13.1

On Saturday I participated in my first ever half marathon. 13.1 miles! It was a big deal for me.

Last year I did my first 5K and I had a goal to complete a 10K and half marathon in 2012. It feels good to meet goals. To check it off my list. It was hard...especially since my partner who I had been training with for months got sick :( Major bummer!

I hit my wall at mile 10 and walked a lot of the last 3 miles, but my goal was to finish and that's what I did. I was so excited to see that finish line!

Pure joy on my face...to be done! The half marathon was called Queen of the Highroad and I got a tiara for finishing. Way better than a metal, if you ask me!

After a much needed nap, my hubby and I went on a date night! Dinner and a movie...The Avengers.

It was the perfect way to end a great day!

Highlights of the last few days

We had a good quiet weekend. Here are the highlights...

My mom brought us dinner on Friday night...yuuuuussss! Not only is she the best cook ever, but that means I didn't have to cook. Moms are the best!

shepherd's pie and salad...mmmm!

On St. Patty's Day my friend & neighbor, Cathy, ran a 10K with me!

We've been training for this race for months and it felt good to finally cross it off the list. And since it was St. Patrick's Day, we decked ourselves out in green!

This little munchkin is feeling a lot better! She was also decked out in green, so no pinching here!

In honor of the holiday, the kids and I baked a Rainbow Cake with Cloud Frosting. I think they had more fun making it than eating it.

Such a happy cake!

I got the cloud frosting recipe from here. It's basically a meringue and is very shiny & pretty. It kinda tastes like marshmallows, which is not really my thing, but it's fun and very fitting for a rainbow cake :)

Sunday was a true day of rest around here. With everyone getting over nasty bugs we figured it was best to hunker down and stay home.

Yesterday was a pretty average day. Sweet Pea had a playdate in the morning, while The Boy was at school.

We had lunch.

Cleaned up the house.

The kids played with a circuit board.

And jumped in a pile of pillows.

I hope you're having a great week!

Thursday

I started a new Bible Study this morning...

It's a half marathon training along with a Bible Study. I'm really excited about it and the girls in our group are awesome! We're all at different levels of running/walking, but we all have a common interest and goal...God and fitness :)

Last night I stayed up waaaaay too late and caught up on Parenthood. Do you watch that show? I can't get enough of it. I can relate to almost each family set on some level. I can't believe the season finale is next week...what's up with that?

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After that all-nighter, this tired mama needed some Sonic Happy Hour today

The kids had some friends over and then I whipped up some hot dogs for dinner...real fancy, I know! 

I'm looking forward to the weekend! How 'bout you?