We didn't go to bed early by any means on Friday. One, it was my birthday. Two, we were child free. My parents were wonderful and took Jake overnight. It sounded like he had a lot of fun. After we got home from dinner and being out and about, I put together a little surprise for my bestie. She was participating in the Red Flannel Run. I have to give her kudos because it's winter (cold) and because she can run! Haha. I put together a little blow pop bouquet for her first. It was a challenge at the beginning. Just trying to figure out how to wrap ribbon around the foam cone. The ribbon we picked out was a little thick and wasn't very easy to maneuver. Michael once again pulled out the electrical tape. (EH OH!) Worked like a charm! Here is what the finished product looked like:
I also thought she needed a medal. Even though this wasn't an actual race, she needed one. I couldn't find one I liked. Once again, why not just make a ghetto fab embarrassing one! I made it in Packer and ISU colors. That kind of made my heart break. Haha. (EH OH!) I only have one photo and it's with the bouquet also:
We got up bright and early! It wasn't all that cold. Yes, it was still only 26 degrees but that is a heat wave! My mom would probably get angry with me but I didn't wear a coat. I had gloves and about 4 layers on! We met up at the Trimbles house and headed downtown together. I believe Jana and I sang "We are the Champions" while trying to find a parking spot. (EH OH!) Jana got ready:
We headed down to the start. Let me tell you what. It may have been in the upper 20's but some of these costumes....W O W. Many people had little clothing on, were in shorts, a few bare feet, shirtless, body paint and the costumes, they were spectacular! (EH OH!) I have a few photos of some that we caught while running. After the race started we headed to on our own 5K. Not really but here are a few sights we saw before watching Jana finish!
We refueled!
Nationwide (EH OH!)
It looks like it's falling on Jeffery
Here are some photos of people running or some of the costumes we saw. There were so many! It was fantastic!
Before the race...
It didn't stay so well once he was running...haha
These boys needed a little more fabric in their "man" area. Kudos for the body paint in the freezing cold.
Hawkeye Pride!
Capt America!
This is not a sweater!
There were also some very encouraging and uplifting moments of the race. Watching parents run with their kids. Just watching some 10 year olds run the race and finish.
One thing the brought a tear to my eye was seeing an elderly man running while pushing a friend in a wheelchair. It still gets to me.
There was also the Flintstones mobile!
I loved the expression on peoples face as they finished the race. Some were exhaustion but most of the was accomplishment, excitement and "I actually did it" expressions!
They ran in the full military gear
This guy had a fantastic costume and he ran in moccasin boots!
Finished!
I was most excited to see my Jana!! She finished the race and did it at a great time!! I am so very proud of her! Here are some shots of her finish!!
Woot Woot!! (EH OH!)
I love running face!
With her medal!
Cheese face
Again, I am super proud of her and I can't wait till the next one!!!!
After the morning, we headed over to my parents house to get our little Jake! We went out and I got a guitar hard case for my new beauty and then we went out to lunch! After a short lesson from my dad, we headed home. Jake got his normal 12:30 nap at 3 and Michael took a quick snooze on the couch. We then headed over to a friends house for dinner! I love these folks! They are fantastic friends! After a delicious dinner we watched a Red Box. It as one of those movies that left you "that is it?!" It needed about 5-10 more minutes. Maybe show a few days later or even 1 year later. Oh well. It was still nice spending time with good friends. Jake was very good for being up so late. He even brought Norah and Mary roses. It was precious. Almost as adorable as listening to him talk to Norah when she was crying after she was put to bed. It was so sweet! Our trip home was an adventure. It had once again, started snowing. I have decided how to tell when it's going to snow. Every time the roads get perfectly clear on Meredith and our street, it snows the very next day. For the 6th time, it did. Oh the joys of Iowa winters!
Today is Valentines Day! In a way, I don't really like celebrating it because I love my family and friends the same about today and any other day. I don't think one day needs to be were I define my love for someone. We always agree never to buy each other gifts. I just got Michael a very heartfelt card and made him some coupons for massages and all that fun stuff. Michael, well he for once in his life, threw out the rule. He got me the most adorable card I think he has ever gotten me. I got teary eyed just reading it. It was beautiful. He handed my some amazing chocolates. Actually they were ice cream. It was a Cold Stone sampler, bite sized ice cream covered in chocolate samples. It was adorable. I said "Thank You" and then he told me to open them up and try one. It was 8am! I guess it's never too early for ice cream. I opened the box and there was a new camera!!!! What?! Are you kidding me? We have our larger camera for certain events but I love having a small one for parks, keep in the car, concerts, all that. Our old one finally got put to sleep after an incident involving the cat. It was 3 years old anyways. I am so excited to have it and use it!!! I felt so special that he remembered how badly I wanted on. I felt bad because I didn't get him anything.
The rest of the day consisted of us just spending time as a family. We played with Jake and his trains and cars for about 2 hours! He loves them! When he went down for a nap, Michael and cuddled and watched Love Actually! I love that Michael will sit there, arm around me, watching a movie. Even if it's not his favorite. For dinner Michael made us some heart shaped blueberry pancakes! They were amazing. After we put our mini valentine to bed, Michael and I had a lovely evening. He presented me with another gift. This may not sound that exciting to the rest of you, but I know how much time and love went into this. He gave me a double CD set. He said since I loved music so much, he went through a ton of songs and picked out ones that expressed as many as his feelings as they could. This means so much to me. I know he had to of spent hours listening to songs to pick out the right ones. I will share the list. Some are corny but I fell even more in love with the man. It's a long list since it was 2 CDs.
1) On Bended Knee by Boyz II Men
2) That's How Strong My Love is by Alicia Keys
3) I Do - 98 Degrees
4) I Wanna Grow Old With You by Westlife
5) A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton
6) Hold My Heart by Tenth Ave North
7) You're Still The One by Shania Twain
8) 1234 Plain White T's
9) Bless The Broken Road by Rascal Flatts
10) When God Made You by Natalie Grant
11) God Must Have Spent A Little More Time on Your by NSYNC
12) Come What May Moulin Rouge
13) Hold On by Michael Buble
14) Amazing by Lonestar
15) You and Me by Lifehouse
16) The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face by Leona Lewis
17) You Raise Me Up by Josh Groban
18) Beautiful Disaster by Jon McLaughlin
19) For Your Love by Jessica Simpson
20) We Can by LeAnn Rimes
21) I'm Yours by Jason Mraz
22) Everytime I Look At You by Il Divo
23) The Reason by Hoobastank
24) 100 Years by Five for Fighting
25) Devoted to You by Everly Brothers
26) You & Me by Dave Matthews Band
27) When You Love Someone by Bryan Adams
28) Always by Bon Jovi
29) The Luckiest by Ben Folds
30) More Than A Love Song by Augustana
31) I Swear by All 4 One
32) I Don't Want To Miss A Thing by Aerosmith
33) Sarah by Jefferson Starship
I said this list was long. But very sweet. I made this as a playlist on my iPod as a reminder that I am very lucky!
That pretty much wraps up the weekend! It was busy and I loved it!
***If you are wondering about all the EH OH's! It's our new expression we are over using! I'm going to get Jeffery to use is!!! Haha
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