Rain, rain, go away...

Brian finished the race! He did so awesome considering the circumstances. It pored the rain and here are Brian's results.

Brian Schaad
bib number: 3768
age: 23
gender: M
location: Williamsburg, KY
overall place: 394 out of 2064
division place: 27 out of 65
gender place: 313 out of 969
time: 1:50:29
pace: 8:27
gun time: 1:50:53

His sister Jenny also did the 1/2. She walked it and did such an amazing job! I don't think that I could have done it.
Hopefully one day I can run a 1/2 marathon. This is my only running goal in life. I sucked at the 5K on Saturday, but I am not giving up. Now begins the hard core weight loss and preparation for the Bluegrass 10K, which isn't until July3rd, but I need to loose some weight and some serious time off the clock. Wish me luck!

6 days away...

There are six days left until the big race on Sunday. Brian has been preparing like a mad man, and well since I am only in the 5K, I have been doing as little as possible that I can do and still get away with. (hehehe) Yesterday was my first speed workout of the year. We went to the local track and I ran 6 laps (1.5 miles) in 13:47. I was pretty proud of myself, even though it wasn't the fastest. For me... it was pretty fast.

This weekend we are going to Cynthiana to hang out with Ash and Forrest and get into whatever they have planned. They bought a house and have been going crazy trying to get it ready. So we may be moving them, or we may be packing them, or maybe a little of both. Either way, I am pretty excited and anxious for some Ashley time! :O)

Boring....

Sadly enough every time I come to blog I never have anything interesting to say, so I read everyone else's and then exit out. So here is an updated list of some of the things on my mind most recently.

1. Brian is preparing for his 1st 1/2 marathon. I am pretty excited for him and am encouraged by his determination. I, on the other hand, am running a 5K that day because I am sooo not ready for a 1/2.
2. I had oral surgery last week for a gum graft and I am so ready for this to be over! Today I had 4 of the 6 stitches removed, which went well, but caused a lot of discomfort afterward as well as some swelling. Sadly, it needs to be done again on the other side of my mouth.
3. This past weekend was beautiful and I was blessed by the sunshine. We were in the 60's on Sunday and took advantage of it. Piper got a walk on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It was like a heat wave.
4. Two of my great friends delivered their 1st babies 2 days apart. Congrats Laura & Jonathan and Sue & Anthony! Everyone around us is getting pregnant. I think currently I know about 7 women who are expecting, not counting my patients at work. That's another story all together.

I guess that's it. See... we are boring!

Hey God...

Have you ever been at a point in your life where you feel like God is not sharing with you the plans that he has for your future? I know that sounds weird, but in my Beth Moore study she had a similar experience, so I don't feel so "out of tune" with God. Anyway... Brian is rounding out his education at UC soon, or at least I think so, and I'm beginning to explore my options for graduate work. The problem is I am really unsure of what that looks like. Working in social work it appears that you are always under a grant. This is not always secure, so I am thinking about possibly teaching. Mostly because when we have kids I want to be home with them during the summer and on snow days. It sounds like a lot of work looking for child care when there is a snow day. Also, Brian will be teaching one day, so it would make sense that we have that time together as well.

My question is... do I have a desire to teach? I DON'T KNOW!!! This Thursday and Friday my beautiful friend is opening up her classroom to give me a glimpse in the life of a teacher. She says she thinks being emerged in the classroom with 25 students will give me some direction as to if I want to teach. Everyone that I have sought council from has told me they think I would do well because of my organization skills and social work background. So... after this week, prayerfully I will be able to see a little more clearly and at least answer that pending question. Comments welcome! Lord knows I need them!

Bring on the new year!

I can't believe that Christmas has come and gone. We had a wonderful time with family sharing in the festivities and eating lots of goodies. We were able to celebrate Christmas with my folks on the 20th, which working out well for everyone. We got tons of stuff, which is not unusual. I got my new camera and some more of my Willow Tree Nativity. We went to Owensboro to celebrate with Brian's family on the 23rd and stayed until the 27th. It was a much needed visit. We had some yummy Moonlight BBQ and many homemade cookies. This morning I got on the scale and gratefully did not gain an ounce. We got a beautiful new decorative clock for the living room and some curtains for the dinning area. Curtains are not cheap, so we are doing one window at a time. Since we are renting and still not owning it's hard to see getting rods and curtains for windows that we may not need eventually. But it makes the house look more homey and helps keep the warm in. We also brought home a gun this Christmas from Owensboro. I am terrifed of guns and had a hard time shooting it, but with encouragement and Brian's dad there to teach me I did it. I'm still not thrilled about having a handgun, but I understand it's importance and protection. I think if someone tries to break in I will have no problem shooting them.

18 days till Christmas

Things in the Schaad home have been going very fast recently. We have both been working and preparing for the Holidays. I have been spending most of my free time watching movies that we scored on Black Friday and experimenting in the kitchen. I totally cook more during the holidays because I try all these unique things that everyone else makes. Last week I made chicken broccoli hot pocket things. Brian was not crazy about them... he hates most vegetables. But he tried them and I was proud of that.

We are ready to go to Owensboro for Christmas. We haven't been since this past summer. Brian's parents have since remodeled their bathroom and his mom has had surgery. I think once we lay eyes on her we will feel better about her having the surgery. These are the most difficult times to be away from family.

We also got a treadmill since Thanksgiving. Brian has broken two things since he has used it. The "jarring" while running has made a snow globe and picture frame fall. I on the other hand have not broken anything, however he runs a lot faster than I, which increases the jarring.

Brian is now working with the basketball teams at the University. He says he really likes it. He just likes Basketball more. So far he has had a good season. His classes are going well, however I'm not exactly sure of how much he is learning. I have been thinking a lot about what I want to do to get my masters. Currently I am teetering the fact of Masters in Teaching or Masters in Social Work. I know... I know. Who would have thought?

Brian let me put up the Christmas tree on Wednesday night!!! It looks perfect!