After all the food, I came home read my book out in the sun, and I am about to bike inside and watch some of the women's ncaa games.
Here are some pictures from the day...
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Easter 2010
This Easter Pedro had to work. So I woke up and headed to the 9am church service. I arrived just in the nick of time, as usual. After singing some of my favorite songs at church (lol), we had the small breakfast at the church. My grandma likes to support the church, so we do breakfast there and then head to brunch. A lot of food?! YES! However, I think my grandma out eats us all, and I am really being serious. She ate breakfast before church, breakfast at church (pancakes, eggs with ham, muffin, fruit and coffee), then brunch at the country club. She had a plate FULL of food there too!
After all the food, I came home read my book out in the sun, and I am about to bike inside and watch some of the women's ncaa games.
Here are some pictures from the day...
After all the food, I came home read my book out in the sun, and I am about to bike inside and watch some of the women's ncaa games.
Here are some pictures from the day...
Monday, March 29, 2010
Grey's Baptism
This weekend we were pretty bored. Since we were bored we decided to paint our computer room aka my nap room. We painted it brown and light blue. It looks pretty great!
On Sunday we had Grey's baptism. We started off the morning with the 1030 church service, where they sang some "different" songs. It is very hard to sing "rock" christian songs without knowing the music or tune. After the service we had Grey's baptism. He was a good boy and didn't cry, though he was so hot that the water probably felt good!
After church we went to Brunch at Simms Steakhouse. It was a nice day and a good brunch. I think grandma ate more than all of us though, except maybe Pedro and Craig! They ate enough for multiple people.
Here are some pictures of Brunch:
On Sunday we had Grey's baptism. We started off the morning with the 1030 church service, where they sang some "different" songs. It is very hard to sing "rock" christian songs without knowing the music or tune. After the service we had Grey's baptism. He was a good boy and didn't cry, though he was so hot that the water probably felt good!
After church we went to Brunch at Simms Steakhouse. It was a nice day and a good brunch. I think grandma ate more than all of us though, except maybe Pedro and Craig! They ate enough for multiple people.
Here are some pictures of Brunch:
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Massage...
Today I decided I wanted to get a massage. I ran 14 miles yesterday and 9 the day before. It wasn't bad, but I thought a nice massage sounded like a good plan.
The problem is that I get massages from a "general massage" place. Meaning, I am not paying a high price for my massage and they do not deal with athletes very frequently. The problem with this is that I have to tell them to focus on my legs. I know my back has gigantic knots, but it is my legs that do most of the work. Today's massage therapist was a male. I have no preference to have a male or female therapist. However, today's therapist seemed to be too worried.
He worked on my back then started on my legs. I had told him I have some really bad achilles pain, only on a specific part of my achilles but I want my soleus worked on along with whole LEG. He started off by asking if I needed glute work. My glutes seem to be one of my big (no pun intended) problem areas. When I run long, or race it is my butt that hurts! Right at the hamstring attachment. So, of course I said I would like glute work. He did a little work over the blanket. When I go to some good massage places I get very good butt massages...I know you think this is gross, or weird, but go run and bike and then tell me how good it feels! Anyway, after a sub-par butt massage he started my legs. He did an ok job, but had the blanket stopped about 2.5 inches above my knee. This meant he only worked 2 inches of my hamstring and missed about 6 inches. UGH! When I flipped over this continued. Blanket about two inches above my knee...so very little quad work. I wanted to tell him that when a person gets a massage they dress down to what they are comfortable in...and if he is uncomfortable working on a quad or hamstring, maybe he shouldn't massage people. IF I didn't want him to massage my quad or hamstring for more than two inches, I probably wouldn't be going to get massages, because obviously I would not be comfortable with someone touching me. UGH.
Anyway, note to self, at "general massage" places, ask for a female, maybe they will be less worried?!
Running has been going well. Maybe it is because I am focusing on running with supplemental biking. My long bike right now is 3hours and my long run is 2hrs and 5min. This week I ran 14 miles for the 2hr 5 min run. The day before I ran 9 miles for 1hr 15min run. I seem to be getting faster! I was out for a leisure jog and then picked up the pace a little, where I wasn't too tired, and ran an 8:17pace for the 9.04 miles, and I was thinking it was an easy "ish" run.
