Bridal Shower!

It was a long day for me...not in a bad way, just long for someone like me that loves to sleep. I had to get up early for run club and an 8 mile run. Then I headed to Dena's for my bridal shower! We are now 3 weeks out from the wedding. Thank you to Linzy and Dena for putting on a great shower with some family and friends for a nice breakfast and cake. Thank you to all that came to the party and for the great gifts!

I know some people may think, "geez you have a house and you have dated forever, what could you need??" We need A LOT! Most of the stuff we use is either hand me downs from my mom, or stuff from college, which was probably a hand me down then. Yes, it works, but we would LOVE to have some new quality stuff to call our own! We got great stuff today (I'm obviously more excited for most of it than Pedro). I told Pedro that he should be really happy for the kitchen cooking stuff and mixer because that means more baked goods and other exciting meals with the new stuff. Now I just need ALL of my grandma's recipes (we now have a plan to get those, hopefully). We also got some fun things off of our Honeymoon registry, which is VERY exciting :)

After the shower I went home for a bit, then back to Kurt and Dena's for a get together with Dena's extended family.

Here are some pictures from the bridal shower, Thanks again, to all that came and for those putting it on :)

4 weeks...

Ok, so now I am just counting down to the wedding because it seems to be coming sooo fast!! Of course all types of small things seem to pop up that need to be done. Mainly some decisions and a few purchases to be made. Nothing like waiting until the last minute when you find something you like online and now wondering if it will make it in time!!

I got home this last week from my long summer trip. Oregon and Chicago went ok. Oregon went better because we won our first three games and then lost to one of the top teams in the country, but were not blown out! Chicago, I had two teams and my younger kids actually did a lot better than I expected them to do, since most of our team is 12u and we were playing 14u. But the high school kids, were in a pool with a team that had three kids that had signed top 10 d1 schools and some other teams that were quite outstanding. Including a team that had Ken Griffey Jr.'s daughter and two ex NBA players coaching a team.

This weekend I didn't work, since it was our last weekend of relaxing time before our wedding. Meaning that next weekend Pedro works, the following weekend I coach all weekend, then Pedro works...then the wedding! Of course we will have plenty of relaxing time in Tahiti!

Saturday Pedro joined me to do run club where we ran about 6.5 miles at 830am, which was already 91 degrees (joyous). He actually did really well and was the third runner to come in from the run (me, some fast guy, then pedro). I was running fast to get back to the car for WATER!!! Then we ran some errands, including buying a doggie door. Stella was quick to learn, but Polar is not too happy to use it...no surprise there. Then today Pedro decided he wanted to go on a bike ride with me. We went for a short ride of about 17 miles. Pedro had told me not to wait for him and just to ride and since it was an out and back it gave me a few opportunities to see where he was. At one point I decided it best to take a few hill detours off to the side and then catch back up. However, on the way back I took three big hill detours and I still didn't see him. I kept thinking he must have gone a different way back home, or he wasn't that far behind me and now he is too far in front of me to catch. When I got to a straight away where I should have been able to see him, in front of behind me, I couldn't see him. Weird. So, I leisurely rode home thinking he must have gone the other way home. When I arrived home he was nowhere to be found. So, I rode back to the corner and waited...and waited...and waited some more. Now, I was getting worried. On a short ride like that and with the extra 3 or 4 miles I rode, there was no way I should be 20 minutes ahead of him. I went home...changed clothes. Stood outside for a few more minutes than decided I needed to go look for him. So, I got in the car to find him and then he was riding down the hill. He had a few expletives about how he hates biking, which totally cracks me up. He also refuses to wear biking clothes now, I guess he doesn't think he looks good enough in them, but whatever.

I haven't posted pictures in awhile so here are a few!

Yes, seriously this is what he was wearing biking..


Chasing him down...kind of.


At Marc and Kelly's reception:


Outside the Chart House in CA while on my spa trip.


This was also on my spa trip in CA, this would be the best place to run ever! So, many people running here and you could run for up to 24 miles


Greeley Stampede, don't think we are going back there again, not too exciting.

5 weeks to go!

So our wedding is now 5 weeks away. So what am I doing?? Spending 10 days on the road coaching. I am in Oregon right now and we will be playing our first game tomorrow. The good thing about Oregon is that we only have one team here, which means one or two games each day. But it also means 3 meals eaten out. No, IM not worried about my weight or something crazy like that, but as much as you think you like to eat out, ten days with three meals a day...so 30 meals eaten out is a lot. I really get tired of it.

With wedding agenda Im almost done. I need to order a few more presents for ushers and flower girls, order some flower petals, finalize ceremony readings, and pick up my dress from alterations. I have just been lazy and haven't felt like doing a few of these things but I really need to because when you order things it does take a few weeks for them to get here!!

This weekend we took a break from all the working and random stuff and did a few things. Friday we had dinner with chris, since we don't see him too much. On Saturday after working out we went to the Greeley stampede, which was very boring. I think the stick rodeo was the best part. Then to Kurts house for fireworks, and a near field fire! And Sunday we had 4th of July celebration at my parents house. Which went well with 30 people and rain. So we all had to be inside. Pedro, kory and I were the only ones that went down to watch fireworks because of the rain.

Anyway, that's about it...hoping my trip goes well and our team plays well!