my constants

I’m learning SO much about myself during this extended vacation…and it’s only been a week.  While it seems that our lives are turned completely upside down, there are a few constants that remain true.

1.  I love my husband.  He captured my heart 9 years ago and has a vice grip on it.  Revisiting our old haunts has been amazing, in the fact that I now know that I didn’t really “know” him then like I do now.  Know the provider that he could be…the father that he is….the “instagramer” that he would become (name = travisvwright….follow him and be prepared for quirky, smart humor that you might not always “get”).

2.  Being away from family is HARD.  Felt it then, feel it now.  That ache in my heart for family and familiarity.   I knew that leaving them for 3 weeks would be hard, but it KILLS me every time Henry asks for his Nana or his Dominic. 

3.  Based on #3, I know that now is NOT the time to move to Colorado.  But maybe in a few years…

4.  Sundays are still my favorite day.  They’re usually a rest day from workouts (although not yesterday).  There’s church.  Yummy food.  Relaxing naps.  A time to recharge and prepare for the upcoming week.

5.  Good friends aren’t easy to come by.  But they sure are worth driving 23-hours to meet!  It all started 6 months or so ago, when I started commenting on Katie’s blog.  Those comments turned into emails, which turned into me convincing her that BLEND was a good idea.  Months later, we’re exchanging phone calls, prayer requests, secrets and growing close in God.  I feel as though I known her my whole life. 

Plus, she makes a mean Sunday supper and our kids swapped germs.

6.  I’ll always love working out, no matter the location.  My workouts have been anything but typical during this trip.  Hiking with a 35-pound meatball on your back is HARD WORK – something I’m not used to doing!  And my body is responding SO well! I’m using muscles that haven’t been called upon in quite a while. 

I’m also using HIIT circuits and BodyRock-style workouts in the early morning or naptime. 

Yesterday morning’s “Firestarter” Workout that I created on the fly!  Try it! 

Exercise Key:

Plyo burpee w/Pushup – Drop down to ground, complete a pushup, toes jump to hands, complete plyometric jumping jack.

Pulse Squat – Squat with double pulse at the bottom.

Side Bends – Plié Squat position.  Elbows touch thighs.  Both arms = 1 repetition.

Lizards – See my video.

7.  Children complicate things.  But in the best possible way.  God has given me these children to take tender over.  He has also given me the GRACE to see past any tough spots and to see His vision, not my own.  Colorado with kids is doable.  I’m learning that.  It would be hard to live out here without family, but we could do it. 

For any readers who might be second guessing whether or not to have children, DON’T!  If you seek out God’s will and calling and He’s directing you towards this particular life change, DO IT!  He’ll provide.  Your life will change.  You’ll become a better person.  I promise.  {not sure where that came from, but I felt like I needed to type that out. Hmm….}

Those are my constants.  My loves.

Tell me – what are some of your constants?  Things that hardly ever change with the tide.

P.S.  Get your Tuesday Trainer in today, so Janetha can make up a workout!  You won’t want to miss tomorrow’s post!  Here’s the theme!

splendid…lindsay