easter baskets and muddy shoes

easter was good this year!
i guess i am a grown up now, which means no easter baskets :(
i so remember getting them every year, searching the house to see where my basket was hidden, loving the search, loving when i found someone elses and had to pretend i didn't know where it was. oh the times.
i remember the chocolate, the candies and the new pajamas, new socks, new books; whatever happened to be in my basket that year.
i remember every time i was able to go home for easter, even in college, i still received an easter basket of sorts.

i conclude: i am not too old for easter baskets, and next year, by golly i am going to remember and make baskets for the husband and myself... and we will celebrate.

i did think about going out and shopping and making easter baskets a couple of weeks ago; but i feel like time flies by, we are incredibly busy, maybe i just didn't have enough time to make it happen this year.
i vow to not have that same reality or excuse next year!

we kicked off the weekend with an easter dinner with friends
check out the little chocolate treats:)


on easter morning, we had cinnamon rolls!
the husband woke up earlier than i did and made them:)
oh delicious.



easter day started a little wet and rainy, but cleared up for the afternoon so we were about the make it out for a hike, and even talked the father-in-law to join us!
the view from the top



after the hike, dave washed my shoes for me, because i really don't like dirty shoes.
while sliding around in the mud, i told him he owed me a new pair, as he had the map and choose the path with the most mud.
at the in-laws, we did little baking of brownies, everyone watched the baseball game, and we had a feast of mom-in-laws specialty, lasagna, for dinner!
i ate two pieces:)

light

the husband and i met up with friends on saturday...and in the parking garage as we were leaving, there was this amazing stream of light; the sun was setting, the skies were clear...and it made for a perfect little shot.
i love that he gets it.
i love that he knows i love to capture shots like this
and i love that he'll just keep walking and let me take his picture!
beautiful all around.

presidio10

sarah and i ran in the presidio10 today.
it was either 10miles or 10k, we took the challenge and ran 10 miles.
the race, i am convinced, was completely uphill; the entire way.
i once stated, "for every uphill there has to be a downhill..."
sarah replied, "not in san francisco..."
and she was right!
it was challenging for sure, the views were spectacular and the bridge was a bit windy, but so worth it!
i might need to start running with my camera, such a beautiful course!


(only 4 weeks till our half marathon in boise!)


we are all grown up now, we bought a new bed and mattress!
wow, shopping for such things, in my opinion, falls into the same category as shopping for a new car....not the most fun experience, and there are many other things i can think of i'd rather be doing.
luckily we only have to buy new mattresses every 10 years.
our new "soft as a cloud, comfy, we-hope-to-sleep-well, new bed..." will be arriving tomorrow when i get home from work.
i do hope the new thing fits into our room, through the hall square, it'll be a tight turn into the bedroom.
im thinking of videotaping the professionals as they get the new mattress into our new room; as the husband and i will be responsible for getting it out of our room if and when we move!

a simple friday

today is friday.
and we're taking it slow and simple, enjoying the day together.
its just now 12pm, and we're slowly cleaning up from breakfast and getting our act together as we'll venture out upon our day.
on the docket....buying a new bed and mattress.
we haven't fully decided, which means the hunt will continue; but maybe we'll make some decisions today, and schedule a time for delivery.

its days like these, when life is lived slowly, that i wonder when we choose to add someone else into this mix, what will life look like? how will life change? will i really struggle to find time to get dressed and take a shower? will i be okay with that? will my apartment be a disaster, or will i find the power/energy within me to keep it clean/tidy/organized?
thoughts...just thoughts i have this morning.

recap

this past weekend we went to chico, with audrey and ruby!
we spent time with grandma, watching the masters, making sure grandma didn't fall or anything crazy like that.
i spent the drive hanging out with this little lady...oh love her!

we took a stroll through the park...little lady didn't want to be contained to a stroller, so she was carried; oh how the life of leisure she lives!



sadness
we attempted to get tea...but didn't know on sundays they open later, and we were on our way our of town...our fault for waiting till the last day :(

next time, we'll get josh to join us, we'll get tea more than once, to make up for not introducing audrey on her first trip to chico!

and into the weekend we are headed; on tap... work, dinner with friends, a race on sunday, maybe a new bed and mattress, and hopefully the sun will be shining :)

i love flowers

i truly should figure out the effect of me going away (without necessarily leaving)
because then i could potentially come home to flowers more often:)

love love love.

atypical superbowl

while many celebrated the superbowl (which i know happened a few weeks back) sitting on their couches, eating their food, drinking their beverages....a few of us chose a different path for that day.
we celebrated annie's birthday!
we went to at a cafe that had outdoor, sunny seating!
we went to a movie, by the way, no lines; and free popcorn!
we went hiking and then ended the day with some delicious salads and pizza!

happy belated annie!

trail less traveled

sarah and i went to chico for a quick trip; she had to work, i took a vacation day; and we made a weekend out of it!

our weekend included a 1/4 marathon.
appropriately titled, "trail less traveled"

the narrow trail run had a few muddy streams to hop over, a 3/4 mile of straight up hill (very hard), it kept us cool with lots of shade and some beautiful views of the lake...i didn't take pictures while running, so just trust me. there was a floppy footed runner who splashed me with mud, and i don't like to get my running shoes dirty in the first place; but i went with it; and it was a great way to spend a sunny sunday morning!
mom signed us all up for the race, and apparently i have a new sister; as sarah was signed up as a fairchild and her birthday one day before mine!
(mom didn't know personal info, so sarah was given a new identity)
awesome!
yet somehow my new sister received some "tall genes" and we don't know where they came from.



and as tradition has it, we went to the T bar.
(maybe we went 3 times in 3 days....doesn't matter, it is that good)


and next weekend...more chico adventures!

one week ago

last week was wet.
the rain just didn't let up

this is what it looked like when i would arrive to work, and had to make the mad dash a few blocks to my store.
ohbytheway....someone stole my umbrella! grr. i hope they soon realize with this beautiful sunny weather (which i hope daily doesn't ever leave) that their new found umbrella actually belongs to me; and they should return it.
if i attempt to be honest, i think, well maybe they need the umbrella more than i do... but then im left literally out in the rain, with just my puma hoodie to keep me dry as i run in the rain to work.
maybe i'll just suck it up and go buy a new one.
or better yet...maybe the rainy season is behind us, and we've got sunny skies for the next few months (oh how i wish!)

let the sunny days continue:)