tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4934807917285581642024-03-13T09:51:34.925-06:00The Good LifeAll I want is a little of the good life. All I need is to have a good time. I'll follow you, you follow me. I'll lean on you and you lean on me and we'll all be okay. This is a little diary of our fun-filled, baby food makin', toy playin', snuggling in front of the TV-in', pretending to be superheros, diaper changin', school-playin', angry bird playin'hands down messy and fabulous lives.Camie Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02003245583739325480noreply@blogger.comBlogger361125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493480791728558164.post-84312220956588593822013-03-13T22:09:00.000-06:002013-03-14T00:09:41.200-06:00One Day, In Retrospect, The Year of Struggle Will Strike You As The Most Beautiful<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBs4vq5ruhoW5vJw8aSKJuNl4NdvLOdGie8l3He83CjvDxngi0brh8pdciRSSL0_SmBhBYcpzyyZ2t9ca2j54dJl7M1yA-aIVeT7pD_FRFNrOLAUxzSfF4fyvOXfXK_WVsM-cTNzew24H/s1600/snow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, today was the day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 year. 1 whole freaking year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 year ago today was </span><a href="http://monkeybidnaz.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-is-this-happening.html" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">THE worst day of my life</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, worst week really. Okay worst year??</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's hard to believe my Dad has been gone for a whole year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A lot happens in one year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I feel like I've lost a year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I look at my kids and they're a year older.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I look at me, I look older.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The calendar says a year has passed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I don't remember much. It's almost like I've been in a fog, a coma, if you will, but a coma where I'm awake and alive, just not on the inside.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's been a crappy year, I'm just going to be honest with you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And I miss my Dad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We spent the previous weekend at my brother's house, sledding, eating chili and relaxing, much like we did last year. It was necessary, I think, for us to try and reenact the events of the previous year, as if, even for a single moment, we could have him, or more like the memory of him, back with us. And it was hard. Way harder than I ever thought it would be. The sky was the same color, the snow covered mountains were the same as I remembered them. It was all the same, and yet a whole year had passed...and it was all totally and completely different.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I thought long and hard about what we should do today to remember him. I wanted to do something in his memory, something he would have enjoyed. But staying in my garments in bed watching old westerns and eating ice cream just wasn't going to cut it, although in reality, he would have loved that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">So. Plan B. My brother and his wife and kids came down from Logan. We visited for a while. We went to lunch at Olive Garden. We went to Scheels. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dad, I miss you like crazy. I wish you were here every single day. I have wanted to call you so many times this past year. You would be so proud of my kids. Izacc still says the funniest things. I can just hear you laugh about one of his stories. Ian is so smart, he would blow you away with what he knows. He misses you too. He told me tonight he misses you to 100 and that's a lot of numbers, he said. And your little Millie is turning into such a beauty. She's got the attitude you told me she was going to have, feisty and full of life. She's been biting lately, mostly her brothers. She rules the roost, just like you knew she would. And I just plain miss you. Your laugh, your teasing, your super ticklish feet and your half finger. I know you're alright and right where you're supposed to be. I'm selfish I guess and wish you were still here with us. I look forward to the day I get to see you again. And I love you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Izacc is my oldest. He is in school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All day long. And it works for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">BUT Spring Break is coming up. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">And I had no stinking idea what I'm going to do with him. He had a day off last week and we all went nutso! So I have been PANICKING trying to figure out what we can do to keep busy without spending a million dollars. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">But then heaven opened up and my friend told me about something fantastic. I am am pretty excited about it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://utahkidsclub.com/">Utah Kids Club</a>! Ever heard of it?! Seriously!!! </span></div>
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<a href="http://utahkidsclub.com/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Utah Kids Club</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> is your answer to Summer Fun (And Spring Break!!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They have discounts everywhere you want to go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cowabunga Bay, Seven Peaks, Cherry Hill, Living Planet Aquarium, Fat Cats, Mulligans, Hollywood Connection, Bee's Baseball, Treehouse Museum, Ogden Dinosaur Park, Ogden Union Station, I Fly, Flowrider, IRock, Jump N Bounce, Kangaroo Zoo, Jump On It, WAIRHouse Trampolines, Get Air, Airborne, Trafalga, Laser Assault, Red Butte Garden, Hogle Zoo, Tracy Aviary, Scera Theatre, Off Broadway...the list goes on and on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">No more going to the same place over and over!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With Utah Kids Club you get<b> <span style="font-size: large;">1 FAMILY</span> </b>Membership and can go where you want, when you want.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Plus you get<b> 2 FREE Kids Meal Certificates</b> each month!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Get Rid Of Bored and Nutso and Get a Utah Kids Club membership!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Right now, they are having a seriously awesome deal. When you use the exclusive code, you can get the $12.00 Family Membership for only $7.99!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Go to <a href="http://www.utahkidsclub.com/">www.UtahKidsClub.com</a> and click JOIN.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">use coupon code <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">save0211</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">That's 1 Family Membership (to ALL the fun places) And 2 FREE Kids Meal Certificates for $7.99!