Movin' it with Michelle

I would personally like to thank everyone for their outpouring of love and support. Our friends, family and neighbors have wrapped themselves around us and even though we are not ok, we feel everyone’s love and support and couldn’t feel more blessed. The void that is left when you lose a pet is soul crushing. I look for Sammy everywhere. Last night I couldn’t sleep because I swore I heard him and I kept looking for him wishing this was all a terrible nightmare. But reality has set in, and today was even harder than yesterday. Sammy was there for me for every hard life event. Deaths in the family. Work stress. Postpartum depression. Deployments. But more importantly he was there to share a million happy memories. He will forever be in my heart and has shown me what true love is. May he be chasing the squirrels up in heaven and I pray he knows how much he changed our lives for the better. No. We are not ok. I don’t know when we’ll ever really be ok. But I know he wanted us to be happy so I will do my best to carry on his amazing smile and passion for life. #gonetoosoon

Cheers,

Michelle

Thanks for those that prayed for my Sammy. He passed in his sleep last night.

Here’s some of my favorite photos of him:

I’ll be processing and grieving the loss of this amazing creature who loved me more than I’ve ever been loved. I’m just not sure how I’ll get through this, but I know I will be ok eventually.

Take care,

Michelle

No workout/run for me tonight after work. My sweet Sammy isn’t feeling well, and won’t do much but sleep. He’s had a little water but no food tonight. We’re going to monitor him over night and bring him in tomorrow if he’s not feeling better. Those that have been following my page for a while know this dog my true savior and he’s brought me out of more hard times than I can count. If you wouldn’t mind…please send good thoughts, vibes, and prayers up that this is just a little tummy bug. Thanks!!!

Thanks for the prayers!

Michelle

This weekend was a blast filled with beach fun and food prep.

Lots of food prep happening today. Washed and chopped fresh veggies, made zoodles and hard boiled some eggs. I also made some cheese crisps to use as an alternative to crackers. The last pic is tonight’s dinner, lean boneless pork ribs and loaded baked cauliflower. Happy Sunday! Do you food prep for the week?

I hope you all have a great week!

Cheers!

Michelle

Sorry I’ve been a bit quiet lately. I have made a conscious effort to unplug more on the weekends and my work week has been crazy so far. Add in my daughter’s rehearsal every day after school for her play tomorrow, and I’m just a little tired. Here’s a few photos from last weekend and this week.

Lots of sun and fun over the weekend!!

And my run last night went well…I even had a cheerleader (notice the gator in the background)…and my speed is getting better and legs and knees feeling great thanks to Novo Renew (use code Michelle25 at checkout to save!).

How was your weekend? Do you try and unplug from time to time? Scariest creature seen on your run?

Cheers!

Michelle