keep a more timely record going forward!</i></span><br />
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<br />Kristin @NyceLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628617431761170124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899144.post-72745747137742405052011-12-09T07:55:00.000-05:002011-12-09T07:55:02.610-05:00Oh my darling Clementine<span style="font-size: large;">One of the BEST things about Christmastime has nothing to do with the holiday, but instead with the season. To me December means </span><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">CLEMENTINES</span><span style="font-size: large;">!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They try to grow them all year in places like South America and Africa. But the REAL clementines, the BEST clementines, the ones you can peel all in one strip, that my kids BEG for as dessert, come from Spain and surrounding European areas and are in season from the end of Nov. through January </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We go through a box a week this time of year- good thing they are also almost always on sale this time of year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nutritionally they are a great snack (from <a href="http://www.sparkpeople.com/calories-in.asp?food=clementine+orange">SparkPeople</a>:) 40 calories, no fat, 1g protein, 200mg potassium, 9 carbs (8 sugars), 2g fiber and 145% of your RDA for vitamin C!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have a great weekend, we have 2 parties tomorrow, plus tons of other stuff. Going to squeeze a run in today then finish my cards :) </span>Kristin @NyceLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628617431761170124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899144.post-15694821763165105922011-12-08T08:10:00.002-05:002011-12-08T10:41:06.161-05:00Christmas Photo Display- 13 years in the making...<span style="font-size: large;">13 years back, when Matthew was a month old we took him to see Santa. Came home, framed the photo, and a tradition was born.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every year since I've added another photo to the collection- every 4 years or so another little face appeared in the mix. For the last 8 years I've begun to also frame that year's Christmas card (which typically includes a photo of the children as well).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love watching this get bigger each year, and am so glad I began this tradition way back. I clear off all the "everyday" photos, etc. from my shelves in order to display. Also a great time to really dust those shelves, ha ha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally decorated our tree last night too. We got it on Saturday, ha ha, I think those branches have fallen down as much as they are going to ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: lime;">School lets out next Friday, I am so excited to have the kids home for 9 whole days before Christmas- lots of baking, crafts (well, attempts) and movies!</span></i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am still alive, though not blogging. Fall always does me in with all the kids activities, my volunteering activities and this year, my training for the Savannah Rock and Roll 1/2 Marathon. Which I did on Saturday. And had FUN! I ran for the local DS group, and of course for Thomas :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">(got that from <a href="http://www.races2remember.com/Home.php">races2remember.com</a> they are great, fast and personal!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Backing up a bit, I never fully got back after my bad hamstring issue in my <a href="http://nycelife.blogspot.com/2011/08/wipeout.html">2nd to last post</a> (almost 3 months ago, ack!). I continued the training program, but walked for a few weeks, gradually introducing small runs but never fully running. It worked for me, I was able to prevent further injury and continue training.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> one of my training runs- <a href="http://nycelife.blogspot.com/2011/02/another-new-to-me-trail-tybee-rails-to.html">Tybee Rails to Trails</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My modified goal for the race once I realized I wouldn't be running the whole thing was a very modest under 3 hours. Which I did. BARELY. Was registered for the thing for </span><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">15 months.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Dedicated training for </span><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">18 weeks</span><span style="font-size: large;">. Ran/walked for</span><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">almost 3 hours</span><span style="font-size: large;">, and making my goal came down to </span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">FIVE SECONDS</span><span style="font-size: large;">! My official time was 2:59:55! That does include 2 stops at the medical tent for bandages for a HUGE blistery thing on the ball of my right foot. Had been kind of nursing that since I came into the double digit training runs and it was bad from around 6 miles on in this race. Was going to just suck it up, but figured I did want to be able to walk and care for my family after this ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were over 23,000 people in this race, but it didn't feel nearly as crowded as I'd imagined. There were 25 corrals (I was in the back in corral 23) that were released about every minute to spread people out. The race began at 7:30, but it was after 8 before I crossed the starting line (And almost 1/2 mile in before then too ;) )</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Said during training, <span style="color: #cc0000;">never again</span>, but already I am making my plans for <a href="http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/savannah">November 3rd, 2012</a>!</span><br />
