38: Nike Human Race

I completed my first ever 10k in 1:18.00! It was really a tough course because the first 5k went straight up. Not too bad going back down. It was hot and humid, lots of hills but it felt good. It was good to be out there. I suffered next to 20k people and it was awesome. Just seeing the sea of red pace up the hills was awesome. Pizza dinner afterward was even better!

Junior Jumpsuit

Over a year ago I was at Once Upon a Child and I saw this jumpsuit. I immediatly picked it up knowing that one day Andrew would fit into it. It is especially dear to us because of the name patch, "Junior".

Ricks father always called him Junior. When Andy was still around, he told Rick that all he wanted was to see Rick's child and then he could die a happy man. He was so thrilled to see his son have a little boy, who we named Andrew after Andy (his nickname, he was actually Richard). Andy passed away about seven months after Andrew was born and it is so fitting that Andrew has a jumpsuit with the name patch, Junior.

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80: Health Insurance

I just reviewed my list and I realized that I now have fabulous health insurance! For the first time in my working life, I have amazing insurance. Of course, it is not through my company, cause the only time the health insurance around here will get any good is when lobsters fly. Moving forward, Rick has awesome benifits and we are certainly reaping the rewards. For too long have we put off going to the doctor because everything was out-of-pocket. Not to mention, I paid for two births in full! Those days are gone (high deductibles and births too) time to work on a healthy tomorrow.

38: Run a 10k

Today I signed up for the Nike Human Race. Nike is putting on a Global 10k, where runners in 30 cities world-wide will run a 10k. Austin is only one of five cities in the US taking part. I am in no way prepared for this event, but I really just want to be a part of it and see what I am capable of doing.

36: Follow Exercise Routine

After starting and completing my first bootcamp, I have become accustom to exercising in the morning. This morning my alarm didn't go off and I missed my class. Instead of going back to sleep for an hour of glorified rest, I still got up and went for a run. Not only did I run, but I did a mild ab workout as well. Yay for progress!

8: Emily's 529

We are officially saving for Emily's college education. We opened her account with Fidelity and hopefully it will grow at a good rate, even during the downturn!

529 plans are flexible, tax-advantaged accounts designed specifically for
college savings. They are offered by individual states, often in
partnership with the financial services companies who manage the plans.