This Is Me

It has been a year! My last post was 1/26/18...… wow. Well a lot has happened in this year. So here is a short recap. This little girl joined our family this summer. Her name is Nova. She is a Purebred German Shorthair Pointer and is now 6 1/2 months old. She has brought us so much happiness in our relationship and brought us so much closer together. I could not imagine my life without her. She was our missing piece.  This fall I made the decision that I was going to run. I decided to do a 6 hour run with the running club and it was so much fun. I did a total of 16 miles that day. I hurt so much and even cried, but it was worth it. I had never ran more than a 5K. I then decided to run a half marathon with the same group. I finished in 2 hours and 52 minutes. I beat my goal by 8 minutes! 2018 was a great beginning, but 2019 will bring much more! So far I have two half marathons, one 25K, one 24 hour run, and one marathon relay in my calendar. I will also participate in 5K...

I would like to share a story with you. This story is one that only a few people know. Many people know of the tragic accident, but not how it affected me.  On December 13th 2010 my cousin Brandi, at the age of 19, was killed in a tragic accident. I was 14 years old and saw her as my big sister. I was devastated when I heard the news. That day, like every other day, I had been talking to her about starting up cheerleading at my high school. She was having a bad day and didn't get to the school to talk to the board about it. I had told her that was ok and I couldn't wait to hear what they had to say the next day. I texted her that on my bus ride to the school for gym class. After gym I grabbed my phone, excited to read her response. But there was none. I instantly felt off about the situation. She always texted me back. Always. That night I had found out that she was killed. I'm pretty sure I cried that whole next week. I was certain that I had killed her. I was the...