trivia night

On Saturday night, Trailhead Students hosted their 2nd annual Trivia Night Fundraiser. It was a great success and our students did a fantastic job! I was very impressed by how they stepped up every time they were needed, it made me a proud little leader. We raised a good amount of money and it will go toward paying for their mission trip this summer and hopefully it'll flow into next year.

Trailhead Students 

The Mapel Community Group

Table 8 (our Community Group) came in last place but they gave it their all

The Winners!

happy friday

I am really looking forward to this weekend. It's a little busier than normal, but at least we're not waiting to hear back from a bank!

On Saturday evening we have our second annual Trivia Night fundraiser for our high school youth group. Alex and I have been preparing the prizes, sponsorship donations and the students for an exciting, busy evening. This year our students will be going on a more local mission trip to St. Louis to serve our city's needs, as well as to grow in their faith and walk with Jesus.

There is also the Vintage Market Days in Chesterfield this weekend and I really want to check it out this year, so hopefully we can make it over there.

I hope you have a good weekend planned. If you have some downtime, I found some great links to share. Enjoy!

I won't ever be in the same category as this man

I will be digging through all of my old Beanie Babies to see if I have this one

As summer approaches, we will be entertaining more and these are some good event planning ideas and tips

 May is around the corner, this is list of what shows and movies are leaving Netflix

I tried this and it wasn't pleasant but I was awake

This report is real. Someone spent the time and effort to research this...

Try saying some of these three times fast

Happy Weekend!

a bicycle built for two

Last weekend we went to Salem to visit my parents, while we were there my mom and aunt had a surprise for me. It has been on my wish list for a long time and this year it is on my twenty five by twenty six list, so it had to happen.

What is it, you ask? A tandem bicycle!!

I am so excited, I jumped up and down like a little girl when they showed it to me. The bicycle originally belonged to my Noni and Elmer (my grandma and grandpa). They rode it in it's heyday and my goal is to restore it to it's former glory and ride it all over town!

We tried airing up the tires, but the air didn't last through the 5 second bike ride Alex and I took it on (I giggled the whole time) so they'll need to be replaced. The seats are pretty beaten up, so they will need to be replaced or restored. The brakes and chains will need to be checked out and the frame just needs a little elbow grease. Of course I'll be adding a horn and then it will be as good as new.

As soon as it's road ready, you better believe that we'll be riding it as much as possible (or as much as Alex will let me)!

close but no cigar

This week has been one of those weeks that by yesterday I needed a break. To catch you up on last week's news: we put an offer on a house. However, there were several other bids on the house and we didn't win.

There was a bit of disappointment, but mostly relief. We weren't looking for a new house and this one fell in our laps. It was a great price for a lot of space and potential. But, it needed a lot of work. Picture hunter green and mauve carpet, weird lighting and wallpaper, pink counter tops, a master shower straight out of a horror film and a giant water problem in the basement. But, the listing price was too good to pass up so we made an offer...

I was glad that we heard back when we did because we were both about to go nutty waiting. Patience isn't something we pride ourselves on. On the bright side, Alex's parent's closed on their new house and it's just down the road from us, so I would have hated to leave just as they were moving in.

happy friday

We have had one heck of a week! We've had a lot going on but, I'm not quite ready to share all the details. I'm a tease like that ;) Luckily, we don't have too much on the schedule this weekend, but I'm sure we'll find something to occupy our time.

This week I stumbled across these links to share, enjoy!

Why didn't this happen when I was on a subway in New York??

I have a love/hate relationship with email

We all check online reviews for movies and restaurants, if you were wondering if there were reviews for newborn babies, you would be correct.

What anti-vaxxers sound like to the rest of us. (ps. vaccinate your kids)

Is it time to start asking Fox to #savemindy??

Happy Weekend!!

