1st Run of the Year!

Yesterday, my sister and I ran the New Prague 5K!

We've been running this race together for quite a few years and it continues to be a really fun day. It definitely helped that yesterday was GORGEOUS and we also got to play at the park and enjoy a petting zoo with some of our nieces & nephews afterward!

Paul & Dad, cheering on the runners!

Nana & Claire!

Claire-Bear, enjoying the swings!
I SWEAR she said "Auntie" several times yesterday! Yeah!
Cowboy Brady- giddy up!

Claire & Ben ridin' ponies!





Here is Ben, ready to run!


Ben, Brady & Madison (and Joleen, Lynn & Chris) also ran a race yesterday - The Kids' Fun Run (1/2 mile)! Many of their classmates ran the race too - so the kids had so much fun running and then signing their classmates t-shirts afterward! (I wish I could have gotten more pictures of Madison & Brady...but frankly posing for Auntie's pictures just doesn't rank high on the to-do list when your classmates are around and ready to play! (I completely understand!)



I also wish I would have gotten a photo of Brady sprinting toward the finish line...he was chomping his gum, glaring at his competition and determined to win! So competitive...I wonder where he gets that?!?!

Here's the Meyer Family finishing their 1/2 mile race.
I assume Claire will be joining next year too!

Lynn & I, post-race!

After the race, we were able to enjoy brunch with my Mom, Dad, Joleen, Madison, Brady and Uncle Jeffrey. It was such a fun day!

Today, we'll be hosting Mother's Day on the Rasmusson side. Let's hope the weather is just as gorgeous so we can enjoy another great day! More pics to come after today.

Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms out there!

K+P

Thank God It's Black Friday!

Good Morning! I write this to you at just after 5am!

Why, you ask...

Today, I partook in my very first "crack o' dawn Black Friday shopping fest"...and to be honest, it wasn't too bad.

My schedule so far today:

3:00am: Rrrrrring! Alarm goes off, as I stagger downstairs....groggy and begin to put my....

3:15am: Warm clothes on, coffee in hand and out the door into the cold only to....

3:25am: Arrive in the Sear's parking lot with wish list in hand and head over to be....

3:35am: First in line at the door with my running shoes on ready to...

4:00am: Run (yes, I said run) through the Sear's door and to the Home Appliance section just in time to....

4:01am: Hurl my body on top of most desired washer, dryer and above-the-range microwave

(....ok, I made that part up, but the idea really did cross my mind!)

4:20am: Head to the check out (hooray!) and....

4:30am: Price out a couple treadmills in the Fitness section on my way...

4:40am: Back to the car....feeling pretty great about myself as I drive back home to....

4:50am: Crawl in bed with my snoring husband...which doesn't last long until I'm...

5:00am: On the recliner blogging!

To be honest, that's my kind of shopping....early, competitive, big deals...and back in bed within 2 hours! When will this lack of sleep hit me today? (You may begin placing bets now.)

If you're venturing out to shop today...good luck!

Happy Thanksgiving All!

So, did that garage ever get finished or what?!?!

Oh! Why, yes it did. (I just forgot to tell you...sorry!)

It's done! We love it...same reliable shelter for our cars but with a whole new, sleek look. All the other garages in the neighborhood are now jealous.

We're done with projects for this year. Well, that's not true....I might tackle putting new bed skirts on the beds this weekend. Does that count?!?!

Paul & I had a very sporty week! We spent Sunday afternoon at the Vikings game. I don't remember who we played....I go for the beer....I mean ambience! Either way, we lost...but it was really fun...I think. (KIDDING!) Tuesday night, we went to the Twins vs.....(why do I even try?) game. It was an awesome game because we won! AND our win sealed the deal....We are now 1st in our division....or is it conference? Ok, that's enough about sports.** Let's talk about babies...

We have new baby boys all around us....congrats to our friends & family who brought them home. A bunch of heartbreakers, I tell ya!

This weekend, I'm running the "Women Run the Twin Cities 10 Mile" which scares the $&%! out of me. You see, most people would train for a race like this. I did.....last night. I don't think it ever hit me when I registered that the race day would actually come. Oh, it finally HIT me about yesterday, so I hit the gym last night to do a "quick training session". I ran 5 miles last night....which is still 5 miles less than what I've voluntarily signed up to run in 2 short days. I'm a bonehead, but I WILL do it. Paul is coming (and bringing a medic kit!) so we'll see how that goes...

Tomorrow starts the Rasmusson Family Birthday Streak. Paul's sister Megan has a birthday tomorrow....shortly followed by Mr. Joey....then it just continues right on through November! This year, Paul & I will be celebrating our "3 From 30" birthdays. Paul turns 33 and shortly after I turn 27. Yes, we think we're clever.

What about all that rain?!?! Sheesh! Hope everyone is staying afloat!

Well...it's date night, so I better go get ready for my hot date....now, where did I put my flannel pants and oversized t-shirt?!?!

K+P

**I feel I must rationalize my lacking sports knowledge. I am a jock. I really am. I've played sports for as long as I can remember....softball, basketball, track, volleyball, you name it. I even played basketball all through college. I like to PLAY sports. I don't like watching sports on tv. I don't follow sports teams (much to my husband's chagrin) BUT I do like to go to sports games....just don't expect me to know what the final score was OR obviously, who we played. Despite all of this...I do love my husband...and if he loves sports...then gosh darnit, so do I!