I was trying to get my running in early this week since it was so nice, 70 degrees yesterday! I have even gotten a little sun, with hopes of not BURNING like I did last time I was in Puerto Rico. Today it has snowed at least 7 inches of heavy spring snow, with more to come. That is ok, since I have a 90min stairmaster planned for tomorrow!
Nothing too exciting here. Our dance lessons have been going well, we are hoping to get a little more "smooth" and less mechanical. It is funny how dancing is very similar to me teaching people basketball skills and moves. I can tell a big difference in kids that are mechanical and not smooth. In dancing I can feel the difference between being mechanical and smooth, hopefully I will get more smooth!
Pedro had a good time last week he went to WWE with one of his friends. He has been very busy working this week.
Thats it for now! We have Grey's baptism this weekend so we should have some pictures to post then :)
The problem is that I get massages from a "general massage" place. Meaning, I am not paying a high price for my massage and they do not deal with athletes very frequently. The problem with this is that I have to tell them to focus on my legs. I know my back has gigantic knots, but it is my legs that do most of the work. Today's massage therapist was a male. I have no preference to have a male or female therapist. However, today's therapist seemed to be too worried.
He worked on my back then started on my legs. I had told him I have some really bad achilles pain, only on a specific part of my achilles but I want my soleus worked on along with whole LEG. He started off by asking if I needed glute work. My glutes seem to be one of my big (no pun intended) problem areas. When I run long, or race it is my butt that hurts! Right at the hamstring attachment. So, of course I said I would like glute work. He did a little work over the blanket. When I go to some good massage places I get very good butt massages...I know you think this is gross, or weird, but go run and bike and then tell me how good it feels! Anyway, after a sub-par butt massage he started my legs. He did an ok job, but had the blanket stopped about 2.5 inches above my knee. This meant he only worked 2 inches of my hamstring and missed about 6 inches. UGH! When I flipped over this continued. Blanket about two inches above my knee...so very little quad work. I wanted to tell him that when a person gets a massage they dress down to what they are comfortable in...and if he is uncomfortable working on a quad or hamstring, maybe he shouldn't massage people. IF I didn't want him to massage my quad or hamstring for more than two inches, I probably wouldn't be going to get massages, because obviously I would not be comfortable with someone touching me. UGH.
Anyway, note to self, at "general massage" places, ask for a female, maybe they will be less worried?!
Running has been going well. Maybe it is because I am focusing on running with supplemental biking. My long bike right now is 3hours and my long run is 2hrs and 5min. This week I ran 14 miles for the 2hr 5 min run. The day before I ran 9 miles for 1hr 15min run. I seem to be getting faster! I was out for a leisure jog and then picked up the pace a little, where I wasn't too tired, and ran an 8:17pace for the 9.04 miles, and I was thinking it was an easy "ish" run.
I was trying to get my running in early this week since it was so nice, 70 degrees yesterday! I have even gotten a little sun, with hopes of not BURNING like I did last time I was in Puerto Rico. Today it has snowed at least 7 inches of heavy spring snow, with more to come. That is ok, since I have a 90min stairmaster planned for tomorrow!
Nothing too exciting here. Our dance lessons have been going well, we are hoping to get a little more "smooth" and less mechanical. It is funny how dancing is very similar to me teaching people basketball skills and moves. I can tell a big difference in kids that are mechanical and not smooth. In dancing I can feel the difference between being mechanical and smooth, hopefully I will get more smooth!
Pedro had a good time last week he went to WWE with one of his friends. He has been very busy working this week.
Thats it for now! We have Grey's baptism this weekend so we should have some pictures to post then :)
Friday, March 5, 2010
Happy 30th Birthday!!
Yesterday was my 30th birthday. We started off the day, after sleeping in, with breakfast at Egg and I, one of my favorite spots! Then we had to go pick up my engagement ring from shaneco because the horseshoe they had put into it had broken earlier in the week. While at shaneco, Pedro decided to buy me sapphire earrings!! They are very pretty and will match my wedding ensemble too!
After the purchase we had a few other errands to run (including the gym) before we went to dinner. We had dinner with Kurt, Dena and their family, Kory and my parents. We went to Mongolian bbq downtown. My mom got me a two different sized crockpots, since the one I currently have will actually burn the food and even boil it on warm! Dena got me storage containers that we need for food.
