Caving

Since my husband is in school finishing his masters in counseling he has to do a ton of internship hours to complete his degree. One type of counseling, which is actually the one he wants to do for his career, is experiential counseling. This is where the counselor will take people on various activities and counsel them through experiences. It's actually really pretty awesome the more I have come to learn about. Anyway, this past weekend we had the opportunity to go caving with some dear friends, Charlie and Shelby, to experience this type of counseling. The couple that we went with are also pursuing counseling careers so this was a great way to have some fun while the three of them got in some great hours. I have to say that I was a little apprehensive about the caving thing because I really had no idea what to expect. I tend to make things a bigger deal/worse in my head than they really are. I just pictured myself trapped in a tiny hole unable to get out and stressing making the whole thing worse and so on and so on. Well, Praise the Lord for reality!! The experience was nothing like that. I actually really enjoyed it and in a weird way found it to be pretty relaxing and peaceful. When your in the cave it was totally silent and I loved that because I don't have many moments when it is COMPLETELY silent and you can't hear a thing. Literally. So I really liked that part of it. Also, I really like it when I can test my body in what I think I am capable of. It was fun to see a tiny hole, then go through it and see what you are capable to do. I just think that's great! It was also really interesting to see how this type of activity can be used as therapy/counseling. Doing something like this allows people to face issues they may or may not even be aware of and doing something like this allows them to exercise practical ways to overcome different things. Anyway, here are some pictures from this adventure.

This is the picture of all of us at the beginning of our caving adventure all nice and clean.


Me coming out of the "door" at the end of the caving. At the beginning this hole looked so small to me and at the end it looked a lot bigger.


My hubby coming out.


All of us outside of the cave and much dirtier than when we went in.


Me and Jordan all dirty.


Me and Shelby showing off our dirty clothes. Very fashionable.


Our studly men doing a little bit of modeling.


Another group picture.


It was a great experience!

Warmer Days and Marathon Training

Yay, it is finally starting to warm up here in the state of Colorado!! It's about time is all I have to say. Of course, the thing about CO is that you can never really tell if it is going to stay this way. People who have lived here for most of their lives have said that it can sometimes snow in June and even July. Rare as it may be, it can still happen. For now I am just enjoying every moment of it and drinking in the warmth.

With the warmer weather comes a certain activity that I am venturing into for the first time this year, marathons. We had to cancel our gym memberships because the price was going up so my husband had the great idea to train for marathons this summer. Granted he will be the one doing the full, but I have agreed to train for a half with him. Since it is finally bearable to be outside, we are starting our training today. I have to say that I am a little apprehensive about this. I have many friends that have done them and say that anyone can do a half, but the most I have ever run before is 5 or 6 miles. 13 miles is a little scary for me but I am determined to conquer every single one of them. I don't know about you all but I love the Biggest Loser and find that show so inspiring. I just keep thinking of the final contests on the show and how they have them run a FULL marathon, and some of them are still pretty heavy. I know that if they can run 26 miles I can surely run 13. So let the training begin! :)

Summer, Where Are You?

So, it is May 11 today but you would not be able to know that by the weather we are having in the beautiful state of Colorado. Right now it is 46 degrees out but it says it feels like 39 degrees. This is the one thing about Colorado that I don't think I'll ever get used to. This past weekend we were in NM for Mother's Day weekend and the weather was beautiful! It was in the low 80's and I was wearing dresses every day. I mean, I don't mind cold weather in general but only when it is appropriate. December, January, fine. May, not so much. I'm hoping that this wonderful state of mine will very soon get the memo that it is now summer time and decide to join in on the warmth. I'm ready to go out and play!! :)