Rock On Jonas Brothers :)

OK, so Reagan thinks they rock :) ACTUALLY, they put on a great show and we got to see it live.

So, this is how it happened. My friend Christa lives in Arizona, BUT her uncle is THE man at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands. Sooooooo, while we were in Anaheim for the race, Christa mentions that she has two extra tickets for the Jonas Brothers on Saturday September 11Th. She was in town for the Dave Mathews Concert (I could write another long post about Christa's love for Dave) and can you believe no other adult family members wanted to see the Jonas Brothers. Reagan and I jumped at the chance.

We went to meet Emily and Christa for dinner and were almost at the restaurant when Christa called and said, "It we get there in 10 minutes we can meet the Jonas Brothers". WHAT!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! So we got there, walked in and got to meet the brothers. They were so cute and super sweet to Emily and Reagan. I thought Reagan was going to faint. Then, on to our seats, FRONT ROW, SHUT UP!!!!! An AMAZING night. Thank you Emily for letting my girl hang with a super cute teenager. She still talks about you. Christa, What a fun night. I am so lucky to call you my friend. SHUT UP, WE ARE SO CUTE!!!! {Wink} Uncle Jerry, you made one little girls dream come true. She will NEVER EVER forget it. Damn, how am I ever going to top that!!!! Hugs

A Few Funny Pics

I took 400 photos while at Disney for the race. Wanted to post some of my favorite pics. Tonight I am going to upload photos so Ann, Christa, Shannon and Tanya can enjoy them as well. Hugs

I Did It!!!!

It was ALOT harder than I thought it would be, but I made it, 13.1 miles!!!! And you know the crazy thing, I am ready to do it again. I never thought I would say that. I was AMAZED at how great I felt immediately after the race. My legs were tired but no blisters, aches or pains.

My time was 3 hours 24 minutes, which was a little slow for me. BUT, considering that I ran the entire race WITHOUT music, I think that was pretty good. As we were lining up with 15,000 of our closest friends, my earbuds must have slipped off of my neck. What a freaking nightmare!!!!! I really use my music as a pacer for my time so not having that did slow me down. Oh, and did I mention that I had to stop and pee not once but TWICE. I mean really, that cost me a little time as well.

Loved spending time with Tanya, Ann, Shannon and Christa. These girls are AMAZING. We all finished the race and got the most awesome medals. THEN, we played at Disneyland for several days. So much laughing, shopping, drinking....GOOD TIMES. And I get to see all these women again in November here in Houston. Life is good. Hugs.

I'm Leaving On A Jet Plane

Well, tomorrow is the big day. I leave for California for my race. I pick up Shannon in Arizona and then Tanya will meet us in California. Ann and Christa arrive on Saturday.

I am so ready. My body and spirit are ready to go. I have waited a LONG time for this race.

The 5 of us have been right there for each other through the entire training process.

I have all my gear packed, tutu's packed, journals, and Disney charms. I am including a photo of the journals.

Once I get to the hotel tomorrow, I will post a link for viewing the race. Thanks to all of you for your love and constant support. Hugs




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Starting the Summer With Tanya

Tanya, my BFF, came to Texas for a 3 week visit in June. I was shocked at how much I have missed her. She looks great and we spent some time together at her beach house. The kids really surprised me. When they were young, they were FORCED together because Tanya and I spent so much time together. Now, they are older and live in separate states but just fall right in line with each other. Just like "peas and carrots" you know what I mean. Reagan has cried several times wanting to see Wells again. I told Jerad last night that I am taking the kids to Colorado for spring break. Wells and Logan have promised to help the kids learn to ski. It should be fun!!!! Here are some of the beach photos.

BTW......many of you have asked about my photo border, like the ones in this post. Believe it or not, the photos are taken with my iPhone using an App called Hipstamatic. It is cool because you can switch film or change your camera lens to give you a variety of effects. The lens in these photos is the "John S" lens and the film is Kodot film. They are my favorite. Hugs

2 posts in 2 days....WOW!!!!

Hi all,

wanted to post some photos of the projects I did for By Design Kit of The Month Le Bistro Rose. The paper had a decidedly patriotic look to it so I went in the July 4th direction. This was a project we started at Creative Escape last year so I took it further and added the great papers and embellishments I had in the kit. I also used lots of stamping which adds so much. I had this exact project in my mind back at Creative Escape. It played out well I think. Let me know if you have questions. Hugs

Five Girls and a TuTu

Yikes it has been a while. Needed a creative outlet today so I decided to make a TuTu. Why a TuTu you ask. Well, you know I am running a half marathon in September right? Well, I wanted to do something crazy, but who can really run a half marathon in a TuTu? Well NOT ME. My friends running with me know I like to do crazy stuff (like crowns at CE). So they were not surprised when I started throwing around the word TuTu. I am sure they were all rolling their eyes though :) So, Shannon got us into the big pasta party blowout the night before the race and guess what, we are wearing TuTu's and little crystal crowns. HEAVEN. Yards and yards of pink tulle is any girls dream right? So, I had to figure out how to make one. I really think it turned out OK, what do you think. Big Pink Fluffy Hugs Everyone :)