Monday, February 28, 2011

Running - Week 1!!

I have officially completed my first week of running! I have much more training ahead of me, but everyone has to start somewhere!!

Seattle's Flower and Garden Show

Yesterday I attended Seattle's Flower and Garden Show. I am typically not a person who is in to plants, but I saw some of the coolest gardens. I took 205 pictures, so I am sharing my favorites!!

 The Once Was a Woman Who Lived in a Shoe...a Louboutin!!
 Once Upon a Time! 
 Three Little Pigs

 
Rapunzel
 My Favorite Garden!!
 Alice in Wonderland

Sunday, February 27, 2011

A new way to end February...

SNOW...we have had four consecutive days snow! This is the latest that Seattle has had snow since the 1960s. There is one thing that I have learned from this, "A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water!"







Thursday, February 17, 2011

26.2 with Donna...The Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer!!!

The main reason that I went back to FL was to cheer on my mom in her first marathon!! Little did I know that I was going to meet some amazing people and get inspired myself!!


Lauren, Margaret, Mom and Heather signing the Finish board at the expo!
The girls and Jeff Galloway!!
My sign for the race!!!
The morning of the marathon!! They look ready to run!!
We were published in jacksonville.com!!!
Memorial Mile...Mile 6 on the beach!!!
My wonderful Mom crossing the finish line of her first marathon!!
YAY!!! She is a FINISHER!!!
Here are the updates that I got during the marathon!!

I mentioned above that I got inspired also...well if you read the previous post I was planning on training for a 5K...but now I have decided that I want to be a half-marathoner!! I am going to take my training up a couple of notches and I am going to start the half-marathon training on Monday!! I will still post weekly updates!! I am EXCITED!!!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!!