sitting...waiting...wishing...

Hi. My name is Hannah. And I am a hypocrite. Pure and simple. I always say people should eat healthy and work out 3-5 times a week. But here I am sitting on my LAZY butt. I haven't worked out since God knows when, I eat crap all the time, and I always find excuses why I shouldn't go for a run. Things like "I'm so tired from work" or "it's too hot outside" or "Sean doesn't like it when I run in the dark" etc. And then here I am getting jealous of people who "have more time than me to work out" and "don't have to work 3 jobs to pay the bills" and yada yada yada. It doesn't really help that my husband hates to work out. He keeps saying that he wants to start walking every night, or biking/hiking on Saturdays or training for softball/volleyball after I get home from work. It's just so hard to motivate myself to go for a run when he's just NOT into it! And I've always loved doing small workouts inside the house, but there's no space here...and yes, that's probably another excuse, but it is a valid one. I'm so thankful that his parents have let us stay here for so long, but I'm also extremely thankful that we'll be moving out soon. It's such a blessing. Anyways...I gotta stop complaining. Maybe instead of writing this I should actually be getting dressed to run. Or I should try to get my husband to go on a walk with me...who am I kidding. Neither of those is gonna happen because I have no motivation or accountability or workout partner. Something I was hoping Sean would be, but...c'est la vie. Things don't ever work out how we thought they would.

That's life through the eyes of a banana munchkin. For now. Peace!

Love and Marriage

ain't he adorable? :)

It's been quite a while since I blogged about anything...mostly cuz not much has been happening that I every felt the need to blog about and even though I'm writing this now, that doesn't mean anyone is every going to read this hahaha. But overall, I've had a pretty exciting summer. After a beautiful, relaxing honeymoon in Puerto Vallarta I headed out to Phoenix to babysit my adorable older nephew, Titus James Michael Kollasch, for a week. This child is absolutely hilarious!! Every day he would do or say something that just made me crack up so, naturally, he'd keep on doing it until someone would distract him or he'd get bored with it or Lani (our dog) would come in and lean up against him.


Shortly after that I was a bridesmaid in two separate weddings of two very extremely dear friends of mine. It was such a blessing to see them both marry Godly, wonderful, funny, caring men...I wish them all the best.





Then began an exciting summer of youth events. There were the typical Tuesday night youth group BBQ and get-togethers and Wednesday beach trips, but then there was also Spirit West Coast, which was so awesome! Through all of these events I have grown to love the jr. high and high schoolers in our church and can not wait to see them grow in their faith.

In June I was a camp counselor for 3rd-6th grade girls at Indian Hills Camp in Temecula, CA. It was so much fun. I fell in love with all 10 of my girls, of which I had only met 3 before, and I hope and pray that God will allow me to return to the camp again next year as a counselor.










After that came family time!!! Both of my brothers graduated from boot camp into the Marines (hoo-ah!). It was an awesome celebration and I am so proud of both of them! And I feel blessed and honored to call them my brothers :) well, I always have. I should say I feel honored to say they're marines. because it really is a huge deal.

One of the last trips that wrapped up the summer was a fishing trip to Clearlake. That, in itself, contains many stories and inside jokes, but it also sparked some new friendships for me. What started out as awkward and somewhat annoying, quickly became comfortable and normal and something I absolutely love. It's been fun getting to know and hang out with some of Sean's oldest friends.

Our resort in Puerto Vallarta

And now summer is coming to an end, school has begun, but the heat still remains. Sean has one semester left, and I can not wait for him to be done...nor can he. But he's not the only one returning to school. Nope nope...I just got a teaching job! It's nothing big, just one day a week for a home school program here in Ramona. I'm excited though because it's elementary math...which I'm really good at haha!! It will be for at least a semester and who knows? I could end up wanting to get my credentials because of it...
That's life through the eyes of a banana munchkin.

I found a boy...