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can't wait. The snow is melting and we are going to have some fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And you should too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Go there. Do it. Pass it on. Bring your friends. You won't be sorry!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You're welcome. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know I have been <i>absent</i> from the blog scene this past little while and I <b>hate</b> that. I'm coming back, baby, in<span style="font-size: large;"> full force</span>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a <span style="color: orange;">fun</span> reason for today's post.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm entering our <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: yellow;">super</span> </span><span style="color: red;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">awesome</span></i> </span><b>Angry Bird</b> costumes from last year into a contest!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Huzzah! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In case you don't remember, here they are:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Fun and fabulous</i>, am I right?!?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Lots and lots of votes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Starting <u>October 16th</u> you can go <a href="http://www.thedatingdivas.com/halloween-couples-costume-contest/">here</a> and give us some love.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And if you do I'll make you some cookies.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or brownies.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or send you a present.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or something nice like that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway thanks for your support.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More to come.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But until then</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Go vote for us!!!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Pretty please??</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So it's Sunday and so I'mma throw <a href="http://monkeybidnaz.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-sunday.html">one of these</a> at you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pretty sad that the last time I did <a href="http://monkeybidnaz.blogspot.com/2011/12/sunday-sunday.html">this</a> was uh, well, <a href="http://monkeybidnaz.blogspot.com/2012/03/not-sunday.html">the day before</a> the <a href="http://monkeybidnaz.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-is-this-happening.html">worst day of my life so far</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But it just makes for a more drastic "look how big my kids are" unveiling right?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Albeit a little out of focus and melancholy, it's my babies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And we're back, baby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, well, well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guess what my big fat butt did this morning!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you guessed slept in, well, my friend, you would be incorrect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Me and my BOB ran our<b><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.willowcanyon5k.org/">first 5K</a></span></b>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get out of town, right!? Who is this girl you ask!?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, the<i> new</i> me anyway. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The<b> old</b> me thought running was for suckers and that it would most definitely be the end of me if I were to try to run. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 6th grade, I HAD to run the mile. I think I did it in 12 minutes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And thought my life was over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In high school I was in track, but I was a <span style="color: blue;">thrower</span>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had to run 2 laps every practice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well look at me now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've still got some post baby chub.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm tall and awkward and the complete opposite of graceful and athletic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But guess what ya'll?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All you haters can suck it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;">And I'm talking to you 6th grade and high school me(s)!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My cousin Stuart, his sister Sarah, and their Mom Sue all signed up to run the 5K and I am<span style="font-size: large;"> so</span> glad they did! It was awesome to be there with people I love!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yeah, uh, I got nothin' here...this could be gas too...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My awesome Aunt Sue, who I learned today has quite the running past. She's awesome. Oh I already said that? Okay well, she is so deal with it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are my adoring fans, so dedicated that they woke up super early and hauled their tiny butts out to eat granola bars and whine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a tough gig, being my fan, but they're pretty great at it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lap one went well. I was good. Life was good. My new special running clothes were giving me the wedgie of my life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lap two: a little tricky, starting to contemplate hiding around the corner and just jumping out at the last minute and finishing in with the speedsters. Also, why does all running clothing decide to head north in the event of a little southern movement??!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stuart. STUART!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He crushed it! He even hurt his back earlier in the week and he just rocked it like a boss!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lap three: Cursing late night munchies from last night and considering making a pact with the Devil to get me out of this situation I am in. And then I noticed that approx. half of the runners we started with were done and having delicious Gatorade and bananas. Boo. Also, my Ipod between my cleavage was creating a strange pool of sweat...ahem. And I look like a frog. And my pants and I were on a break.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last lap: done. Don't care about anything else but making it to the end. Even if there were a bunch of dirty, dirty cheaters out there running with me...you know who you are!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Donezo. Finish line!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seriously donezo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ran my first 5K in 37:40.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a 3.73 mile course and that means I ran 10 minute miles!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SUCK IT 6th GRADE ME!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bwa ha ha ha ha!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yeah buddy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here comes Sarah...and Stuart!