05.30.14

Date Night

Sushi,

Ice Cream,

and Gourmet Popcorn.

I must have felt like I needed tons of food and sugar that night, 

Obviously.

From the Garden

13.1 Miles

This was a tough run for me,

pretty much I ran really fast from Porta-Potty

to Porta-Potty!

My stomach was not a happy runner this run!

But you know what I love?

I love knowing that my Biggest Fans

will be at the finish line

because they think I'm worth the wait,

and they think 

I'm pretty freakin Awesome! 

[They just don't like sweaty hugs from me after running!]

05.11.14

Mother's Day/San Francisco

I Think I had the BEST Mother's Day Ever!

The day after the Boys'

completed their Black Belt Testing

was Mothers Day!

So, not only did I just get to witness 

my boys becoming Black Belts-

I got to have a Special Day of being treated 

Top Notch!

Even though we were in a hotel,

Husband and the kids were still 

able to pull of a special gift 

and Breakfast in Bed for me!

Then,

because I've always wanted to spend a day in

San Francisco, doing San Fran things,

we drove the hour and a half there,

and DID San Francisco Things!

Our Niece E, 

is going to school in SF

and met us and took us EVERYWHERE 

we asked her to!

And it was sweet to see how the kids

loved to be with her and love her!

First Stop:

The Antique Arcade Museum 

Yummy Eats:

Boudins's Sourdough Grilled Cheese,

Huge, Delicious Strawberries on Pier 49,

Ghirardelli Ice Cream Sundae,

and Uncle Tony's Pizza

And the Sights and Thrills:

Fisherman's Wharf,

Pier 49,

Lombard Street,

Ride on a Trolley,

And the Golden Gate Bridge!

A Wonderful, Exciting, 

Exhausting, Wild Day!

Black Belts in the House

My 11 year old and my 9 year old 

started taking Tae Kwon Do 

when they were 6 and 4 years old.

Now,

after 5 years of classes, belt testing,  and lots of persistence,

it was time to test for their Black Belts!

We made a 12 hour car ride to California,

to test with their association,

and spent TWO DAYS

doing a written test AND a performance test.

They've never worked so hard to push through

anxieties, nerves,  and self-doubt,

but they DID and they Passed their tests!

B Testing

C Testing

The Crowd of Testers

Even after passing belt testing,

they still have to commit

to 6 months more of training

before they receive their actual 

black belts!

So Fast-Forward to October,

and here they are:

BOOM.

Certified,

Full-Fledged,

BLACK BELTS.