return of the migraines

+ the weather is so unbelievably perfect, and has been for the last few days. i hope it is exactly like this on our wedding day... but if not, we have contingency plans :)

a pretty decent day, as mondays go. i gorged myself on miniature candy bars at our special ed meeting this afternoon, which was fun but not so good for the wedding diet. was productive during the time i was on campus. the day went by pretty fast, which is almost always a good thing.

the weekend was, overall, great. the one big downside, that should have been an upside, was tiffany and justin's wedding. thank you, migraine! your impeccable timing was much appreciated. maybe you'll stay away another month and a half and reappear at my own wedding, too. that would be super. seriously, it was awful and there was nothing i could do about it and i've never been so mad about feeling crappy. but we stayed most of the reception because i refused to miss it- i just didn't get to enjoy it as much as i wish i could have. but, the most important thing was that it seemed like the bride, groom, and family enjoyed it, and everything was really beautiful, including the bride! congrats to the wimpees :)

kate was ADORABLE this weekend as always. whenever she does anything that amuses her she turns to look at you with this adorable, crinkly-eyed smile on her face, and it absolutely melts your heart. she has a "word" that she uses consistently- we think it is supposed to be "dog" but it sounds like a dirty word that rhymes with "sock", and she uses it to label pretty much anything that catches her attention. but the important thing is that it is a consistent production, and she is clearly trying to label things. less important what she is actually labeling and that she is inadvertently cursing ;) i know she'll be taking her first steps and saying "mama" and "dada" in a matter of weeks! i can't wait!!

i was super pumped about the red river shootout, but there's not really much to say after the fact. a win is a win, no matter how ugly. and the ugliest of wins is unquestionably better than a loss, and infinitely better than the kind of loss/humiliation the poor ags endured. hook 'em, and hope you're feeling better next week, colt!

back to CrossFit today, and again trying to go all 5 days... think it will work out this time!

CrossFit 10.19.09

warm-up

250m row

3 round of 10 reps of:

sit-ups

pull-ups

my pull-ups were so much better today! i think i've finally gotten the swinging motion down, so i'm pretty pumped. i was actually able to do 10 in a row!

strength

5-3-1-1-1 dead lift

max weight= 132 lbs

this is a 14 lb increase since my last max attempt about a month ago! i'm pretty happy with this progress. it felt pretty good! although i did get a rapid onset migraine in the middle of the lifting, which was kind of bizarre because they never come on quickly like that. i almost sat out the WOD but decided to suck it up, and i'm glad that i did...

WOD

AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) in 10 minutes of:

5 dead lifts (92 lbs)

10 push ups

15 squats

total= 7 2/3 rounds (3 squats away from 8 rounds!)

i was pretty ticked at myself for not pushing harder and finishing the 8th round, especially since i was so close. but considering the heavy dl weight and the migraine, i actually felt good about this one. i was much quicker with my squats and push ups than usual. my lower back is already sore... i'm going to try to convince donny to give me a massage :)