Our new front yard!

Some before pictures of the yard:




Some beautiful after pictures:

16 miles yesterday

Well, I did 16 miles yesterday and though I was in a little pain, for the most part I felt great. Though it was longer (2 miles) than last week's run, I felt much more energized at the end of the run. It was BEAUTIFUL out yesterday so it was nice to be able to enjoy the sunlight and the warm weather! Next week, we're tackling 18 miles! Then, the week after that Kaylee and I head to San Fran to celebrate Siobhan's b-day and run the 10K! I can't wait!

New Yard!

We're getting a new front yard! I am sooo excited. They're going to begin working on the yard next week. We got a quote and it came in less than we expected (we thought we would have to do the sod...but the quote came in lower than we thought WITH them doing the sod!). Clay has been working his butt off the past few days and has cleared out the rocks and almost all of the shrubs beside the house (he left one bush because they're going to move it to the side of the yard). It's amazing to think that I could have a new, usable yard in just a week or two! Sooooo awesome!

13.76 mile run today

Well, I officially got my butt kicked in today's run! Officially! We were suppossed to do 14 miles, but I just couldn't do it. My back, butt, and hips were in some serious pain. Even still, it is officially the longest run I have EVER done! Yay for a 16 mile run next weekend! Craziness....to think that in a few weeks I will look back on these almost 14 miles and complete it again as an "easy" run is just crazy!

Sometimes you just need a night!

Clay went to a roller skating party tonight to celebrate a friend's birthday and I, since we don't have a babysitter, stayed in. I had plans of cleaning the house, but Clay was wonderful enough to do some stuff today while I was at work....so I am giving up the cleaning and just enjoying my night! I am going to make me a cup of coffee and watch the opening ceremony to the olympics. :-) I just did my toes....sometimes you just need a night to yourself. :-)

12 mile run today!

Today, I did 12 miles. It was a beautiful run. We ran the West Beach hill and it was beautiful. It goes right beside the water and the fog was at a high today, so it was a really beautiful sight! I did encounter a jerk that swirved a corner on the rainy road and slid and almost hit me. He was going way too fast. Jerk! Other than the near run in with the Honda it was truly a beautiful run. :-)

Busy, busy, busy!

Life here is busy! With working part-time (again...I don't know how full-time moms do it!), taking care of Kaylee, training for the marathon, and somehow trying to find the time to make my house at least presentable...I am pooped! It is definitely difficult, but I try to carve out the time needed to train for the marathon because honestly it keeps me sane! Somedays I come home from work and my head is just pounding. It's not a "hard" job per se, but it has a lot of challenges and can definitely be very stressful.

Kaylee is growing like a weed! She is getting bigger and bigger and I love it. A lot of parents wish their babies wouldn't grow up (that they remained babies forever) and while I miss Kaylee's baby stage, I truly love the stage she is in now. I really do believe that they just get more and more fun as they get older. She is in everything, trying to make new "words" (I am going to start calling Kayleenese because only she can understand herself lol), running, throwing tantrums (I thought these didn't start until age 2?!?), and just loving everything about life. She's so sweet and I just love everything about her. Her hair is growing too! This morning I gave her pigtails for the first time ever! I was sooo excited that I went and bought her some hair ties because she can't use mine...they're just not pretty enough. ;-)

Clay is being scheduled pretty much every night. Some nights he does get cancelled, but for the most part he is going up. While I wish I could say this was good, it's only backseat flights and they don't really count for anything...merely a fill in time until he can actually fly (he has enough back seat hours but they don't have enough prowlers that actually work so he is stuck just flying more backseat hours to waste the time away).

Saturday, after running my 12 miles and after Clay gets done with his sim, we're going to Seattle. A few people from my high school graduating class are up near the Seattle area so Kaylee, Clay, and I are going to meet them at the Cheesecake Factory (YUMMY!!!) to have a little reunion! I can't wait to eat some yummy cheesecake. Sunday we'll get our taxes done (I am a LOT upset that those filing for the first time homebuyers credit can not e-file and have to paper file their returns!!!). Lots going on and another busy weekend! Maybe sometime I'll find the time to make my house "presentable"......maybe?!?