Saturday, October 29, 2011

My First 5k

Well, I did it!  Last weekend I ran my first 5k.  I did it in 39 minutes and 19 seconds, which means I was running about a 13 minute mile.  Ryan got some pics of me running.  They're not the greatest pictures because I was running so fast that I was hard to catch. 

The first picture is of me starting the race.  As you can see it was a Halloween themed race.  There were a lot of people dressed up like zombies.  I didn't dress up because I was really concentrated on finishing the race.  I am to the right of this picture dressed in a pink shirt, black pants and blue hat.


This is my only close up picture.  My head is chopped off, but you can see my awesome running form. 


This is me at the very end of the 5k.  I was almost crying because I was so excited to be done and so proud of myself.

So now I think I'm hooked.  I've got a race planned for every month up until May.  I plan to run an 8k (about 5 miles) at the end of April.  We'll see how it goes.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Things People Say

As many of you know, once you have a baby, everyone wants to give you a little bit of advice (even if you don't want it), or they just want to check out your new bundle of joy.  I believe this is at least doubled when you have twins.  Here are some of the most frequent comments I get and some of the most bizarre. 

"Here comes Double Trouble!"  When people say this I want to reply with, "Actually my kids are very good." or "Really?  You think you're the first person to come up with that one?"  I usually just smile and nod though.

"Are they twins?"  This is usually what people say when they want to check out your babies and they don't know how to open.  Once again, I usually just smile and nod when people say this, but I want to say, "No, they are actually 3 years apart," and just keep walking.

"Oh my, you must have your hands full."  I usually don't even acknowledge the person who says this.  This comment just really irritates me for some reason.

"Are they identical?"  I just politely tell them that boy/girl twins can't be identical.  What I really want to say is, "No.  One has a penis and the other has a vagina."

"Have you seen that video on Youtube with the twins that seem like they're talking to each other?"  What I want to say to these people is, "Who hasn't seen that video?  and They are talking to each other you moron.  They're just babies so they don't have a huge vocabulary yet." 

Okay, now for the most bizarre.

"Are you on WIC?"  I walked away from this person and let my husband handle it.   The twins were still really young and I thought I was going to smack the lady.  My husband, however, was very polite.

"When is your next baby due?"  My reply to this man was, "Oh, I'm not pregnant.  I just still look pregnant because my twins are only 2 1/2 months old.  What I wanted to say was a lot of swear words and then walk away to cry.  (I think I did walk away to cry).

So if you do see someone in the store who has twins, do tell them they're babies are adorable and they are so lucky to have twins, but do not ask them any of the above questions.  :)

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Adorable Headbands

I made a few headbands for Lindy this weekend, and I though I would share the most unique ones.  They were so easy to make.  I made 6 total, and I think that the amount of money I spent on supplies (about $15) would've bought me only one headband from a store or fellow crafter.  To assemble them I just used hot glue.  Very simple and all 6 of them took me about a half an hour to make. 

On a side note, Lindy was not being a very happy model so she looks pretty serious in all of the photos.

The first one is strictly for Halloween.  It has a spider on it, and I think it's pretty cool!



The next one has a butterfly on it.  I like how unique this one is. 



The last one is a classic Gerbera Daisy head band.  I made 4 of these in various color combinations.