My little fam

The assignment this week: family

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Well not much photography action this week. I was too busy running, hanging out with friends and working. But a few weeks ago, I decided to break out the tripod (since I am new to the photog world) and try my hand a a family portrait.

Here is my favorite:

See how smart Turbo is. He knew it was in his best interest to look at the camera on the first try... Now that is a miracle!

Who's that?

702 is yours truly

and

701 is none other than my

super-star husband!

This year he ran the Bolder Boulder 10k with me just because he loves me.

And you better believe that is the only reason he woke up at 530 am to run 6.25 miles on his day off!

Little does he know that I plan to make this not only my yearly tradition but our yearly tradition. :)

Here are a few pictures of us after the race:

Adventures in Running

So last week, I was officially TRAUMATIZED while running on the {concrete!} trail by my house.

I love {d} this trail so much because it is close to our house, each mile is marked off, there are bathrooms along the way, great scenery and lots of people (which makes me feel safe).

So there I was on mile numero 4, jammin to SugarLand on my Ipod and thinking about the wonderful fruit smoothie I was going to make after I was finished when....

I step on THIS!

Yes, I screamed.
Yes, I screamed like a girl.
Yes, I screamed like a girl and started jumping up and down.

I also forgot to mention that it was the 3rd snake I had seen that day (the other two were friendly and much smaller gardener snakes).

So needless to say I have yet to do any running on this wonderful {demon possessed} trail. Tomorrow I am going to give it a go again and hopefully God will protect me from those devils.

Sweet

This weeks "You Capture" Challenge: sweet

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Everytime I stop and stare at this little guy, I smile

He is the sweetest pup. Ever.

I enjoy trying to caputre his essence with my camera.

Most times, he is a little tricky to photograph but the other day,

he was all about posing.

See, doesn't he look sweet?

101 Posts...

means it is time to do the infamous blogging post {drum roll please}...

101 things about moi!

1. I have a propensity to use ketchup for a dipping sauce
2. I love to know about a need and have the resources to fulfill that need (call me a fix-it girl)
3. When someone is hurting, I tend to feel their pain internally
4. I love a clean and organized house
5. My car also likes to be clean and organized
6. I love to give blood
7. My husband and I have the same blood type which obviously means we were meant for each other. Except I am not sure if I met someone else who had my blood type that I would feel the same about them
8. My whole life I wanted to be a elementary school teacher
9. I am a nurse
10. All of my patients have non-survivable injuries and some are already brain dead
11. But they save countless lives (through organ donation)
12. I named my first dog after my elementary school (Lewis-Palmer)
13. His name was Lewis and then my sister got a dog and named it Palmer
14. I now have a dog named Turbo
15. He is 5lbs and will always look like a puppy
16. No, I did not name him after my school
17. My mom and dad met at 7-11 (if you don't have those in your state they are a convenience stores/gas stations)
18. Interestingly enough my dad was born on 7/11
19. I always like going to 7-11 because I went there a lot with my dad when I was little. Many of my lunches were 7-11 hot dogs and a Slurpee.
20. My dad died when I was 11 and I still get sad about it to this day
21. One of my favorite things is when my mom says "Your dad would always say..." or "You know what your dad do in this situation..." It makes me feel like I can still know him
22. My mom is one of the strongest people I know
23. She has "lived" her faith
24. When my world was turned upside down (when I was 11), my family landed firm in the arms of Christ
25. He has never let me down
26. I had an eating disorder for 6 years
27. It was the most HORRIBLE thing I ever went through
28. People ask me how I got over it...
29. no one thing, but the common thread through it all? CHRIST!
30. No single diet, or therapist, or exercise or prayer or fast did it, it was a process
31. I always hope that someday I can help other girls with eating disorders
32. I never kissed anyone until I got engaged (the first time)
33. I bought my wedding dress then
34. and didn't wear it until 3 years later when I married the aforementioned man with the same blood type as me
35. I kissed him before we got engaged (and 4 other people...so much for virgin lips!)
36. We used Mountain Dew for the toast at our wedding
37. and the guestbook was a football for people to sign
38. I met my best friend and my husband at the same restaurant
39. I had never dyed my hair until I was 24
40. when I found 3 gray hairs
41. I have been to 6 different countries
42. Hawaii is my favorite place to travel
43. I don't like long plane rides overseas
44. which probably stems from the fact that I threw up the entire way home from Rome (12 hour flight!)
45. I use to think flying in commercial planes was scary
46. until I had to fly, on a regular basis, in a prop plane {over the Rocky Mountains, in a thunderstorm)
47. I don't like roller coasters
48. I do like the mountains
49. I love to hike
50. I have hiked *8* 14,000 ft mountains in Colorado
51. Hiking Pikes Peak was my least favorite
52. There is a parking lot at the top and a donut shop which is very anti-climactic after a 14 mile hike
53. Skiing is fun
54. My husband fell off a ski lift once so he doesn't ski
55. I have a sister who is 12 years older than me (she used to ski)
56. She has 4 kids--2 born in America and 2 born in China
57. I am closer in age to her two oldest than I am to her
58. I got lucky when I married David because I now have 2 more sisters
59. They are my age...
60. If you know any single, Godly, available , handsome men...lets set them up!
61. One of my favorite job's was being a camp counselor at the camp I went to when I was little
62. I can't wait to be a mom
63. We already have the first and middle names picked out for our first boy and girl
64. and our next dog...
65. no we won't name it after my school
66. I have a boy middle name--"Michael"
67. David has a girl middle name--"Lindsey"
68. Just another reason we were meant for each other
69. Did I also mention we were both born in October?
70. I sometimes think I want to be a doctor
71. Then remember the amount of school it takes and what I wrote on number 62
72. I played soccer when I was younger
73. Now I run
74. I have run a 1/2 Marathon
75. and will run another 1/2 in June
76. Does running two 1/2 marathons, allow me to say I have run a full marathon?
77. I am 5'5" and born on October 25th and 5 is my favorite number
78. People ask me why I have a favorite number...I don't know, I just do
79. If I ever pick a number between 1-10, guess what I pick?
80. 5!
81. Blogging is a fun hobby of mine
82. I especially love when people leave comments
83. Words of affirmation is my love language
84. I just bought a Nikon D-60 in Nov
85. I want to become a better photographer
86. so I take 1,000's of pictures of Turbo
87. He is so DARN cute
88. Tulips are my favorite flower
89. I love to decorate my house
90. Target is my favorite store generally speaking
91. My biggest flaw is comparing myself to others
92. I use to be defined by my good grades and the fact that I was a "good girl"
93. Being on time is not something I am good at unless there are consequences for being late
94. When the Lord speaks to me I am at peace
95. I love my life (especially when I am not doing number 91)
96. I hope to someday own a horse
97. I want to own a house with a front porch where I can sit on a swing or rocking chair, drink iced tea and watch my children play in the yard
98. I think my eyes are my best feature
99. I love my husbands silly nature
100. I wish I were more spontaneous
101. I love having life-long friendships

