Puppies, Prom, and Potatoes!!!

       Can I just start this entry by saying I love my friends and family?!  For some reason this month has just been filled with moments that make me realize what wonderful people I am surrounded by!  So YEY for fabulous friends and lovely family members! OK, lets start with my most recent achievement: I ran a half marathon!! Yahoo!!!! (I hope that didn't sound too self congratulating but I am super proud) Every year The Y in Boise hosts the Famous Idaho Potato Marathon/Half/10K/5K and I got to sneak away from work for the weekend to participate with over 3000 other runners in the event.  For those of you who don't know, a half marathon is 13.1 miles and for those of you who have never run one, I HIGHLY recommend it!  It was a beautiful day (seriously I could not have asked for more perfect weather) and the event was organized super well down to the last detail.  I finished 874th with a time of 2 hours 12 minutes.  For some perspective that is over an hour behind the winner!  Holy smokes!  Their feet must truly have wings.  It was so inspiring to run with so many people!!! It made me realize that bizillions of other men and women are as crazy as me to want to spend their sunny Saturday testing if they can push their body to the edge and when they do be so happy they could burst!!! Haha so anywho up top is me nervous, excited, and unsure before the event, and below is me exhausted and ready to vomit in that garbage can behind me afterward.  It was a good day indeed.  
     


  Next on the agenda is Neil's Senior Prom!!! Awwww doesn't he look so handsome?!  I was such a proud sissy.  He actually cut his afro off and now, I must admit, looks like quite the little stud-muffin ;) Sadly I didn't get to go take pictures myself of Neil and his beautiful date (Ashley Davis was her name) because I was doing this.....

Ahhh yes, not my finest moment, but definitely one of the most fun.  Confused?  Let me explain.  I found out a few weeks before Neil's prom that my favorite restaurant in town (Ruperts) was doing a "prom date" special.  A tasty three course meal at a great deal for prom couples only!!! Well I wanted in on that for sure so I asked the chef if I dressed in a prom dress and got a date if we could have the discount too and he agreed (I think he thought I was kidding).  So I gathered the girls who gathered their old high school prom dresses and off we went!  We had a great dinner together on the lake (even though we were a bit embarrassed) after which we all agreed this was better than our actual prom because we got to drink champagne with our meal!  

       Now for some puppy talk! Everyone meet Savanna Sue!!! This is Moms new baby chihuahua!  When I moved out and took Charlie I think Mom went through chihuahua withdrawals because it wasn't long before she started talking about getting one of her own.  She decided it was a good birthday present for herself and went online to the breeder where I got Charlie and three weeks later here is Savanna! She is such a little midget!       So there is Charlie on the left, Nikko (Mom's other dog) on the right, and the new baby in the middle.  She is very sweet and playful and gets along with Nikko very well.  Charlie was kind of a bully to her at first but I think he is coming around.  Of coarse no one is as special to me as my Charlie Brown ;) but Savanna Sue is adorable and quite the charmer!  

       Well I know this was kind of a short post but in this case less is better! So I will end in the usual way with my photo of the month of Charlie  He wanted to make sure I had packed everything I needed for my race and to make sure he did not get left behind!  Hope everyone is well! XOXOXO