WSU vs. SMU

We were happy that the Cougs were playing SMU here in Dallas.  Yah for 2 football games this season!  We left the boys at home with a baby-sitter (yes, for the very first time!!!  They had fun and did great!).

We met Andy & Becky (who I ran the last 10k with) for lunch before the game.  Beers were on the agenda...

The boys opted for a liter each of the seasonal Octoberfest, while I went for my favorite Hefeweizen.  Yum!  And had a delicious lunch at Gordan Biersch.  They had garlic fries...yummy!  I love me some garlic!

The game was fun.  HOT.  Not the best outcome.  And did I mention HOT?  It was 96 degrees and we were sitting in the direct sun. But we were sitting in the first row on the Coug sideline.  Of course, I decided not to lug my camera around, so all I have is cell phone shots.  Sorry ;-(

And see, even Butch was trying to cool off by sitting on some ice ;-)

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Tour des Fleurs 10K Race

I completed my first 10k race today!  The first mile and the last 1.2 miles were the longest ever!  It had a few small hills, but wasn't too bad.  But it was really humid!  Yuck.  I am so ready for 70 degree weather.  No more 90 degrees, I am ready for true fall weather!  I ran with a new friend Becky, which I had never ran with before.  First, let me tell you what Becky's comment was after the race: "I can't believe you can talk the entire race!"  LOL.  Yes, this is true & I do.  It is a great distraction! 

I finished the 6.2 miles in 54:47.  That is amazingly fast for me.  But I felt pretty good, so I kept at that pace, which is an average of 8:50 per mile.  Here are my stats: I came in #10 in my age group (ages 25-29) out of 135 people, #54 out of 795 females, and overall I came in #163 out of 1181 people.  Not too shabby for my first 10k race!

Okay, of course I am such a nerd and took some pictures ;-)

So, since it was such a big race, there was little parking at the Arboretum, so we parked off-site and rode a school bus to the race.  Connor was thrilled to ride the school bus.  There were a few of these signs posted around the bus.  It just made me laugh. 

Pre-race photo...we are happy, smiling, and excited to run ;-)

And after the race...sweaty & gross.  But still smiling ;-)  Just look at the view.  Love it!

And Happy Jenn...Blue Moon post race is awesome ;-)  The shade is awesome too!

And look at our wonderful boys cheering for us...

Check out this view...

And the boys enjoyed the after race treats.  There was bagels, ice cream, pizza, amazing cookies, and  donuts!  The ice cream was an instant hit...

The race  was great, it was put on so incredibly well with awesome vendors after the race.  It was extremely organized!  And the Dallas Arboretum is just amazingly beautiful!  Perfect!

Then we rushed home to get ready for the WSU vs. SMU football game here in Dallas!  There will be a post about that soon ;-)

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Battles. Attitude.

Connor has been bossy, full of attitude, and just plain rude somedays.  Honestly, there is no nice way of  putting it.  And the fact of the matter is that he is way too much like me!  Which is the reason we butt heads all day long.  Here are just a few (off the top of my head) of his favorite sayings:

"End of story."

"I don't like this one bit."

"I am not happy with YOUR attitude Mom."

"Ahh, Darn it!"  -or- "Ahhh Shucks!!!"  When I tell him no about something, anything.

"Do you hear the words coming out of my mouth?"

"Dylan you pick up all these toys right now!  1-2-3-4-5"

"You are the BEST Mommy ever!"  {long pause}  "But why do you yell at me so much?"  (It is like he gives me a compliment, then takes it right back.  Funny kid.

And this was our conversation this morning:  "Are we going to the gym today Mom?"  Me, "No, not today!"  Connor, "Alright, woohoo!  We get to stay in our jammies all day!"

Love this crazy child, but some days I think he has just a little too much personality ;-)  And I wonder where this sweet little boy who loved to cuddle and eat anything I made for breakfast, lunch, and dinner escaped to...

Yes, this sweet little boy has grown into a little man, which is so amazing and rewarding, but at the same time frustrating and challenging.

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The Beach!

Yes, I am still going through Washington photos!  There are still tons left!  But these are some of my favorite!!!  We had planned on meeting my sister-in-law Amy and Chris' cousin Megan and taking all the kiddos to the beach!  Let me first tell you that this beach was not sandy, it was more like mud.  But since this was the very first time the boys had been to any beach, they could care less!  All the kids had a blast!  They got very muddy, but it was worth it!

Ahh, fun times!  So fun for all the cousins to play together.  (Lily was very out-numbered 5 boys to just her.)  And the one you can't see in the pictures was the super cute tiny little baby Landon.  He was only a couple of weeks old when we met him.  He was precious!  And I got a little cuddling in, which made me very happy!  We all had fun at the beach.  And we collected lots of sand dollars too ;-)  And a few shells.  I had fun!

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Books.

Currently, this is what I am reading. Too bad I don't get a chance to read more than a couple of pages at a time. Now if only I could run & read, I would be set. HA! Can you just imagine what a disaster that would be?!?

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Week 3!

Today starts week 4 of our 100 day Fitness Challenge!  Click here to see my original goals.  I am doing fairly well.

Here is a re-cap of how I am doing with my goals:

*1.  I have done some sort of exercise every day!  That is 21 days straight.  Woohoo!  However, I must confess that this last week, I feel like I made up some work-outs.  One day I got out the Wii-fit (when it was storming & we were having Tornado warnings) just so I could get a short work-out in.  And then Friday, we walked to the grocery store to buy garlic bread for dinner.  Yes, that was logged as exercise, but we did walk around the block a couple times too.  LOL. 

*2.  I think I have gone to the gym at least 4 days a week. 

*3.  I have signed up for a total of 5 races now.  Yikes!  I completed the first one this weekend.  It was only a 5k (official time of 29:06).  I came in #63 out of 210 runners, I finished #4 in my age group (ages 20-29).  My pace time was 9:24, which is really fast for what I have been training at.  Anyways, my other races are this coming Saturday (before the WSU football game) I am running a 10k.  Then, the next weekend is my big Half Marathon.  Then following that is a fun 5k through a vineyard.  Woohoo!  I sure have my work cut out for me.  And lastly, I signed up for another Half Marathon on New Year's Day.  Mainly, because it is a small race (200 runners) and the date will be 1/1/11.  How cool is that?!?

*4.  The eating healthy goal is debatable.  LOL.  Here are just a few of the things I have eaten in the last 3 weeks:

Banana pancakes (per Connor's request begging!)

Veggie Kabobs

Homeade Ice cream..YUM!

Bowl of tomatoes with salt, pepper, and olive oil.

Big fat greasy pizza.

Tacos.

 Pasta.

Chicken & black bean stuffed pablano peppers 

Panini with grilled squash.

*5.  And I haven't tried any new classes, after Zumba, I am a little intimidated.  LOL.  I am just not coordinated for those types of classes.  I did do hula hooping on the Wii.  That was fun & entertaining. 

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Happy Granparents Day!!!

These were Connor's words exactly, "I have too many grandmas!"  Ha.  Only our child would say something like that.  He is a funny kid.  Connor & Dylan are VERY spoiled  well-loved!!!

We are SO thankful & SO grateful for ALL the wonderful Grandparents & great Grandparents we have in the boys (and our) lives.  We love you all very very very much!  Have a wonderful day!  You are all very special to us!  We love you...

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