Fresno Metropolitan Museum

Mike and I called up my good friend Kayann and headed to the Grand Reopening of the Fresno Metripolitan Art & Science Museum. It was awesome because it was free and it featured a feathered dinosaur exhibit. Unfortunately, they did not allow us to take pictures inside. I was even asked by a security guard to put my camera away. And he seemed to follow me around knowing I wanted to pull it out and take a sneaky shot.

Sweet sign outside about the dino display.

Posing by a statue outside.

Here's the illegal photo I took inside the very green stairwell.

Mike and Kayann checking out the brochures.

Halloween Fun

Mike and drove to Reno to go Trick-or-tricking with the kids and to be at Ben and Angie's Halloween party. As always, we had fun. I even won a name that tune game (even though Angie really won). And I think Ben and Angie by far had the best costumes.

Mike and I as Trinity and Neo.
Check out Mike's hair. Very hot!

The Mexican wrestlers! Ben actually wore those gold undies.

Mike packed Reyn around the most Halloween night. He would take her up to doors, hold out the bucket and get some candy. Who could resist the cute little hot dog with my gorgeous husband.

I almost thought Tiago wasn't going to get into his monkey suit. He kept saying No, but he eventually climbed in and went around getting candy. He wouldn't say Trick-or-Treat. He would just hold up his bucket.

The cute hot dog with mustard.

Ayzha the little witch.

5K Komen Race for the Cure

I finished!! Mike and I are proud that I finished my first ever 5K. I wanted to finish under 30 minutes and I did. My time was 28:26 with a pace of 9:17. It was pretty cold in the morning so one second before I started I threw my coat to Mike. He was wondering if I was going to warm up or do something before I ran but I just jumped around.

There were tons of women running this race. One chick broadsided me in the beginning and about took me down. Then, later in the race I was trailing this girl and she came to a dead stop right in front of me. I about plowed her. Then there was this poor little girl crying in the middle of the race. Sheesh!

Here's me after the race. I know, my face wasn't even red. Check out my wristband. That was for wiping my nose. Mike was my awesome supporter. He met me at the 1.5 mile mark and whistled.

Then at the end, you should have seen me sprinting to the finish line. I didn't know I had it in me but I put on my "Hearts on Fire" song, thought of Rocky training to whip up on the Russian, and I simply ran my guts out. I was passing girls left and right. I looked to my right and Mike was sprinting with me just outside the ribbons. He's my hero. And right before the end, I was indeed able to do my dance and I cracked the whole crowd up. Unfortunately, Mike did not have the camera. We'll have it next time for sure. Overall, it was a blast! It made me want to run more. And next time actually TRAIN so I can get a better time.

Race Day Goodies

We picked up my Komen Race for the Cure packet today so I got my running number and my fun T-shirt. Tomorrow Mike and I plan on driving the course so I can get familiar with it. I know that for sure I'll finish...but I think I'm just a little obsessed about getting a decent finish time. It is that whole stupid competitive thing I was born with.

Check out my sweet T-shirt. Let's be honest though, I'm glad it is not completely pink.

How cool is my nice round number!!!

Feeling It...

So I only have 3 days left until my first ever in my life 5K run. I'm fairly certain I am not ready and haven't really run very consistently since Mt. Saint Helens. Mike is all worried that I am going to kill myself. Oh well. I do, however, have 2 goals for the race:

1. Dance like there's no tomorrow sometime during the run
2. Do not finish dead last

I think those are pretty lofty goals, don't you think?

Mike said he wanted to run along the side of the road with me during the race but I told him to keep his smiling face at the finish line because oh yes, whether dead or alive you better believe I WILL finish.

I Agree With Orson

I had that feeling today. You know the one. When you read something and you one hundred percent agree with it.

I felt it when I read a paragraph from Orson Scott Card's book Invasive Procedures and wanted to share an enlightening description of how a woman was dressed. He nailed it. Orson Scott Card put into words what I have been trying to communicate for years to all other female species. This should be broadcast from the rooftops and taught to women everywhere because quite frankly, most women just don't get it. This paragraph sums up exactly how a woman should dress:

"She was the kind of woman who wore clothing that accentuated nothing except the fact that she didn't want you looking. Dark heavy fabric that showed little skin yet plenty of poise. It didn't make her unattractive. It simply communicated that she wasn't interested in using her appearance as a weapon of influence. She was saying, Yes I'm a woman, but that's not why I have your attention."

Touché Orson....Touché!!

Holy 70 Degrees Batman!

Well, the weather all of the sudden drastically dropped. And when I say drastic I mean that I had to run in 74 degrees today. Ha! Sweet mercy! I guess you can say I have become climatized to the hot Fresno weather. It will be strange when we eventually move back to Washington and I have to get used to the clouds and rain again. Which reminds me that many of you have recently blogged that it has snowed where you live. How funny! For now, I live in warm land.

But I do need some warm running gear because my race is at 8:00 am in 2 weeks and I'm pretty sure that it will be wicked cold (for Fresno at least).