...who turned into a man, and I married him :) It's been an exciting month so far! Got married, graduated from college a week later, went on a beautiful honeymoon right after, and now I'm in Phoenix taking care of my adorable, sweet, loving, chatty almost 2-year old nephew, Titus James Michael. I have so much fun with him! It's just a bummer that I haven't been quite 100% the past couple days. But he's pretty independent and entertains himself for the most part. And then other times we'll sit and watch fun kid movies together. It's a win-win situation either way. Either I play with him and have a ton of fun, or I watch him play and be thoroughly entertained.
After this week I return to reality. I go back to the coffee shop, back to coaching (for a couple more weeks anyways), and back to my wonderfully hilarious husband :) But now I'm trying to figure out what career I wanna pursue, and there's so many options out there to consider. So much to pray about and figure out. And the sooner, the better!

:)

Driving away Ramona style :)

Well, just a quick little update...gotta get back to the nephew. He's got so much energy!! That's life through the eyes of a banana munchkin. Peace!

i'm so excited!!

and i just can't hide it!!

this is so CRAZY!!! I'm getting married in 23 days, I'm graduating in 30, and what makes this feel more real is the fact that Sean and I just bought our wedding bands today. WHAAAAT????? Crazy. Oh and this lady here just received her diploma. Yup!! That's right. Real, live proof that I fulfilled AAAAALL the crazy credits and classes and responsibilities that a college student needs to graduate. I'm so excited. And my jobs are going so well. And I'm gonna get trained to be a barista soon. And I get to pick my schedule for coaching next year, and I got a library card which means I can read books like I did all summer long, and we're finalizing all wedding details and finishing up the little things and...*sigh* it's just coming together so nicely!! PRAISE GOD!! THANK YOU LORD!! I couldn't have done this without my wonderful, supportive family, and my entertaining friends who all keep me stress-free, and of course without my goofy, amazing fiance who is actually helping with stuff :) It's been a great week. I can't wait to see what God has in store for us in the future. I'm excited to see where he takes us and what he leads us to do...but mostly where :) thinking about it, my life is just getting started. the best adventures haven't even happened!!! sooooo excited!!! :)

that's life through the eyes of a banana munchkin.

IT'S OFFICIAL!!! :)

I'm Running...

...and it feels so good! It's been so long since I last ran, and today I forced myself to go instead of sitting on the computer watching Smallville or sitcoms on Hulu. It's crazy to think that in 5 1/2 weeks I'll be married. Say what?? Yeah...so weird! I'm not stressing yet :) Hopefully i don't stress at all. We've got pretty much everything all figured out, except for the food and some little details...like music. But like i said, i'm not worried. it'll all work out. it's gonna be a fantastic, successful day cuz by the end of it i'll be married to mr. Sean Patrick Hogan. I'll be Mrs. Hogan. I've been slowly trying to get used to people calling me hannah hogan instead of shattuck. as much as i love my last name, i'm willing to give it up to be with sean forever :)

can't wait to be with this guy for the rest of my life :)

in other news, i have a second part-time job! i work at a coffee shop called The KaffeeMEISTER. it's so fun and the people i work with are awesome. no awkwardness, no disrespect, just genuine love and care and wanting to help each other out. i'm so blessed to be a part of the team over there :) and i'm looking forward to what god has in store for me throughout the next few months...i've been wondering whether I'm supposed to keep doing Fit Kids after the summer or if i'm supposed to pursue something else once the school year's over. so there's lots going on, lots of prayers being thrown around, and just trusting that God knows what's best and he'll help me through everything :)

welp, it's time to shower!! that's life through the eyes of a banana munchkin.

Let It Rain

Today was a beautiful day. As much as I love the sunshine and warmth, I have really been missing the coldness that tends to go with winter time. Snow is a part of that. But since there's no way that it could snow here, I guess I'll have to do with the rain :) I love that too. And I like going for walks in the rain, too, which many people may think is really weird, cuz usually people wanna cuddle up with a warm drink and read a book or something, but not me. Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to go for a walk since I had to drive to work and get stuck in traffic on the way home...oy vey. Not only was a I stuck in traffic on such a beautiful, relaxing day, but I was also extremely (EXTREMELY) low on gas haha. And somehow I didn't come across any gas stations within the 25-30 miles that I drove. Well, there was one that I can remember, but by the time I noticed it it was too late. Oh no, wait. I stopped by two gas stations on the way home, but for some strange reason my card wasn't working at either of the places (not inside or outside). Ridiculous.

