MM: May 22

Posted on May 21, 2017 by My Brave Wings

Hello Monday! I missed last week’s post! Chris and I were in Hays last weekend for Kristen’s baby shower, Mother’s Day, and a graduation party, and by the time we got home Sunday night, I didn’t have time to write a post. I have quite few pictures to share, so I’ll jump right in.

A week ago Thursday, Michelle and I had a fun evening together, and we ended up going for last minute margaritas, and Chris joined us after his band’s practice.

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Last Friday, Chris and I drove to Hays after work – it felt great to go home! Saturday morning, Chris, Kristen, and I headed out for about 5 miles. We ran to the water tower and back. My knee was pretty upset (kind of the turning point and the real start of the really bad pain I’ve been in over the last couple weeks, now to the point where I can’t run, and can’t walk without limping). We ran home, dropped Chris off, and grabbed Mom for 2 more miles.

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Snoballlllls!

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Dad upgraded the fire pit while we were home, and we had a perfect evening watching the fire and listening to Chris play his guitar.

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Sunday morning, on Mother’s Day, we celebrated sisser’s baby shower! It was a great morning, she and Thayne and Baby Griffin got lots of great gifts, books, and advice from lots of amazing moms and women. That’s already one very loved baby.

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The rest of Sunday was spent with family, before heading back to KC in the afternoon. The next time we will all be together, there will be a little baby Griffin in the mix, and Chris and I will be getting married! AHH!

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Over the past week, not too much went on. I made some stuffed peppers for the first time, and they were pretty dang tasty, if I do say so myself. Ground beef, brown rice, italian seasoning, garlic, onion, and tomato sauce mixed together and stuffed into red bell peppers, then baked for about 30 minutes, with parmesan cheese thrown on top at the end. Nom nom nom!

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Thursday morning, i saw the orthopedic doctor about my knee. Ended up getting a cortisone shot in my hip that gave me about 12 hours of relief. I cycled Thursday evening, and now I can barely walk without a bad limp. As I wrote yesterday, I will run again – no giving up, but it doesn’t look like I’ll be running any time soon, unfortunately.

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Saturday, Chris and I went to St. Joseph for his band’s practice. I tried to run, and ended up walking while they practiced. After we got home and ran a few errands, Chris and Jazzy took a little nap together. So sweet, those two.

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Sunday was engagement pictures day! We did some much needed cleaning in the morning, and then I got my makeup done (thanks Sephora!) and we had a lot of fun taking pictures in the park! I can’t wait to get them back in a couple weeks.

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Have a great week! My birthday is Thursday, if anyone wants to get me a new knee! 😉

Monday Mentionings: November 28

Posted on November 28, 2016 by My Brave Wings

Good morning and happy Monday! I had the most wonderful Thanksgiving weekend, most of the photos I have to share this week are from Thanksgiving in Hays. Monday and Tuesday, I ran with Amy and with Chris, respectively. It’s dark before I get off work now, so running is done by the light of our headlamps.

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Kristen, Thayne, Chris, and I loaded up in the car and drove home Wednesday after work. It was a fun car ride, and it was nice for Kristen and Thayne to get to know Chris a little. Thursday morning, Mom, Kristen, Chris and I ran before our Thanksgiving meal. We joked with Chris that he didn’t get the “wear gray and a hat” memo.

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After our run, before dinner, we got snoballs! Mmmm!!!

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Thanksgiving dinner was wonderful. Grandma and Granddad came over, and we ate a beautiful dinner of turkey ham, macaroni corn, dressing, rolls, and apple salad. There was mashed potatoes and gravy too, but I didn’t partake in that. Kristen had made 3 delicious pies before we went home Wednesday, so we also had pecan, apple, and sweet potato pies. It was so great to spend time with everyone, it was such a great day.

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Friday morning, I ran a few miles solo, before running some errands with Kristen, Thayne, and Chris.

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We took Chris to Taco Shop for the first time! We also hung out with Ava a bit and did some shopping. We didn’t do any big Black Friday shopping, but did check out some local stores in Hays. Dad scored a great deal on a TV, and the story was pretty funny, listening to them tell how they beat the crowds and cheated some lines was pretty comical.

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Friday afternoon, just as the sun was setting, we went out to Munjor to visit Grandma and Grandpa at the cemetery. Kristen took this picture, and it was really pretty out there, and so very quiet.

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Saturday, late in the morning, Chris and I headed out for our long run, and Mom joined us for part of it. At our turnaround point, Chris saw his very first real life tumbleweed. He said “it’s literally tumbling across the road” and I about lost it laughing. We had to take a picture, to always remember this monumental event. I ended up running 8 miles and Chris ran 7. It was a much nicer run than last week’s long run, which was just a rough run for both of us.

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Saturday night, we went to the Q for burgers, and that’s about all I need to say. So. Good.

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We hung out Saturday night, put up the Christmas tree at home, watched some TV, and Chris played his guitar for everyone. Earlier Saturday, he also played it for Grandma and Granddad; we spent some time with them before they went to the FHSU basketball game. I really enjoyed the extra time and being able to spend time with everyone.

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Sunday morning, the 4 of us headed back to KC, for Kristen and Thayne to catch their flight. I put up a few Christmas decorations at home when we got back, and was able to relax the rest of the evening.

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I really hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends. It’s so hard to believe that December is this week!

Monday Mentionings: October 3

Posted on October 3, 2016 by My Brave Wings

Hello, happy October, and happy Monday!

I was in Hays over the weekend, and took Chris along with me, so I only have a few photos from the weekend to share! We made it into Hays Friday evening, and very early Saturday morning, Chris and I ran 10 miles around Hays. Mom joined us about halfway through, and it was such a beautiful morning for a long run.

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Just after our run, we went to Cervs to get snoballs and then watched the FHSU parade. Chris had his first snoball. He’s hooked now too, just like me.

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After the parade and lunch (at Lomato’s), we drove around Hays a bit showing Chris the sights, and then got another snoball. Dad even got one!

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Later on Saturday, after dinner with Grandma and Granddad (at Gutierrez), we had dessert and hung out with Grandma and Granddad, and Steve, Leann, and Ava. Ava was shy at first around Chris, but certainly got over her shyness Saturday night. She and Chris played for quite a long time.

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