Up to 230 miles run for the year. I thought hitting 500 was going to be easy peasy, but I think I need to get out more. Just did a personal best, although I do feel like puking now.

Elissa and I are running the 5k Run For Water on Sunday morning. I was thinking about doing the 10k this year, but she asked if she could run the 5k with me... how could I say no to a potential running partner?

Happy running!

on death

My grandfather is a very, very sick man. That's all the nurse could tell me when I called Royal Columbian Hospital yesterday. He had been rushed from Abbotsford the night before to have brain surgery. All I wanted to know was a) did he survive? and b) how much longer did he have? Of course she couldn't answer "b" for me, but she did keep repeating that he was a very, very sick man.

Yesterday was a difficult day. My dad was supposed to arrive home from England and then head out to the hospital. But when my mom and I arrived at the airport we soon discovered he wasn't on the plane. His plane from London hd been delayed for 4 hours and he missed his connector. We didn't end up making it to the hospital last night. Today it is doubtful I will be able to make it with so much going on with the kids and work, as with tomorrow.

So, am I okay with possibly not seeing him again? I think so. In my devotional this morning it said "In the end, it's not about the destination but who shares our journey."

My grandfather will not remember me visiting him these past few days. But I did spend a lot of time with him growing up. I believe it is how we treat eachother in our lifetime that is important, not how many times we get in to see them in the hospital when they are dying.

lara

Well this has been a week of a lot of hard decisions. I am exhausted and my mind does not seem to want rest. I just got home and my mind is spinning. Not sure what this week will bring. I have a lot of appointments and client meetings, although I am preparing for change. I am a planner and like following a schedule, but these past few days has taught me that life doesn't always go as planned. I need to accept this.

I will say that I do feel a sense of peace, even though in my mind I feel like life is chaotic right now.

Off to take a sleeping pill and hopefully find some much needed sleep.

Thank you for all the prayers. I do appreciate them so much.

runnin

So after a pitiful run on Sunday and a couple of days off to recoup, I decided that I needed to head out last night for another go. Yesterday was an emotional day... to many reasons to list. I was all ready to go at 5:30 (when J is supposed to be home) so I could be back in time to shower before company came. Well, he was 15 mins. late, which is normally not a big deal, but when you're watching the clock and know you have to get 8 ks in it becomes a little infuriating.

So with my emotional day, frustration towards J for being late and a bit of a caffeine high, I ended up having one of my best runs ever. It was warm out and the rain was coming down hard. At some points I felt like I was crying, but I don't know if I actually was because of the rain falling on my face, it was great. Really, really great. I felt like I ran all of my anger, sadness, frustration, and everything else negative in me right out. It was a very cleansing run. It is often how I feel after a hot yoga class, which I haven't been to in a week.

Anyway, all is well. The sun is back out shining and I am off to t-ball with the kiddos!

Life is good and feel so blessed.

much love,

lara

Just wanted to give a shout out to one of my loyal blog readers...Happy 30th Birthday!

Had a great time celebrating with ya!

Greatest new discovery

ever!!

Okay, so this proably isn't a new thing, but today I discovered Tylenol WITH caffeine! Hello... where have you been all my life?

After my long run in the scorching sun I really was wishing I had known about this amazing little pill before I eaded out. Oh, I was hurting. Sore feet, achy knees and hips, and I seriously thought I was going puke.

I wasn't introduced to this until I was in Vancouver and gearing up to shoot a two hour long enagement. I took one and I felt so much better! Yay!!

I just got home and am now dowloading 400 raw files. Oh tomorrow is going to be a busy day!

much love,

lara

Sunny Saturday

Such a great weekend so far and it's only half done! Busy day running errands, working in the yard, birthday parties, baseball games, and enjoying a good heart to heart with friend.

Tomorrow is church, a good long run (hoping to do 14ks) and then a photo shoot in Stanley Park.

I love this warm sunshine! I finished my book Eat, Love, Pray and I am feeling inspired to attain balance, take more time to just be still and to love more.

Hope y'all got out and enjoyed the sun with family and friends.

Much love,

Lara

Today

Wow, I don't even know where to begin with today's events, so I guess I'll start at the beginning.

I awoke early to the beautiful sunlight coming in through my window and thought that since I had so much to do today that maybe I should get up and get my run out of the way. So at 7:00 I strapped on my runners and headed out. It was amazing out. So peaceful and serene. As I started going I found my chest to be rather tight and my sinuses somewhat congested. As I headed into about my fourth km I realized things weren't getting any better, if anything my chest felt tighter and my legs were like bricks. Sadly I didn't make it much further. I don't usually have bad allergies, but today they were killing me. I came home got the kiddos ready for school and dropped them off.

I came home, downed my coffee and headed out to buy some weights for boot camp. Came home and proceeded to try and assemble a trampoline. With my neighbours help I got it all together by the time it was time to pick up Connor. I made lunch, returned some calls and e-mails and got ready to head out for a big shoot in West Vancouver. I left around 1:00 and found myself sitting in a parking lot after the Port Mann because of an overturned semi. I sat for over an hour not moving. Now in the past driving to Vancouver has always caused me some anxiety, not sure why, but in the last year I have learned to love this drive. It gives me time to think. And, think I did. A lot. Finally I got past the accident and made it to my shoot with only being 15 minutes late. Brooke and I are in the process of growing our business and trying to tackle the teen/grad market. We had 10 teen girls lined up for this shoot on the beach and had a blast shooting them. Around 5:30 we headed over to Commercial Drive and met for a consult with a July bride and went over a lot of the details. Then Brooke and I went out for dinner at this great little Sushi place on Commercial and finally relaxed and chatted away.

The drive home tonight was so peaceful. The freeway was quiet, I guess because of the Canucks game and again, I had a lot of time to think. Although I am exhausted, it was good day. My allergies seem to have died down a bit and I am ready to dive into Lightroom and start culling pictures.

I hope you were able to enjoy the sun today.

much love,

larajane

Another weekend come and gone. Always sad to say goodbye to the weekend, but I never mind starting a new week either. This week is a bit different for me. I have appointments that I wouldn't normally have, and scheduled events that I am not able to make it to. I know I'm sounding vague, but I have alot of really cool stuff going on, and some not so cool stuff either, but I don't want to say too much before I know more...does that make sense?

Anyway, I had a wonderful mother's day and feel so blessed to have two amazing children.

I love them so, so much! Here we are before church this morning. Much love and happy mother's day to all you great moms!

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