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that was it! We all did it and it was actually kind of fun. What am I saying?! Who AM I!?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Would you like to know the secret of my success??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'd be more than willing to share if you promise not to judge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My little secret would be my super awesome playlist <strike>my Ipod</strike> I created.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a whole bunch of tried and true songs that I'd been testing out for weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But in the 11th hour, I switched up the scene and added some new ones to the mix.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And just put the ol' 'pod on shuffle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Would you like to hear the mega super awesome pump-you-up playlist my Ipod created for me?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay. Here's what I ran to in the order of their appearance:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not kidding, #1 was Eye Of The Tiger. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(My Ipod has the best sense of humor ever!)</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#2 Hey Ya by OutKast <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> (Shake it like a Polaroid Picture)</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#3 Pain by Three Days Grace<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Yup, fitting I know)</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#4 Dog Days Are Over by Florence and the Machines <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(It's a way good song to run to. Try it!)</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#5 Good Life by OneRepublic <i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (It was a great moment, actually)</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#6 Everybody Talks by Neon Trees <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(I sorta wanted to die during this song)</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#7 Billionaire by Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(I DO want to be a billionaire!)</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#8 Fire To The Rain by Adele<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Ah Adele) </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#9 I'm Yours/Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Straight No Chaser <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(I think I was hallucinating at this point)</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#10 Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(I ran through the sprinklers, you know, because I was on fire.)</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#11 Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) by Pink <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(I was almost done...and lonely)</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And finishing it off, #12 Cowboy by Kid Rock <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(DON'T YOU JUDGE ME! You know you love this song!)</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So there you go. My big secret: an awesome playlist to keep your spirits up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh and training since March. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But you know, technicalities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't wait to do it again. And I know my time wasn't that great but ya gotta start somewhere, right?! At least it's a start!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ran a <a href="http://www.willowcanyon5k.org/">5K today.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My very very first one in my whole life EVER!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll post some pictures of the day's events later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But today was kind of a big deal, and I wanted to explain why.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A year ago today was Miss Amelia's due date.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She came 5 days early, thank heavens, but it's still funny to think about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomorrow is Father's Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It might be a rough one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But let's talk about today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No wait, let's start a year ago today so I </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">can explain how I got from there to here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A year ago today I had a brand new baby girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Life was good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Really good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My life was amazing in fact.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a best friend who I talked to every day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had the sweet baby girl that I'd been dreaming of forever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was summer and life was beautiful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mostly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After I had Amelia I gained some weight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am one of those lucky women who don't LOSE weight while nursing and actually GAIN it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Awesome, I know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try not to be too jealous.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But ah well. No matter. It would work it's way out, like it always does.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fast forward 5 months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My husband got a new job.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And he moved to Utah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I stayed in Riverton with 3 kids.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And it was stressful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then we packed all our crap in boxes and put it in a storage shed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And moved in with my sweet Gramma to live in her basement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And put our house for sale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And waited.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And waited.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And it was stressful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then our dog Zoe died.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I was sad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And stressed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And unhappy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the thought occurred to me that enough was enough and it was time to lose some weight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I thought, 'meh, maybe running would be a good way to shed some pounds.