What we love and what captures our curiosity draws us forward into some place of great destiny. 
WAYNE MULLER

Saturday, August 30, 2008

some recent Etsy faves!

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~~two posts in one night, i'm on a roll~~

DMB

has come and gone....and thanks to the overwhelming amount of "special" smoke blowing through the amphitheater i'm sporting a few less brain cells...good times were had by all at the Dave Matthews Band concert! Thanks Katie & Adam, John & Anne, and Ivy for a great night!!

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Sunday, August 24, 2008

sometimes you just need a break



from the car that is. 
can you guess who this is trying to get into a bag of cheese crackers???
we spent the day in the tri-cities and took our sweet time coming home. our stop for ice cream and an impromptu photo shoot was much needed and these little monkeys couldn't have been happier.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

So I was finally able to get some pics posted from my big 10k race I completed this past weekend. Katie & I finished the 10k, my time being 1:04, and my mom walked the 5k with Teags. This is whole race was basically for Teagan as almost a year ago while she was at Children's Hospital Seattle I remember wandering through the hospital reading the hospitals' most recent newsletter. It had pictures and results of the 10k race and then there were pictures of patients and their families and at the time I told Justin that next year I would be completing this race for T. I did it! 

I know this sounds all corny and sappy like but as I was running all I could think about is how almost a year ago we could have lost our sweet T bear. When the status of her life was on an hour-t0-hour basis and we had no clue what her outcome would be. As my legs were getting tired I had visions of almost every single little detail of her hospital stay including the lame almost year old magazines in the pumping rooms, or the pomegranate tea I would get from the cafeteria, or the smell of the soap in her NICU room, it was like it was yesterday that we were there... So as I set out to complete more races I hope those memories stay fresh and in my head as they served as fuel for my fire and helped me cross that finish line. 

My goal for the next 10k in September will be to complete it in under 1 hour. After that I'm on to the Leavenworth half marathon and help me God on that one! 

Thanks again Ash for all your encouragement! 

Monday, August 18, 2008





more details about this past weekend's events in the morning as right now i'm off to bed.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

love this site!~

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

10

recent events that have made me happy

  1. I joined the brand new Golds Gym in East Wenatchee. I may be a gym snob but after working out in such a cool environment I DONT CARE! It's fabulous, high tech, clean, close to my house, on the way home, and each piece of cardio equipment has it's own ipod docking station!!! 
  2. I also bought myself 3 months of personal training! I am finally going to get my butt in gear (with the help of W.) I have three upcoming runs in the next few months as well as a 20lb weight loss goal. I'm sure i'll be bloggin' all about it because for me the more people who know the more accountable I am. 
  3. Justin, Koren, and I had such a great time boating this past Sunday. A bunch of our friends met up down at one of the beaches along the river where we all took turns watching the kiddos and partaking in various watersports! I had fun showing off a bit but Monday morning I was paying for it! 
  4. BOTH KIDS HAVE BEEN SLEEPING NOW FOR TWO HOURS!!!!!!! 
  5. I'm slowly but surely getting caught up on my editing. I only have FIVE sessions to go, well six after a belly session tonight. It makes me happy to see my business growing but also a little hesitant as this was always going to be such a part-time venture for me. 
  6. The whole family is heading to Seattle Friday afternoon and I get to make a stop at IKEA. 
  7. I am re-styling Teag's room and her new sheets came yesterday from Babystyle....I wish I would have used these colors from the beginning but such is life and they are now making me happy! 
  8. I have ran a total of 8 miles this week and it's only Tuesday. My goal for the week is 20, not including the 7 I'll be running Saturday morning. 
  9. T took a couple of steps on her own last night. Very quick and unstable, but still it's a big moment. 
  10. Koren is such an amazing big brother. It makes me the most happiest mom ever to see him playing with his baby sister and actually enjoying her company. He has really been into showing her around the house lately and all the fun (trouble) they can get in to! 

Thursday, August 7, 2008


just another day in with two silly little monkeys
(click on collage to view full image, silly blogger cut's off my sweet cheeks)

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

baby motrin or a margarita


up till now T has been sporting only her bottom two teeth. well today the top two are breaking the gum line and life is plain miserable! she is normally such a happy baby and a wonderful sleeper and i think for the first time in almost 8 months i had to rock her to sleep tonight. does anyone have any great tips for teething because if we have another day like today i'm going to be making margaritas for breakfast! 
what should i blog about next?