color run.

Raise your hand if you ran the happiest 5k on the planet this weekend?!

I DiD, I DiD!

3.1 miles of color madness to be exact!

I should preference this post and say [as I've said many times before] I am a complete

wanna-be runner. I don't think I have ever ran more than a mile, at one time, for fun, before. ever.
But after having my son, and wanting to get rid of the baby weight once and for all, I felt like I needed something to switch up my work-outs even more. So I signed up for my very first 5k back in February,trained my little heart out for the past few months,and finally ran it this past weekend in Denver!

For those of you who haven't heard about The Color Run, here's the shortest version of what this race is all about....\It's known as the happiest 5k on the planet [because it truly is]...all of the proceeds go to charity, & at every kilometer there is a "color station" that you run through and get "colored" [see below]!

Here we are. so fresh. so clean, before the race!

I was able to run with the most amazing women!
"h o t   m a m a s   o n  t h e   r u n!"

 [the blue "coloring" station]

[running through the yellow color station!]

 [I had the best and cutest side line cheerleader. ever.]

  [after the race, all colored up!]

 
I don't think I've had this much fun while running in...forever. I think I finally understand the phrase "working out can be fun!"
Every single one of you should probably just do yourself a favor and sign up for a Color Run near you! I've had so many people email me about the race, about my experience, and asking questions, so here's some pointers [you know, since I'm pretty much pro now!]
-wear sunglasses!
-bring a bandana to cover your mouth from the color dust!
-Your hair will be a rainbow of colors once you are done running, so plan the next few days accordingly!
-When your child freaks out because he doesn't recognize you after your race, don't get sad...be happy that you are that colorful!
-Don't be alarmed if you blow your nose afterwards and you have purple and turquoise snot!
-Be prepared for the best morning of your life!

 I just signed up for another Color Run back in my home state of Idaho...
I just can't get enough!

final.

I ran my final run [3.1 mile baby] last night before tomorrow's 5k race and it felt so good.

I'm giving all the credit to my new running socks...yes, I said socks.

I never thought I'd spend more than $1-2 on a pair of socks, but these $13 [A PAIR] pretty much changed my whole thought process last night...I will never go back!

We got our "race" packets yesturday as well and I've been giddy ever since.

I'm so ready to kick this race in the butt!

My "color" playlist is ready to go and final.

Here are my first ten that made the cut!

1. Outasight - Now or Never

2. Good Feeling - Flo- Rida

3. Aerosmith - Just Push Play

4. Headstrong - Trapt

5. Jessie James - Boys in the summer

6. Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Damn Regret

7. Kelly Clarkson - What doesn't Kill You [stronger]

8. We The Kings - Stay Young

9. Rihanna - Where Have You Been

10. Hey Monday - Hurricane Streets

Oh and did I mention we had to come up with a team name!?

and, do you want to know how awesome we are...

You better believe it!

last thing thursday [6]...

I don't even think this day/post needs an introduction anymore! haha, but just in case...I'm linking up with the lovely Jenna over at The Life of the Wife, for Last Thing Thursday!

pinned [and shouldn't have]: yes, these are homemade baked maple bars...I pinned them late last night and I'm almost postive I dreamed about them all.night.long.

To make or not to make!?

via djsfavoriterecipes.blogspot.com.br

got nervous for: as many of you already know, I've been getting ready for my first 5k...and it's all going down on Saturday! I'm running with an amazing group of girls this weekend and couldn't be more happy/nervous about it!

got excited for: This city. We've had some unexpected things happen to our house back in Boise, so we will be making a little [by that I mean a 13hr drive] trip up there within the next few days to fix some things up! We are so excited to be seeing everyone and spending some much need time away...

Jammed out to: The Wanted: Chasing the Sun. Hudson abosolutely loves this song, and bangs on his drum to the beat, while mommy and daddy do tribal dances around the living room floor...
made me "oh so happy": These babys. Yeah, I'm the girl who bought new tennis shoes, brand new, 1 week before her first race. cRaZy I know, but my other shoes just weren't going to cut it this time. Seriously, these are the lightest tennis shoes I've ever worn...I've totally been missing out on some awesome-ness!

Motivated me: myfitnesspal.com...I did a guest post about it over at Just2Birds this week...check it out!

h a v e   a   v e r y  
 h a p p y   t h u r s d a y !



Now, LINK UP!

WIHUTW...

What Is Hudson Up To Wednesday!

are you as excited as I am!?

I've seriously been so excited to share this week with you...mainly because I just can't get enough of my boys!

Since Daddy was gone alot last week at work, Hudson took advantage of every single moment that he was home!

