It's Official!

I finally paid our dues for our big marathon this spring. I hate that they cost so dang much; especially when we've got to register two of us!! I am so excited though. It's a tough course; all the hills are at the end! But it's going to be an amazing experience that I am going to relish every second of.

I haven't been able to run as much the past few weeks due to moving and being sick. Well, I guess I've only missed one run a week {and it's never been the long run} but I haven't been doing very well on cross training the other days. Now that we're more settled in I am sure that things will get into a rhythm now. I am not quite finished unpacking, down to 1-2 boxes... tedious office/scrapbook/computer stuff that I am having a hard time finding places for. I'm just glad to finally have an inkling of normalcy!!

10 Years & Counting

A few weeks ago The man and I packed up the car, left the kids with Grampa & Gramma, and we headed up to the ski resort where we were engaged 10 YEARS AGO to the day!!! Holy COW!!! We stayed in the same lodge where the big event happened. It was the most fabulous few days.

Day One: Arrived at said ski resort & got settled. I SO want this bad boy on my wall!We grabbed a most fabulous dinner; pork loin and halibut... I'm still salivating! During dinner Hawkeye gave me a new wedding ring {to replace the one I lost several years ago}. Isn't is GORGEOUS?!! We capped off the night watching Olympics, which only psyched me up even more!

Day Two: Hitting the slopes bright and early!! No new snow for days so it was a groomers kind of day but even a bad day here is better than the best day anywhere else!!! Here we are on the chair lift up our first run! I still got mad skills!!! What a workout too! My legs were on FIRE!We boarded all over that mountain! We took a million pictures. We smiled, laughed and had just an AWESOME time! There really is no place more beautiful, stunning or awe inspiring as this ski hill.After a killer day on the hill we decided to strap on the snow shoes. It was an absolute BLAST!! Here we are with the ski resort behind us. We had the most amazing view of the hill and the valley on the other side. Well worth the climb to get there!Day Three: We really wanted to board in some powder! Thanks to our hike the previous day we found the perfect place. We were able to get in a few run of perfect, untouched powder. There was even a jump for the man to play on. Oh it was the most perfect way to end out trip!I had to throw this one in there too. We hiked past the horses that the resort uses for their sleigh rides up to a yurt where they serve dinner {we so wanted in on that awesomeness but they didn't run on the days we were there... MAJOR bummer}! Isn't this guy just AMAZING?!It was the trip of a lifetime. I was on cloud 9 the entire time. It was THEE most perfect way to celebrate the beginning of my life with the man of my dreams!

Pot of GOLD!

Remember my obsessive post about Mazzetta products awhile back? Well check out THIS pot of gold!!! My new friends/family of Mazzetta sent me all these GLORIOUS products to try!! I've already busted into the cauliflower, peperoncini and brussel sprouts. DELICIOUS!!! Our favorite of those three is the Garlic and Dill Peperoncini. SO SO SO YUMMY!! We're having some friends over this weekend and we're going to break into the olives... I can't wait!! I have to thank Chris at Mazzetta {yet again} for spoiling me rotten with this package! Thanks a million times over!! I have died and gone to heaven!

She's ALIIIVEE!!!!

I am BACK!!! Loads of updates coming... tomorrow!

Should be a pistol... not a rifle!

Nice Handoff

The Worst is Yet To Come

Boo Yeah!

Moving is NOT fun. It is FOR SURE a good workout though! We loaded {& unloaded} the horse trailer three times yesterday! We moved most of the heavy stuff {work bench, motorcycle, beds, dresser, table, tons of boxes...}. We emptied the garage. Lifting all those boxes and all that furniture is a KILLER workout! We were so bushed last night.

We've still got a few heavy things left: our bed, dressers, treadmill and SHREK... my piano. The store named it Shrek, it's the heaviest piano they've ever moved and the only piano they have named!

Last night my legs were really giving me guff. My right shin and knee were hurting something awful. It's been happening more & more often. I went to bed really worried about my run today. But I woke up determined to have a good run. And OUTSIDE run. So I strapped on my Green Pod {still need a good name... any ideas?} and headed out the door. It was the most awesome run I've had in a long time. My knee doesn't hurt, my toes didn't bleed, I pushed it but didn't feel over exerted. It was just a FABULOUS run!!

Three rooms left to box. I'm out...

Spoiled ROTTEN!

I don't know about you guys but my Valentine's Day ROCKED!! Seriously! I woke up to my favorite breakfast in the whole world... in bed!!! Eggs Benedict is positively sinful! LOVE IT!
AND he got me THIS:I still can't believe it! Granted, it isn't new but crud he saved a TON of money so I love him all the more for that! He set it to "Good Morning Beautiful" to wake me up {no it wasn't 10:36 when I got up... sheesh}. It's one of our songs and the whole deal totally made me cry.

I don't think I'll run with it all the time; I haven't ran with one before so I might absolutely love it but I still love running with nothing but me and the world around me. But my oh my, Green Pod {must find new name for her} and I going to have a wonderful time together!

Running is the New Currency!