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Saturday I celebrated one year since starting to run. It was August 13, 2010 that I did week one, day one of the <a href="http://www.c25k.com/">couch to 5k program</a> (HIGHLY recommend this for new runners). Since then I have done 280 miles, though various injuries. Not too much, but 280 more than the year before...<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">HAPPY MONDAY!!</span> Thomas and Matthew go back to school in one week, I am not ready for summer to be over...Kristin @NyceLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628617431761170124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899144.post-24299625440473308592011-08-08T09:52:00.001-04:002011-08-08T09:57:23.749-04:00WIPEOUT!Saturday in order to beat the heat I left for my planned 4+ miles at 5:45am. It was a little cooler, but also <span style="color: #3d85c6;">quite dark</span>. I hadn't brought my light because I was planning on running on roads I thought would be well lit... they were not, at least not consistently (too much space between streetlights). About 1/2 mile into my run <span style="color: yellow;">I paid for my oversight.</span><br />
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Turned my left ankle in a pothole, then while trying to regain my balance wiped out on my left side, sliding across the road onto the shoulder. At least there were no witnesses. <span style="color: #e69138;">My first wipeout</span>, hopefully my last. My first thought after I made sure I wasn't broken was that my favorite run skirt that I had on better not be ripped! (It wasn't, just some road rash). My hands and leg were bloodied, but I was on a mission to complete my mileage.<br />
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About 2 miles in I realized that without the initial adrenaline, I was kind of hurting. I ended up walking most of the rest, for a total of 4.3 miles. My right hamstring/glute area is wonky though, which sucks... I tried to run today (rested yesterday) and I can't lift my right leg in a running stride. I can walk, but when I try to run, it's kind of Quasimotoish. <br />
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I stated doing <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">#PlankADay</span> on twitter, do a one min. plank every day. I am on day 4. Also now been over 3 weeks without diet coke/ splenda in coffee :)Kristin @NyceLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628617431761170124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899144.post-90651356860859056672011-08-03T15:23:00.000-04:002011-08-03T15:23:32.778-04:00Eat your heart out Raul Ibanez!<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Did 3.5 miles outside today. Had to wait for YMCA childcare today so went waaaaay too late in this heat. at 9:30 it was already over 90 with 90% humidity. <span style="color: red;">Hot</span>. Not a great run, walked a lot of intervals (10th mile increments). My hamstrings are still tight, but am so <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">thankful to be able to run</span>. After my run (/walk) I went in the gym to stretch, situps, planks and then added 20 min. on the spin bike so I could go hard for a bit (couldn't outside running). Felt good and salty :)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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He had NO interest in standing, but loved it nonetheless</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/?action=view&current=IMG_7449.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="426" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/IMG_7449.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;">This smile never left his face the whole time on his board</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/?action=view&current=IMG_7459.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="426" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/IMG_7459.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;">He'd pull his helpers back in again and again!</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/?action=view&current=IMG_7465.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="426" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/IMG_7465.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;">Even a couple big wipeouts didn't phase him</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/?action=view&current=IMG_7510.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="640" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/IMG_7510.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;">Michelle (and the other 2 working with him) were beyond FABULOUS!</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/?action=view&current=IMG_7536.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="426" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/IMG_7536.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;">Tired but super happy after his group finished</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/?action=view&current=IMG_7549.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="426" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/IMG_7549.