Run-derful Weekend!

First of all I do not like that weekends are going by so fast!




Friday was a mostly quiet day, I was chained to the house all day waiting for pest control so I felt the need to bake. I made my Mom's famous Whipped Cream Chocolate Pudding cake...oh it is heaven in cake form haha. The rest of the day was spent doing school work.

recipe

Saturday we participated in the Jailbreak 5k Mud Run! This was the first race I ever did and it was just as much fun as last year. They changed up the course which was nice and the finisher medal doubles as a bottle opener lol.

After the run we headed over to a friends house for a barbecue. It was a great way to spend a Saturday.

Sunday we participated in the Wounded Warrior 5k, it was an absolute wonderful cause to support and be a part of.

Kyle and I have decided that since he is training to Ranger school he is going to start running out ahead of me. I started out pretty fast and was feeling great, I ran my fastest 5k in 31 minutes. I am only 3 weeks removed from surgery and it felt great. I am not a fast runner, never have been and I have no desire to break any records. I was so proud of Kyle because he finished 2nd in his age group (only 48 seconds behind the guy that took first). He got a pretty silver medal in addition to the dog tag finisher medal.

It was an amazing weekend and proved to me that I am getting back into my groove with running. Bring on the half marathon this weekend!

I hope you all had a great weekend.

Artist I am Not

Last night was our coffee and we went to one of those wine/paint places. We had the best time painting our guitars and hanging out. I love this group of ladies and will be so sad when we all go our separate ways. They also loved their coffee mugs I gave them, made me happy.

I am definitely no artist but I had fun haha.

I try to find things to do that don't just involve going to someones house and socializing that way. Being creative is way more fun and the ladies all said how much fun they had. Our next coffee will be at a paint your own pottery place.

Have you ever been to a place like this? 

Birthday Thoughts

The one good thing about Kyle not reading my blog is that I can talk about things such as his birthday, without him ever finding out. 

Since his birthday is a few days after I get back from Arizona I want to do something to surprise him. His birthday is on Cinco de Mayo which is a pretty fun birthday if you ask me.

I have coordinated with his 1SG and XO for them to get me into his office the day before his birthday. Thankfully it's a Sunday and I go grocery shopping so he would never question me leaving the house. I already have some decorations bought, here is what I have so far:

We already have a sombrero so I'm sure that will get worn at some point during his day lol:

I'm going to bring in a cake for his birthday, he has no idea about that either. I had the idea to throw him a party at the house but he quickly said no haha. He isn't a huge fan of birthdays but I still wanted to do something special.

The one thing I am stumped on is a gift. I am thinking possibly a day of golf or golf lessons. Fingers crossed that I can pull off this surprise without him finding out.

Have you ever tried to surprise your significant other?

Random Things

A few weeks ago I decided to make gifts for the ladies in my coffee group. Since I only have 5 ladies I wanted to make it something special that they could take with them on their military journey.

I had these class coffee mugs etched with their initials and BSTB Coffee Group on the other side. (Thanks to Walmart for the awesome mugs and Things Remembered for their military discount lol)

I found this cute printable gift tag and knew it would be perfect for the bags. We are going to one of those wine/paint places on Thursday so I can't wait to give them out!

Since we will be in Arizona for Easter with my family we figured it couldn't hurt to see if there was a race nearby. Luck would have it that there is a half marathon happening about 45 minutes from my sisters house. I am looking forward to beautiful scenery and a fun 13.1! This will be half #5 for me and #4 for Kyle. Excited!

My sister and I decided to move our Disneyland trip up by a month! Only 21 days until we are enjoying the happiest place on Earth! Yay!

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Weekend Stuff

It's Monday again and another weekend has come and gone. We had a great one!

Friday we curled up on the couch for a movie night but we did venture out for some Orange Leaf. Yes in that picture I promise there is brownie batter yogurt underneath all the sprinkles/brownies.

I was also finally able to run! Oh my it felt amazing!

 

Saturday was a really fun day! We headed off to the Women's UTEP Basketball game. Since they did not get selected for the NCAA Tournament they were playing for the WNIT Championship against Rutgers. They lost by 2 points but it was an awesome game.

Afterwards we went to dinner at the Edge of Texas Restaurant. It is right down the road from our house and they have probably the best bacon wrapped filet I have ever had. I forgot to take a picture of my dessert but it was a 3 layer chocolate mousse. Yum!

Sunday was more laid back as you can see by the pictures of Emma and Fishy. I worked on a paper for school and Kyle started his training for Ranger school. Once August rolls around he will be more than ready.

I hope you all had a great weekend!

Let's Run!

Today is the day I have been waiting for for the last two weeks! I finally get to lace up my shoes and go for a run. I never thought I would be the person that would actually miss it. 

 I know it is exactly what I need to get back into the flow of things, it is truly my therapy.

Next weekend we will be running 2 races and it also marks the 1 year anniversary of my first race.

I ran the Jailbreak Mud Run 5k as my first race and we will be doing it again. We had a blast the first time and I know it will be even better the 2nd time around.

 

The next day we will be running the Spartyka Wounded Warrior 5k. As soon as I saw the flyer for it I knew we had to participate.

Can't wait to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather.

Happy Friday and I hope you all have a great weekend.

Throwback Thursday: 6 Years

6 years ago I began a relationship that would change my life forever! A new relationship can be scary but adding the military into it added a whole new aspect of craziness. While things haven't always been perfect, it has been worth it.

Happy 6 years, Kyle! I love you more than you know.

(2008-2009)

(2010-2012)

(2013-2014)

Have a great day everyone. :)