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!