Running Army Wife

Hooray! Another Wednesday is here! And the deployment has passed the 75% mark! So this one time, James and I found a shop called "Amy James" so obviously we had to stop and take a picture. The end. <3 Amy

I jumped into a half marathon on Sunday. Kind of literally. My friend Allyse was running her very first half marathon. She tweeted something about it, and I realized less than a week before the race that I had 13-mile long run on my training plan that day. I asked her what she thought about me jumping in and running with her and maybe helping her pace (not that she really needed me to). She seemed excited to have someone to run with. But I didn't really want to pay $80 to run a race that I wasn't actually going to "race." So I figured I would just be Allyse's pacer. So.. there's my confession. I bandited a race (for those of you unfamiliar with the term, "bandit racing" means to run a race without registering). I did bring my own water and gel, haha. I also took an old bib number and folded it over so you couldn't tell it was actually from a Turkey Trot several years ago. It ended up being a disaster though. I started off the race and felt...

James graduated Ranger School exactly one year ago today! Hands-down, one of the best days of my life. Couldn't be more proud to pin that tab on him.  So proud of my Airborne Ranger! Ah.. Fort Benning, Georgia. He was down there for about 7 months (IBOLC then Ranger School) and during IBOLC, I visited him about once a month. Every time I got to visit him, it was like a mini vacation and a weekend affair with my hubby. So I can't help but feel a bit of fondness for that base.  Ranger School was the end of that separation, and I feel a bit jealous of my one-year-ago self. It was kind of a homecoming in itself. It makes me really anxious for this deployment to be over.  *sigh* Just a few more months to go. We can do it.  

This is my first (and probably last) one of these. It was fun, but probably still just a one-time thing. Dear Bonnie over at Makin' Plans tagged me in this "Liebster Blog Award " (or Lovester in English) so I thought I'd give it a go.  Rules: Post 11 Random Facts About Yourself Choose 11 deserving bloggers and tag them in the post Answer 11 questions the tagger has asked you and give 11 questions to the people you've tagged. No tag-backs.  Alright so here I go: 11 Random Facts About Me: I've been married 32 months, I've lived with my husband for 16 of those months. Yikes, so by the end of the deployment, I will have lived with my husband for less time than I haven't while we've been married. Looking forward to bring that ratio back up.  When I was 12, I programmed a text-based virtual Hogwarts that you could "move" around in for a 4H computer project. It was pretty cool.  I like working with high school youth ...

I don't have to go back to school. Why?  Because I'm graduated! This was May 2010, but I've been especially happy about being done with school this week while all the kids are going back. And I got to walk with my husband at graduation! Because at that point, we were married. So glad I got to walk with my favorite person in the world instead of next to a couple strangers. <3 Amy

I relaxed this past weekend. Yep, the whole weekend. I did not run at all. I lounged in a hammock, hung out with one of my best friends and my family. And I read my Bible and journaled. "Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him." Psalm 62:5 These past couple weeks have been the most stressful weeks of the whole deployment for me. I've had more anxiety issues than I've ever had before. In the beginning of the deployment, I was sad and lonely because of the separation. Now, I can usually cope with the separation issue, but the danger factor is downright terrifying. I can't really tell you exactly why it's been more stressful lately ( OPSEC ) but my husband is in the infantry.. it goes without saying that it's a very dangerous job. I think that running has helped with the anxiety, but the anxiety has not helped my running performance. It's definitely not a mutually beneficial relationship. There's been a couple times tha...

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