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And as I watched some more TV and sat on the couch, I thought about it some more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then there was a call from above...er something.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Gramma's stake was putting on a 5K in June.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I thought about MAYBE trying to run it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I hated running.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stupid high school track.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also I was a mother of three and finding time was going to be hard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I thought about it some more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided I'd just jump in with both feet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I'd need some shoes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And an Ipod.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the right kind of clothes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I couldn't possibly start until I had all those things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I signed up for the 5K anyway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And didn't tell anyone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My little secret.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I figured we'd have our house sold by then and possibly be in our own house, but I could always come back and run it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One day in March, we went to Logan to go sledding and then we went to a sports store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just happened to be looking around the running shoes and playing around with the thought of actually getting a real pair of shoes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And another sign came down from above.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was looking at the shoes that were on sale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was 1 pair of size 10s.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I opened them up</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I heard angels singing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They were black and hot pink.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The only pair in the store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The only size 10.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to get them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then 2 days later, my Dad died.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the sadness spiral came back with a vengeance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was really sad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was really stressed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was really unhappy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I ate a lot more than any human should ever consume.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eating makes the sadness go away...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not really, but when you're in the throes there's no stopping it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I was more depressed than I have ever been in my entire life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">EVER.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And so I ran.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'd walk Izacc to school and run back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ran on Gramma's treadmill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I started doing the unthinkable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unthinkable I say!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started getting up before my family and running.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And it was sort of like magic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wasn't running to lose weight anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was running from the pain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was running from the sadness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was running to be alone with my thoughts and memories of Dad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And guess what?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was hard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It sucked getting up to go out into the cold when the baby had been up most of the night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It sucked looking in the mirror and seeing basically no results.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It sucked feeling no motivation at all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I kept going.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to relax and stop worrying what I looked like or how fast I was going or how freaking tired I was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or sad I was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started praying before I'd run.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And asking for the help I needed to keep</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> going.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And got stronger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And ran longer and farther.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I let go of all the worries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And suddenly I didn't feel as sad anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I didn't want to eat the world anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the fact that our house wasn't selling wasn't as stressful anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Magic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here I am today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Dad died and it SUCKS!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm still overweight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our house isn't selling and we're basically throwing our money down the drain waiting for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zoe was the best dog anybody could ask for ever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're living in Gramma's basement, cozy and tight and raising her electric and water bills.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But guess what?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am content.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am at peace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I am happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're living life on this roller coaster and all the ups and downs and I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be learning from all of this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But a <a href="http://www.glamazonmom.com/">bloggy friend</a> of mine said it best in a <a href="http://www.glamazonmom.com/2012/06/im-not-smartest-girl.html">post</a> she recently wrote and it really hit me over the head.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was talking about how once she went tubing down the river and was freaking out and struggling and worried and panicking and fell out. And she looked around at everyone and saw that they were all relaxed and actually enjoying the ride. So she stopped worrying and relaxed and she said that the "</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">raging river became a peaceful stream once I quit fighting it."