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/?action=view&current=IMG_7552.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="426" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/IMG_7552.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;">A break for some yummy shaved ice</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/?action=view&current=IMG_7559.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="426" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/IMG_7559.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;">...and some yogurt ;)</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/?action=view&current=IMG_7560.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="426" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/IMG_7560.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;">Then it was time to go back in (showing LK how it's done)</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/?action=view&current=IMG_7577.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="426" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/IMG_7577.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;">Turning some pretty young heads</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;"><a 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(with his second group of volunteers)</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/?action=view&current=IMG_7653.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="426" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/nycepics/IMG_7653.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: cyan;">Finished the day with a tour of Tybee's firetruck </span></i><br />
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I missed a scheduled 3 mile run to go to this, but it was worth it x1,000,000! Plus I ran around at the beach after my 2 youngest, that counts for SOMETHING, right? Did 3.5 miles this am. Have been back at it for 3 weeks, seems like it should be getting a little easier... it's not. Anyhow, I will leave you with a 3min. video of the day at Tybee. <i><span style="color: cyan;"> </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: cyan;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Next event in in St. Augustine in August, then Jacksonville Beach in Sept.... may think about making the drives (Tybee is less than 15 min. from my house, so this one was easy :) )</span></span></i></div>Kristin @NyceLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628617431761170124noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899144.post-13203968231951830252011-07-20T16:20:00.001-04:002011-07-20T16:21:58.621-04:00Darn you Roy Halladay!For those of you who aren't total baseball nerds like me, Roy Halladay is the reining 2010 National League Cy Young winner (best pitcher), All-Star pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. A HORSE. A STUD. Generally know to be the best conditioned guy in the game of baseball. Cyborg like. (awesome.)<br />
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Well, he pitched Monday night in Chicago. It was super hot. And humid. And the invincible indeed WAS vincible. He left the game in the 5th inning with heat exhaustion. <i style="color: orange;">HEAT EXHAUSTION</i>.<br />
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So if this elite athlete, pitching in the evening, up north in Chicago, could succomb, then what about ME? <i><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">A 41 year old, overweight housewife and mother in coastal Georgia?</span></i> What chance do I have? At least this is what went through my mind today as I attempted my run. It was 89 with about 80% humidity. Hot, but I usually like hot. But today, I kept reviewing those darned symptoms- did I feel a little dizzy? So instead of trying to run at least a mile before stopping like I normally do, I took walk breaks. I'd run 1/4 mile, walk a 1/10th. I DID do a little over <span style="color: cyan;">3.5 miles</span> (2 miles running was on my training schedule today) and I did feel like a pushed with the heat, however, without Halladay's performance running though my head, I am sure I'd have pushed it more. <i>Damn you Halladay and your sudden mortality, damn you!</i><br />
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I suppose I could have run on the treadmill, but a: not a fan and b: am hoping MAYBE running in this will get me in better condition... I did go in the gym after my run and did some stretching/situps/planks/pushups in the a/c. Oh and picked up my kids from childwatch, ha ha, almost walked out without them. Was in my <i style="color: #d9ead3;">post workout com</i>a- do y'all get that sometimes? A preview for future my dementia I am sure...<br />
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Extra quotes from Halladay, so you non fans can apprieciate his hard-coreness:<br />
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<i>From Sports Illustrated April, 2010:</i><br />
<blockquote>Halladay controls as much as he can, including his own body. He takes the ball knowing that he has run not one less mile, done not one less repetition of a leg press or worked out for not one day less than what he planned to do. Halladay takes off only two weeks out of the year, in October. When he works out he never allows his heart rate to drop. Instead of resting between sets he jumps on a treadmill or mixes in another exercise. One reason he likes to train before anyone else arrives is that he never has to wait for a piece of equipment.<br />
