it’s hard to believe it’s already
Halloween!
Not only is it Halloween,
but Bentley has officially been with us for
THREE YEARS!
-Crazy-
I remember when BD & I took
personal days
to drive to IOWA to get her!
::time has flown::
I present to you:
Bentley the {black} nosed Reindeer!
{I am allowed to dress B up since we do not have kids yet}
{reindeer seemed like the perfect Halloween costume
double dipping into Christmas!}
Happy Halloween!
{warning love-dovey post towards the bottom}
My husband simply amazes me!
I’ll get back to that in a minute.
This week I had a real taste of Fall.
Pumpkins!
{please not the glass of wine, which is a must when working with pumpkins}
{my helper}
I got to carve cut open pumpkins,
clean the insides,
and
make seeds!
{regular, chex mix, & cinnamon and sugar!}
You must be wondering why I cleaned pumpkins
not carved them.
and wondering why he simply amazes me.
Well, the hubbers was giving Chapel this week
and needed pumpkins.
He did a great job!
{nothing hotter than a man of Faith}
talking to 550 high schoolers
relating to them
using pumpkins
explaining
sin.
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23
This weekend is a bye weekend for FB.
But we’ll still be happily busy.
T.G.F.I.
I’m sure you, all mom,
{the only one who probably reads this}
thought we were gone,
but we’re alive.
I Survived Vegas
BD survived a weekend alone.
and almost another full week.
as the old saying goes…
what happens in Vegas
stays in Vegas
comes up on the blog.
{bits & pieces}
As you may recall
we went to Vegas for my mom’s
We had a great 36 hours!
Happy {late, now} Birthday Mom!
Nicole, Mel, and Momma Goda
thanks for celebrating with us!
Tomorrow I head off to
Las Vegas!
To celebrate my mom’s
SIXITYITH
birthday.
it’s hard to believe!
Age is just a number.
look at my beautiful mom
doesn’t look a day over
thirty
{thanks for the good young lookin’ genes mom!}
I picked this picture
because no more cold
{for her}
for three days as we bask
in Las Vegas weather!
Don’t worry about BD
he has:
football
football
Bentley
football.
I’m going to post these.
One thing I’ve learned through
‘my running years’
is it’s important to keep one eye opened at all times
during a race.
camera men are EVERYwhere.
this race was no different.
.picture.fail.
the hubs & I had a good laugh.
thought I would share a few.
BD loved the garmin
{almost every picture he’s making sure we’re on pace}
love that man.
::everyone throw your hands in the air::
right as we crossed.
{STOP THE GARMIN}
my personal fave:
Exhibit A of crowds:
{makes me want to cry looking at it}
on another note:
T.G.I.F.
The day after, after the half marathon.
still the same.
ready to run.
Three important things happened in the past two days.
1. After the running on Sunday, I convinced BD to eat at
the Sugar Shack!
{so, I realize no one probably know what that is}
{come and visit maybe we’ll take you!}
this was actually our first time to eat there.
I had heard amazing things.
They lived up to that.
2. We had to get a new battery for the
Nissan.
{woot.woot}
having a handy husband
{is sexy}
my job of the evening.
paying.
{thank goodness for me 
}
3. Bentley would be very embarrassed by this,
but she’ll never see it.
She has a sore on her back
she likes to lick.
it’s gross.
so what do you do
when you don’t want your dog
to have the cone of shame.
you create a onesie
that covers her sore.
odds on if it will still be one when I get home?!
I say over 50%,
BD says less.
Let’s see who wins!
That’s how long it took
BD & I to run 13.1 miles.
let me back up.
Yesterday we ran up to Long Beach to get our
swag bags & bib numbers.
we came home and ‘carb loaded’
We had a wake up call at 4:30a.m.
{our cell phone alarms}
I was out when they went off.
that’s probably at first
I typically toss & turn,
see the clock every hour.
Last night I tried not to getting anxious.
I set everything out that we would need
{and more}
I tried to forget I was running in the morning
with 25,000 other people.
{I’m not a big crowd person}
We hit the road bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed
around 5am.
{Here we come Long Beach!}
little did we know it would be a
c.r.a.z.y.
morning.
Everything was going smoothly till we hit the
710
{a major freeway into downtown LB}
We sat & sat & sat… moved a little.
The traffic was HERENDOUS!
I may not or may have been having tummy problems.
so the ride was not comfortable!
We finally found a place to park at 6:45a.m.
Race starts at 7am.
we walked VERY fast to the start line.
it was a MAD house.
{remember me no like crowds}
Well as the first wave went we waited in line for the potty potties.
prefect place for a pre-race picture.
we finally made it to the gate
to head towards the start.
they have fences on both sides
herding 1,000s of people towards the start.
{my least favorite thing}
I finally push our way up to the start.
and we were off.
Only 13.1 miles stood in our way.
the first SIX miles.
we bobbed and weaved like it was our job.
miles flew by.
BD tripped.
the sun was beating down.
one bathroom stop.
{my tummy was not my friend today}
we hit 13 and could see the finish line.
I looked over
saw my best friend & husband
and we both booked it for the finish.
I’ve ran other half marathons before
but this one was by far the most memorable.
not because the course.
but because of who crossed the finish line with me
hand.in.hand.
thanks for pushing me and believing in me.
Garmin miles: 13.25
{bobbing and weaving}
time: 1:56.47
Today here in sunny SoCal it looks more like this:
so I busted out the boots.
got me a PSL.
Got dinner in the crock pot.
ready for the night.
{currently is it 10:10AM}
But I made it to hump day!
T-minus 4 days till 13.1
So it’s been one OVER a week since
I last blogged
{blogger fail}
I even missed the first day of
October!
Happy October!
The past week was filled
with this {homework}, that {work}.
and football win.
{not for the donkey’s though. ugh}
One week from today
the hubs will be a half-marathoner!
woot.woot.
we’ll be running the
Long Beach Half Marathon.
it’s been almost a year since
I’m really excited for this one.
to run with the one I love.
I’m so proud of him.
He’s super ridiculously busy,
but is always ready to run with me
right.when.he.walks.through.the.door.
Now that it’s been over a week.
I promise semi-promise to
have a more exciting life this next week.
It’s homecoming week!
{after homecoming my senior year}