</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quit fighting it.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quit fighting it!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So simple.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I did. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I have. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I have sad days. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And bad days. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I was missing my life while I wallowed in my sad pool of pity.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I didn't want to miss anymore.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My baby is one.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Izacc is going to be a first grader.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Ian is busy being 3.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I will not miss one more day worrying or feeling sorry for myself.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So today was about more than just running 3.whatever miles.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a journey.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An actual personal journey.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I'm by no means out of the woods yet.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I'm going to keep running and going and trying</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And putting my trust in the one who knows how all the chips are going to fall and when they're going to fall and why.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's got it covered.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not freaking out anymore.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've quit fighting it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And it's getting good...again.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's one of those days. I have, understandably, had quite a few recently, but today is </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">certainly</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> one of</span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> those </i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">for sure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I miss my Dad. There have been so many times this week when, for a split second, I thought, 'I should call Dad and tell him about this.' And then reality hits. And it's hard. It's really, really hard. It has been getting a little easier with the passing of time, but man is it hard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I feel like I am taken for granted. A lot. And that people just assume I'll be there for them. Or that I will be able to drop whatever I'm doing to help them out. And don't get me wrong, I do. A lot. Anyone who knows and loves me can tell you I have a problem with putting others wants and needs first. And I have no problem with that. I'd almost do anything for anyone. But when it's assumed, or done without any gratitude, it hurts. Me. A lot. I feel like I'm there for so many people anytime they need, but when it's me who wants or needs something, I'm low on the priority chain. And I'm tired of it. I feel like I am not important enough to make time for, and it really hurts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am so freaking sick and tired of paying for a house that we're not living in. I am tired to being a burden on my sweet Gramma, who is an angel for taking us in in the first place. But it's hard on her and it's not cheap. And I would love nothing more than to pay all of her utility bills because heaven knows, a family of five using water and electricity is not cheap. But I can't because we're literally dumping all of our income into a vacant house. And I can't take the utilities out of my name until we sell it. And I am seriously throwing money at the city of Riverton because I have a water/sewer/garbage bill that still gets paid every month and NO ONE IS USING IT!! It is so frustrating. SO FREAKING FRUSTRATING!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And speaking of money, why are things so tight these days?! Aside from the obvious, I try and try to make things work out in everyone's favor every month and I still can't please everyone. I need to get the kids some clothes, but we owe the credit card too much. So I pay the credit card extra and then Izacc has to have a tooth pulled out. So I take from the savings. But then I have to use the credit card for something and any extra money that was going back to replenish the savings account now has to go back to the damn card. And my husband gets mad because I am supposed to magically make everything work and I CAN NOT DO IT. Honestly, I'm exhausted. I am fully aware that every single person plays this song and dance every month, but itdoesn't make it any easier. It's my baby's first birthday next month. And I want to have a party for her. And I feel so guilty for even thinking about it because of all the things we could be using that money for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have decided I hate Facebook. I used to love it. I loved knowing how my friends from high school were doing and what was going on with my extended family. But I hate what it's become. And I hate the games that people play. And I think I'm staying away for awhile, you know, to improve my mental health. I know, everyone says that too, and it's a possibility I'll be right back on tomorrow. But right now, I'm hurt and I'm done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've been running. Training, doing intervals really. I have yet to see any difference in my dumb body. No, that's not true. My calves are ridiculously large. I had to cut a pair of pants into capris because I couldn't get them over my large and in charge leg muscles. The tummy, however, seems to be a permanent fixture and isn't wanting to go anywhere. So I feel less than motivated to get outta bed in the morning and go out because I'm not seeing any results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have cleaned the living room today 4 times. I have been making a conscious effort this week to be on top of the housework. It's more than exhausting, its making me crazy. I pick up the exact same messes over and over and over again. I can remember when I was working and couldn't wait to be a stay at home mom. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">'How nice it would be,' I thought, 'to stay home all day and do what I want and hang out with my kids. Man that would be nice. I can't wait!' Yeah. Boy was I naive. It so much more work than I ever imagined. And it's not my own space, since we're in Gramma's basement, and so it's even more stressful because everything down here is hers and the kids are not the cleanest. I try and I try and it's seriously impossible to keep up. I clean the living room, then go work on dishes only to find sticky fingerprints on the chair and goldfish all over the living room floor. And then my husband comes home to a mess and can't understand what I've been doing all day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And my kids are in rare form today. Or I am less than tolerant. Or both. But they are being just so SO naughty today! I don't even know what to do!! I love them it's true. I love them to pieces. But sometimes they make me so crazy I want to go lock myself in the car.