i'm moving!

Ok, not really...but kinda. I think I'm done using blogspot as my blogger, and I've moved to wordpress. You might be wondering why? Well, I'm finding it difficult to post pictures into my blog the way I want to here. I know it's dumb, but it's my reason. In any case, please be sure you follow me to my new blogging home!

It's finally fall!

Maybe it's the time change, but I keep getting up at the crack of dawn on the weekends! I find this hilarious since I have to force myself out of bed during the week, but I pop right up at 6am on Saturday. Ugh!

I AM quite excited that fall has decided to grace us with it's presence. I am loving the colors right now, not to mention the fact that I can wear jeans and sweaters now. Now if I could just get my early rising toosh to get out the door for that run...

Happy Saturday!!

pockets are amazing!

I was randomly thinking of how much I am totally digging dresses and skirts with pockets. I love the look of it! I feel like the pockets totally give off a casual vibe, and it's totally adorable. And then I thought, wouldn't it have been cool if my wedding dress had a pocket?? I can totally remember wishing I had my chapstick with me so many times on my wedding night, and that problem would have been solved if only I had a pocket!! So I googled it. And low and behold...wedding dresses with pockets!! GENIOUS!!


If I could have another dress, it would be this one (ok, it was really one of the first pics I found, but I fell in love). Not that I could afford this one with a price tag of $2500, but how cute are those pockets?? Plus, it totally reminds me of the $500 dress I wore on my special day, minus the pockets. :)
Oh, to be a bride again!! Such a fun experience!! I truly loved every minute of it...well, maybe every one except for paying for everything. :P

it never fails

Every time I try and take out my headphones, they become a ratty, knotted mess! Lately I've been trying to tie them up all nice and neat, but this morning before I headed out the door for a run, it took me 3 minutes to untie and un-knot them! Is there a secret that I don't know about?? If you have any idea, please share....because I'm about to throw my headphones out the window!!

Moving on...

I feel like I've hit a wall in my training. Basically, I don't want to walk/run more than 5 miles. I can do up to 5...but I think I've become a little lazy. It happens to all of us, right?? I have Disneyland coming up in about a month ( I think I'm more excited about the trip than the race) and I neeeeeeeed to get my booty in gear!! I've been averaging 15-18 miles a week, which is okay, but by now I should be doing more like 20ish. I've even been walking and running more often (5-6 days/week rather than 3-4), but I keep doing baby walks and runs (3-5 miles). Eh, it's better than nothing, right??

Next week I'll be better. :)

Today's workout: 3.4 miles
Yesterday's workout: 9.5 miles (thanks to my awesome walking pal!)

Hope you all have a great weekend! I'm headed out camping, yet again. LOVE summer!

everyone has that part

of their body that they can never be satisfied with. For me, it's my thighs. I'm a petite person all over, but I've always felt self conscious about my thighs (while everyone else around me will continue to tell me I'm insane!). Anyway, I came across this ad today and I know Nike came out with these a LONG time ago, but I loved it nonetheless.The image may be too small to read, so here's the link to this ad as well as a few others that pinpoint areas of the body. Gotta love Nike!

my fourth weekend

Celebrating the fourth of July, that is!! It's been a great weekend full of friends, family, and fun. Oh, and the last "f" word...FOOD! Man, I ate A LOT of that!

Hubband and I began the weekend with a trip to the city and a lovely show...
This was the second time Hubband and I have seen this show; but the first time was MUCH better. As much as I adore the story behind Wicked, the cast the second time around was just not as good as the first. And Teal Wicks was not playing in this show(she is AMAZINGLY talented, and from Sacramento!), which was unfortunate, but we enjoyed it nonetheless. If you've never seen the show, you MUST. Hubband loves it almost as much as I do. We surprised my friend, Karie, this night with tickets to the show and a visit from the Tsukamoto's....& she loved it! Surprises are so fun!
Friday night was, again, a night of surprises. We surprised Karie, yet again, with a sushi dinner with friends and her mommy. The boyfriend totally knows how to pull one over on her! Oh yea, and all these surprises were in honor of her birthday!! She felt quite loved, which means our mission was a success!
Don't mind the huge knife in her hands...I swear she's loveable! LOL!

I began my holiday weekend with a local 5k, the Run for Independence. All the proceeds to this race benefits the Elk Grove Food Bank, and Karie's mom helps run the event. Earlier this year I told myself that I wanted to run an entire 5k without stopping. I was supposed to do that when I did the Nike 5k, but my hip was bugging me from an earlier running injury. So I decided to try and run this one. I didn't want to force myself to do it because I didn't want to risk getting injured again, but a high school friend of mine met up with me and we ran it together! It made the race go by so much faster, and we talked the whole time. In the end, I ran the entire thing without walking once, and I finished my 3.1 miles in 37 minutes. Pretty good in my book!!

After the race, Hubband and I finally saw Toy Story 3 in 3-d.
I made the hubband watch the 2nd one last week so he would be ready for this one. As all the reviews stated, it was a great movie!! I totally cried at the end (yes, I'm one of THOSE people), but so worth it! You must check this movie out!

On the fourth, hubband and I slept in till almost 10 and then finally rolled outta bed. I made some yummy funfetti cupcakes and he finished putting together his famous bean dip, then we headed over the the in-laws for some pool and family time. All of hubbands cousins came over and brought their little ones, so there was a lot of fun to be had!

Zeke had a ton of fun with Hubband!

Zeke says, "I'm a tractor!! I'll pull you!"

Here's the cutie pie, Alaina, chewing her adorable fingers (before this pic, she was chewing on MY adorable fingers!)and we're spent! This is just how we roll.

How was your holiday weekend?? Hope you all enjoyed with family and friends as much as I did! Don't you just LOVE summer?? :)

i've been bitten.

by the baby bug! It's seriously on my mind all the time, and I feel like I'm close to ready for this new adventure.

Hubs and I have talked at length about starting to try for a little bean, but I have my worries. We're at a very good place in our lives; we own our home, have steady jobs (for the moment), and we're comfortable financially. Ideally, we planned to start trying late this summer, but I have 2 half marathons coming up this fall (September and October). I'm afraid that if I get pregnant before the races, I won't be able to complete them. So this has made me decide to wait a little longer. Tim and I also have a cruise scheduled for before the holidays, and I figured it wouldn't be a good idea to get on a ship with morning sickness either.

I know that there's never going to be a "perfect" time to have a child, and I know it's not something I can plan. I have sooo many doubts on whether or not I am truly ready. I feel almost selfish for thinking of myself so much...but I guess I just want to make sure I'm truly ready.

To any mommies out there: when did you realize you were ready for a little bean??