My second family (the Malcolm-Pecks) informed me that my bday present is a trip with M/B/J and Melissa to a ayurvedic spa in California in May. We will be going for about a week, where we have yoga, meditation, ayurvedic treatments and food. It sounds like a nice relaxing trip before heading off for summer basketball and the wedding!
Besides my bday the other exciting thing is that I picked up my wedding dress. It is very beautiful and may even be better than I expected. It fit perfectly, other than it may need to be shortened just a bit.
Here are a few pictures from my birthday dinner!
Katie playing with my camera!
Pedro and I...
Here we are again after eating A LOT!
Some of us outside after dinner...
Here is to another year...and a very eventful one at that!
After the purchase we had a few other errands to run (including the gym) before we went to dinner. We had dinner with Kurt, Dena and their family, Kory and my parents. We went to Mongolian bbq downtown. My mom got me a two different sized crockpots, since the one I currently have will actually burn the food and even boil it on warm! Dena got me storage containers that we need for food.
My second family (the Malcolm-Pecks) informed me that my bday present is a trip with M/B/J and Melissa to a ayurvedic spa in California in May. We will be going for about a week, where we have yoga, meditation, ayurvedic treatments and food. It sounds like a nice relaxing trip before heading off for summer basketball and the wedding!
Besides my bday the other exciting thing is that I picked up my wedding dress. It is very beautiful and may even be better than I expected. It fit perfectly, other than it may need to be shortened just a bit.
Here are a few pictures from my birthday dinner!
Katie playing with my camera!
Pedro and I...
Here we are again after eating A LOT!
Some of us outside after dinner...
Here is to another year...and a very eventful one at that!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Where Have I Been??
Sadly, all this time without a post has been mainly because nothing exciting has been going on here! Training was slow because of the wedding this year we cannot afford to have me traveling to different race venues and entry fees. However, as of two weeks ago I have decided that I will be doing the Colfax Marathon. I needed something to actually train for so I can have a plan for a workout each day. I am not a free for all type of person, I end up doing either too much or wanting to do more. The goal is to do the marathon in mid May. However, with our horrible weather pattern I have not signed up yet. I do not want to do all of my run time on a treadmill. The weather people think with the way things have been going we may have a very snowy March. In mid April I will start training for my half ironman in August (the week before our wedding).
Other interesting things have included Marc's (my cousin) new engagement to his girlfriend of one month, his wedding very quickly approaching May 1st and his other piece of info that goes along with that.
We have also just started SALSA dance lessons. Yes, I know as M and B said this is something that should be on video since it is such an amazing event! lol. We are taking private lessons, we have had two thirty minute lessons so far. We also took a group lesson tonight. Surprisingly to all, I am actually pretty ok! It is a combo of Pedro learning the "real" (he likes to improvise) and me learning anew. It is probably easier for me than for him since I am starting from zero (or negative) and he has an idea of what he wants to do.
Funny how different people learn because I am learning to dance based on counting. Pedro wants to listen to the music. I think once I know more the music will be helpful, but the counting has helped me and is helping Pedro learn to dance with someone else (he likes to brag he learned to dance with a broom...should he be proud of that? haha). We have had some hilarious moments learning to do turns because I do it based on count and he wanted to do it on feel, which was never when we were suppose to on count. Long story short, my counting is winning out because without the counts of when to do things I was being spun on the wrong foot at the wrong time and ending up going the wrong direction. Another great one is Pedro had to do a turn tonight and couldn't get the footing down and was spinning more like a ballerina!
We are definitely not serious in the class and we had a different instructor today for our lesson and he was quite serious. Not sure he liked our hysterical laughing! He also didn't want to touch me...no seriously he was very weird about having to touch me to show me what to do, he wanted to stand next to me. I had to grab his hand and say show me because I can feel the difference of what is right and wrong, much easier than having someone tell me.
It has been fun!
That's the news for now :)
Other interesting things have included Marc's (my cousin) new engagement to his girlfriend of one month, his wedding very quickly approaching May 1st and his other piece of info that goes along with that.
We have also just started SALSA dance lessons. Yes, I know as M and B said this is something that should be on video since it is such an amazing event! lol. We are taking private lessons, we have had two thirty minute lessons so far. We also took a group lesson tonight. Surprisingly to all, I am actually pretty ok! It is a combo of Pedro learning the "real" (he likes to improvise) and me learning anew. It is probably easier for me than for him since I am starting from zero (or negative) and he has an idea of what he wants to do.
