Running

I've always enjoyed running, in high school I ran xcountry for a couple years. But then for some reason I went away from it, life just got in the way I guess. Well about a year and a half ago my very good friend re-introduced me to my love of running and since then Ive only seen good things come from it. People ask me all the time why I run, my response is always to stay sane. With two little kids its so easy to forget yourself or just get very overwhelmed. Running lets me find me and work threw any issues I'm having.
Recently Riley has started asking to run races too, so last weekend we let him run his very first race! So cute! It was a 1/4 mile loop with kids 0-5, he did so great.( I may have cried watching him) All the kids got medals and a juice box at the end. Riley cant wait to do it again!

struggling

So one of my husbands friends told me I would feel better if I wrote about what I was going threw. I didn't believe him but now I am thinking he might be right.
My father in law is in the final stages of Lung cancer, he he no longer eating, drinking, or talking. He will only take his pain medications and nothing else. It is the worst feeling in the world to not be able to help my husband right now.
One of us has to stay with Riley cuz he doesn't need to be around for this, which makes this so much harder. Riley cash will never know this wonderful man who is his paw*paw. Riley and Ronnie have this bond. Its been there from the day Riley was born. I can't explain it but to this day Riley sees pictures of paw*paw and gets a smile on his face.
And I feel so bad for jay words can't explain how bad I feel for him. I can't imagine watching your father die. And not having anything to be able to help with. My heart aches to not know what to say or do. Its awful. I feel like I am not doing enough for him. He says I am but ya know I still feel bad.
I just wish this wasn't happening but I know it is.. Life isn't fair and this is fraking sucky!

I just have a quick note... I interviewed for a promotion last week at work I didn't really think I would get it because there were 4 other people going for the same spot..but yesterday i found out that I got it!! Whoo-00 I am excited but sad because have to leave my "people" and go to a new office but it will be ok.. :-)
Oh yes and I get to see my favorite Long Beach resident this weekend!! My sister!! Whoo-oo so excited we are going to be there for valentines day ( how romantic huh?) But i am super exicted!!

Happy Anniversary to me and my hubby!! 3 years whoo-oo!
I love my hubby and I am so glad that I found him, and kept him!! He's a total keeper ( we make the cutest kids!) and I love him very very very much!
He has been my rock for this past year which hasn't been all that great and I don't know what I would do without him. At the end of each day I know that when I pull in the drive way there he will be waiting for me with a smile on his face and a kiss to say hello! I love coming home to him, some days (most days) I wish I could wake up to his face every day but that's another story.
I love that he spoils me rotten, I got flowers yesterday at work and he made all the ladies jealous,I love him for letting me complain, I love him for letting me ask for more babies all the time even though I know we have a "plan". I love him for being who he is each and every day.
I love my hubby!
Happy 3 years!

So today I realized that my "baby" isn't a baby anymore, he went for his 18 month appointment and got his shots ( my kid is so awesome that he just sits there no crying no screaming just looks at the nurse like what the crap are you doing to my leg).Jay called me afterwards, Jay takes RIley to the doctors alot because he is off Monday-Tuesday so it works out for us, so he called me and says to me ok so his next appointment is schedule for May 5 it's his 2 year appointment. And as he said the words it hit me like a ton of bricks.. he's gonna be 2! Where did my last 2 years go?? How did this happen? Can I make this stop?? Oh geeze!! I love my baby more then anything and now he is gonna be 2 and won't need me anymore ( ok ok that is a jump but you know where I am going )

Halloween was a HIT!

Ok, so Halloween isn't my favorite holiday the thought of people scaring the crap out of little kids doesn't make me happy. But now that I have a little guy we do Halloween, and we do Halloween BIG! I think that we made it to 3 different pumpkin patches this year, and we bought 5 pumpkins ( two of which hit the dust before the day even arrived!)

So Halloween is a big deal.. so we headed down to my mom's house in Clovis to meet up with my sister and brother in-law. Grandma made Rileys' halloween costume this year, too cute he was a bag of peanut M&M'S. My mom makes the cutest things, what would we do without grandma??? So we got there and Riley of course helped Aunt Jess crave her pumpkin, and the rest of us all got to crave ours ( Aunt Jess wouldn't want it any other way!)

Then we headed out for trick or treating, this was Riley's 1st year and yes I must say I cried down the drive of the first house ( no one saw me :P) it was so cute he would wander up to the door and stand there like what the heck are you people making me do? Only one kid scared him, the one with the gorilla mask on. But by the end of the night he was good at it! It was the best Halloween I have had in a long time! We even got Mom to be part of Riley's posse of M & M'S..I hope everyone had a great halloween!

Weekend :-)

So this weekend was a busy one for us, we went out to dinner for my birthday on Saturday Night to this new restaurant in Roseville called Johnny Garlic's ( It's Guy from the food network). We got there at around 6 ish and we had a great time the food was soo good and Riley really liked the Garlic potato chips with french onion dip. The main food was good too, but the company my husband and Riley was the best part of the night. After the last few weeks I really didn't want to celebrate my birthday but I am glad that Jay made me. We had a good time!
Sunday morning we had a breast cancer walk at the capital with my friend Amy and her little lady Katelyn. Riley was in no mood to do a 5k walk but we made him anyways. Once I get the pictures downloaded I will show you where my son ended up at the end of the walk!

Then we were off to the pumpkin farm ( again) I didn't need another pumpkin seeing as how we already have 4 but I brought home 2 more. They are both green though..so cute! Riley got a pumpkin sprout that someone pulled off the vine, it's way small and is rotting as we speak on the porch but he loved the thing and carried it around for about 1 hour. We went with our friends that have 2 year old twins. They are so cute and 1 year older then Riley ( almost exactly one year apart) So I get a kick out of doing things like this with them because I feel like I am seeing into the future of what Riley will be doing next year..
We headed home after that and I was pooped! I was asleep in bed by 9pm, Jessica even called and 9:15 and I don't even remember the phone ringing!
Well that was our weekend..Busy just like we like it.. And next weekend will be busy too..Can't wait for my visitors!