Go! St. Louis 1/2 marathon

Today I ran in my 4th half marathon and I did it all by myself. It was much more mental than physical this time; I attribute that to being solo, but it was a good race and I'm pleased with my time and performance. I ran my personal best time: 2 hours and 14 minutes (my pace slowed down at around 8 miles...I had to stop to use the loo). I'm very glad that Alex was there to support me and cheer me on.

pre-race

post-race

I didn't get lost...I started my phone too soon.

I really liked the course and it was pretty flat with the exception of the bridges and overpasses, but that's what you get in a city race (in my experience).  We ran over the Eads bridge and then back up the MLK bridge, then down to the Anheuser Brewery and back up to the start/finish line.

I'm glad I ran this race and I'm not planning on hanging my shoes up anytime soon.

happy friday

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We have had enough rain this week to make California jealous. While I enjoy a good storm when I'm falling asleep, Moose finds it to be the most terrifying experience ever and shakes like a leaf. Other than that, my cousin's wife Kacey and their two kids came to spend the night with us over their spring break. We played wii and Finley and Scout chased Moose around until they were all 3 worn out. It was fun to have them and they're always welcome to come back!

Our excitement this weekend will be on Sunday morning, it is finally the Go! St. Louis half marathon. My running buddy, Alaina, backed out a few weeks ago so this will be my first solo race. I think I'm ready and I know I'm excited so it should be pretty good. Wish me luck!

This week I found some pretty great links to share, enjoy!

As a millennial and business owner, I found this article compelling 

It's crazy to think about how much added sugar we eat in our diet. This article points out that "healthy" foods aren't always the best choice. 

Queen Bey is making flossing look good

What door would you walk through??
 
A rebuttal to the door campaign

This product is making night cycling and running much safer...when is the US launch?

Dad! I think this will be the theme of our next family pictures

Have a great weekend!

easter + fiesta

Happy Easter Monday! How exciting is it that we serve and celebrate the God who came to live a life among us, who died for our sins and came back to redeem us!?

On Friday we went to our church's Good Friday service and it was a really good service to remember why Jesus had to die for our sins. On Saturday I had an A-Ha! moment when I realized that Saturday had to have been a very hard day for Jesus' disciples; their Messiah had just died and left them wondering what was next. They didn't have our hindsight that Sunday would be such a good and glorious day.

On Easter we celebrated with our Trailhead family and friends. It was the first Easter that we didn't spend with our families, which was a little odd but it was a good weekend nonetheless. We had a few friends come over after church for an Easter Fiesta.

We made beef and chicken enchiladas and also had chips and dips, fruit and strawberry shortcake for dessert. Since the weather was so nice, we ate on the back patio. To bring the fiesta full circle, we listened to mariachi music and sipped on sangria, lemonade and the fellas chose Corona.

To top it all off the fella in the green shirt at the end of the table, Kevin, was baptized on Sunday! How awesome is that?!
(Don't mind Alex's face...he just shoveled a spoonful of ice cream in his mouth)

happy friday

This week was a long, tiring, rough week at the office. We decided to take today off for Good Friday and I'm very glad we did. Alex has one meeting today so he'll work a little, but other than that we are going to rest and tonight we'll go to our church's Good Friday service.

Tomorrow is my last long run in preparation for my half marathon on the 12th and two of my friends said they would ride their bikes along next to me to keep me company. After that we have a little bit of painting left to do in the basement before we can call it complete and some spring yard work that always seems to need to be done.

On Easter, we are going to be staying local for church and then have some friends over for an Easter Fiesta! I'm looking forward to this weekend and I hope the sun will come out and send the rain away.

This week I found some great links to share, so click away my friends and enjoy!


This is a good list for entertaining and hosting tips

I think everyone who owns a dog has wondered this and now we know

If you want some completely useless, fun facts about Peeps...I've got you covered

As a 90's girl I think that USA TODAY has nailed it with this review

We all have some passive aggressive tendencies, we should just own them

If you look past some of the language, this is a very true depiction of the Pinterest Fail

Happy Easter Weekend!