Moving Sucks

I forgot how much I hate packing.  I'm weird when it comes to packing up stuff. I wanna keep EVERYTHING out until the last minute. I hate taking pictures off the wall, because I dont want the apartment to look bare for the last few days we're here. I don't wanna bring any food over, because we may wanna eat it. If I pack the cups, we're gonna need to drink out of the cups.  My husband is just the opposite. He wants to pack up any tiny thing he can, so it can get moved over. I appreciate that, because come our two days off, I'm gonna be pissed that there isn't more packed up, but I hate doing it.  Especially when I know that I have to work later that night, because all I wanna do is relax for the morning.

I got some new shoes!  They aren't the Asics I was looking at, and they aren't the Brooks ones from the store.  I had decided that I was just gonna buy the Asics and try them out. I had bought a pair of shoes at Payless that I hated, and planned on returning. I figured I'd just use that money to buy the Asics, and it was basically like I wasn't spending any money on them, since I had already spent the money on the Payless shoes.  Well, I went to the store, and they weren't there anymore. (The Asics were on clearance, and the only ones they had on clearance when I went back were a size 7, and I'm an  8.5-9) I was super bummed, but I got looking at another pair of Asics that I liked, and were on sale.  I tried them on and they were also tight, but I figured, just as I had with the clearance Asics, that I'd be able to break them in and they'd stretch out from wear.  Well, as I was trying them on, I was looking at reviews online on my phone, and pretty much everyone said they ran tight, and they weren't the greatest shoes.  So, I was planning on just going without, but I was looking around a little bit more and found a pair of Reeboks that were also on sale.  I looked up the reviews online as I tried them on.  They fit soo much better than the Asics. They weren't nearly as tight, and seemed to have just as much cushion as the Asics did.  The reviews online for these shoes were so much better than the Asics.  They were the same price, so I went for it and bought them.  I haven't run in them yet, but I've been wearing them all day when I am packing, and they are comfy. They're a tad bit tight, but they seem to be loosening up just from me wearing them today.  I can't wait to run in them!I still plan on getting better shoes one day, but my other shoes were just about to the end of their life, and I had to find something to replace them, so I can run my 5K in a month.

*sigh*

Finally, a minute to sit down and relax!

As I said before, it's been a crazy week.  Between moving/painting/cleaning, and work, and Easter, plus Monday and Tuesday we were up north at a food show for Codys work, it's just been an insane few days.  I am ashamed to say that I haven't run since last Wednesday, but I am going in the morning.  I have a few hours tomorrow that are free before I have to be to work, and we got a ton of painting done today, that I think I'm gonna spend the morning at the gym, and then spend the rest of the day at the apartment trying to clean/pack.

Our Easter was pretty good.  Cody had to work, so that was a bummer, but my parents, sister, and I went to his restaurant for dinner, and it was slow enough by that time that he got to sit and eat with us.  I spent the morning at church, and then my mom and I spend the afternoon at the house, trying to paint and clean.  We are getting so far at getting the house ready.  The kitchen/dining room is SOOO close to being done, just have to figure out how to paint above the cabinets that are above the stove, which is an area that nobody can really reach without painting the ceiling.  We even got the bathroom almost done today, so we are ahead of plan.  Hopefully by next Tuesday, we will have 99% of our stuff moved in, and we will be living there full time!  yay!!

I have a question for all you runners about shoes.  I went and got fitted for some shoes, and the guy basically said that my steps were right on, and that all I needed was shoes that had good support.  My arches are fine, and he didn't see anything else wrong.  I tried on some Brooks, and the size in the wide that I needed they didn't have, so they ordered me some.  The pair that they ordered is $115.  I have also heard good things about Asics. I found a pair of Asics at Meijer (for those of you that don't know what Meijer is, it's like a Walmart, but muuuuch better!) and they were on clearance for $45.  The only problem is, they aren't wides, and while they don't feel WAY too tight, they are a bit tight.  I can't afford to spend $115 on shoes right now, but I know that my cheap Payless gym shoes aren't gonna cut it much longer.  Should I buy the Asics for now, that are a bit tight width wise (and hope that they stretch from wearing them), or should I just keep wearing the shoes I have now until I can afford to buy the Brooks?  I dont wanna screw my feet/legs up by running in shoes that are too tight, but I also know that wearing cheap shoes with no support can be bad, too.  What do you think? What kind of running shoes do you wear?


EDIT:  I just signed up for my first 5K race!!!!   I'm SOOOO excited and nervous! It's the Girls on the Run 5K, and if you haven't heard of Girls on the Run, it's a program that helps young girls become active. They sign up for the program, they are given some good running shoes, and they train to run/walk the 5k race! The race itself is an untimed race, and it's all about celebrating the girls who completed the program.  I feel like it's the best first race I can run, because I'm worried that I won't quite be ready.  I will, of course, be timing myself, just for my reference, but I won't feel like I am being judged based on my time.  Plus, two of my cousins are doing the program, and they're running the race too! I'm excited! :)
Okay, I'm gonna head to bed, but I will post tomorrow after my run....I'm starting week 5 of c25k tomorrow!  Wish me luck!