Running together in Spirit!

Hello all that read my blog...about 10 of you:) My sister mentioned a few months ago you should run a race Christy!  At first I laughed to myself and was like YEAH RIGHT and totally did not believe in myself but then with her sweet enthusiasm and incredibly positive attitude she CONVINCED me.  That night we registered for races together, Jessica a 10 K and myself a 5K.  Jessica lives in Utah and I live in Alabama but we registered for races in our home towns that were being held the same day at about the same time.  So over the last few months I began slowly training for my 5K.  I remember dying trying to run one mile two months ago and my dear husband was so positive and said hey its a start you can do it!  So in the last month I have been able to turn a 12 minute mile pace into a 9 to 10 minute mile pace.  Which to me is an accomplishment.  I definitely feel better and I have really enjoyed my quiet nights running when the kids are in bed it has been so therapeutic!  Thanks to sweet compliments along the way and words of encouragement from my husband those really helped and they always came at the right time.

Things that really helped me with my race was pacing myself along the way...thanks to my iphone nike + app.  Also listening to music....thank you Beyonce, Mariah, and Adele! WOO...and a few power songs at the end....

yeah I look beat at the end...I was


Here is Jess and her beautiful Sydney cheering her on!!

I still have a ways to go to reach some of my personal fitness goals but I definitely feel they are in reach and that I can do it!  It's just about choosing to be healthy!!!
Here is the link to my sister's blog, she posted about her race and how far she has come!  She ran for BYU and has been such an inspiration to me.

DIY Bangle Bracelet

 Well, this is a random craft for me but it was fun and very easy and very cheap!  I was inspired by some of the bracelets out there right now, fabric wrapped and embroidery wrapped here, check out these bangles from Ann Taylor Loft here... I also thought these were so cute from Akka design.  Anyways this project cost me almost nothing, the bangle I got from Jo-Ann Fabrics for 97 cents!  I already had the tulle and beads. I buy my tulle at Hobby Lobby, I love this size you can use it for many things and it comes in so many fun colors.

I cut about 2 yards of tulle (wasn't sure how much I would need) so I could easily wrap the tulle around the bracelet.

 Tie a simple knot on the inside of the bangle and cut the access tulle from the knot then start wrapping!  Wrap so the tulle lays nice and flat and pull tightly, you don't want it to be too loose.

 Once you are done wrapping the whole bangle and you return to where your knot is wrap over that so it lays smooth on the inside, I then just pulled my end of tulle underneath another layer and then carefully glued it down (tulle is obviously very fine material be careful not to glue too much or it will melt.)  

 Here it is!  You can either leave it simple or you can add whatever you want!  I tried sewing some beads on it and it turned out cute. You can also add other colors of tulle, ribbon, or wrap layers of embroidery thread.  I love how the tulle makes it look shimmery!

Curious George

Well Porter has a new nick name thanks to his big sister.  Annie-Mae likes to call him baby George for some reason.  The past few days I have really found that it really fits him quite well.  He is scooting all over the place and getting into everything!  He is very determined and wants to touch and eat anything he sees.  Annie-Mae watches Curious George in the mornings sometimes and I wonder if she sees a resemblance...

DIY HEADBOARD if you can't afford the one you want!

So we have been married eight years almost and we have never really had much bedroom furniture, I guess it's just never been on our priority list and you know how it is things always come up...like having babies and stuff like that.  Anyways I was tired of looking at such an empty space above my bed that I did something about it today.  I think it looks cute but maybe it's because I was just so proud of hanging them myself and they didn't look crooked!  Anyway, here it is.  

Most everything is stuff I have picked up from antique/thrift stores over the years and so really if I had to put a total on this it wouldn't be very much.  Even the pillows are made from a table cloth from the 50's.  

Sister POWER!!!

My youngest sister Jessica designed my new blog.  Check out her blog erasofamily.blogspot.com  She is a stay at home mom to a beautiful baby girl and is helping her husband get through his last year at BYU.  She is so creative and this is just a small fraction of what she does amazingly!  If you need help with anything (business cards, wedding invitations, baby announcements, blogs) message her!!!