Friday, January 30, 2009

Gearing up!

It is Superbowl mania around lately, so I thought I would post a real quick pic of my buddy Hines with the good ole' Terrible Towel a swingin'...




I am also "geared up" for the arrival of Baby H...soon I HOPE!

Monday, January 26, 2009

Potty-Training

We have officially conquered the potty-training phase!

Hooray for Ally :-)

Farewell diapers and pull-ups...until next time.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Happy Birthday Ashley

I wanted to wish my lil' sis Ashley a Happy 22nd Birthday today!

Glad we could make it to the party last night.



Superbowl bound

On Friday night Keith and I decided last minute to head over to Heinz field to give the Pittsburgh Steelers a proper send off. We joined a few thousand fans in the pep rally to honor our black and gold in the quest for their 6th Superbowl ring!

Here are some shots from the rally...


The team on the jumbotron.


Keith and I enjoying the 40 degree temps and thanking God it was not bitter cold.


The only empty seat in the house - LOL!


Those terrible towles a flyin'!


The Clarks pumping up the crowd in a free concert.



Here we go Steelers, here we go!

Friday, January 16, 2009

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Celebrating

On January 5, 2008, I started jotting down ideas, thoughts and feelings...from there it just took on its own personality. It is hard to believe I am celebrating one year!

I just read my very first blog and realized that last year I made a goal to run a 1/2marathon. I never reached my goal, but I did plug away at running and eventually ran in two 5K races in which my time greatly improved. My perspective changed quite a bit about overall wellness, which has paid off in huge dividends.

My 2009 goal is to run in the Pittsburgh Marathon in May. I will be running a leg of a relay, so I will not be running the full 26.2 miles. I realized last year, that it was hard to be dedicated to a long, demanding, running workout with full-time teching/mommy duties. So, as part of the initial goal set in January 2008 to run a 1/2 marathon, I recently set an attainable goal to run in the relay, a total of 7 miles. I have a much better head start into this year than last, so I am very excited about my training.

Thank you to all who read, and make comments about the blog. It keeps me thriving to write.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

And so it begins...

the ups and downs of a working mom.



Happy Back to Workday!

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Toe Pick!

Quick shot of Ally and I before I wipe out. Notice how close to the boards I am? There is a reason for that.



Ally spent most of her time in Daddy's arms.



A quick pose for the camera. She didn't do too bad.



Time to go home and rest our aching feet.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Happy New Year

If only we could live life through children's eyes...each day would be so thrilling!





Wishing you all the fun and excitement a new year can offer.