A New Day: ketchup

The Author

Meegs

I'm Meegs, an easy-going girl who loves tattoos, food (sushi!) and the outdoors; but most especially her husband and daughter. I was born and raised in the country, and love the autumn time. I'm passionate about being greener, co-existing peacefully with animals/the environment, and LGBTQ rights. In my free time I love to read (lots!), go for long walks, cheer for the Eagles and the Flyers, cook, and spend time with my family and our friends. I'm a breastfeeding, babywearing, sometimes bedsharing mama... and a hippie at heart. :-)

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The Family Unit

Trav
Husband & Father Extraordinaire!

An accountant by trade, Trav is really a class clown at heart. He always makes me (and our friends) laugh. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, he is a lifetime Steelers and Penguins fan. We met at Lehigh University, of which we are both grads. He loves music and skiing (though he doesn't get to ski much anymore), and was a hockey player in his youth. He has a huge movie collection, and enjoys reading.

Our Sweet Daughter, Gwenivere!

We found out we were pregnant on June 16th, 2009. Gwen arrived exactly a week early, on the 16th of February 2010 at 12:53 in the afternoon. I was in labor for 12 hours and pushed for 1.5 hours. It was the hardest thing I'd ever done... but worth it 100-fold the minute I saw her. She is a sweet, funny, independent girl, with a little streak of trouble in her! (Just like her parents!) And she definitely makes our lives so full.

I will carry you
While your heart beats here
Long beyond the empty cradle
Through the coming years
I will carry you all my life...
~Angie Smith

Daisy
Our furry, four-legged baby!

Daisy is our rambunctious, black lab puppy. She was born November 6th, 2008 and is such a joy to us! She is loving and sweet, she just wants to be with her people and play all the time.

8.03.2012

ketchup

Its been a busy week, but lets to a quick "ketchup" post.

C25K: I just completed week 5 of Couch to 5K this morning, with a 5 minute warm up walk, a 5 minute cool down walk, and in between... a 20 minute run! I'm so proud. I could not have done that just a few weeks ago, and honestly, I didn't know that I could do it today. But, I had been unsure of plenty of previous days runs, and in the end I always ended up getting them done. Today was no exception. It was not easy, but I did it.

Vegas: I bought my plane tickets. So its officially official, I'm going!

Olympics: We have a bit of Olympic fever in our house. Me more then Trav, but we're all enjoying it. Last night I stayed up a bit late watching the women's individual for gymnastics, and the swimming. Not a Lochte fan here, so it gave me a bit of perverse pleasure that Phelps beat him for that last gold. Swimming, diving, and gymnastics are my favorite... but I love it all.

Work: Busy busy here at work, especially with a coworker of mine going away for 2 weeks. I'm trying to figure out what of his stuff I have to do, and what can wait. Thank goodness August is our slowest month.

Thank goodness its Friday, with a pretty lazy weekend ahead. What are your plans?

1 comment:

Maggie9:08 PM, August 03, 2012
Also SO glad for the weekend. But as far as your 20 minute run, I say YES! Isn't it amazing how we can push ourselves? I also have bumped up my workout ... increasing my time on the eliptical and treadmill and reps on all the strength training. And it makes me feel so good.
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