What pulled me through yesterday’s 12 mile run:
- Your comments! Talk about some serious motivation.
- Mind tricks. I pretended that I had a rope tied around my waist and that my dad was pulling me. This didn’t work so well when he disappeared from view, but the visual cue was still there. It worked!
- Bottling some energy for the last 2-mile stretch. Another mind trick. I didn’t “open” that bottle of energy until I needed it the most.
- Praying! Random people popped into my head during the run. Twelve miles offers a lot of time to think and pray. 😀
Everything ached by the end of the run, but I was incredibly ecstatic all at the same time. I’ve never run this far before and I never thought I could do this. THANK YOU for all of the motivation and inspiration! 😀
And then I partied the night away at my cousin’s wedding. 😀
AJ and Stacey’s Wedding: A Photo Montage
(p.s. The secret to wearing heels when you’ve never been a “heel wearer” is to invest in a pair of comfortable wedges. The front of these shoes was a good 1 inch or so off the ground, so even though it was giving me height, there were no weird angles!)
There’s never a normal picture with my brother and I. Somehow we always feel the need to make funny faces. 😉
Reusable place setting tags…LOVE it!
Love.
I. Heart. Wedding. Cake. 
Congratulations, Stacey and AJ!! The wedding was absolutely beautiful and everyone had such a blast!
QUESTION: What is your favorite thing about weddings (besides the food! 😉 )
Running To Slow Things Down 
Congratulations on the 12 mile run! That’s like 20 km, right? The most I’ve ever run is 14 km, so I’m impressed!
I don’t actually enjoy weddings. I don’t like big parties, dressing up, lots of people, or socializing with people I hardly know or don’t know. I am an introvert and I like people one on one, or in small groups. However, I do believe strongly in marriage, and the importance of commitment in making sure a loving relationship lasts. So what I like about weddings is that two people who love each other have decided to commit for life, and are making vows before God to stand by each other through thick and thin.
Congratulations on the long run! You must be approaching your race soon, huh?
And the wedding looked like fun. I love that it was more “green” than a lot of other weddings.
Congrat’s on your long run!! I like the visualization technique you used of being tied by a rope to your dad! That was great!
What a beautiful wedding! I have never been to a wedding 😦 But I’m assuming my favorite part would be admiring all the beautiful dresses!
I love watching the couple interact, especially the official first kiss – so sweet!
I am not a big crowd person either, but I do love to watch people at weddings. It’s so interesting the way people act when they are center of attention or all dressed up. I also like to see all of the memories that are around, photos etc.
HOW FUN!!!!! i love love love wedding receptions!! dancing is the best part!
I love the wedding favors! What cute ideas. I love the dances… watching the father and daughter..husband and wife’s first dance and thinking about what they might be saying to each other.
Beautiful pictures! So glad you run went great! Awesome job!!
Congrats on your 12 mile run!! That’s so awesome!! 🙂
Looks like the wedding was super fun!! My favorite part of a wedding is the dancing. I love when they play oldies that get everyone on the dance floor! 🙂
Wow! What a beautiful cake! My favorite thing about weddings is getting to dress up, I think:)
I pretty much always cry during the father-daughter dance…. I can’t wait for mine some day. I also always look forward to hearing the first dance song 🙂
12 miles! Woot Woot!
I did 12 miles today too 🙂
Favourite thing about weddings is obviously wedding cake, but if you’re excluding food then I’d have to say dancing. As long as the DJ is spinning tunes that the youngsters can appreciate.
The photography in this post is gorgeous! I love weddings. And I looooove seeing the bride’s dress. It’s such a pure and simple joy for me.
You look beautiful!!