Full Moon 5K...

I should preface this blog with a note saying, that although I had said that I wanted to complete a 5K iin the next 1001 days, I didn't necessarily mean in the next 90 days... my goal is to be able to RUN the entire 5K...

Last night, Ian and I get a text from Val asking us what we were doing on May 8... we both were dumbfounded and told her we didn't know... so... she follows up with a text asking us if we wanted to run (yes she said RUN) the Full Moon 5K with her on May 8... Ian immediately replied with "HA!" in a text (and outloud) as I started to laugh and said, "You gotta be kidding right?" (You see, the last time I did any long distance walk/jogging was probably over a year ago...) And no, she wasn't kidding... and after talking to her on the phone I decided I do walk/jog the Full Moon 5K while I am home next week.

So... since dinner was setting up (I made homemade lasagna) and I had some time to kill I went for a little walk/jog... I went 2.4 miles (about .5 of that was jogging) in just about 37 minutes... not too bad considering that a 5K is only 3.2 miles... so... my goal is going to be completing the 5K in 45 minutes...

Yea... we shall see... my legs aren't as sore as I thought they would be... yet... but... my knee is throbbing!!!! Hmmm....

Wish me luck!

He loves me! He really does!

So the past few weeks have not been the easiest for me, professionally... I am not going to go into details on here, at least not yet. But needless to say, things have been rough for me. Throughout this entire process, Ian has been amazing and incredibly supportive of me and my career, regardless of where it might take me! I know that he loves me and that he doesn't like what is going on or the idea of me moving somewhere away from him, even briefly. In some ways, this unfortunate situation is actually bringing us closer together.

Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers as I continue this path in my life. Things are uncertain, but I am certain that I will overcome this situation and will be a better professional because of it!

I will keep you updated on this topic as things transpire...

On a different note, I have taken up a new hobby... knitting... I have officially finished a 8x8 potholder for my grandmother in what I think is the "seed" stitch, but I could be wrong... it is an interesting pattern... I still have so much to learn, I hope that when I go home in 2 weeks that Ian's mom will give me some lessons!!!!

Oh, you didn't know I am coming home?? Yea... Kelly (Ian's sister) is graduating from OSU with her Masters degree in Geography. She is amazing! She is graduating with the highest honors possible!!! (I can't remember if that is cuma sum laude or magna cum laude.) So I am flying home to spend the weekend and first half of the week with my family and Ian is going to be joining me via roadtrip with the puppy to celebrate with Kelly in her success!!!

Since time is short, more than likely we won't be able to catch up with many people... however, I will be back in June to spend most of the month at home and possibly July... kinda gotta wait to see how things play out!!!

But all in all... HE LOVES ME!!!

Denver Aquarium

During Spring Break, Ian and I decided to skip town and head to Denver for the night. We made arrangements for Kodi to go to a local boarding/training facility and off we went!

We made it to Denver with very little to report, other than stopping to get gas in Edwards and finding out in Denver that the gas cap was dangling out the side of the door... just 100 miles later... Our hotel was pretty cool and in a great location! We were literally next door to Invesco Field and across the highway from Elitch Gardens and the Downtown Aquarium. We had an amazing view of downtown and the roller coasters from our room!!! The hotel, by any means, was not a 5 star, but it was cute and had character. For starters, it was circular, with a restaurant/bar on the top floor!!!

Wednesday afternoon we decided to visit the Denver Downtown Aquarium. Here are some of the pictures that I was able to take before my battery died in my camera! I will post more once Ian uploads his pictures...

Outside the aquarium... the underwater adventure begins!

I couldn't help myself when I realized that Ian was going to have too much fun taking pictures in the aquarium! At least he was able to play with his camera, something he hasn't been able to do for a while!!!

I was able to hold my camera just above the glass to get this little guy sticking his head out of the water to say hello!

My seahorse. I thought it looked so pretty in the red stuff!!!

Ian standing under the "dinosaur" remains...

The usual hold the camera out and take our own picture routine...

Ok so I started to (as Ian would say) "dork out" on the starfish! There were so many colors and sizes and some looked like they were bumpy while others looked fluffy and others still another texture! This one was a medium sized one in the massive tank.

These guys were sooo pretty! I don't think that the camera did them justice!!! The red was almost crimson and the blue, oh my goodness... it was a deep blue!!!

Ian under the bubble in one of the tanks... he's a goof!!! But I love him!!!