Which way from here?

Happy Saturday everyone! I am enjoying the weekend off. I  went to Stephens 5k and afterwards mom and I distributed USAFIT flyers to some businesses around our area. (Yeah!)
I am just wondering which direction I should go right now.  Right now I feel like I am at a crossroads.  I am still not used to a different workout schedule, and my body can definitely feel the difference. It makes me long for the days when I could just go to the gym right after I get off work, or go the gym before work like I did when my schedule allowed me to.
Part of me feels like giving up and throwing in the towel. But I also don't want to go back to where I used to be. I am just praying that things turn out for the best. Plus. I know peoples schedules change all the time. I guess I still have a bit of adjusting to do.
Love you all
Donna

USAFit San Antonio

Happy Fiesta everyone!
It has been a good, and busy week. Friday I was off so I went for a 6 mile run, and ended up going for a swim in the evening. Today ,I ended up going to the gym for Bodyattack, and BodyPump. Then mom and I went to a potluck dinner to talk about the upcoming USAFit season.
Really, if you want to lose weight,  run a marathon , just stay in shape or anything in between- come run with us.  My mom has ran Boston, is a nationally certified coach, and that's not even why I think anyone is lucky to run with her.   I used to look at my mom like she was crazy when she would talk about running, and I would huff and puff just trying to do a couple of miles. My mom was the one who got me going to the gym so I would get my weight now, and now I have 5 full marathons, and 6 half marathons under my belt. I know I would not have made that kind of turn around without her  giving me that push.  So if there is anyone that can help anyone reach your fitness goals whatever they are , it is my mom. If you have any questions, feel free to message me, and
https://reg.usafit.com/forms/form.php?fid=580 that is the link so you can register.
See you on the trails everyone.
-Donna

An evening with Margot Velasquez Sotelo

If you know me, I hate doing my eyebrows. I hate plucking them, and  I just hate messing with them in general because I always feel like my eyebrows never look right when I personally mess with them.  Plus, I am not the kind of person who likes to spend a lot of time on things like that because mornings in my house are already busy. I try to get some exercise in, sometimes I'll have to make sure mom is up in time to go to work, and of course get dressed, and get my lunch together , so I am ready for my day at work.
Well tonight, Margot Velasquez Soto agreed to worked on my eyebrows. Despite my squirming , Margot managed to clean  up my eyebrows and make them look fantastic. If you need someone to do your eyebrows, or a facial -give her a call. :0)

Good Friday..

Happy Friday everyone.

Well, today turned out to be a good good Friday.  Mom and I got up , picked out her friend Lydia, and Stephens fifteen year old daughter Vanessa then we headed out to Enchanted Rock. It turned out to be quite the walk. We saw two black and white squirrels , and apparently there is a cave at Enchanted rock. Mom and Vanessa tried to explore it- I didn't feel ready to go cave exploring today , and apparently you need gloves and a headlamp to be able to explore it , so we want to go another time to check it out. After that, we looked around the town of Fredricksburg before heading back to San Antonio.
Now, we are just relaxing for the rest of the evening.  Enchanted Rock today reminded me that you can go back to a place, and still find something new about it. Maybe next time I'll be brave enough to explore the cave.
Love you all.
-Donna

It is the little things...

Well, today we learned how many people it takes to put a fan in the living room together. Three, and a certain brunette acting like she knows what she is doing.  Moms friend Stephen and his son came over to help install a new fan in our living room. So now we  have a fan.
Not too long ago we had a new refrigerator delivered, so  now we have a new fan, and new fridge. So the house is slowly coming together, more or less.  Yeah! lol Now the only thing that needs to be fixed now is the treadmill. Yeah! lol  I also ended up catching up with Debra Hartmann.
 The one thing that stuck out of our conversation is she told me to always go forward, not back.  I can't say I didn't need that reminder . I still don't know if moving back in with my mom was a step forward or back for me. It depends on how you look at it.  I do work full time, I am learning how to drive again, and I am going to be doing stuff with USAFIT San Antonio , so it definitely is anything but boring around here. It makes me just look forward to the times I can just sit on the chaise, drink coffee and Netflix binge.  (After all, a Netflix marathon is just as legitimate as a real marathon. Haha.)
Aside from that, I am looking forward to the end of the week. I know mom is talking about going  to Enchanted Rock and Bourne Lake,  so that should be fun for Easter weekend.
Now it is time to go to bed.  I hope everyone has a good workweek.
Love you all,
-Donna

Once a waterbug, always a water bug.

Well, another workweek has past. It is officially spring. The temperature's slowly rising, and my allergies are taking over.  Mom and I went to Stephens house after dinner last night, minutes after petting Stephens cat  Nermal,  my eyes get red and watery-oy.
Aside from that, I had today off so I put clothes away and went for a run while mom worked.
I couldn't help but think after a conversation I had with a co worker  that morning, it is time for a slight change of pace.  As in I need a vacation or something.  Right now everything feels like the same old, same old.
Today I went for a 5k run with my mom and Stephen. and then mom and I ended up going for a swim for a little bit.  When I was in the pool, it reminded me of how much I used to swim all the time when my grandparents had a pool in their backyard.  My grandma even said I was  a waterbug because i spent so much time in that pool. I still remember going for afternoon swims, evening swims, my uncle doing bellyflops from the diving board with a splash so big, you could feel waves in the shallow end of the pool. I still remember grandma doing laps in the pool, or watching everyone else swim from the balcony.  Ofcourse it was such an imposition to ask people to come over when you have a pool in the backyard. Even to this day, I know there will always be part of me that will always be a water bug.
*hehe*

Sunday Night Blog

Happy Sunday everyone! Yesterday turned out to be a really good Saturday. I went for a 5K run with some people in my running group. After that, we took the car to the carwash, and  went grocery shopping.
After going back to the house I lived in when I went to high school, I am beginning to wonder if you really can go back.  It seems like the older you get, the more you get tied down with responsibilities , and a part of me still longs for the day when our schedules could be as open as our hearts.
I just watched the episode of Sex and the City where Carrie and Adian split up for the second time because Carrie wasn't ready for marriage.  Carrie kept on wondering if she was missing the bridal gene. I have often wondered if I am missing that gene too sometimes. Or, does all that go out the window when you meet the right person?  I  have to admit Shakespeare was onto something when he said "reason and truth keep very little company nowadays."  It is as true now, as it was back then.
 Anyway, today it was the start of the workweek for me. I worked from 9:30-6, and I will be working until I am off on Friday. It was one of those days where it rained in the morning to the point where  a race that was supposed to go on got cancelled, and when I got out at six tonight, the sun was out.  That is the thing about San Antonio, if you don't like the weather, all you have to do is wait a few minutes, and it will change.
Love you all,
-Donna