We did it!

We finished our first 5K in 33 minutes and 33 seconds!!! (EDIT TO ADD: I just checked Fleet Feet's official time and we both finished together at 33:30. That is a 10:48 mile!!!! AHHHH!!) I can't believe that we beat our goal by 6 minutes and 30 seconds. YAYAYYYYY!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. We have a lot to be thankful for this year. Hope you have a great time with family and friends.

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Whatcha watchin?

Thanks to DVR, I am able to watch so many more shows. I usually am able to catch up on the entire week on the weekends. Here are my favorite shows that are currently set on my DVR (and I know...it's too much...)

So You Think You Can Dance- Love this show. Always have. I remember watching it in 2006, in my old apartment, on Bina's bed, screaming about how much we LOVED these dancers. This season, I think the best dancer is Jakob Karr. This kid is AMAZING! The judges keep saying that this is supposed to be the best season. I don't think so. Last season was SO much better. These kids have some work to do!

Modern Family- This show is pretty darn funny. My friends at work were talking about it so I set my DVR to record it. It is a fun show to watch as a couple because Mike doesn't like a lot of the shows that I watch.Biggest Loser- Honestly, I am not a big fan of any of the people left. BUT, I love this show!!! I wanted Abby or Rebecca to win. Hopefully they keep losing at home!Dancing With the Stars- I am probably the only person under 50 that is watching but I am. Loving Maya...she is great!Dexter- OH. MY. GOODNESS. I love this show. It is amazing. Can't say anymore.Brothers and Sisters- Does anyone else watch this show? First of all, so happy that Balthazar Getty is off the show. I had had enough of his womanizing ways in his real life and his character was just annoying. I am really loving this season. Can't wait to see what Justin and Rebecca decided to do with their little surprise brewing.Nip/Tuck- Can't believe I am still watching this. BUT...I'm not watching the trash that a lot of my friends are (Housewives of OC/Jersey/Atlanta/etc) so I allow this to be my trash.Glee- Makes me so so happy. As a self-proclaimed show choir dork, this is the best thing that has happened to me on TV.Ellen and Oprah- My DVR is set to record these ladies every day. Honestly, I don't watch every Ellen (it just depends on the guests of the day) but I watch every single Oprah. With only 1 year left of Ms. O, you better believe that I will enjoy ever last minute of Your Highness. I know, I know...that is a lot of TV. I am always shocked when I meet people that don't want ANY TV. Obviously, I love TV. Now that we have DVR, the amount of shows that I can watch has definitely increased.

What are you watching? Are there any other shows out there that I should record? Off to watch SYTYCD, Dancing with the Stars, and Biggest Loser (they are all recording right now!).

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Done and Done (Weeks 8 and 9)

I can't believe that we have completely finished 9 week of the Couch to 5K program! I am proud to say that we have successfully completed the program and we will run our first 5K on Thursday! We ran 27.5 minutes during Week 8 and 30 minutes during Week 9. Unfortunately, we still haven't run 3.1 miles. We have only gotten up to 2.7 miles in 30 minutes. My goal is to finish the race in 40 minutes so I hope we can do that! I am nervous because I hear most of the Turkey Trot is uphill and we have only trained on flat roads. I am hoping that the adrenaline rush from the actual race will make it easier. I am REALLY excited!I have said this many times but I am just amazing at how this program works. It seems like just yesterday that I was struggling with Week 1 and 2, almost unable to run 2 minutes at a time. I am so proud of how far I have come. We haven't even finished our first 5k but I am already thinking about what is next. We want to run the St. Patty's Day run and the Komen Race for the Cure. We might even start thinking about running a 10k in 2010! I guess I need to keep my eyes on the short term goal...FINISH THIS TURKEY TROT!!! Woo hoo!!!

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My Mia!

I haven't posted about my little baby lately. Miss Mia is just so cute...still loving this sweet girl. Mike posted some on his blog so I stole them for your viewing pleasure!I love her hair cowlic in the pictures above :) Such a beautiful, white necklace...
Look at those big, brown, puppy dog eyes...Isn't she just the cutest?!? She has an adorable personality to match, too!!! Maybe I am just a bit biased...

I am actually really glad that Mike posted these pictures because you can see a little something, something that has shown up on Mia's lip this week. Check it out...What is that red stuff? It is hard, feels like a scab, was black last week and is red this week. The other side is just normal. I thought maybe her "jowl skin" was growing or something. Mike looked it up and everything said that it is a dog's version of chapped lips? Do you pups have this?

***UPDATE*** As of 10 pm, we noticed that this red jowl is getting bigger. We also noticed blood on our comforter :( I guess we need to call the vet.

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Running Brag

Last week:
TIME: 25 minutes
DISTANCE: 2.1 miles
PACE: 11 min and 55 sec mile

This week:
TIME: 28 minutes and 22 seconds
DISTANCE: 2.5 miles
PACE: 11 min and 20 sec mile

That's an improvement, folks! We are going farther and getting faster!!! Only 2 weeks until the big Turkey Trot!!! (I used the Cool Running Pacing Calculator to help me figure this out!)

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Family Pictures!

Last Sunday, we met Lynsey at Lafayette Park for some family pictures. We were rained out the week before and we were so lucky that we were able to squeeze these pictures into our busy schedule. Lynsey is such a sweet person and she and Mike were able to talk photography together. I am sure we will hang out with Lynsey again in the future! Thanks Lynsey for spending time with us and our crazy puppy (she really was being CRAZY that day)! Here are some of my favorites...Hope everyone has a great day!

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San Francisco!

Stephanie and I cheered together in high school. She was a freshman on our JV squad and we cheered together again on Varsity. After graduation, I can honestly say that I haven't seen Stephanie again. Then one day, she commented on my blog.

Stephanie is living in San Francisco and is recently engaged to a super-handsome man named Scott. We have been reading each others' blogs and getting to know each other again. She even used an idea that I posted on our calligraphy blog for her bridesmaids.

Then, she started looking at Mike's photography blog. One thing led to another and now I can official say that we will be heading to San Fransisco to photograph her wedding next summer!!!!

To say that we are excited is extremely an understatement!!!

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Let's talk babies!

No. I'm not pregnant. I'm not trying to get pregnant or ready to get pregnant. BUT...I am starting to get a little bit of the baby fever! It came on suddenly, but it has definitely struck. (Maybe somewhere between my sore throat and dry cough!)I don't know why I feel the need to talk about this. Maybe because I am sick of writing about running, my dog, and my husband. Maybe because I just don't feel like grading and/or writing papers.

Since we have gotten married, naturally the next question starting coming. "When do you want to have kids." We knew that we definitely want to do the puppy thing first. Loving it.The next thing that was a must for me before kiddos was to finish my masters degree. Almost done! I will graduate in May! I also added to my "must have/do before having kids list" going to Italy with Mike. We haven't gone a vacation alone (other than our honeymoon) and it is something that we really want to do. We haven't booked our trip yet but we are planning to go this summer.Finally, and this might be vain or silly...but I want to lose 10 pounds. I really want to get in charge of my life by eating better and exercising on a regular basis. Running really has given me a reality check. No more fat, lazy, unhealthy Lauren.So, that is where I stand now. Who knows where this next year will take us but it looks like we have an exciting road ahead of us! 5K, graduation, Italy...oh my!

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