Changed My Mind

Whenever I am having a bad day or Jon feels the need to apologize for something, he always stops by the store and picks me up a pack of mint, double-stuffed Oreos...that I almost always finish 

all-by-my-self. 

I've never been a huge fan of flowers and he knows that. Something about them dying shortly after I receive them and then watching the slow and painful death and then the clean up. 

Oh, the clean up. 

But, my in-laws gave me these beautiful tulips the other day, and I think that I may be changing my mind. I think I am in love. I can't get enough of them. I stare at them. The kids and I sit and smell them. They make the house seem fresh and "springy."

So, Jon...if you are reading this, 

I changed my mind.

And since I was so enthralled with taking pictures of the flowers this morning, my kids decided that they didn't want to be left out. Beckham yells "Mommy, picture me!" every time he sees the camera.

And Chloe wanted everyone to see what she had for breakfast (Lucky Charms, if you were wondering!)

It's a Desert Out There

Last weekend I got to do this again. I am so lucky!

Even better, this time my sister, Amber, ran with me. We, along with 10 other team members ran from Prescott to Mesa, Arizona...204 miles total! 20 some odd hours later, we crossed the finish line. Exhausting and exhilarating. Good combination.

Jon and my brother-in-law, Kyle, followed us on almost the whole course. Those of you who know me know that I am afraid of the dark. Seriously. I still sleep with the hall light on at night. So, I was very scared of my night leg. 7.5 miles beginning at 11 p.m. I should add that I was well equipped with a miner's light on my head and a reflector vest. Those things didn't make things any better. What did make it better was when my sweet husband jumped out of the car and ran with me for about a mile and a half. He doesn't run. I think he actually may have put his life on the line (okay, I am a little bit dramatic...but he is home sick today with an upper respiratory infection. Bummer.). Seriously though, it made the run go by so much faster and made me forget for a little bit that I was running in the dark. 

Anyway, that is a lame recap, but that was that. If you want to see how our team did, check out our team website here. We are gearing up for our next run from LA to Dana Point, California in April. I didn't think that I would sign up for it, but they caught me at a weak point...the finish line. That's when I will agree to run any race.