Run, Forrest, Run!

There is nothing I delight in more to welcome the Spring to good '0l Richmond, Va. than the Monument Avenue 10K. It gets bigger and bigger every year and it is so much fun to run in and to watch. This year there were 33,000 runners signed up for the big event. If you have not participated in the 10K in some capacity then where the hell have you been? My husband is quiet the runner if I don't mind saying so. He runs in everything and does great. He finished this race in 46 minutes. Not bad for an old man. Ha ha. A bunch of my friends ran and walked all finishing with exceptional times.

Let's see...who else did we see out there? Well, there was Indiana Jones being chased by an enormous boulder, 2 green men, a gladiator (who actually painted his body gold), Superman, Batman, Flash Gordon, a few Where's Waldo's, Leprechauns, Cheetah Girls, a dude that was wearing a mile countdown till his first beer, several very small children (hard core), Hoosier cheerleaders, a solider carrying a full size American flag, Darth Vader, Chubacka (I have know idea how to spell that correctly) , and lots and lots of people with a very determined look on their face.

This year also holds special significance for our little family. We are approaching the 1 year anniversary of all of Harper's hospital stays and her road to recovery. Last year I bundled her up and went out to cheer on her Dad for a brief moment. The following Monday she was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia and so began all of her hurdles. Here we are a year later and she is a happy, healthy, growing baby girl. She is so full of energy and personality. She is a feisty little thing. Good thing she is too. We all think that's what has gotten her to this point so we will take that.

I will be posting pictures from her birthday soon. I have both my kids birthdays to post, actually. That's partly why I have been away so long.

Good to be back!

Distracted By All Sorts of Distractions

Between planning two birthday parties, snow days and my two new obsessions I have been a little distracted lately. It's nice to be back. I have sat down so many times to update my blog and instead of writing I start reading. This is one of my new obsessions. I can't stop reading all of the wonderful blogs out there. One site leads to another then another and before you know it a ridiculous amount of time has passed and not one word on my own little site has been typed. My favorite blogs are the ones written by women who are just sharing what's happening in their lives or projects they have finished or recipes they have been working on. It's great. I stay home with my family and it's so nice in the middle of the day when my son is at school and my daughter is napping to sit down and look at all of the pictures and read the funny stories. It's like having a whole bunch of friends here with me.

My second new obsession is decorating my house. I have been so inspired by all of these things I have discovered on blogs recently. My older sister has also been looking at things for us. She is awesome. She has my style pegged. She found this amazing website for vintage posters. I want them all. Seriously, all of them. Here are a few pictures of things I adore:

I love everything about this room. The pictures from floor to ceiling set such a cool tone for the room. I also love the lime green lamp with the orange in the sofa. By the way, the tulips in the vase are the same as the ones I used in my wedding. Obviously I must love those.

This kitchen makes me want to lay down on it's beautiful brick floor and cry I love it so much. Maybe I should just draw a picture of myself sitting at the table on the dry erase wall so I will never have to leave it.

I will and I repeat will be doing this in my daughter's bedroom. We will hopefully be moving her soon in to our room and we will be moving into a new room. The ceiling in my room (soon to be Harper's room) are perfect for this look because they are curved. How sweet is that?!

Last but not least I will leave you with a sampling of the vintage posters my sister found. They are gorgeous...