January Crack

-Chick-Fil-A lemonade: the regular, not the diet stuff. It is tart and wonderful and I could drink a gallon of it every day and still be left wanting more. Oh Janae, curse you for introducing me to this extreme goodness!!! I already had a hard time keeping myself away from Chick-Fil-A but the lure of the lemonade is better than my self control.

-Young The Giant: Great band. Where've they been all my life?! They're coming to Tulsa in March (and tickets are only $14, y'all) but it's on a school night, and a mid-week getaway doesn't really work with the whole "responsible parent" thing we're going for right now. Mom and Dad, come visit us a few weeks early! The kids (can't come) would love to have a sleepover with you guys! Seriously, though, the entire album is great. Check it out.

-Downton Abbey: just discovered it and watched the entire first season in one sitting. So basically, I didn't go to bed that night. Love the show. I'm hooked.

-Mario Kart: Aaron and I like to race after the kids go to bed. He always wins. I know I sound arrogant, but I really can't undestand how it is possible for me to be so terrible at this game on the Wii. If you knew me in 7th or 8th grade, you totally get what I am talking about. (Annie and Emily: HOW many hours did we spend on that super nintendo?) Mad skillz like that stay with you for life, don't they? I mean, there is clearly something wrong with my controller to make me lose. Every time.

One Upped.

Know what's awesome?
After my run, yesterday, Reese woke up from a nap (yep. She's in 1st grade and naps on the weekend. My kids are really cool.) and asked me to take her for a run.
We headed to the lake trail, and not knowing how quickly she would burn out, I had us start out really slowly.

I kept waiting for her to ask to stop.
That girl has iron will and some crazy fantastic determination.
She made it to 1 mile without stopping before she said, "Ok, my legs are starting to get a little bit tired, now."
She had a sip of water, and picked up the pace until she was in a full sprint and I had her stop when we reached the car.

Reese ran a total of 1.3 miles yesterday! I'm so impressed! I mean...the girl is SIX (for a few more days, anyway). We walked for a while to cool down, stretched, and headed home with beaming smiles.

She surprises me.
Her goals are to run 1.5 miles next time, and run a "big race" (5K) in the spring.
I am totally confident in her ability to do it.