Easter Week

Hope ya had a "Hoppy Easter"! HA HA HA, I'm HILARIOUS!

We kicked off our holiday week with heading to Pullman for WSU vs. Stanford game. We love Uncle Trek and all, but we were super excited to watch Mark Appel pitch. Ummm, he's awesome. Also, there were fireworks after the game..how cool, huh? We didn't win the game, but it was fun to catch a game under the lights.



On Saturday, we headed to a local school for an egg hunt. I thought the egg hunt was at 11- nope, it was at 10. My mama called me just in time for us to jump in the car and make it last minute. Thank goodness I live very close. There was a "golden ticket" inside an egg for each age group and Parker got it! He won this awesome basket filled with art supplies.




We then headed to Grams and Caw's for an egg hunt and BBQ. We were loving the warm weather!



Sunday morning the kids got up early and we looked for Easter baskets and had a big breakfast. Cory FINALLY had a day off, so he spent some much needed Daddy time with the kids while I went for a run. When I got back, we dyed eggs, ate, and hung out. A couple days before Easter, we had planted some jelly beans in the garden. On Easter we went out to find that lollipops grew!!




Later, the kids and I went for a bike ride so Cory could take a nap. We saw a crazy person on a scooter in an Easter bunny costume. It was awesome! He was too speedy for me to get a picture though. Callie was of course scared, so we had to leave right away. Before we did, Parker made us sit in the bleachers and watch him have an imaginary baseball game. We had to cheer "Go Jason Monda!" while he hit a "ham slam" (That's Parker's word for a Grand slam).



When we got back, we had out own little backyard egg hunt.



The day was nearly over and Grandma Lucy stopped by to take the kids to one more egg hunt at Cory's parents home. I cleaned up the day's messes and soon the kids were back home and it was time for bed. What a fun week!

March Catch Up

This month has been so fun! Well, minus Parker getting bronchitis and a sinus infection at the same time...Poor guy can't ever seem to fight off a cold like the rest of us. Anywhos, germs can't keep this family down! We've been living it up!



We've made it to a couple of WSU games. Uncle Trek has done so great and we are super proud of him. Go Cougs!



We tagged along with Caw and Grammie to Spokane. We did some shopping, eating, and swimming at the hotel. Or as Callie calls it, a "Showtell".



The fam had an awesome time at the Monster Trucks too! It was loud and dirty but that's how we roll. The kids were entertained and thought it was SO awesome. We'll be back next year, that's for sure!

With the nice weather brings out my running bug again! I have been running pretty regularly and feel really good! I'm not as fast as I was at the end of last summer, but that's okay. I'm really just running to keep my weight down, not to win any marathons! Although, I could totally win if I wanted too...yep, totally.

Cory has started coaching again and that's always fun. I love watching his players improve over the season and cheering them on. GO LIONS!

WSU Home Opener and Snow!

Uncle Trek had his first home game at WSU yesterday. The weather was predicted to be snowing, and snow it did! The game ended up being cancelled before it even started. The kids were so bummed but the game on Sunday will now be a double header with clear skies in the forecast, so we might head up again. Parker was SO happy to see snow again. Callie cried in the car because she was so cold. lol.

Balance

When I think of balance, I think of harmony. You know, the ying and the yang. The black and white. I think of two extremes pulling me in opposite directions and me sitting in perfect meditation, eyes closed, legs criss-crossed, saying "oooohhhmmmmm". Now that would take some serious balance. Or maybe that's inner peace. Either way, you gotta have balance to maintain your sanity.

As far as balance goes, this is something I definitely struggle with. In some areas of my life, I think I have really good balance. I try to have strong morals and values without judging other people for their choices. I appreciate getting out of the house a couple times a week to go to work and use my education, so I work part time. I think I'm good at balancing my time and attention with both of my kids. I think I rock at having fun and being free spirited and being realistic.

However, there are absolutely areas I need to work on having balance: not worrying/thinking about things I can't control, for example. I tend to get pretty worked up about the other people's behavior or the course of events that I cannot determine. I need to let some of that go. Also, I get what Cory would say "psycho" about cleaning and throwing things away. I know he means that jokingly (I think), but there the majority of the time I just go on crazy cleaning sprees once a day instead of picking up throughout the day. Another area I need to have balance is with exercise and diet. I think I'm starting to FINALLY get the grasp of this. I think probably 80% of the time, I'm making healthier choices than I normally would have in the past. I'm making more of an effort to exercise in a more balanced way, not feeling bad about myself if I don't workout 4-5 days a week.

Finding balance is tough. It's something I think we all work on probably thoughout life. Kids, jobs, spouses, money, health...these are continually evolving and changing, so it's natural to always be reassessing, re prioritizing, and reorganizing and seeking symmetry.

Is there an area in your life you need more balance? What parts in your life are you successfully balancing?

Sweat It Out

Tonight I got my sweat on as per my blogging assignment. It was good times. Me, the treadmill, Marvin. Yep, Marvin. He's my new boy toy.



Seriously, I've been going to this gym for years and it's had the same fan this whole time. Just noticed he has a name. I've been so rude!



Okay, I MIGHT be a weirdo. So, I ended up doing a run/walk cycle of 5 minutes to 1. I did this for 30 mins, which ended up being about 2.4 miles. Luckily, I didn't have to sweat too much. Thanks Marv!



I wonder if the treadmill has a name!

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