By Nicole

In less than two months, my hubby, my son, and a whole bundle of Forks folks will be in Seattle running the Hot Chocolate 5k .  My goal had been the 15k this year, but when my son said he wanted to run with me, I couldn't help but change my mind.  One of my favorite things about running is watching my kids get excited about it.  The transition from pushing them in the stroller to having them run alongside me is pretty awesome. Back to one of my favorite 5ks .  I am getting super excited. For one, I get a second Hot Chocolate sweatshirt.  My grey and orange one is still is really good shape.  I'm a run shirt wearing nerd, and I can't wait to add this to my wardrobe rotation. I stole that picture straight from the Hot Chocolate website.   www.hotchocolate15k.com  For two, we get to hang out at the Space Needle/Science Center the night before.  Last year we watched Jack the Giant Slayer on IMAX... it was so cool!  Since we will have...

A few years ago, I quit making "resolutions"... or at least calling them by that name. 2014 is the year I go further.  I'm running more miles to train for a 50k.  I'm being more intentional and working harder towards all those goals we like to make for ourselves each January.  It's not just about losing weight, it's about keeping it off and feeling healthy.  It's not just about catching up on bills or creating a budget, it's about being consistent day to day and month to month. I'm going further.  Taking tiny, deliberate steps.  In all areas of my life.  And I purposely started before the New Year... intentionally defying the whole resolution thing ahead of time.