Funny how different people learn because I am learning to dance based on counting. Pedro wants to listen to the music. I think once I know more the music will be helpful, but the counting has helped me and is helping Pedro learn to dance with someone else (he likes to brag he learned to dance with a broom...should he be proud of that? haha). We have had some hilarious moments learning to do turns because I do it based on count and he wanted to do it on feel, which was never when we were suppose to on count. Long story short, my counting is winning out because without the counts of when to do things I was being spun on the wrong foot at the wrong time and ending up going the wrong direction. Another great one is Pedro had to do a turn tonight and couldn't get the footing down and was spinning more like a ballerina!
We are definitely not serious in the class and we had a different instructor today for our lesson and he was quite serious. Not sure he liked our hysterical laughing! He also didn't want to touch me...no seriously he was very weird about having to touch me to show me what to do, he wanted to stand next to me. I had to grab his hand and say show me because I can feel the difference of what is right and wrong, much easier than having someone tell me.
It has been fun!
That's the news for now :)
Friday, December 25, 2009
Busy...
Busy few days. I left for UConn on Tuesday and had an 1.5hr delay out of Denver. An hour of which was spent on the plane. Then I arrived in Chicago to have three gate changes and a 2 hr delay, another hour of which was spent on the plane. After arriving to CT late, I quickly went to the hotel then to coaches house for dinner. There were probably a hundred people at his house. Current players and the 2000 team, plus any staff that helps the teams.
After a late night there, I went back to the hotel and slept until noon! Which really is only 10am Denver time. I did a short workout changed and left for pregame dinner at the game site. Followed by the game. The game was pretty good. UConn won by 15 or so, the first half was close but not close at all in the second. At half time we had a ceremony where they had us take pictures at half court and then introduced us individually and gave us a plaque that had a team picture and an image of the national championship trophy.
After the game we went out for a bit then back to the hotel at the airport for an early flight. I had about 4 hours of sleep then I got up and traveled pretty uneventfully back to Denver.
We then had a Christmas eve party at Kurt and Denas. The gifting was the white elephant but some of us ended up with our own gifts because we liked what we brought!
After a tiring few days, I think I am sick...again, I slept till late today and Pedro is off at work. Since most people are doing their own things for Christmas Day, so my mom, dad and I went to see It's Complicated. It was very busy at the theater and the movie was pretty good.
Then my mom and I went to visit Mary at her place...now I am home and planning dinner for the evening.
Here are a few pictures from the past few days. This first one is of our first gingerbread house. Pedro was all excited to build it...then he realized it required patience, something he does not have. After he put the walls up he quit. This is where I began the decorating. He even accused me of having done this before!
Santa Stella...
Polar and I after a festive evening...
Svet, Marci and I at the game
Svet and I before the game
After a late night there, I went back to the hotel and slept until noon! Which really is only 10am Denver time. I did a short workout changed and left for pregame dinner at the game site. Followed by the game. The game was pretty good. UConn won by 15 or so, the first half was close but not close at all in the second. At half time we had a ceremony where they had us take pictures at half court and then introduced us individually and gave us a plaque that had a team picture and an image of the national championship trophy.
After the game we went out for a bit then back to the hotel at the airport for an early flight. I had about 4 hours of sleep then I got up and traveled pretty uneventfully back to Denver.
We then had a Christmas eve party at Kurt and Denas. The gifting was the white elephant but some of us ended up with our own gifts because we liked what we brought!
After a tiring few days, I think I am sick...again, I slept till late today and Pedro is off at work. Since most people are doing their own things for Christmas Day, so my mom, dad and I went to see It's Complicated. It was very busy at the theater and the movie was pretty good.
Then my mom and I went to visit Mary at her place...now I am home and planning dinner for the evening.
Here are a few pictures from the past few days. This first one is of our first gingerbread house. Pedro was all excited to build it...then he realized it required patience, something he does not have. After he put the walls up he quit. This is where I began the decorating. He even accused me of having done this before!
Santa Stella...
Polar and I after a festive evening...
Svet, Marci and I at the game
Svet and I before the game
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Getting things done...
Since Pedro proposed I have been on a mission to get most everything done that needs to be done, because right now I am not in the middle of long training or busy basketball. So, it is a great time to get other work done.
