Producer Emilie: FINALLY something I can do!!!

Ok if you look back to how many blogs I’ve actually written on here you may be surprised that it’s barely ANYTHING.  I have a lot to say, but I can never get it into a good blog.  But NOW MSJ is on Facebook AND Twitter!  What a better way to communicate my feelings in writing than being limited to so few characters?!?!?!  LOVE IT!

By the way – add us as your friend on FACEBOOK and TWITTER!

I promise I’ll update those two pages more than the blog – of course that can’t be too hard…

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Emilie: 25 things you might not know about me

1. I’m 26 and I have a terrible fear of the dark.
2. I moved someone else’s clothespin in 1st grade off of an “A” to a “B” in conduct so I wouldn’t go from a “B” to a “C”.  Oops…
3. I am the youngest girl of 3 (and also the tallest…by a small margin) and I was not planned.
4. I can’t stand touching chalk, zippers (not the actual zipper pull, but the zipper train), and the inside of some sleeping bags (b/c of the nasty scratchy material).
5. I can have a terrible temper, especially when I’m playing anything competitive like volleyball or even Pictionary.
6. I have 4 best friends in 4 different cities.
7. I really, really don’t like running, but I love the benefits I get from doing it (weight loss and living longer).
8. I really wanted to be a sports anchor or sideline girl for ESPN, but then I interned at a TV station and quickly found out you don’t get to pick what field you work in when you start out….you HAVE to do news for a looong time and I didn’t want to work in TV news.
9. I have loved the Atlanta Braves for my entire life.  Don’t hate me.
10. If I could eat McDonald’s every day I would – for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
11. I really don’t like to wear make-up at work.  In fact I never wear make-up to work unless necessary.  I probably should wear some blush at least…
12. I am a Virgo and I have a counting problem.  I like to group things in 3s or 5s and I get frustrated when my groups don’t end in 5s or 10s.  I even count when I’m running which causes me to get out of breath because I forget to breath sometimes.
13. I am an aunt to two nephews and love it, but being a mother freaks me out more than I ever let on.
14. I love to meet new people, but I don’t like having to make fake conversations with people I really don’t like.  I don’t do “fake” well.  It comes off as strained and mean.
15. I live at home with my parents…still…yes I know…
16. I played Varsity volleyball as a Freshman and at the time I thought it was the worst thing that could have happened to me because of the way I was treated by the upperclassmen who hated me for playing instead of them.  Now that I look back on it, I think a lot of who I am now was built during that year.
17. My favorite TV channel is ESPN.  Recently I have been loving the house buying shows on HGTV…
18. I’m scared of not being able to take care of myself one day.  Most days I take it for granted that I can do everything for myself, but occasionally I see the struggle of someone very close to me and it makes me worry and it makes me sad because she was very self sufficient at one time, too.
19. I am mad at myself for being lazy sometimes.  Whether it’s keeping in touch with old friends, working out or keeping my room(s) clean.  I have all the best intentions and they always take a back seat to whatever I feel like doing that day.
20. I’m not ready for kids because I like picking up and going.  Going to the mall, going to sleep whenever, going out with friends, sleeping until whenever…I’m not ready to share my time.  I hope to be ready someday.
21. I’m struggling to get 25 things about me you wouldn’t know b/c I think I’m a simple person.
22. I’ve gotten rid of certain people in my life because of the constant drama it made in my life. I may not have handle the “defriending” right, but it’s what I did and I’m happy with the results.
23. I’m glad I was the youngest child because I was a watcher and a learner.  I watched what my sisters did that made my parents mad or happy and made a conscious decision on my actions.  If my sisters did something that got them punished I thought, “Oh..I’m not doing that when I get older.”  But when my parents were happy with their actions I remembered how happy it made my sister(s) and decided that was a good path to follow.  I’m not saying I was a perfect child (because I was far from that), but I wanted to make life easy for my family and that’s what I thought was a good way to do it.
24. I wish some people  could just get along.  A “grin and bear it” kind of thing.
25. Mike is laid back, easy-going and great in math and science.  I am not.  That’s what I think is so great about him because I’ve always wanted to be a little laid back and easy-going…not TOO laid back though…can’t give up total control.
26. Bonus – I cannot think about my parents dying.  I will not talk about my parents dying. It’s hard enough to just type it.

Emilie: Here I go again…

So the half marathon is done.  I have no date to “run” to. No reason to run…well except for the health aspects of it.  Boooring.  So now I’m looking to book another run to keep me running in between.  Ugh.  Why do I do this?  I’m all about running when I have a goal to work toward, but the goal has come and gone and I haven’t run since the half marathon this past Saturday.  WHY do I do this?  So I’m going to run today (keeping fingers crossed) and try to look for another run to participate in.  Stupid me…falling back into my old lazy ways…

Emilie: I did it!!!!

Well the half marathon has come and gone.  And I went, I ran and I CONQUERED! It was awesome!  Even though I missed the last 2 weeks of training I was able to run for 10 miles straight before I had to walk for a little.  I must not have walked too much because I finished about 3 minutes after Jodi and she ran the whole time!  Isn’t that cool?!

We’re so ready to do another one, but you know what…I haven’t watched the video of me crossing the finish line yet. Maybe I’ll change my mind when I watch it!  The pics and videos will be up SOON!  I’m trying to get the pics from my camera, Murphy’s camera and my dad’s!

Anyway…here’s a little preview…

Jodi and Emilie before the race!

Emilie: To run or not to run…that is the question…

I went to the pulmonary specialist today and guess what…he doesn’t think I have exercise induced asthma!

Time for me to be honest. I haven’t run since my last doctor appointment when my internist told me she thinks I have exercised induced asthma because I was nervous. Then this past Thursday my fears seemed to have come true because when I was done playing an hour of volleyball I couldn’t stop coughing and coughed so hard that I couldn’t breath. It was very scary and I was afraid it meant I had exercise induced asthma.  I know that doesn’t mean I would have to stop running completely.  I was just scared to feel that way again.

The pulmonary specialist did breathing tests on me yesterday and I passed with flying colors.  He feels that my breathing would not drop significantly after I run or while I’m running because my breathing normally is so good.  He did put me on a 12 hour inhaler to “soothe” my bronchial tubes so that when I’m done running the massive cough attack I’ve been having won’t happen.

So today is the day I run 3 or 4 miles and see how the 12 hour inhaler works.  I’m bringing my “resuce” inhaler as well JUST IN CASE.

I really, really, really want to run this 1/2 marathon.  I’ve trained so diligently for it!  In the beginning I was doing it pretty much to just do it.  Then I began to love it.  I loved the way it made me feel ALL day, EVERY day. I had more energy and I was just happier with myself.  I started watching what I ate and matched with running I’ve lost almost 20 pounds since October! The losing weight was the icing on the cake.  I feel great mentally and physically.

So will I run or not?  I’m not 100% sure, but I really want to! Ok – I will see how the run goes today and go from there.