{"id":1387,"date":"2014-05-07T13:46:32","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T13:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2014-05-07T14:08:10","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T14:08:10","slug":"holy-crazy-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/holy-crazy-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy crazy April."},"content":{"rendered":"

Holy Cow.\u00a0 I made it.\u00a0 I MADE IT THROUGH APRIL! My sincere apologies for my lack of inspiration last month, April is literally the craziest month out of the entire year.\u00a0 Between calling out financial aid packages,\u00a0 back to back student appointments\/meetings,\u00a0 high school visits, finishing up schoolwork for the semester and an email inbox that makes me want to cry….I have been completely zapped.\u00a0 BUT I made it out alive, WOO!\u00a0 Things are still busy, but I can at least see the light at the end of the tunnel now.\u00a0 Just in time to begin getting all the wedding details together.<\/p>\n

Despite my stress levels being at an all time high these last few weeks, there were some really AWESOME things that happened! Ideally, I could have written a blog post about each and everyone of them but instead I will just give you a quick re-cap.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

My FIRST EVER Crossfit Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Holy crap this was amazing.\u00a0 So amazing that the whole experience made me want to give up running and all these long distance races and sign up for more of these.\u00a0 Being my first one, I had no goals which is kind of a beautiful thing.\u00a0 No expectations, no pressure, just to go out there and do my best and have fun.\u00a0 The beauty of Crossfit is that some of the workouts I totally sucked at (wall climbs ugh) and others I did really well with.\u00a0\u00a0 I end up finishing 14th out of 31 Women!<\/p>\n

\"2013<\/a><\/p>\n

Bridal Shower<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wow, where do I begin with this one.\u00a0 Our families put together the most wonderful Bridal shower for Shain and I.\u00a0 I will be totally honest and tell you that I was a ball of nerves going into the shower and during it.\u00a0 It was very overwhelming to have all eyes on us and to be presented with so many gifts that we felt we did not deserve.\u00a0 Shain and I have been living together for a few years now, so truly there was nothing we needed.\u00a0 I tried to make the argument against having a shower entirely, but as you can imagine we got some resistance on that.\u00a0 So we just asked that it be a “no-wrap” shower,\u00a0 meaning everybody just brings their gifts unwrapped and leaves them with a tag on a “viewing” table.\u00a0 I had heard about this idea last year and just really loved it,\u00a0 because it meant that we could spend more time with the guests and giving them our love and appreciation.<\/p>\n

\"shower\"<\/a>Shower Dress from White House Black Market…Goodwill $5!<\/em><\/p>\n

Even with the no wrap concept, we still didn’t get a chance to talk to everybody which left me feeling very guilty.\u00a0 But it did seem that everybody enjoyed themselves, or so we hope.\u00a0 When we went home that night to our house filled with all of these generous and thoughtful gifts, I felt so uneasy.\u00a0 I like to be the one giving gifts,\u00a0 love and attention to others, so having this all turned on me is a very overwhelming feeling that I cannot explain in words. \u00a0 But I do know that in the weeks to come, I need to get used to this.\u00a0 Shain and I are surrounded by some seriously amazing people who want to support us through this special time in our lives.<\/p>\n

IACAC Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the first time in three years I was not on a planning committee for our annual conference and it was quite refreshing!\u00a0 I was able to enjoy more sessions and even take part in presenting a session on staying healthy during admission travel season.\u00a0 This is always such a fun time to connect with colleagues and mentors who have guided me through out my career.\u00a0 The support in this organization is phenomenal to those who take advantage of it.\u00a0 I even got a chance to run in the annual conference 5k and was first female!\u00a0 Go figure, I have no pictures to show for.<\/p>\n

Great Western Half Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Okay so this was AWESSOMMMEEEEE.\u00a0 My good friend Chels, has turned into a speed demon since having her baby.\u00a0 She has run many of these races before but this year had a goal in mind.\u00a0 She was aiming for a 1:45 and drumroll please… she hit a 1:42<\/strong>!\u00a0 HOLY PR!\u00a0 I was so stoked to get to run with her and get to experience the smashing of her goal.\u00a0 It was AWESOME.\u00a0\u00a0 Our whole run club did so good (We missed you, John).<\/p>\n

\"2013<\/a>See that under Armour long sleeve I am wearing?\u00a0 Yup- Goodwill. <\/em><\/p>\n

So that is about all the exciting stuff I have for you.\u00a0 This upcoming weekend I have another half marathon at Starved Rock which should be pretty (yes-I bailed on the full marathon).\u00a0\u00a0 I am a little unsure what goal to shoot for as I have not really done any speed training,\u00a0 so we will see how it goes.\u00a0 If I can get in the 1:30s I will be stoked, but if I decide to take it slow and enjoy the scenery I am cool with that too.<\/p>\n

