The Bombadil Project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS20P3BgizE
My brother Daniel, is in a band, The Bombadil Project. This is a video of my brother performing at one of their concerts.

We Ran a 5k and All We Got Were These Lousy Ponchos

Sarah and I have been training to run a 10k in September. As part of our training we were supposed to run a 5k. Saturday we ran in the Red Cross Red, White and Blue 5k in Fort Walton Beach. We were pretty excited about it. Sarah had never ran in a race before and I was looking forward to improving on my time from the 5k I ran last year. Well, it was REALLY hot, already over 80 degrees at 7:30 am and we're used to running at 6 am when it's significantly cooler. Needless to say we didn't do as well as we have during some of our regular runs. But it was still a lot of fun! Here we are at the end of the race, notice the look of pain on my face, while Sarah looks cheerful.
This is after the race. The picture doesn't do justice to how hot and sweaty we were. We had gotten an email advertising Miss Florida would be at the race. Of course we assumed she was going to be running in the race, because why else advertise her being there? She was there, but didn't run the race! If you look to the left of us you can see her. Check out the sweet sash! Part of the fun of running in a race is getting the t-shirt. There was no t-shirt in this race. :( Instead the Red Cross thought they would help people be 'hurricane ready' by handing out ponchos. Who hands out ponchos?!?!? At least it gave us some good laughs and pictures. That night there was a BBQ at the Berni's house to get people together and celebrate the run. They got us a cake.

Red Bar

This last week was my friend Katrina's birthday. We've been talking about going out to the Red Bar for a long time and never gone, so we decided this is out excuse to organize and go. The Red Bar is this funky little restaurant and bar that has live jazz music. It was a great time! Sarah J., Katrina and I Sarah and KellyCorban and Katrina
Elizabeth and Natasha

USAFA Trunk

You'd never guess it now, but this is Joe's bright blue USAFA trunk. We stripped the ugly blue off of it, sanded it down and today I stained it. I was plesantly surprized with how it turned out. I really like it. I can't take credit though for the idea, Sara Kawatski did it first and I took the idea from her. Feel free to update your trunk as well!

The Blessing of Friends

L to R: Katrina, Nicki, Sarah J., Sarah B. (the birthday girl), Elizabeth

Yesterday was Sarah B's birthday and I threw her a little party with some of our girl friends. We had lots of yummy food, fun drinks and a good time had by all.

I'm so blessed by each of their friendships. They each add a special part to my life. I appreciate them having me over for dinner and keeping me company. I enjoy seeing how God is at work in each of them and how He is using them to make me more like Christ.

Thanks Ladies!

Beth Visits

My friend Beth, who was also my staff teammate at UCLA, came down to visit a couple of weekends ago. It was a great time spending time on the beach, drinking coffee in the morning, and lots of talking. :) It was a blessing for me to have her get to come. She and her husband have lived up in Athens, GA these past two years, which has been great because it has meant Joe and I have been able to see her and John a number of times. I am grateful for your friendship Beth!