And the Winners Are......

Ciara Schmidt and Randy Sloup!

This 80's birthday party turned out to be so much more than I ever expected. I think everyone had a blast swimming and eating and listening to some awesome music. The pictures came out so good, and I have all of those posted in my Shutterfly share site. Check them out! Ciara and Randy made an exceptional effort to dress the part, so of course they had to receive top honors!I have to admit I was sad to see the night come to an end! Thanks to everyone for an amazing and unforgetable birthday! Maybe I will start a pool party tradition??????

Yes!

I won't go into all the sweaty, body crippling details, but I made it 3 times around this morning!!!!! I will not lie-it was the hardest thing I have done since I was in high school and had to run sprints for time before practice. But once I made it over that last hill, I knew I was ok. What an amazing feeling to cross the invisible finish line! I have had this runner's high all day, and I hope I remember the feeling next time I try for the three laps. Now I feel like I am finally a runner!

I Did It!

One challenge down, one to go. Tonight I ran the full 3.2 miles, with a surprising sprint for the final stretch home! I was feeling so good, so light on my feet tonight. I am so proud of myself for finishing this personal goal, but I still have one more ahead of me tomorrow. I am going to try for the third lap at the graveyard, which will actually be 3.6 miles. Jill hooked me up with an awesome early birthday present, so thanks to her and her Amazon gift card, I have some new music on my mp3 player to get me over that last hill. I know I can do this, regardless of how I am feeling in the morning. Wish me luck! This is my last attempt before the big 3-0!

Gabe's favorite song

John (my brother) used to tell me how cute it was when Zach started singing along to songs in the car and how his favorite song to sing was an old Rascal Flatts song. Well, Gabe has his favorite song that he loves to sing. While he really likes to listen to Boom Boom Pow, he likes to sing I've Got a Feeling! It is the sweetest sound you have ever heard! He moves along to the beat the whole song, then when the chorus comes on he really gets into it! I can hear him in the back seat, "tonight's gonna be a good good night." It seriously makes my heart melt! Now I understand what John was talking about.

Team Jacob

I remember the first time I saw the preview for this movie, and I remember thinking how corny a teen vampire movie would be. I didn't even realize at the time that the movie was based on the series of books by Stephanie Meyer. Fast forward a few years and now I am one of those "Twilight moms" they joke about! This is all thanks to Allison. She lent me the first book in the series, Twilight, and immediately I was hooked! I became involved in Bella and Edward's life and couldn't wait to find out more. The second book came and went, and just yesterday I finished Eclipse. AWESOME!!!! This has been my favorite so far. So many shocking developments, and after reading it I am totally team Jacob!!!!!!! I will start the final book, Breaking Dawn, tomorrow and can't wait to see what's in store for Bella, Edward, and Jacob.