Cupcakes = more fun than running

Rounded up last week pretty well. My last run I finally had my iPod with me. It's crazy how much better I did when I had music. So here's the run down....

On Monday we were supposed to run but it was Halloween so instead of running we made Halloween costumes so we could hand out candy to the little trick or treaters. We were quite excited, and then disappointed because not very many kids showed up. My favorite kid though was the one who when we asked what he was he said "I'm trick or treating!" Yes buddy, you sure are. Lauren was making dinner so I of course had to make dessert. Quick and simple brownie/ cupcakes with Reese's inside and peanut butter icing. Way too good. Got the recipe from Mallory after Trunk or Treat on Sunday because we made them at home super quick and they were amazing, which side note... I have the cutest nieces in the world, they were cowgirls! So this is what came out of our last minute stop to Hobby Lobby. I must say I'm quite impressed.

Because we opted for a night of fun and cupcakes instead of running that left us to running 3 days in a row this week because of Homecoming this weekend. Tuesday we went above and beyond. We headed off on our run and Lauren's iPod told us today we would be doing 3 sets of run 5/ walk 3. We were a little surprised because it seemed like quite the jump from last week. After the 2nd set we realized we were on the next week's schedule. Still proud of ourselves we decided it was probably best to correct ourselves and finish out the correct week. But... we still did it and didn't kill ourselves! We can do this! Wednesday Lauren had some Homecoming duties so I ended up running by myself. Still proud that I didn't have to stop during the runs. It's giving us motivation. :) I decided that running on Sunday would probably be better than running 3 days in a row. So I still have one day to finish for this week.

Cupcakes and Halloween candy aside this has ended up being a pretty good week. I am not crawling up the stairs and actually looking forward to running. Making our Halloween costumes also got our wheels spinning on making our costumes for the half-marathon. I'm debating between Belle and Cinderella, Lauren is leaning towards Repunzel. This is going to be fun!


God, please grant me the PATIENCE to seek Your will, the WISDOM to understand it, and the STRENGTH to follow through.