We have this little pond literally 10feet away from our front door in our apartment complex.

It's totally normal to go "frog hunting/scaring" right?!

well, it better be, because Hudson loves it!

 

[seriously, these things were gigantic.]
oh and Hudson was pretty much RUNNING around the house tonight...

What happened to my little boy!?

Oh yeah, he grew up. so fast.
Such a proud mama right here!

cake.

I woke up this morning and read a post of one of my daily blog reads...

For Love of a Cupcake wrote about her cake testing experience this past weekend...and I quickly taken back to our "wedding cake days"...

believe it or not...

Kalob and I actually made our wedding cake.

Yes, you read that right...

we. made. our. wedding. cake.

I'm one of those girls who says...

"how hard could it be!?"

HA!

We certainly had our work cut out for us, but we thought it would be an awesome touch to our day.  We spent a lot of all-nighters in this kichen, making fondant, smoothing, freezing, baking....this is where my first "wedding meltdown" happened... & our first "real" agrument. Thinking back, I'm so proud, but I don't think that I would suggest it...to anyone...espeically a bride...a week before her wedding. But I will tell you, the looks you get when you tell someone that you made your own wedding cake...priceless and so worth it!

[I got that massive flower at Forever21 for like $3.]

 

I couldn't have asked for anything more!

Oh and of course we jammed out to some awesome music while doing it...

Those songs still remain on my workout playlist!

So to continue "5k week"...

1. All American Rejects - Don't Leave Me

2. Outkast - The Way You Move

3. Justin Timberlake - Rock your Body

4. Jesse Mccartney - Body Language

5. New Found Glory -  The Biggest Mistake

 [has no reference to getting married! ha]

6. Barenaked Ladies - Falling for the First Time

7. Boys like Girls - Five Minutes to Midnight

8. Chris Cagle - Chicks Dig It

9. Christina Aguilera - My Man

10. Chingy - Professional

ready. set. run.

hope everyone of you had an amazing weekend but oh my goodness. I seriously don't know how it's already the end of May, and in 5 days I will be running my first 5k! I've said this many times before, but I'm a total wanna-be runner, and I'm totally okay with it, but over the past few months, it's turned into something so much more that that. I've set this goal and it has been hard, but I honestly never thought I'd be feeling this good about myself! But one of the things that makes me feel even more awesome while I'm running, is when I have some new beats to run to! I'm totally that girl that is running on the side of the road, totally jamming out, singing her lungs out, and probably a little dancing thrown in there, all by herself...[okay I may stop on the corner and break down the "super bass" rap a bit too!]. I actually get excited about going running when my ipod is fully charged, my tennis shoes are clean, and I have a new work out playlist!

 Here are some of my MUST HAVE songs for tonights run...

1. Outasight - Now or Never

2. Trapt - Headstrong

3. Rihanna - Where Have You Been

4. Shakira - Waka Waka [you can judge until you have listened!]

5. Chris Brown - Turn Up the Music

6. Josh Gracin - Nothing to lose [had to throw some country in the list]

7. Hey Monday - Hurricane Streets

8.  Stand Out -from the Goofy Movie [yep, you better believe it!]

9. Blink -182 - Girl at the Rockshow [remember these guys!?]

10. Aerosmith - Just Push Play

In honor of "5k week" [yah, I totally just made that up] I will be posting my must have songs for that nights run, after every post!
Enjoy!

easton premiere.

The hubby has been called into work the past few nights....blah. I haven't been sleeping that well to begin with [dang insomnia]...so this hasn't been helping much. at all.

When we first got married, we slept in a queen bed...& we could barely sleep in the same bed. I would get too hot, or he would get too cold...I also couldn't stand someone so close to me when I was trying to sleep, breathing on my neck or in my face...he couldn't stand my right foot twitching [yes that really happens], and how many pillows I used. Let's just say, we purchased a king bed just a few weeks into being married [we claim it saved it!]. But with all of that said, and as much as I need my space when I sleep, I can't sleep without him by my side.

I've always been absolutely, positively terrified of the dark. terrified of sleeping by myself in an empty house, and scared to death of Indians and robbers. I know that sounds so silly, but it's one of those things that when I was little, I would pray that the Indians wouldn't come to my window while I was sleeping. [please, laugh at me.]

So while Kalob as been gone, I have found myself a new sleeping companion...and no, it isn't Hudson.

You better believe that I slept with this bad boy by my side, all night long, with the living room lights on, my bedroom door open, and the baby monitor extra loud.

Here's to consecutive restless nights while being oh so prepared!