Check out the link:
http://toughmudder.com/
I will say that a lot of the obstacles were really fun and when we hit 3 miles it didn't feel like we had gone that far. If I ever did another one I think I would train with weights on my shoes because one you get wet and muddy you are carrying a LOT of extra weight that really affects the rest of your body!
We actually made pretty good time in the first 10 miles ...then came the 11th mile (which wasn't supposed to exist in the first place) and everyone was just stopped. It was like a traffic jam except we weren't sitting in our air conditioned cars...we were in knee deep mud and everytime I took a step I almost lost my shoe. It was out of control. The last two miles took over an hour to complete due to that hold up. We were beyond exhausted and quite sunburned by the end of it.
I missed little Joey so much! We were gone almost 8 hours...that is the longest I have ever been away from him! Aunt Becky, GB, and Christina were so sweet to watch Joey and take care of him. They even got him to take a 3 hour nap! I guess I need to take lessons from them ;) Joey was so excited to see me but I was more excited to see him! He was so "hungryyyy" and made his little "he he he" sounds. I couldn't stop smiling and he gave me some great cuddle time before falling asleep in his car seat on the way back to our NEW HOME!!
That's right...we are homeowners! Friday we closed on our house here in Waco and will be officially moving in 7 weeks after Jacob's graduation. It is pretty surreal to be staying at our HOME and part of me can't wait to move up here. The other part of me is so sad to leave Houston. The longest I was away from my family was in college and by junior year I knew I was moving back to Houston. This will be a much tougher move knowing that we're moving for good. And I don't think Jacob and Mark have lived in a different town for more than a year...so it's going to be hard to live so far from them too :(
Plus, we found a Lifegroup at church that is irreplaceable. It has been really special to start our newlywed lives and become parents with such a versatile group of individuals! And not being able to hang out with the Spanns all the time is going to be really sad. I honestly don't know if I would have sanely made it through this first (almost) year with Joey if it wasn't for Blake. If you're a stay-at-home mom (or have been one before) you know how easy it is to go stir crazy. Especially if the only human contact you have is with a baby. At the same time, it's hard to get out and do stuff with a baby. Having a friend there to go through life with you is priceless.
There are so many other things I will miss about Houston...I am sad that when I'm ready to go back to teaching I won't be able to go to Pershing. I had the best experience there and wish I could just move that school to Wacko. I am going to miss Joey's pediatrician. I always dread going places where I feel like someone points out everything that I'm doing wrong...but she has a way of saying things that doesn't make you feel like a complete idiot. I am going to miss living so close to a grocery store. Although I made fun of the little Kroger by us when we first moved in for being so puny, it's where I always go for groceries. How can you beat being 2 minutes away? Yeah, I like better produce but you learn to make do. I am going to miss being across from Reliant and the Rodeo. We didn't get to go this year because we were in Florida for spring break (can't complain about that!) but I would love to take Joey next year! Maybe we'll have to come down and visit Aunt Blake during her spring break :)
Next time we go to Waco I will take some pictures of the house to share. Our camera ran out of juice and I didn't have the charger so we just have the ones we took right after closing. Thanks Mark for being our photographer!
Love this family. Very impressed about the Tough Mudder! You have inspired me to give it a go. I'm also going for the Spartan Beast as well. Should be a fun summer training! Stay in touch!
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