We have chosen a location, Lake Shore Lodge at Estes Park.
The date: August 14th, 2010
Time: 6-10pm
Reception food choices...
Rehearsal dinner and after bargaining a great menu and deal for the meal.
We have gathered our lists of invited guests.
Bought save the date magnets
Found invitations, rsvp, thank you cards I will be buying.
Bought my dress, which was the ONLY dress that I tried on and LOVED. It will be in in Feb.
Bought bridesmaids gifts.
Picked out Pedro's ring.
Found a good place for flower petals to line the aisle.
Working on planning our honeymoon, to TAHITI! If you plan on getting us a wedding gift...Please make donations to our honeymoon as your wedding gift!!!!
Setup a website: www.keirstenandpedrowedding.com
We still need some ideas for groomsman gifts.
Figure out what we want for a cake
Register for gifts (or honeymoon registry).
Besides this stuff I have been doing workouts and bball stuff. Season starts for my two teams in January. That makes the weekend a bit more busy.
For races for the next year, I am trying to figure out our budget. I really would like to do Orlando again in May, but not sure we can afford it because of our wedding (honeymoon) and going to Puerto Rico in April for Pedro's cousin's wedding. I am already signed up for Boulder 70.3 the weekend before our wedding, August 8th.
Since it has been the coldest winter I can remember, I have spent a lot of time indoors training. Biking inside and stairmaster. Currently, the stairmaster is my favorite because I can read while I am on it and it is very hard to do. When it is nice out or with run club I run outside. I haven't biked outside in forever, there are hardly any days that have been good for outside.
The next two weeks are a little busy. We have Collin's bday this week, shopping for Christmas presents for the gift exchange, practice this week...then next Tuesday early morning I leave for UConn for induction into the Husky Hall of Fame...well not really me, but our team. I think there is more time spent flying than there is in CT. On Tuesday we have dinner at coaches house, then the next day we have a dinner before the game...then the highlight, Stanford vs. UConn game..then I leave on Christmas Eve day at 6am to come back home.
Then we will be mailing out our save the date magnets, so they don't get lost in the Holiday mail. So, keep an eye out for them in early Jan :)
Still need some ideas for groomsman gifts.
We have chosen a location, Lake Shore Lodge at Estes Park.
The date: August 14th, 2010
Time: 6-10pm
Reception food choices...
Rehearsal dinner and after bargaining a great menu and deal for the meal.
We have gathered our lists of invited guests.
Bought save the date magnets
Found invitations, rsvp, thank you cards I will be buying.
Bought my dress, which was the ONLY dress that I tried on and LOVED. It will be in in Feb.
Bought bridesmaids gifts.
Picked out Pedro's ring.
Found a good place for flower petals to line the aisle.
Working on planning our honeymoon, to TAHITI! If you plan on getting us a wedding gift...Please make donations to our honeymoon as your wedding gift!!!!
Setup a website: www.keirstenandpedrowedding.com
We still need some ideas for groomsman gifts.
Figure out what we want for a cake
Register for gifts (or honeymoon registry).
Besides this stuff I have been doing workouts and bball stuff. Season starts for my two teams in January. That makes the weekend a bit more busy.
For races for the next year, I am trying to figure out our budget. I really would like to do Orlando again in May, but not sure we can afford it because of our wedding (honeymoon) and going to Puerto Rico in April for Pedro's cousin's wedding. I am already signed up for Boulder 70.3 the weekend before our wedding, August 8th.
Since it has been the coldest winter I can remember, I have spent a lot of time indoors training. Biking inside and stairmaster. Currently, the stairmaster is my favorite because I can read while I am on it and it is very hard to do. When it is nice out or with run club I run outside. I haven't biked outside in forever, there are hardly any days that have been good for outside.
The next two weeks are a little busy. We have Collin's bday this week, shopping for Christmas presents for the gift exchange, practice this week...then next Tuesday early morning I leave for UConn for induction into the Husky Hall of Fame...well not really me, but our team. I think there is more time spent flying than there is in CT. On Tuesday we have dinner at coaches house, then the next day we have a dinner before the game...then the highlight, Stanford vs. UConn game..then I leave on Christmas Eve day at 6am to come back home.
Then we will be mailing out our save the date magnets, so they don't get lost in the Holiday mail. So, keep an eye out for them in early Jan :)
Still need some ideas for groomsman gifts.
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