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Is there a solution? It there a way to balance it all? I know that God won't give us more than we can handle, but I'm done. I feel like I am at the breaking point. I am pushed right up to that line and one more thing will seriously crush me. Someone please give me the secret to making it all work out because I can't even begin to understand how. I'm hurt and tired and sad and frustrated and angry and just so sick of it all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My <b>brain</b> is exhausted.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My <b>eyes</b> hurt.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I feel so<i> let down</i>, <i>discouraged</i> and <span style="color: #444444;">empty</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm holding it together, for my kids' sake, but I'm not myself right now. And they know it. And I know it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's been the longest, most unreal week of my entire existence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Wednesday I woke up and for a split second thought that maybe the events of the previous day were a nasty, nasty dream. But I was snapped right back into reality soon enough. <span style="font-size: large;"> And it was hard.</span> We met with the bishop and finalized funeral plans. I made a list of things I needed to do before the funeral. We talked. A lot. My brother and his wife got there. My aunt and uncle came over and had dinner with us. And we talked. A lot more. About my <b>Daddy</b> and who he was and what he did. We looked through a scrapbook about his life. I scanned pictures into the computer for a slideshow about his life. I talked to my husband and <i>cried</i>. Really cried. I stayed up <span style="font-size: x-small;">all night</span> going through all the digital pictures I could find for the slideshow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I went to bed at 6:45 am. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And my baby woke up and wanted to eat. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I finished feeding her and closed my eyes. And my alarm clock went off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I did sleep for an hour or so. And then I got ready. And then we went to the mortuary. And picked out a casket. And designed a program. And chose a signature book...what are they called? Guest book? Anyway, the one we chose was perfect, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">he would have loved it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My brother and sister-in-law and I then got in his car and made a </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">marathon</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> trip to Logan. He needed his suit, which was at the dry cleaners. And I needed a new dress. And my mom needed a new dress. It was the smoothest shopping trip I've ever taken. Things basically just hopped right into my cart. And they were perfect. Two dresses for me, two for my mom, two for Amelia, and two suits for Ian later, we were done. Thanks, <a href="http://www.rossstores.com/">Ross</a>. You saved my bacon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I then dropped my sil off at her home to pack and went to Walmart. We figured we'd save time by splitting up. And it was fine until I was walking through the store and realized that this was the very first time I'd been alone with my thoughts. The very first time I didn't have anyone to talk to. And I was running on an hour of sleep. And I had a baby in my arms. And that was it. I was that crazy lady sobbing through the aisles. And I got what I needed and literally ran to the car. Sobbing. And I sobbed the whole way back to their apartment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We got my sister-in-law's flute and drove back to my mom's house. And it was real again. And I was <b>exhausted.</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Friday my mom, brothers and I went back to the mortuary to help get my Dad's body dressed and ready for his </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">last party</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And <b>there he was</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And it wasn't.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My brother and I hugged and cried together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And my Daddy, he looked so handsome. They had done an <span style="font-size: large;">amazing</span> job. <i><u>Amazing.</u></i> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My Dad had a brain tumor removed when he was 21, but somehow received some nerve damage. My whole life he could only hear out of one ear. And one side of his face sagged a little. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And as I looked at him that day, his eye was <b>perfectly normal</b>. And he looked <span style="font-size: large;">beautiful</span>. I put some makeup on his ear and hand to cover some owies he had. We dressed him in his temple clothes. I held his hand. And tickled his feet. (He HATED people touching his feet) We cried and smiled and talked about Dad. My brothers and the two morticians lifted my big daddy into his casket. And they rolled him out into the big room where the viewing was to be held.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And we cried some more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My aunt,<i> his sister</i>, came by. She walked into the room and stopped. And cried. She said his casket was beautiful. It was. It was prefect. A beautiful ceder with pine trees embroidered on the lining. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">He would have loved it</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We stayed for awhile, talking and crying. And then we left to run some errands. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get some pictures printed.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Buy some frames. <i>Go to a fabric store</i>. Put pictures in frames. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Gather some of Dad's favorite things.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Style Gramma's hair. <i>Practice song with Nicole and Sevena.</i> Get ready. Get kids ready. <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks Nicole, Spence, and Rachel)</span></i> Stop at grocery store to get lint brush, nylons for Mom, and some of Dad's favorite church candy to put in his retirement vase and share <i style="font-size: small;">(Thanks Christine). </i>It was a <span style="font-size: large;">crazy</span> afternoon, but we got it all done without feeling rushed or panicked. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We had a viewing. There were SO many people there. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">He would have HATED it.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> My Dad was well loved by many, but he was not a social butterfly and often shied away from situations that would put him anywhere near the spotlight. But it was for him, and there were tons of folks who loved him. It was good to know how many people he touched. It was amazing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I didn't want to leave him that night. I stayed until everyone had gone and just sat by his body, crying and talking to him. After hugging and crying and laughing and meeting so many people, I was spent. Drained. Physically, emotionally. It was a hard night. But it was for him and about him, and I think he would have been pleased.</span><br />
