5 Years

Its hard to believe how much can change in five little years. As of about 2 o'clock this afternoon, Brent and I will have been married for five years. Very hard to believe considering my past history with relationships. Its been a good five years, with ups and downs but that is very normal, right!? We have a babysitter for Casey and are planning on going out to eat and then to the Shakespeare Festival. All's Well that Ends Well is playing, which sounds like a good play but more than that the experience of the place is so much fun.
Then as of this morning I am going to run my first marathon. I just signed up for the Portland Marathon in October. Before I met Brent I did not run a day in my life. Infact, I was certain the only reason to run was to get away from someone chasing you but now...I pay people so I can run. Crazy if you ask me. But it should be a good race and a good vacation to Portland.
Another shocking thing to me is Casey, I have a three year old. I have always been around babies and kids but never thought I would be a mother. I guess that just goes to show that our plan for our life is invalid if it does not follow what God has for us. And I would not change his plan because in the end its always better.

New Bike

Casey enjoying a bike ride the old way








The new way to enjoy a short bike ride.









Working hard to get up the hill.

Ogden Race

What a great weekend we had. It all started on Thursday when we took Casey to Idaho Falls. He stayed with Brents parents for the Ogden race. They have sheep and cows and stay busy with the small farm they live on. That meant Casey was loving life, going out to help feed the animals and ride with papa on the four wheeler. So we left on Friday morning to head to Ogden for the marathon/half marathon. I was not looking forward to this race in the least. I didn't have enough training runs in and for some reason the motivation just was not there. But since I paid for my number I was not going to bow out of the race. After getting out race packets and checking out the expo we went to Roosters to eat. Very good place if you ever make it to Ogden. Then Saturday morning at about 4:00 the alarm went off and our day started. Brent had to catch a bus to get to the start of the marathon. Thankfully one of the other couples that came to run was staying at a friends place and they came over to pickup the girls for the half marathon. The bad thing was I was still just not looking forward to this race and could not shake the nerves. But once the race started and I realized the shivers I had was truly just nerves and not the weather that seemed to help a little. Then about mile five or six some guy, later found out his name was John, started to run with me and that really made me forget about the nerves and just run. Needless to say I owe my personal record to him. I ended up doing this race in 1 hour and 53 minutes. I truly thought my eyes were going bad then I saw that on the clock as I came to the finish line. One great thing is I am still able to walk, right after the race nothing hurt, the next day my calf was a little sore but nothing to bad. Brent also did his personal best in this race, however, if you check the website it would show a no run for him. Reason being he forgot to wear his time chip. He left it in his bag at the room. So after everyone in our group finished and some got massages and we refuelled at the finish, we headed back to the rooms for a nice long shower and whatever. Sunday Brent and I left early to hit Butterburs in Pocatello for brunch and to get our son. He loved to see his daddy, me on the other hand took about 1/2 an hour to get warmed up to. If you every make it to Pocatello go to Butterburs and get their cinnamon twists...so warm and sticky good. Now its back to real life. Get to take Casey to the dentist today for the first time. He knows that if he is good we will get a toy/movie, just something to reward him. Then if this weather stays nice hoping to hit the Zoo sometime. So it was a good weekend for us.

Warm Days

I love the weather we have been having. The sun just does good things for mood not to mention giving me some much needed color on my arms and legs. They got white over the winter. But of course, I went and got a nice sun burn on my shoulders from the weekend bike ride. Thankfully, I have been able to keep Casey fully covered with sun screen. The one bad thing about the weather being so nice is I never get to be inside. My poor house needs a good cleaning but I know that Casey will be in school before I know it and I can clean then.

My dad thankfully made it through his hip replacement surgery on Monday. Now its just the long road back to getting better. I pray he gets back to his good old self very soon. The surgery took a little longer than expected which meant the calls to say things were OK was later than planned. I knew my parents were very important to me but that hour of waiting made realize just how much they mean to me.

I really need to get better about posting but no promises. We are off to BSF right now. If you are looking for a good Women's Bible Study this is the one to do. It will start again next fall and we are going to study the life of Moses. Currently we are studying Matthew, I have read the book many times but with all the questions that are asked, I have learned so many things. I love the Lord even more than before...just for what he did for us and the fact he did it for me. It brings tears to my eyes to just think about it. Another plus is Casey loves the daycare.

Boston Pictures

The finish line









Brent as he finished

The winner of the womens group

Brent before the big race...6:00 a.m.













Cheers - Fun place to eat

What a great day

What a great day Casey and I have had. We went to the Farmers Market this morning here in Boise. It was such a nice morning to be out and the market was not very busy which made it very nice. I love going down there and just checking out the vendors and getting ideas and samples of their wonderful goods. Then after that we headed to the park for a little picnic. I could not believe how well Casey ate considering all the toys around. We didn't do much but thats what made it so much fun. Tomorrow should be another fun day, my parents are headed over to bring my sister back. She will stay here tonight and then fly back to New Jersey tomorrow. But it will be fun to have her here for the short time.

What a Trip

We made it back from Boston and what a great time it was. It was amazing how many people were there to cheer on the race. I was able to get to a great stop to watch, right at the finish. I was able to see the mens and womens winners along with Lance Armstrong and Team Hoyt. The best part was being able to see Brent finish. Sadly I only saw him as he pasted but I was still able to snap a fast picture. We then headed back to the hotel for a small party for the HP runners. Even though it was such a fast trip we still were able to go to Cheers and walk around the park, both of which were a lot of fun.
I will try and post a few pictures from the trip when I get a moment.

I now have three year old. The day we got back from the trip Casey turned three. We were able to have little party for him that night which was nice from him. Brent was a little sore but nothing over the top. Now its just trying to back into the swing of things...