Out of the Woods Designs (by MJ)

I'm doing a little plug for my mom who has begun developing the most amazing artistic talent! Her new business is appropriately named: Out of the Woods Designs. Check it out! I am in love with everything she has made so far. She spends all her free time thinking about it, creating new ideas and burning/painting the wood. It's an amazing process and takes forever- very labor intensive. The outcome is beautiful! Here is one of my favorite things she has made so far.

It was for a couple she works with who were having a little boy and decorating his whole room with a monster's theme. So cute! Check out her blog! Go mom!

vacation continued...

Angel's game (they lost-but I was mostly focused on Scarlett anyway).

(I brought the Jonas brother's with me.)



For my birthday (29 on the 29th!), Newport Beach Temple, Balboa, Sprinkles Cupcakes and CPK. I think I celebrated by last birthday in my 20's in style!

After spending an awesome three days with the Smith family, we drove over to Corona and spent a couple of days with Josh's extended family. For some reason we really spaced it on taking pictures, but did get a great one of our cousin Preston with his sweet sharks tooth necklace we got him for his birthday- it was a hit!


We spent the rest of the weekend relaxing, taking naps, golfing, getting my first pedicure
(obligatory foot picture) and spending time with really fun people (that I wish I had taken pictures of!). It was a fantastic vacation/birthday/Memorial day weekend.

Vacaaaaaation!

We took advantage of the three day weekend and my birthday to travel down to southern california to visit family. First we stopped in Fountain Valley to see my brother, sister in law and niece Scarlett. Be forewarned, there are more pictures of Scarlett in this post than anyone else. You would think I was obsessed with her... oh wait.

Our first day there, we went to Disney Land. And really you would not be able to tell any of these picture are from Disney Land unless I told you, because none of them actually show any Disney Land- just Scarlett land :) I wasn't kidding.
get a load of this face. seriously? Couldn't you just eat her?

I was in heaven! Oh man.
Josh and Scarlett we our tour guides and decided where we would go next. Scarlett is very good at reading maps :)


As you can sort of see from the cut off number on the right, I kicked Josh's booty in this game- that's right!
More to come...

nothing to post about...

Josh is still in school, and got A's on his last 2 tests...

I am still working...

We went model house shopping just for kicks the other day...

It made me drool...

My sister is going to London for study abroad semester- so jealous!

Looking forward to vacation in so. cal. at the end of May...

I'm turning 29 next month- holy moly...

Still doing Jillian's 30 day shred- double holy moly...

Just living life happy, healthy, only moderately chubby, and looking forward to warm sunny weather in Sacramento!

The juice is worth the squeeze (most definitely).

We did it...again

We decided we needed a little motivation to keep us working out through the crappy "winter" months. So we signed up 8 weeks ago to run the Shamrock'n Half marathon in Sacramento. We got Josh's sister Amy to run it with us- we were feeling motivated! But it was a rough training period. I got shin splints, then I got them again...and again. Then I hurt my foot. So not very much training was going on for me. But we ran it yesterday and did great! Josh's time was 2hrs 8 minutes (he ran it in under 10 minute miles the whole way). I am so proud of him for achieving his goal! I made it in just 8 minutes longer than I did it last time (my final time was 2hrs 38 min). Which wasn't my goal- but at least I finished it. With all my injuries, my only goal was to run as much of it as I could- and I did. So I am pretty proud of myself as well. I have decided that 2 half marathons is enough. The long distances are too hard on my body. But I love the race atmosphere and the adrenaline that comes from it. So I think some shorter races are in my future- and who knows, maybe a relay or triathlon. Enjoy my red, sweaty, swollen face in these pictures :)



So happy to be done!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

on a more positive note...

Sorry about that last whine fest. I'm trying to be more positive today...

Today- I jogged (rather, hobbled) 7 miles. It was rough. But I did it. And that's something to be proud of.


Go me.