A Juno Post.... Because I love my dog just the right amount...

Just thought I'd share a few pictures of my running partner, then and now. Isn't she the cutest??

Shin splints...Oooh the Shin splints...

Pre-run, drinking water, while Juno impatiently
waits to go. The dog loves to run!

Aaand it's been nearly a month since my last post. I'm a slack-tastic blogger. If it makes you feel any better, I haven't slacked on running... Even though the pain in my legs and my ceaseless attempts to make it stop unsuccessfully makes me want to throat punch the next person I see - Bad news for The Stud...I kidd, I kidd. Wanna get caught up? Keep reading, then feel free to comment and tell me WTH I'm doing wrong :)

So I stumbled across some old pictures... FITspiration Found

Alright. So I'm not going to post a super long entry tonight. I'm up later than I would like to be, anyway. I just thought I would show you all what I looked like my senior year of high school, which is the INITIAL weight I'm going for. Once I hit it, I'll know I'm only 10 more pounds away from my ultimate goal. So... here ya go.

Really all that I need is to lose a little and tone up

Oh look. There's no massive muffin top. 

Aaaand I thought I was fat. 

I'm not ready to post a "before" picture yet. So don't ask...

Dear Sam, Are you there? It's me... Sam

Ah, yes. 16 did great things for my hair

So, I was reading a few different blogs again today and came across Where We Can Live Like Jack and Sally. Super cute name, btw. On this woman's blog is a page labeled "Letter to Myself" where she writes a letter to her 16 year old self. I loved it. So cute and heartfelt. Then I got to thinking... What would I say to me? Hmmm...

Non-Scale Victories! Can you dig it??

     So I happened upon miss Katie's blog through Mama Laughlin's blog. I was reading about her story and journey through weight loss and weighing in, when I came across her post about 'Non-Scale Victories.' I liked the idea so much, I thought I'd report my own... What's this? Two posts in a single weekend? Whoa, WATCHOUT! I'm comin' atcha! Here are my non-scale victories for the past week. 

Loot. Illness. Zombies.... Oh, My!

Credit: Adeline Mae Desings

Alright so I posted earlier this month about how I won a giveaway over at Where Our Heart Is/Adeline Mae Desings. My bracelet came in last week and it's SO FREAKING CUTE!! It looks like the one pictured << except mine has the midnight blue thread. I absolutely love it! Thanks, girl! She's having a giveaway EVERY.SINGLE.MONTH. So head on over to her blog and check it out! Here's a link to this month's giveaway! You have until the end of the month! GO GO GO!! She posts a ton of cute stuff along with her giveaways, oh and go check out her store also! I plan on getting a few of her running bracelets as soon as I run each marathon :) MOVING ON!

I won! I won I won I won!!!

"where our heart is.: Giveaway Winner!: Samantha Jarvis won the strong bracelet! Email me the color you'd like and I'll send your bracelet out tomorrow :) "

I won! I never win anything! (I mean, I hit the jackpot with The Stud, but other than that....) Go check out her site and browse the store! Her bracelets are too cute!