"Everybody always talks about the workouts," he says, "but I really don't do anything different. I just try to be more consistent and pay more attention to detail. I do it every day. And if it's 15 reps, I do 15. Not 12 or 13." </blockquote><i> Former Blue Jays manager Carlos Tosca:</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br />
<blockquote><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">“He is—by far and nobody comes close—the toughest, toughest individual mentally and the most driven I’ve ever been associated with.</span>”</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></blockquote><i>and finally, from Philly Sports satire site Philly Gameday.com, this, which though in jest, is based on his phenomenal work ethic:</i><br />
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<blockquote>“With the core training, plyometric work, cardio and throwing sessions, it’s really hard to sneak in the additional core training, plyometric work, cardio and throwing that I need,” Roy Halladay said during a quick break to gets some squats in. “But working out all the time is no excuse to skip your workout.”</blockquote><br />
Oh and the night he came out for the heat, I saw a tweet on Twitter that said: "Watching Roy Halladay tire is like seeing your father cry for the first time"<br />
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Truth!Kristin @NyceLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628617431761170124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899144.post-78094411330194385352011-07-18T09:49:00.001-04:002011-07-18T09:50:47.011-04:00Week 3 of RnR Savannah 1/2 marathon training...began this morning. Boy running is just hard right now. Like look at my Garmin every 10th of a mile hard, lol. But I am keeping with the training schedule, adding a bit extra mileage, but walking a bit in there. Gah, I am worried about getting to 13 miles... BUT, I know I can walk that far for sure, so I guess I will just have to see. Today was supposed to be 2 miles, I did 3 total, but only 1.8 running. And I still looked like this:<br />
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This plan has 4 runs a week, which is new for me, I've never done more than 3. I think I actually like an extra run in there. Trying to figure out how to get a spin class in as well, but the classes I like are on the same days as my runs and I am not that flexible, ha ha. Right now I am thrilled to be adding some miles and feeling not injured. I was afraid with my almost 3 months of various injuries that I might never get back.<br />
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On Friday Leah Kate had her first ballet performance, so cute, ha ha! She did a week long ballet camp (also her first camp ever, week of milestones!) and they put on a little show at the end.<br />
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And for posterity, a little movie of the dancing :)<br />
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After ballet we met some friends at Bouncing Angels, an indoor inflatable play place- was a great day for it as it torrentially rained all afternoon. The kids all love it and it's good exercise too!<br />
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<i style="color: #8e7cc3;">Thomas getting a push down the slide, wheeee!</i><br />
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Happy Monday everyone!! Oh, one other thing I forgot! I've been Diet Coke free for 3 days now! And this morning I did my coffee without sweetener (just a little skim milk). Diet soda/splenda is my crack, so this is a pretty big deal :D<br />
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I follow <a href="http://sarahstanleyinspired.com/">Sarah Stanley</a> on Twitter, she's so inspiring, she gave me the idea to give it up.Kristin @NyceLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628617431761170124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899144.post-41710273054503779102011-07-16T13:45:00.000-04:002011-07-16T13:45:43.566-04:00Running in Silence<span style="font-size: large;">Ran without music this morning. Hadn't ever done that before, wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be. Was kind of nice listening to the world waking up (was a 6:15 run). Finished week 2 of my RnR 1/2 marathon training with my "long run" I did 3 miles total, ran 1.5. I am having a LOT of trouble it is SO HARD to run... But I will keep on plugging away. 10.8 miles this week (4 days). </span>Kristin @NyceLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628617431761170124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899144.post-19804880423072355992011-07-08T09:26:00.000-04:002011-07-08T09:26:00.279-04:00It's Friday, Friday, FridayEmbarrassed to say I've had the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqCzVdDVnaU&feature=related">Glee version of Rebecca Black's horrid song "Friday</a>" stuck in my head.<br />
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I am actually considering it for my ipod. Doubly embarrassed to say I actually already have a few <span style="color: lime;">Glee covers</span> on there. Their version of Amy Winehouse's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00PLxFr8n70&feature=related">Valerie</a> is surprisingly pretty awesome...<br />
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Anyhow, today was the <span style="color: orange;">3rd run of my first week of training</span> for the Savannah RnR 1/2. Still rocking the 1 mile, ha ha, but as I am in bad shape, it's a challenge. Did 2 miles total (walk .25, run 1, walk .75). Tomorrow is my "long" run of 2 miles. Also doing pushups/planks/situps daily.<br />
