Sunday, October 25, 2009

An anticipated weekend away..

This weekend has been a much awaited one. I really am having a difficult time with it being over. It flew by! I went to my college for homecoming to spend some time with people who are very dear to my heart & I miss incredibly much. I was excited about seeing everyone, hearing the choraleer's fall coral concert (which was amazing, by the way! Congrats to you all!) & my plans to take a run with Jan one day. Those things were all exciting but honestly (and maybe this seems a little selfish or vain...) but I was excited about people seeing me after the weight loss. People who see you everyday don't tend to notice as much but it's much more apparent to people who have not seen you in a while so needless to say I was excited about what everyone's reactions might be. Lots of people made remarks and said you could in fact see a difference so that was good. Sometimes I think when you are the one losing weight it's hard to see the results especially when you have seen yourself a certain way for so long. 

The run... :) It was a much anticipated event. I have always watched Jan run and read her post and things about running and envied her love and ability to run for so long so I asked her to run with me this weekend. We went Saturday morning and I am quite proud of myself. Ok- I would really call it run... jog is a more appropriate term but still, I was very proud of my ability to keep up and run the entire two miles. I enjoyed her company & presence so much. It was a great way to start off my saturday. Jan- you really are a blessing. I look forward to more runs with you in the future! 

I left Due West early today to come back for our Challenge workout and a taebo class. Not many people were at the challenge work out. I think people are starting to feel like "eh, it's almost over" and they are not pushing it like they had. I refuse to slow down. I am proud of my current accomplishments but I have a very long way to go! God, keep me motivated and focus during the last 3.5 weeks- help me keep my eye on the prize that I may glorify you with the body I have been given. 

Love you all :) 
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4 comments:

  1. carole hillOctober 25, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    Blair...you are amazing...you always were amazing...but now you are inspiring me to be a better person. That, my dear, is a great thing to me. Thank you.

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  2. AnnaOctober 26, 2009 at 8:10 AM

    Way to go on your 2 miles! And you should be proud of your dedication to keep giving it all you've got, even towards the end of the challenge.

    In answer to your question from the other day ... we actually haven't really found a home church in Charleston. We visited around to a lot of different churches when we first moved here, and ended up sticking around at Northwoods Assembly in N. Chas. But, we've been out of town so many weekends in the past few months that we haven't taken a great opportunity to settle in and meet anyone. We've also been thinking about visiting Seacoast. Would love any suggestions as this has been one of the hardest things for us to find in a "new" city!
    (Sorry for the extra-long comment!)

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  3. June and Dan (Team Folliard)October 27, 2009 at 8:27 AM

    Blair-

    Just wanted to wish you good luck and let you know that I've been following your blog! Thanks for inspiring the rest of us....

    June Mayhew Folliard

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  4. AnnaOctober 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM

    We just might have to take you up on visiting Redeemer soon! We're out of town the next 2 weekends (again!) but maybe after that.

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