 |
| mother's day weekend brought the three of us on a road trip. {a very long road trip}! i was running the santa barbara county half marathon and they came to cheer me on! what we thought would be quick 5 hour drive was a long 8 hour drive! but, what beautiful country! fresh strawberry stands, rolling hills, and the ocean peaking over the hills... gorgeous! we stayed in los alamos. a quaint town with a fabulous bakery called Bob's Well Bread. {bob introduced us to kouign-amanns...a lovely french pastry}. the cool, rustic inn where we stayed was...horrible! they had a live band the night before my race and the 100 year old walls and doors did not keep the sound out. therefore, i had a couple of hours of sleep the night before i ran 13.1 miles. {hence the tears i felt as i crossed the finish line}. however, they refunded our last night and we hit the road. we stopped in santa barbara to have lunch and see the town and then headed to palm springs...where i hit the pillow and was asleep in 1.3 seconds. {side note: although i had little sleep and ran in bad shoes...i qualified and was invited to run in the san diego half in november}! |
 |
| we drove home on mother's day. mr. c sent this picture as my wake up call and cade later sent a video. :) it was fun. i loved being with my two of my favorite people. {but, i think an airplane may be in the picture next time}! |
 |
| we had an amazing spring in az. {actually, may and june were fabulous! but, july and august has made up for it}. the lovely weather brought us out to the zoo. |
 |
| and, by the end of may/first of june we were celebrating randi turning 15!!! and emerson turning 7!!! {how is that even possible}? |
 |
| instead of a party, randi wanted to go to high tea. so, mimi and i took her and her friend, sarah to the ritz carlton for a lovely afternoon tea. {the beautiful, historic ritz closed shortly after}. |
 |
| and...may brought baseball. {actually, this was the first part of june. i know this because cade was not feeling well and he ended up having strep throat. none of us have ever had strep. i did not think that is what he had! however, after three days of fever...i decided to take him to the dr. {i know. mother of year, right?} and low and behold. strep! |