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After my run, stretch, etc. made myself a breakfast of plain greek yogurt with <span style="color: magenta;">berries</span> and a drizzle of honey. I LOVE summer fruit! So do my kids so I always make a huge bowl for sharing.<br />
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Going to meet some friends at the beach in a bit- it's pretty overcast, but I must be getting old because I am actually happy about that, as long as it doesn't rain. Just hoping the riptides aren't too bad, yesterday they had 16 rescues at Tybee.<br />
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<div style="color: yellow;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Have a wonderful weekend everyone!</span></i></div>Kristin @NyceLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628617431761170124noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899144.post-44015134124266808642011-07-06T13:13:00.000-04:002011-07-06T13:13:46.881-04:00Like a muddy buddy...<div style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>But alone and with smoke and bugs instead of fire and mud...</i></span></div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v36/krisnyce/?action=view&current=27837064_320X180.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/krisnyce/27837064_320X180.jpg" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"></div>Today's run, again just one mile of running, but was able to run it without stopping. I am hoping to look back on this in a few months and think "Oh I remember when a mile was hard"...<br />
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There are wildfires in southern GA that are making it smoky here. Yesterday it looked like a cloudy day but it was just smoke. Made it a little harder to breathe. Humidity and gnats/greenheads bad too, but <span style="color: yellow;">feels GREAT to get out there and be able to finally RUN again </span><br />
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Did 2 miles total, .3 warmup, 1 mile run (around 11min) and .7 walk/cool down. Followed by lots of stretching, pushups/planks/situps.<br />
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Going now to Thomas' photo shoot for our DS group's yearly calendar. He's in mood, God bless the photographer, haha!!Kristin @NyceLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628617431761170124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899144.post-9478632973111452022011-07-04T09:04:00.002-04:002011-07-04T09:06:45.891-04:00Celebrating MY independence!<span style="font-size: large;">...from injury, yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Started my 18 week training program for the <a href="http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/savannah">Savannah Rock and Roll Half Marathon</a> . It starts off super slow, which is great because the last time I really ran was at least 2 months and 10 pounds ago. <span style="color: #ffe599;">It said to run one mile.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This program has 4 runs a week- MWF and a long run on Sat. This week's "long run" is 2 miles :D</span>Kristin @NyceLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628617431761170124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899144.post-41365649942339462792011-06-28T16:13:00.000-04:002011-06-28T16:13:29.186-04:00Note to self<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLPNXsQ8Nd73IX_c0MeBKORxJYrEJEaZK879pM4IKM8C1G2Ex7W6Aqzis452Wf0S1HdEAppK2ChaD2UMkrHzMMFh75r82GfQ5eHyD9yDR_90c9OXla88wplXnLQoxGdzYfIU4/s1600/il_570xN.252250318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLPNXsQ8Nd73IX_c0MeBKORxJYrEJEaZK879pM4IKM8C1G2Ex7W6Aqzis452Wf0S1HdEAppK2ChaD2UMkrHzMMFh75r82GfQ5eHyD9yDR_90c9OXla88wplXnLQoxGdzYfIU4/s320/il_570xN.252250318.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #93c47d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Must always keep this in mind. Keep eye on the goal, but do the work to get there.There are so many "how to run a *fill in the blank* in x amount of weeks" articles out there, I know I sometimes forget the actual miles that need to be run to get you there. Training officially begins in 6 days!! Been walking and spinning a lot getting me ready though!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maybe that is a sign I should NOT be twittering... Anyhow, I am attempting it. Mostly so I can practice before really getting into it with the Down syndrome group (I maintain the FB page for us, and want to start twitter, but need to work out some kinks I think...)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Man, I am so glad to be back</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> spinning</span><span style="font-size: large;">. Didn't realize how much I missed it!! Took a class Monday and today. Class today was perfect- just when I would get to the point of </span><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">can't go another second/dizzy/want to throw up</span><span style="font-size: large;">, she'd pull it back for 10 seconds or so, then </span><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">POW</span><span style="font-size: large;">, back at full force. Over and over again. </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">AWESOME!!</span><br />
