shameless promotional effort

i'm the race director for my work's 5k and kids mud race.

this year the 5k and kids mud race will be held saturday august 20th in davis county.

if you want to and are able to support my efforts please sign up.

http://www.daviscountywalks.regtix.com/

pre-registration price ends tomorrow at midnight.  after that the price goes up five dollars.

the kids mud race is free...but pre-registration is required.

thanks for your support...no more work related items on my blog until next year's race.

a baby shower in the park

my good friend since junior high, mandi, is having a baby girl (due next month).  to celebrate we had a baby shower at a park (a park that just so happens to be that same park we use to spend endless summer nights at).  bree and mystie did a great job putting everything together.  it was a lot of fun visiting, catching up, and hearing my good friends that are now mothers talk about motherhood.  it made me excited.  they are all such wonderful women that i look up to in many different ways.  i hope i can be mothers like them some day.

sunday dinner for two

it was my family's turn to host sunday dinner.  my mom and step dad decided to go out of town, leaving gordon and i to fend for ourselves.  i'm pretty sure i can count on one hand the amount of times i have had to cook sunday dinner.  but i feel confident in saying that each time i have i've been successful.

this sunday gordon and i wanted something delicious yet simple.  slow-cooker meal it was.  root-beer pulled pork.  over top "cauliflower rice" (which is just cauliflower chopped up to the consistency of rice...gotta sneak in the vegetables where you can right).

i'm not one to toot my own horn (yes i am) but it was mouthwatering good!  and easy (besides the fine chopping of cauliflower for rice...that took more time than i had anticipated, but worth it).  we also had sweet potato fries as a side (and treat...i love those things!).

i would say this was a successful sunday dinner.

and to top off our sunday together we went for a walk.

i wouldn't want to do this every sunday (i love seeing our families) but every now and then this is nice.  just us two.  hanging out.  sunday style.

family night: movie night

last monday gordon took me to see the movie crazy stupid love.  we said it was for family night.

i loved it.  gordon didn't hate it.  i laughed so hard in some parts.  emma stone and ryan gosling are two of my favorite actress/actor.

i like could get use to this whole family night thing.

friday night art stroll

while gordon was at another scout over nighter, my sister and i went downtown to the art stroll.  there are a lot of amazing artists in our city.  i wish i could own more original pieces of art.  but for now i will just admire them the first friday of every month at the art stroll.

oh and painting of the man and the gun?  that's my sister's boss, dr. lewis.  his sisters are artists and one of them painted this of him.  the detail is crazy good.  such talent.

boating

we went boating.  on a week night.  yeah, we're young like that.  gordon learned how to surf.  kira showed everyone else up by doing a 360.  i sat on the boat, waved the orange flag when needed and threw the rope to whoever was in the water surfing.  we had a great time! 

and now gordon wants a boat.  and also loves warren g.

thanks kira, brad, and little miss for inviting us!

p.s. doesn't gordon look so natural holding little miss?  yes, yes he does.  adorable.

trail running

i promise we are not one of those couples that have matching attire.

these shoes are just amazing.  and gordon gets an insane deal on them.

and i had my pair first.

my new exercise partner doesn't go to the gym.  doesn't like them.  would rather do something "enjoyable" like mountain bike, rock climb, hike, trail run...

so i went trail running for my first time yesterday.  it was intense.  i could feel my heart beat in my head.  and my new partner kicked my trash.

i can't wait to go again.  and do all the other things he enjoys too.

i miss jodi terribly, but i've gotta admit, this extra time i get to spend with gordon is fabulous!