Still here, don't stop reading..

We're still around with the yearly case of the winter blah's. I usually do well until the end of January then the blah's set in.The Christmas season and New Years resolutions keep me going till February then the last 3 month's of Winter (yes I still consider March, April, and May Winter up North) are pretty tough. Luckily we have a vacation planned this year and garden fever will hit me soon (I like garden fever, I should start calling it something more positive.) I think I will start plants here inside at the beginning of April and need to get the seeds chosen and ordered ASAP. I plan to try some new things this year, scale back a little more, and do a lot of soil work in the plot.

The other thing Eric and I have been up to is some training. If you haven't heard of the tough mudder  then it's worth a look on their website. I have agreed to do this race/obstacle course/team building exercise and have been trying to train for it daily (although I am not there yet). I feel that it may be the most physically and mentally challenging thing I have attempted in a long while, besides sticking it out in ND the last 4 years. I will admit I am weak in both these areas and trying to gain upper body strength, consistently make it to the gym after a full day of work, and push myself during a cardio circuit training routine is taking a lot of determination. I've lost about 10 pounds and have to watch the inspirational clips of the race to get my butt to the gym otherwise I drive home in the freezing weather, put on my sweatpants, and park it on the couch for swamp people on the history channel. Hopefully it gets easier once it starts warming up and my perrenials make an appearance. I say every year how I never truly appreciated spring until I lived in North Dakota and it still holds true even during the mild Winters. Watch for an increase in blogposts. Garden season, branding time (not sure if we're going), and vacay are all coming soon. Also fam and friends if you happen to be in the Colorado area mid June and would like to come cheer Eric, myself, and our team on while I get my butt kicked by the tough mudder you can purchase spectator tickets on the website link above. I think they are $20 bucks and you get into the party, can watch me attempt to run through fire, get shocked by electrical wires, fall off ascending greased monkey bars and maybe take some photos for us.