My First Half Marathon!!

 My friend at work was kind enough to invite me to do a half marathon with her, however this wasn't just a normal half marathon it is considered one of the toughest in the northwest! It is 8.5 miles up a mountain and 4.5 downhill - starts at elevation 2725 and the summit is 4797 and finishes at 3065. We spent about 2 1/2 months training together and were super excited for the race and were so excited when we picked up our packets that we had to go to dinner to celebrate!

 The picture above is us patiently waiting for the race to begin!

 Almost there...

Victory! This year was one of the hottest years for this race so that affected our time some but we finished strong and are going to begin training for a full marathon here shortly!!

Deep Dish Pizza!

 Kyle and I are still enjoying making the perfect pizza and Kyle thought it would be fun to try a deep dish pizza and it sure was a great idea because it is delicious!

 Basically you put the cheese in first and then the sauce and toppings.

Perfect crust!! Come and see us and we will make it for you! ;-)

My 24th Birthday

 I was able to celebrate my 24th birthday this year with Kyle, his parents and Ben and Rachel. We started the night with going out to dinner at Chili's (my favorite restaurant!)

 After dinner we went and did some bowling! Above is Ben and Rachel

 Kyle's parents

 Kyle and me

 Kyle's dad killed all of us! (Except Ben was pretty close!)

 After bowling we went back home and had Cake and Ice Cream - Kyle did an awesome job and baked and decorated a beautiful cake for me!!

Rachel & Ben got me some cute things from Oregon

Kyle's mom got me a cute running outfit!

Kyle got me some cute running stuff as well!

At the flower shop I work at they always do a birthday luncheon and we spoil each other with gifts and so that was really nice and I also got nice cards and messages from friends and family. Thanks to everyone for helping make my birthday a special day!