Springtime

I can't say enough how much I LOVE weekends! Friday, Thomas had to work late so I took my time at school preparing for the coming week and getting report cards done.  I got home around 6pm and took my time relaxing before I went on a 6 mile run.  The taper now begins till the half marathon next weekend.  I can't wait! This weekend there was a half Ironman here in Boise and it was all everybody talked about. Thomas and I ran 6 miles Saturday morning and we could see some of the transition areas and mile markers.  Also Friday night I put on some relaxing music from Pandora and spent a couple hours cleaning the apartment.  I love having a clean apartment.
Before going on a run Saturday, Tess and I went to another yoga in the park class.  Even though it means waking up a little earlier than I normally would on Saturdays, I am actually excited to go to yoga Saturday mornings.
The rest of Saturday was spent running around going grocery shopping and other errands.  I finally got a new cell phone, in fact my old one was so old said he thinks it was the first slider phone they came out with.  While going grocery shopping Thomas and I saw the ingredients for smore's and decided to get some.  We got chocolate flavored marshmallows. 

I wouldn't recommend them cause they leave a weird aftertaste but Thomas just thought the tasted normal.  Thomas fired up the grill and we roasted them outside on our porch.

 After church today we relaxed at the apartment for a bit and then headed out to Ann Morrison Park for some frisbee golf. 

We bought another driver this weekend so we both would had one.  Thomas calls frisbee golf "poor man's golf".  Haha there have been a ton of people out every time we have gone. The course is about 20 holes and last week we started about halfway through.  Today we started from the beginning and played till about hole 10.  Then we went for a little stroll along the greenbelt that goes along the Boise river.  Such a beautiful spring evening.

Camelback Park Hike

Friday night we got to spend with our friends Tess and Ryan Smith and had our first BBQ of the year.  We had a great time chatting, eating, and playing one of our favorite games called Mexican Train.  
This Saturday was an ideal one for Thomas and I.  We slept in till about 9am and around 10am were out the door.  First we stopped by a local elementary school for a teacher's retirement supply giveaway.  The teacher had all of there stuff from years and years of teaching out on the lawn and you were able to pick through it and take whatever you wanted.  We got there about 10:15am and pretty much everything good had been taken.  The stuff that was left over looked like it was form the 70's :) I did get some old tapes that I could record over for when I am teaching fluency and have the kids read passages and record themselves to then listen to. 
We then headed to Camelback park which is right out of town. 

There are miles and miles of trails for hiking and biking.  It was a perfect 60 degrees out, just perfect for a hike.  We hiked about 6 miles.  There were tons of runners and bikers out and all of them were so friendly.  We feel lucky to live so close to a suburban area, the city, and to have nature so close as well.  I will definitely be doing some long runs on those trails in the near future. 
Today was my first week of half marathon training.  Thomas will be doing the first few weeks with me and we are signed up for the Susan G. Komen 5K at the beginning of May.

President's Day Weekend

I needed this long weekend.  Friday while Thomas was at work till 8pm I bunkered down at home and got lots and lots of homework done.  I have my final evaluation of my teaching from my Senior Practicum professor tomorrow morning. So this whole weekend I've been having nightmares about that :) I don't know why cause my last one went well. This weekend I've had a sore throat that is progressively getting worse so I'm just hoping I still have my voice tomorrow morning.  But anywho, I feel good about my lesson preparation so I feel good about it, although a little nervous too.
After Thomas got home from work on Friday we headed over to Bea and Ivan's to play some Wii Mario Kart and wait for the arrival of my mom from Washington.  Saturday, Thomas had to work so I went to with my mom, sister, bro-in-law, and nephew to Idaho Falls for a little shopping. While my mom went to Old Navy I headed over to Barnes and Noble to read Kardashian Konfidential.

 I think I got through half the book in an hour.  Really fun, quick read. Thomas met me at Barnes and Noble and we headed over to Famous Daves for dinner.  We got the family meal which was so yummy! There were ribs, brisket, steak fries, potatoe salad, corn on the cob, baked beans, and cornbread.  I love ribs sooooooooooo much! The meal was huge and fed us five adults plus my nephew and we had leftovers. 

Sunday, Thomas and I taught Sunday School on the miracles of Jesus.  Sometimes I get a little tired of teaching cause it's what I do all week and I kind of want a break from it on Sunday but after the lesson I'm always glad we had the chance to study it a little more in depth.  After church we put veggies and a roast in the crock pot and relaxed for a bit till the fam came over.  We played guitar hero for hours and had lots of fun :)

You are witnessing a miracle.  Thomas has always refused to sing and he finally did! To like three songs!

Alex's favorite was the drums.

The Pascual Family rocking it out.  They Rock!

Monday, we slept in and lounged around.  Thomas made me breakfast of whole wheat waffles topped with fruit and an omelet.  Then we headed over to Bea's to play more Wii (Deal or No Deal).  I was feeling even more sick so ended up passing out on the couch while everyone else played.  Then we went home and took an hour nap or so. 
Good long weekend. Ready to take on the week.

Mesa Falls Hike

Today started out with a 7 mile run with my friend Karlee and we had a new partner this week, Brittany.  At church last Sunday, Brittany heard me talking to another friend about running and said she was looking for a running buddy so invited her along for our Saturday long run. 
Our run was about 3.5 miles all uphill.  More hilly than last week and even faster than last week and a mile more too :) I haven't been running during the week, just doing workout videos but I still feel just fine on these weekend long runs.  I don't want to lose my mileage.  This next weekend is the Boise Women's 5K!
This afternoon we took off to Mesa Falls to go see the falls and go on a little two mile hike with Karlee and her hubby Will.  We were just there at Mesa Falls for our half marathon a month ago and already the leaves have changed color and it looks life fall.  It's beauitful.  We couldn't have asked for better weather either.

Tommy Boy outside the visitors center.

The Upper Falls.

Beauty

I love fall colors.

Will and Karlee

Afterwards we stopped to get ice cream at a cute downtown icecream parlor.

Delicous!

I love having friends who enjoy doing the same things we do.  I love the warm/cool fall weather.  I love weekends with no homework (I worked hard this week to get it all done before Saturday).

Lazy Saturday

I love having NO plans! It's so wonderful to not have any thing that you are obligated to do on the weekend.  We got to sleep in! Yes! Okay we were actually signed up to go do a service project but we didn't know where or when and nobody called till that morning like an hour before and we were still asleep. Oops! We ended up going on a run.  I did 7 miles in prep for the 10K next weekend.  Thomas ran the first 2 miles with me and then went and hiked up the canyon a bit while I ran another mile and a half.  I turned around and he met up with me when I had about a mile and a half left.  It was a really nice run.  Perfect weather 64 degrees or so with a slight breeze.  Time was 1:03:30.  After our run we stopped by Subway for lunch and I chugged like a gallon of blue powerade.  Showered and then took like an hour and a half nap.  After nap time we headed over to Thomas' parents house to veg in front of the t.v.  This is the life! Although I wouldn't want to be lazy everyday, it's nice to be lazy once in awhile.  Oh and I have a confession to make, I like watching trashy t.v.  The Hills, The Girls Next Door, The Real Housewives, it's bad... but very entertaining.