Color Vibe 5K

Yesterday morning was the Color Vibe 5K! Of course the weather couldn't cooperate, it was 37 degrees and windy as heck! We were all layered and bundled up and still shivering! This was my first 5k, or race period. I had wanted to do a color run since last year and had been SO excited for this! It didn't disappoint, even though the weather did! There were THOUSANDS of people that showed up, it was crazy! We had a team, but only found a few of them, never even saw the rest of them but they did complete it at least haha

It literally started snowing/sleet/raining within the first mile...it was ridiculous. We were getting pelted in the face my ice, the wind was blowing, I couldn't feel the left side of my face for a good 15 minutes. It felt like a mini-tough mudder in the beginning with the ridiculous weather! But once we made it through that, the sun came out for the rest of the race and we finished in about 35 minutes! We ran the entire time. I was so proud!!! I don't run, like ever, so it proves that you don't have to still have endurance. My P90x workouts clearly built up my stamina without ever having to actually run! It was so much fun and definitely a day I won't forget!

We didn't stick around afterwards for too long for the after party because it once again started to snow so we were out of there! It was at the community college that is literally across the street from our apartment complex so we were able to walk which was awesome! We didn't have to deal with parking or trying to get out of the parking lot afterwards!


Bobby was the ultimate trooper and came to watch just so he could take pictures for us! I love him so!

My girl T!

we kicked that 5k in the face!

mid-race

FINISH LINE

we did it!

pre-race dance party

7.5 weeks to go...

WOW! We only have 7.5 weeks left here in Rochester until our lease is up and we are on our merry way. I was talking to my mom the other day and saying it out loud that we only have 8 weeks left here is crazy, and today I made my hair appointment for 6 weeks from today and that is May 31st, my last day of work is May 30th. It is so sad :( At times it felt like business school was dragging, but now it just seems to be flying by faster and faster and there is so much going on all of the time that it is hard to even stop and enjoy the moments! We have something going on every weekend, I am working 40+-50 hours a week lately, enjoying every waking second with my girls, trying to fit in time with friends, planning the wedding, figuring out our next move, etc etc! The list goes on! LIFE is just happening so fast and it is a whirlwind.

Tomorrow a group of us are running the Color Vibe 5k and I am excited! Aside from the fact that the temperature just literally dropped 35 degrees in a 6 hour period and it is supposed to be 37 degrees tomorrow morning...it should be a great time! It was SO nice yesterday, 75 degrees, sunny, amazing...tomorrow 37 cold and windy BOO! Oh well, it will still be fun and I can't wait! There will definitely be pics to come of that! :)

Bobby is still very actively job hunting at the moment. The job that we were so excited about turned out to NOT be at all the company we thought it was and it ended up being a blessing in disguise that that didn't pan out. We would not have been happy there so I am really relieved that that nightmare is over and we are onto better opportunities. I have pretty much stopped worrying/stressing. I know he will get the right job for him/us and everything will work out how it is supposed to. I have just put it in God's hands and trust that he will guide us down the right path. All I do know is that we are getting married in 125 days and that's all I really care about right now :)

Speaking of, we have picked out our invitations and I will be ordering them soon!!! EEK! So crazy! Everyone keeps asking how the wedding planning is going etc etc and to be honest I rarely even think about it! I know there is still a lot to be done, but oh well I know it will get done why stress out about it? I am just really trying to enjoy my last weeks here and focusing on spending as much time with the people I love here as I can before we part ways. I will have plenty of time this summer to work on the wedding, all of the major things are done and it's just the little busy work left. Aside from the invitations, I don't have much else to do until after we move.

I finished P90X! I am so proud ;) I have not had time to post final progress pics or measurements but I WILL this weekend and you can find those on my fitness blog :)

Well, that's about as much energy as I have. Time to get ready for bed and ready for the happiest 5k in the world tomorrow! ;)

New Addition

There has been a new addition to the Graham-Rainwater wedding party and her name is Mrs. Theresa Guirola and I couldn't be more excited! I had been wanting to ask her for a LONG time, but already had my 4 girls picked already from the beginning so I just didn't know what to do. Bobby had been so OCD about having the numbers be the same that I felt stuck and pretty bummed about it. Theresa is seriously one of my best friends. We pretty much talk 24/7 and hang out every chance we get. Her husband goes to school with Bobby and they are pretty much besties too. I finally just made the decision that you know what, Bobby can get over the number thing (which he did) and I decided to just ask her! I didn't want to assume she would say yes, or that she would be able to make the trip from Florida (lucky B gets to live there after graduation!) but she began talking a lot about her trip out for our wedding etc so I was like ok she is coming anyway I NEED to ask her to be apart of it because I just feel in my heart that that would make the bridal party complete. So I asked her and she said YES!  I got her a perfect for US and our relationship card off of Etsy and had her over last on Tuesday for tea (sounds funny I know) and popped the question. I was nervous and didn't know what she would think because it's so close to the wedding, but she was definitely SURPRISED, but said yes and is beyond excited which was a big relief! I feel SO much better and like the party is complete. I feel so blessed to have met someone here that GETS me, has been through this roller coaster called business school with me, and someone who I feel like I have known forever but have really only known about 18 months. Sometimes it isn't about how long you have known someone, but what you go through together and how much you just get each other. I have people in my life I have known forever and just because of the time I have known them doesn't mean we are close...time definitely isn't the end all be all of a friendship.

It really hit me through all of this that we are DONE here in Rochester and at Simon in TWO months! 60 days and we are all going to be going our separate ways. It is beyond bittersweet. We have all been through the same struggles that nobody understands unless they have been through it too and I have built a few friendships that are lifelong and for that I am beyond blessed. As much as I complain about the weather, and the cold (which definitely does suck) it was all a part of the struggle which is a part of the journey. It was all worth it to build the relationships that I have built and that I will be taking away from this chapter in our lives. I am looking forward to making these last two months here amazing and really spending my limited time with the people who mean the most to me here. This last year has definitely shown me who my true friends are and who I will be leaving this experience with our friendship still in tact. Sad to say, I know I won't keep in touch with the majority of the people I have met here, but that is just how life is. They have all been a part of the adventure, but only a select few will continue with my on my journey in life and I am truly blessed to have those select few. <3