We never discussed this in pre-marital counseling...

My husband has a "fun" little personality trait...

He {apparently} dislikes throwing things away

and will {at all costs}

avoid throwing things away by simply leaving small amounts left in boxes/bags,

milk jugs,

(please note that the new milk is already used)



or toliet paper rolls.

These are just a few of the examples I found when I woke up today, went to eat cereal and found the box

Almost...

EMPTY!

Flowers!

This week's You Capture assignment: Colors

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I love Spring and I love flowers...

and I love to take pictures of flowers in the Spring...

I also love when my husband brings me flowers {in the Spring} for no reason at all...

Random Ramblings pt 2

So today is my first day off in 16 days and blogging has obviously been taking a backseat to work lately. I am trying to find the balance in life {aren't we all?} and not doing such a good job due to the aforementioned work schedule. And guess what? Tomorrow I am back on-call and working 5 more days. I know work is necessary and I do love what I do but the hours and the schedule, hmmm are they worth it? I rarely see friends, am constantly cancelling on people, getting involved at church is pretty non-existent and running, well it's like two steps forward and one step back. Thankfully David understands and my relationship with him {and Turbo} has not suffered. Somehow I seem to be able to make time for him and he for me. Yep, I married one of those "good ones."

Can dogs get fevers? If so, how would one treat it? Tylenol is probably not the best even if it is the liquid kind. The reason that I ask is Turbo seems a little "hot" to me. When I pet him, he seems warm and when he gives me my daily dose of kisses, his tongue seems really warm. Not sure what to do about it.

I am ADDICTED to Inta Juice. It's this smoothie place in Parker and I love it SO. The pomegranate smoothie is my new best friend {since I don't really have time for my other friends} and I get it after every case. yum, yum!

I love summer. I love flowers. I love my mom {who I get to see today!!}. The end.

Oh and here is a picture of Turbo..isn't he just adorable {please bare with me, I don't have kids}!!!!

Race for the Roses

Tomorrow is the Kentucky Derby--the first race in the infamous Triple Crown Challenge of horse racing.

When I was younger, I may have done a little barrel racing and goat tying which led to my complete adoration of horses. After my dad died and I had to stop riding, I would spend most of my time riding my bike {pretending it was a horse}. But, friends, that is a story for a different day...

My mom loved horses too. Before I was born, she even owned one of her very own {what I wouldn't give to have been born 12 years earlier!}.

And like never having owned a horse, I have yet to see a Triple Crown won in my lifetime.

Some horses have won the first two races only to completely BLOW IT in the third. Maybe it will be this year...

Well the last few years I have attempted to watch the races with people who think that is OK to chat during the pre-race show and the races themselves.

"Excuse me but if you want to watch this sporting event with me there will be a few rules:

1) no talking or breathing at an audible level during the program

2) DO not talk at any time except during commercials

Thank you."

Seems simple {controlling} doesn't it? I don't know why/how I got this way but I love listening to every detail about the horses and listening to the stories about the trainers/owners.

So this year I am having my mom over for the race. She "gets it" and we always have a great time watching the shows {in silence}. She is actually the person that introduced me to the Triple Crown.

I thought it would be fun to make the food they make in Kentucky on Derby weekend until I looked at the recipes and didn't think any of them sounded all that good.

So we will be having our own Derby dinner:

• Turkey Pesto Sandwiches
• Steamed Zucchini and Squash
• Blueberry Smoothies
• Angel Food Cake and Strawberries for Desert

Here's to hoping that this is year for a Triple Crown Winner!