Color Fun Fest

So I'm basically a crazy person and decided to sign up to do a 5K. 

At 20 weeks pregnant. 

Cause there's no pressure quite like peer pressure right?? 

I had a BLAST running the Color Fun Run 5K with a fun group of girls from my church. 

Colors being thrown at you + an epic dance party at the end, how could I say no? 

It was seriously one of the best girls nights I ever had!! 

I was super proud of myself too because I actually ran most of the time.
I wasn't planning on running and was just going to walk but I knew I wanted to at least run in the beginning. I ended up feeling so good that I just kept running and only had to stop a couple of times. I actually felt like walking hurt more than just running so that helped me keep going. And I was able to finish strong and still jumped around like a crazy person at the dance party. :)

I'm so glad I have a great group of girls around here that motivate me and reach out to me especially when I need it most! I had been feeling kind of down lately and in a funk. And then I heard about this fun run and decided to sign up and it was sooooo worth it!! I needed that reconnection and that fun, crazy, girlfriend time! I feel so much happier and rejuvenated (and sore!) and more like me, but just 20 lbs heavier, ha. I still got moves though!

Thank you for a fun night girls!! 

It was epic. 

And I definitely will be signing up for the next one, even if I'm 30 weeks pregnant ;)

Inspiration

The missionaries shared this video with us this last week and it's one of my favorite messages. I have felt my testimony strengthen and felt the love of the Lord most in my life through the tender mercies that I receive daily. They are what get me through my hardest of times and remind me that I am never alone. 

"The Lord is good to all; And His tender mercies are over all His works." 

big tops & big bumps

top: c/o Choies // skirt: c/o Very Jane // shoes: Target (2-ish years ago? similar.) // necklace: c/o That's So Fab

So this is my bump... And I realize it looks ginormously huge in these pictures so that's always a nice eye-opening experience... And as you can see the reason why I haven't posted many pictures of my growing belly yet, ha! 

Besides my unfortunate angles in these pictures, I really like this top and received it before I was pregnant (or actually knew I was pregnant). It's really great quality and so comfortable because it's a big, flowy top. And when I don't have 3 extra large bumps to cover it fits really well. But I now see that big, flowy tops are not always your best friends when you're pregnant and make you look 9 months pregnant instead of 5. 

Besides my need to relearn how to dress my body top, I love it. :) I love mixing & matching it with different accessories and colorful bottoms. And polka-dots are just always a winner in my book. So basically this top has been loved a lot already and I've been trying to get as much use as I can out of it before I look even bigger and more awkward. 

And this skirt!! Best.Ever! 

Basically I could sleep in this thing it's so comfy. And it accentuates my new, pregnancy-induced budonk-adonk which I'm not always proud of but Adam does appreciate. ;) 

I'm really excited to be able to wear this comfy skirt all through my pregnancy plus be able to wear it afterwards because it stretches and fits any form & body type. 

Very Jane is one of my favorite deal sites because of the wonderful quality of items they share and the wide range of goodies you can get. It's a one stop shop to get all the latest trends from clothes & accessories to party supplies & home decor. I'm so grateful they gave me the opportunity to try out their site and get this beautiful skirt that will be a huge benefit through this whole "I-hate-my-frumpy-body" funk pregnancy seems to do to me. 

But seriously I really am only about 18 weeks in this picture, not 36. It's just the second pregnancy thing right?? 

Yikes!