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She's about <span style="color: cyan;">40 pounds</span> now, but it's pretty flat here in coastal GA (understatement) so wasn't too bad, just different. I am not sure how to run this way?<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">I did both, not sure which felt better. The behind part felt pretty restricted in terms of moving my torso<br />
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I had a little epiphany yesterday about my eating. I've been doing the frequent small meal thing, however it just lead to eating all the time! I was reading my Runner's World magazine in carpool lane and in an article about losing weight it said "<span style="color: lime;">STOP GRAZING</span>". Eat 3 meals a day. Now I KNOW the frequent small meals works for some, but for me, it was like I <span style="color: lime;">never knew when to stop</span>. So today I am going to just do 3 meals, nothing between except water and tea. I stocked up at Publix on healthy stuff and just finished lunch and am STUFFED, but it was healthy and likely under 400 calories.<br />
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A flatout wrap with <span style="color: orange;">roasted turkey, baby organic spinach and broccoli slaw</span> inside. Carrots, sugar snaps and grape tomatoes on the side. YUM! The inside looks like this- I tossed the spinach and slaw in a splash of lite greek dressing.<br />
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It's a very gray rainy day today- Matthew's baseball practice has already been<span style="color: red;"> canceled.</span> Will be strange not being out all evening! Have to take Thomas in for some bloodwork (from his yearly physical yesterday- thyroid and CBC) after school. Should be loads of fun, every year he gets stronger and more people need to hold him down, poor kid!<br />
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<div style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">TWO MORE DAYS!!! Goooooooooooooo Phils!!</span></div>Kristin @NyceLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628617431761170124noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13899144.post-85394673930483065392011-03-29T08:41:00.001-04:002011-03-29T08:44:37.873-04:00mini updateJust a quick update, I feel like although I am crazy busy, there is nothing bloggable going on in my life.<br />
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<i>Except my invention of the word <span style="color: red;">bloggable</span>.</i><br />
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<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v36/krisnyce/?action=view&current=Photoon2011-02-18at11303.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="320" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/krisnyce/Photoon2011-02-18at11303.jpg" width="212" /></a>Still doing couch to 5k, on week 2, up to a whole NINETY seconds of running at a time. My piriformis is holding solid though, so not pushing it. Oddly, my hamstrings have been tight- maybe because of the walking? Anyhow, have been going out at <span style="color: yellow;">5am</span> to get the runs in in time to get Matthew to the bus stop by <span style="color: yellow;">6:05</span>. Is nice, actually being done that early, once I am able to pry my body from the bed. Nice also to be running again, albeit in 90s intervals.<br />
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Matthew is playing crazy amounts of <span style="color: orange;">baseball</span>, but it's all good, we all love it. The littles get dragged along, but most of the fields have playgrounds, and all have a ton of OTHER little siblings there to play with. And hot dogs, they love the hot dogs... I try not to let them have all those preservatives and stuff otherwise, but they can't resist the lure of the baseball diamond 'dog. Me, I say yuck.<br />
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Thomas is going to be going to his very first overnight trip without us this weekend- to <span style="color: cyan;">camp</span>! It's for kids with special needs who otherwise would not be able to go to camp- lots have significant chronic medical issues like cerebral palsy and the like. He is beyond excited, and I am excited for him, yet a little nervous. They have a good amount of staff/volunteers and I have the cell phone of the director in my speed dial, so I'll be okay. He just tends to wander at night... It's called <a href="http://www.lindseysplace.org/home">Lindsey's Place</a> I'll blog more about it after he goes. It's less than an hour from our house.<br />
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The lottery drawing for<span style="color: #fce5cd;"> pre-K </span>at Marshpoint (where Thomas goes now) for Leah Kate is on Thursday morning. They have 20 slots and hundreds of applicants, but I am trying to stay my usual optimistic self. Prayers are accepted for sure!<br />
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Lots of stuff going on around the house- little projects like <span style="color: #d9d2e9;">drywalling and painting</span> and some new stuff and some old stuff going out, etc. Feels very unsettled right now, I'll be glad when it's all done (is it EVER??)<br />
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HAPPY TUESDAY Y'ALL!! Off to Thomas' 8 year checkup :)<br />
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Oh- we had huge HAIL on Sunday! I grabed the camera a little too late for when it was really coming down, but it was still super cool. The kids thought it was great, Leah Kate has a baggie full still in our freezer, ha ha! Here's a short clip:<br />
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