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Well, that is absolutely not true. I have so many words and I just don't know what to do with them all or how to even express them in a way that makes sense.<br />
I lost my Daddy today.<br />
He was only 58.<br />
I figured we had at least another 10 or 20 years before I'd have to go through this and I am not ready. Not ready at all.<br />
I am not in my right mind and I feel like I'm in a fog. I want to always remember this day and the events surrounding it, so I'm going to spew it out here for the world to read. <br />
In all reality, I don't have a journal and can't sleep. So feel free to skip this post if you like, won't hurt my feelings a bit.<br />
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Last night, my husband watched the episode of How I Met Your Mother where Marshall's Dad died.<br />
It's all hitting really close to home.<br />
My sister-in-law called me this morning to tell me they'd taken him to the hospital in an ambulance. He didn't wake up last night. He wasn't breathing this morning when my mom went to take a shower. <br />
That's all I knew. <br />
So I sat there and stewed and my thoughts went to places I didn't even want them to go. Like what we would do about a funeral. And what I would wear to a viewing. And what I would sing. And that my sons wouldn't be able to be baptized by their papa. <br />
And I just shook those thoughts off as me overreacting and moved on. <br />
We had just seem him on Saturday.<br />
We'd gone sledding.<br />
We had a wonderful day with my family and basically enjoyed each other's company.<br />
Saturday.<br />
Two days ago.<br />
So I waited to hear anything new and just chalked my worst case scenario thoughts as just that.<br />
Until I got the call. At 10:50 am.<br />
It was my brother on my mom's phone.<br />
He said "Camie, I've got some bad news."<br />
He told me the story...and then said he didn't wake up.<br />
:He died:<br />
I said "Are you kidding me?"<br />
And I told him I'd be there as soon as I could.<br />
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And the remainder of the afternoon is a blur. I picked Izacc up from school. I packed. I folded clothes. I called Izacc's school. I took a shower. I hugged my aunt. I talked to my best friend. I got a bazillion texts. Word sure travels fast. I told my babies that their Papa was in heaven taking care of Zoe. I packed the car. I drove, with my gramma, the 4 hour journey to my parent's house. I had a headache. We had quite a few visitors and lots and lots of food. I helped plan a funeral. I cried a little. I have yet to really realize what's going on. Really. <br />
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When we got to my parent's house, my Ian was giving my Mom a hug and kept asking her "Where's Papa!? Where's Papa?!"<br />
He's two.<br />
He doesn't understand.<br />
I'm not sure I understand.<br />
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I still have a headache.<br />
I'm noticing that I'm being strong for everyone else.<br />
I'm not sure how long this will last.<br />
I think about it and become overcome with sadness and I just have to stop and focus on the one task at hand. Pack. Drive. Get kids to bed. Eat.<br />
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I don't know what to do. I don't know where to go from here. I've never had to do this before and I am so scared. It's going to be rough. And I'm not okay.<br />
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I went into his room and he's all over in there. His hats. His gum collection. His ties. His stupid covered wagon lamp. How can this be real? How can this be happening?!?<br />
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My baby, who has yet to really say anything besides "Ma ma ma ma" and "Ba ba ba ba", was in the bedroom with me. And she was on my shoulder facing the other way. And she said "Papa". And I looked at her and she said it again. And I looked at my mom and cried and as she looked at all of us and pointed with her chubby hand towards the last place he existed on this Earth and said "Papa".<br />
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I deleted a message from him off my phone yesterday.<br />
I'd do anything to hear his voice, see him, just know he is in the other room snoring.<br />
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I miss my Dad.<br />
And I'm not okay.<br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Man it has been FOREVER since I did this!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry. I'm still trying to get settled into our new temporary basement living life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And it's not Sunday, it's Monday.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And they're not dressed up, but they are sunburned.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were in Logan on Sunday.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And Saturday for that matter.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a fantastical weekend sledding with my parents and brothers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dad sat in an inner tube, we screamed down the hills.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the fun we had.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ha ha and oh the sunburns! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My poor kids.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mother of the year strikes yet again.</span></div>
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<br />Camie Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02003245583739325480noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-493480791728558164.post-76096923682040065602012-02-29T10:44:00.003-07:002012-02-29T10:44:33.471-07:00Leap DayHappy leap day everybody.<br />
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I've decided that my blogging hiatus has gone on long enough.<br />
I'm coming back, baby!<br />
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I know, I know, no need for applause.<br />
Aw come on, you guys! Sit down! <br />
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Okay I know it's really not that big of a deal.<br />
But I like to imagine.<br />
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Anyway I'm starting off small and doing a photo a day challenge.<br />
You can find it <a href="http://www.fatmumslim.com.au/search/label/photo%20challenge">here</a>.<br />
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And have a wonderful Leap Day. Wear your blue and yellow. Do something crazy because whatever happens on Leap Day doesn't count. Right? Right?!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn't get them together all dressed up and perfect for church.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But oh how cute are they anyway!?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And distracted?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can't imagine why!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As does Ian.</span></div>
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