Reed's first haircut

This probably should have happened like 3 months ago, because a mullet was appearing and hair was over Reed's ears about an inch. I wanted to wait until he was 1 year (I don't know why, I guess I'm weird about numbers or something), but it was necessary. My friend, Trine's sister, was so nice to deal with a screaming baby to cut his hair.



"BEFORE"



"AFTER"--Reed's buddy, Asher, got a haircut too. :)



A closer look at Reed's new 'do.

African Safari

On Monday night, our friends Ammon and Cassidy invited us on an "African Safari." They made some delicious fried chicken and we had a fun time visiting.


Scout (the gun is part of her oufit:))and Reed Frog--
We're supposed to dress up for these creative dinners, but I didn't know what to put Reed in...naked baby works. And really, Ammon and Cassidy are the only ones that ever look good.


The group


They always decorate so cool!

This helped cheer me up

I think he figured out kissing. :)

WARNING: This is going to be depressing

Yeah, it's going to be another one of "those" posts.

So I can't run the marathon. I got 2 cortisone shots yesterday morning and a knee brace to try out. The doctor sounded doubtful during the appointment even, so that wasn't a good start. I ran this morning and only made it maybe a mile before stopping before the pain was too great that I had to stop. I am very depressed about this. There is no point in trying if I can only make it one mile, so I don't think I'm even going to show up. I might go and watch the end of the marathon just as a spectator, but I haven't decided if that will only make me feel like crap. I'm mad that I've set such an unattainable goal, only to let myself down in not accomplishing it. I'm mad at my body for not being able to perform. I'm mad at myself for not going to the doctor at the beginning of my training to train the right way. Even then, I am skeptical that it would even make a difference. I'm mad at the doctor for not making me better. I'm mad that I spent so much money on this race, clothes, gear, doctor appointments, etc. I'm a little mad at God for not letting me get through this marathon (probably gonna get struck down for that one, but since I'm being honest....). I feel like such a failure. This just is another regret to add to the pot....which is a big reason that I decided to train for this marathon, to prove to myself that I can do hard things. I don't always believe much in myself, and it feels that this is just proof in that statement. (I know, this is depressing). There have been some very supportive people along the way and also some not-so-supportive ones too. I wanted to show them that I could do it. But now I can't. Why do I set myself up for this? Why couldn't I just have a goal to just run the half-marathon. But that wasn't my goal, so now I can't even be proud of myself for that.

So what are my options? There is no way I can do the SLC Marathon. Watch that money burn. Sucks. So I am contemplating whether to go to a PT (like my dr. suggested) to strengthen my quads (which apparently helps knee pain) and maybe try to do the Utah Valley Marathon mid June. I'm really skeptical how much help a PT will do though. Maybe I'm just not meant to run marathons. But I really want to. Just one. But I have a hard time thinking that I'll be spending more and more money just to be disappointed again. And I am so burnt out on running. I started training 8 months ago. But I don't want to lose the cardio that I built up if there is a chance that I could possibly run a marathon in 2 months. Maybe I should just forget the whole thing. I don't know. Plus 2 good friends of mine are moving out of state in the next few weeks. That's not related at all, but I'm really sad about it too.

Yep, I am depressing. I'm sure I'll regret writing this as soon as I post it.

13.1

"I'm a soccer player but I ran a half marathon." I feel a little like Happy Gilmore. The most I ever ran (besides REAL sports) before this was a couple 5Ks 2 summers ago at my work.

I ran my first ever half marathon on Saturday morning in Provo. Yep, it was like 30 degrees and snowing. This race was just an "extra" race before I run the Salt Lake Marathon in 2 weeks, but I do feel a little proud of myself...but just for like a day. It's crazy how when you set a goal for yourself, anything short of that goal just won't cut it, at least that's what it's like for me. I made a goal to run a marathon about 9 months ago and have been training ever since (9 months is WAY too long, by the way). I hurt my IT band (outer knee) about 2-3 weeks ago which caused me to stop running for about a week or so. Needless to say, it made me feel really lazy. After trying to run again and my IT band hurting after about 2 miles, I decided to go to the doctor and get a cortisone shot. I ran the race and, yes, my IT band started hurting around 5 miles. Luckily, I never got a shooting pain up my leg, so I was able to run through the pain. (Man, this sounds hard core). I finished in 2:14ish....not fast by any means, but I finished.

Now, I have a few reasons for running this marathon in 2 weeks but mainly because I want to prove to myself that I can do hard things. I doubt myself a lot and I know I'm hard on myself too. That's why I let myself be proud for running the half marathon (but only for a day). :) Because the real goal is the marathon. Pray for me, because I know that's all I'll be doing during the race too.

And then I'll never do anything this stupid again.





Don't worry, Allie and Chris watched Reed Frog at home and came at the very end. He wasn't an ice cube.

I just should've bought one

So I think those flirty aprons in the mall are pretty cute and so did my sister-in-law, Tera. But we thought they looked pretty easy to make instead. I forgot that I can't sew anything but straight lines (and that's after someone sets up the machine for me and fixes it if it breaks). It probably took like 12 hours to make and fabric is expensive! The rounded edges are ghetto, but I'm glad it's done and it's at least functional. So anyway, unless you like to/can sew (and only buy fabric on sale), just buy one!