Stay blessed in the mess! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Holy Cow.\u00a0 I made it.\u00a0 I MADE IT THROUGH APRIL! My sincere apologies for my lack of inspiration last month, April is literally the craziest month out of the entire year.\u00a0 Between calling out financial aid packages,\u00a0 back to back student appointments\/meetings,\u00a0 high school visits, finishing up schoolwork for the semester and an email inbox that makes me want to cry….I have been completely zapped.\u00a0 BUT I made it out alive, WOO!\u00a0 Things are still busy, but I can at least see the light at the end of the tunnel now.\u00a0 Just in time to begin getting all the wedding details together. Despite my stress levels being at an all time high these last few weeks, there were some really AWESOME things that happened! Ideally, I could have written a blog post about each and everyone of them but instead I will just give you a quick re-cap.   My FIRST EVER Crossfit Competition Holy crap this was amazing.\u00a0 So amazing that the whole experience made me want to give up running and all these long distance races and sign up for more of these.\u00a0 Being my first one, I had no goals which is kind of a beautiful thing.\u00a0 No expectations, no pressure, just to go out there and do my best and have fun.\u00a0 The beauty of Crossfit is that some of the workouts I totally sucked at (wall climbs ugh) and others I did really well with.\u00a0\u00a0 I end up finishing 14th out of 31 Women! Bridal Shower Wow, where do I begin with this one.\u00a0 Our families put together the most wonderful Bridal shower for Shain and I.\u00a0 I will be totally honest and tell you that I was a ball of nerves going into the shower and during it.\u00a0 It was very overwhelming to have all eyes on us and to be presented with so many gifts that we felt we did not deserve.\u00a0 Shain and I have been living together for a few years now, so truly there was nothing we needed.\u00a0 I tried to make the argument against having a shower entirely, but as you can imagine we got some resistance on that.\u00a0 So we just asked that it be a “no-wrap” shower,\u00a0 meaning everybody just brings their gifts unwrapped and leaves them with a tag on a “viewing” table.\u00a0 I had heard about this idea last year and just really loved it,\u00a0 because it meant that we could spend more time with the guests and giving them our love and appreciation. Shower Dress from White House Black Market…Goodwill $5! Even with the no wrap concept, we still didn’t get a chance to talk to everybody which left me feeling very guilty.\u00a0 But it did seem that everybody enjoyed themselves, or so we hope.\u00a0 When we went home that night to our house filled with all of these generous and thoughtful gifts, I felt so uneasy.\u00a0 I like to be the one giving gifts,\u00a0 love and attention to others, so having this all turned on me is a very overwhelming feeling that I cannot explain in words. \u00a0 But I do know that in the weeks to come, I need to get used to this.\u00a0 Shain and I are surrounded by some seriously amazing people who want to support us through this special time in our lives. IACAC Conference For the first time in three years I was not on a planning committee for our annual conference and it was quite refreshing!\u00a0 I was able to enjoy more sessions and even take part in presenting a session on staying healthy during admission travel season.\u00a0 This is always such a fun time to connect with colleagues and mentors who have guided me through out my career.\u00a0 The support in this organization is phenomenal to those who take advantage of it.\u00a0 I even got a chance to run in the annual conference 5k and was first female!\u00a0 Go figure, I have no pictures to show for. Great Western Half Marathon Okay so this was AWESSOMMMEEEEE.\u00a0 My good friend Chels, has turned into a speed demon since having her baby.\u00a0 She has run many of these races before but this year had a goal in mind.\u00a0 She was aiming for a 1:45 and drumroll please… she hit a 1:42!\u00a0 HOLY PR!\u00a0 I was so stoked to get to run with her and get to experience the smashing of her goal.\u00a0 It was AWESOME.\u00a0\u00a0 Our whole run club did so good (We missed you, John). See that under Armour long sleeve I am wearing?\u00a0 Yup- Goodwill. So that is about all the exciting stuff I have for you.\u00a0 This upcoming weekend I have another half marathon at Starved Rock which should be pretty (yes-I bailed on the full marathon).\u00a0\u00a0 I am a little unsure what goal to shoot for as I have not really done any speed training,\u00a0 so we will see how it goes.\u00a0 If I can get in the 1:30s I will be stoked, but if I decide to take it slow and enjoy the scenery I am cool with that too. Stay blessed in the mess! \ud83d\ude42  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1387"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1398,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1387\/revisions\/1398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}