I have officially finished my last assignment, ever, for grad school. Tomorrow I will get the sweet satisfaction of going to my last class ever and handing it in.
Last night as we were running we congratulated ourselves, as couple, for getting through this crazy year of grad school. It took both of us, and we're so proud and relieved that it's OVER!
Wednesday, July 21
Sunday, July 18
Weird and Recommended
Our friends Nikki and Jason introduced us to an excellent cookbook, Great Good Fast, by Martha Stewart. Ours is currently on loan from the library, but I might have to make the purchase....
After a trip to the Sunday Farmers' Market, I made this. And I think you should too:
After a trip to the Sunday Farmers' Market, I made this. And I think you should too:
Tuesday, July 13
Training
I will be the first to admit that Ben is right, A LOT. I used to say "always" instead of "a lot" but then I started being right more after we got married (kidding). No, but really, those who know both of us well, know that we are two totally different people, exact opposites. So, it's true that opposites attract! When Ben and I were in the Dominican in March with a group of college students, several times we would hear "you and Ben are verrry different--it's so cool to see how you work together!" We took a lot of pride in that.
I am very emotional, and Ben is very even keel. That sums it up. And Ben calms me down, brings me back to reality, while I encourage him to share his feelings ("feelings...talking about feelings...") more. It's a great combo. We're quite proud of our differences.
And here is an excellent example of why we need to do this half marathon together. Last night we went for a run, only 2 miles, but at this point if I can run that without stopping, it's a great accomplishment! Ben is obviously in better shape than I am, and faster, but has been mostly sticking with me when we run. He took off ahead of me last night and I was immediately discouraged and outraged. Instead of it making me want to work harder, I had to fight with myself to even keep running. Of course, the rest of the run I was thinking about what I would say to him when we got home, along the lines of "YOU LEFT ME!" And of course, when we arrived home, Ben said "great job!" and a conversation ensued. Basically, within one nanosecond of me starting to whine, I realized that Ben knew exactly what he was doing to push me along in our training. Our goal is to run this "race" together in life and sometimes we're in different places. The job of the person ahead is to reach back and encourage the person behind, and the person behind's job is to keep the other in focus and work hard to catch up to be with the other.
Love all this sappy running metaphors..
Oh, and I love my husband who just surprised me at work for lunch.
I am very emotional, and Ben is very even keel. That sums it up. And Ben calms me down, brings me back to reality, while I encourage him to share his feelings ("feelings...talking about feelings...") more. It's a great combo. We're quite proud of our differences.
And here is an excellent example of why we need to do this half marathon together. Last night we went for a run, only 2 miles, but at this point if I can run that without stopping, it's a great accomplishment! Ben is obviously in better shape than I am, and faster, but has been mostly sticking with me when we run. He took off ahead of me last night and I was immediately discouraged and outraged. Instead of it making me want to work harder, I had to fight with myself to even keep running. Of course, the rest of the run I was thinking about what I would say to him when we got home, along the lines of "YOU LEFT ME!" And of course, when we arrived home, Ben said "great job!" and a conversation ensued. Basically, within one nanosecond of me starting to whine, I realized that Ben knew exactly what he was doing to push me along in our training. Our goal is to run this "race" together in life and sometimes we're in different places. The job of the person ahead is to reach back and encourage the person behind, and the person behind's job is to keep the other in focus and work hard to catch up to be with the other.
Love all this sappy running metaphors..
Oh, and I love my husband who just surprised me at work for lunch.
Wednesday, July 7
July
Although July is not yet over--I'm sure that the most important thing we'll do all this month is this:
June
We went to Michigan and stayed on the Lake as a family. Got to see the Post's and some really great friends.
May
We headed out to Colorado for the Donohue nuptials. It was gorgeous and we had a sweet condo with a sweet view.
And Steph got over her fear of horses, and Ben made friends with a cowboy named Jason.
March
We went back to the Dominican Republic (Pico Escondido) with these cool kiddos on a work team and sucked at taking pictures.
It's not like we met and got engaged there or anything...
February
Ben wore his best as we settled into our new place and we got snowed in.
Justine came to visit and we toured in the Shaggin' Waggin'.
January
Corre Corre!
Team Looch has decided to run the Baltimore Half Marathon in October!
Not only have we been feeling like we could get in better shape...but also we talk so frequently about wanting to accomplish things together more often. We we lived in the Dominican we felt like we were working towards the same purpose and working towards the same goals together. Since Steph's been in school the past year, in many ways we've felt like we've had different goals and directions professionally. And as cheesy as it is...running the race together is a great start to accomplishing a shared vision and goal again!
Annnd...training started last night. 2 miles. DONE!
And since we suck at updating our blog...this new pretty set up has gotten Steph motivated and we'll sum up the past 6 months in pictures.
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