The middle of May the fam and I went on our annual camping trip. This year it was at Potholes State Park in Eastern Washington and we had a BLAST! Even though the temps were near 100, it wasn't that bad since we spent our days down my the lake on two rented jet skis. Wouldn't have been the same without those for sure!
The following weekend Emma hosted a tea party with he friends from school. They had a blast dressed liked princesses and sharing "tea" with real china and finger sandwiches! I think the mom's had fun as well! :) The day after the tea party was our 4th annual birthday party with our birthing group. I can't believe how bog they've gotten! What a handsome bunch of little men! Of course they all have siblings now too.
Lastly, last Wednesday night I got a Facebook post asking if I wanted to run the Hood to Coast relay on that Friday. I have been wanting to do this for a few years now and despite the fact that I haven't been running hardly at all, I said yes! Hood to Coast is considered the "Mother of all relays" and has 1000 teams of 12 people that run from Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood all the way to Seaside, OR (197 miles). Each person generally runs 3 legs at anywhere from 4 - 7 1/2 miles each all the while passing off a bracelet to each team member. This goes on for about 30 hours straight with your time when you're not running, sitting in a van with 5 other team mates and a driver. There is hardly any sleep involved. I can honestly say that I have never gone out for a run on Hwy 30 at 1:30 am! Anyhow, despite the fact that I spent my 30 hours in a van with complete strangers, I had a blast and made some great friends (it also helped that there were 3 nurses and a Dr on my team which came in handy for pain control!) In the end, I was running for a team that had been running and fund raising for a great cause and I look forward to doing it again next year! http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/about/dchf/about/news_7-10-08_ashleigh.cfm
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| Month 51 August 2010 |