Ahh...I have no life. Aside from the 9-10 hours I work a week (and that includes all the driving to and from as well haha) I don't do anything. So I've been watching Smallville. A lot. As in, 2 full discs in less than 24 hours. Yup...that's my life. As of right now. Thank God that I've found a job though. Buuuuut I don't start working until mid- to late-March. So I just gotta keep myself busy until then. And once I start that job then I'll be busier and be more satisfied with myself and my life :) And as grateful as I am for this upcoming job, I know it's not something I'll be doing long-term. I really wanna work with kids, and I want to have a career in fitness, but I just don't know when that will happen and how. God will provide :) So for now, let it rain. Let it pour!! I'll enjoy it as much as I can :)

That's life through the eyes of a banana munchkin.

Running the Race

Bucket List: Run a 1/2 marathon...DONE!!!

Yup, I did it! I ran the Inaugural (which means first ever) Tinkerbell half marathon through the Disneyland parks and Anaheim. It was actually a lot of fun!! And I did a WHOLE lot better than I expected to do, especially since the first mile or two were so crowded I was barely jogging hahaha. I just found out that my finishing time was 2 hours 15 minutes and 9 seconds. Woot woot!! For someone who doesn't consider herself a fast runner, that's pretty darn good, if you ask me! AAaaaand I was 113th out of my division (a total of 634 women. Crazy!! And 1428th out of 9386. Pretty cool :)

Anyways, the run was fun. There were a lot of spectators, a ton of runners, we got to see characters along the way and people got pictures with them, which was cool, and we even had high school bands and cheer squads and dance teams there. And even a band from the army!! It was so fun. The hardest part was when I got to mile 8 and still knew I had 5 miles left to go. But right as I got to mile 10 I was like "yeah!! only 3 more miles to go!!!" And I had another burst of adrenaline. I would actually run it again at some point in my life, but probably just for fun. I'd be one of those ridiculous people who dresses up and I'd run WITH someone so we could take pictures with the characters and at the mile markers. So it'd be more of a run/walk. But I'd be ok with that...maybe my future husband will do something like that with me someday ;)

Anyhow, I'm back to the real world now. Gotta coach 3 times a week, 4 classes, plan our wonderful wedding (oy vey) and try to find another job, part-time preferably and only in the mornings so I can still coach (yikes!). We'll see how that goes. Please pray that I'll be able to find something cuz as of right now, there's nothing. Pray for continued wisdom and discernment on both Sean's and my part, because we don't know which church he should go to and be a part of. They both have their pros and cons, so we'll see how we feel after he goes through the interview processes. But this could be one of those decisions where there's no right or wrong choice. So...yeah. Got lots to do.

My bib and Tinkerbell medal :) It's heavy

And that's life through the eyes of a stiff and sore banana munchkin.

guess who's back?!

ME!!! i've been back for almost a week now...doesn't really feel like i've been gone for that long. I don't feel like I had some great epiphany or realization while I was there, but I definitely have a feeling that Sean and I will be missionaries at some point in our lives. But probably not Thailand...even though I loved it and we had a great time, I just have a feeling that it's not a place where we'll end up. Despite that, I am open to going anywhere God wants to send us. I'm so excited to see where we'll end up!!

On another note, the time has come to plan out a wedding. We've got a lot of things planned out and figured out and actually done, but there's still lots to do. This is where not having a full-time job comes in handy, cuz it just gives me that much more time to plan :) it's exciting to see it all fall into place. Also, I'm running a 1/2 marathon in less than two weeks. I'm excited!! I don't care how fast I run, as long as I'm able to run the entire thing :) Yay!! So much coming up in the next few months.

And that's life through the eyes of a banana munchkin.