I never had time to post my last Fitness Friday posts in the craziness of the end of 2013. November and December were super busy but what I love about Alaskan winters is all of the fitness you can do outside. We found some time to do some cross country skiing, downhill skiing, ice skating, and snowshoeing. I loved being able to do some fitness outdoors and I am even more excited for the Alaskan summer (because with teaching, I'm able to have the summer off!) :)
We used to have a membership to the Alaska Club, which is a gym here in Anchorage. But, with working at a private Christian school, we decided we couldn't afford that gym membership anymore. We cancelled our membership and are now trying to focus more on getting outside to do fitness.
Some of our fitness adventures this past winter:
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| Downhill Skiing at Alyeska Resort with my bestie Stephanie |
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| Ice Skating at Winchester Park in Anchorage, AK with Tony and Steph |
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| Cross Country Skiing near Earthquake Park with our puppy Sage :) |
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| Snowshoeing with Sage Girl at Powerline Pass |
It was motivating also when we bought our dog Sage and she helped get us wanting to get outside to go walking.
As I reflect on 2013 and the goals I made, I know that I definitely did not work out as much as I wanted to. But, I did feel like making my New Year's resolutions helped me to stay motivated to keep working out and having to blog about it did help me stay accountable to knowing that I needed to keep healthy.
Some of my goals from 2013 including wanting to spend time in the Word every day and update on the blog about how it was going. I do feel like 2013 helped me to journal more, and my resolutions helped me to stay getting in the Word and reflecting on what the Lord was teaching me. I did not update as much as I should have, but I loved being able to look at my journal and see prayer requests that were answered and lessons that were learned.
2013 was an incredible year. Tony and I bought a house that we LOVE. We love our new dog Sage. I also got my dream job: teaching :) I love being a teacher and a coach and I am thankful to the Lord every day for how He answers prayers in His timing and how we learn incredible lessons as we wait upon the Lord. Tony and I learned a lot in 2013 about how to budget and eat in and learn how to communicate. The Lord has taught us so much. I can't wait for 2014.
For 2014, I just want this to be my vision: to desire the Lord. I want to update when I can about what I am learning as I walk with the Lord. I want to learn to be a better listener. Tony and I want to learn how to budget well. I want to keep getting outside in beautiful Alaska to walk, run, ski, hike.
I am so thankful to the Lord when I look at 2013. And I can't wait for what 2014 will bring.
Happy (Belated) New Year! :) Pin It
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