Family and Beat the Bridge

First off, I can't figure out how to place pics where I want them so I am putting them all at the top! I need to get better at this!

What a weekend!! It was so great! It was in the 70's ALL WEEKEND! I love it!

This weekend was especially great because I got to see my mama! I needed to pick up some vases from our wedding that I am letting a friend borrow so my mom was nice enough to meet me in CleElum (not sure about spelling) to give them to me. I drove Saturday morning with Mia in tow and spent about 1 1/2 hours or so with my mom. We went to a popular meat market where I got a couple steaks for Cody and I and some pepperoni sticks for Cody. Then, we went to a little mom and pop place for breakfast and just caught up a little bit. Last time I was home it was such a quick trip that I didn't really get to see her much, so it was great just talking and enjoying each other's company! Thanks MOM!! Love you!

After meeting with my mom, I headed back to Bothell and then spent some time with Kristen while Cody, Uncle Jay, and Ryan golfed in Renton. We headed to the golf course and had a few drinks while waiting for the boys and when they got done we ordered appetizers and just enjoyed the weather. Kristen and Ryan stayed with us that night since we were all doing Beat the Bridge...so, after appetizers and church, it was home to prepare for the 5 mile race....which, by the way, I have not been running to prepare for this!

Now, onto Race Day..first of all, Beat the Bridge is a fundraiser for Diabetes so it felt great running for a good cause..I think the race raised around 1.2 million dollars for research! That is truly amazing!

Anyhow, it was an early morning. Cody was so nice and got up super early (5:30) to make everyone breakfast of turkey bacon and eggs..I usually don't eat so early but knew I would need the energy. We met up with some of our friends at our gym at 6:50 and headed into Seattle. I was so nervous...we were in the 3rd wave which is the biggest wave and so even when the clock started we were still standing around for like 2 minutes...needeless to say, we didn't beat the bridge...well, Matt and Carter did...but no one else...I was SOOOO close! They were just blocking it off when I got there. After the bridge was raised, I ran the last 3 miles in 22:32 so my 5 mile time was 40:32..not bad for not training huh! haha It was so cool running into Husky Stadium and onto the turph..I have only done 1 5k before this and a 12k trail run last summer and I am so pumped to do more! My ultimate goal is to do a triathalon, but I need to get all the equipment first and it is kinda spendy for road bikes and wet suits...eventually :)

After the race, Cody, Kristen, Ryan, and Uncle Jay went and walked around some shops and then went to RedMill Burger for lunch which is rated the best burgers in Seattle 10 years in a row! It also made Oprah's list of 20 burgers to eat before you die...I have been wanting to go there for so long and was finally able to. I normally am not a huge burger joint person but I just had to see what the hype was about. Cody and I shared a burger which was more then enough for 2 people and some fries and it was pretty darn good!! After that it was time for some relaxation...I rented some movies and just enjoyed the rest of the afternoon with Cody and Mia.

It was a great weekend and Beat the Bridge was an awesome experience..I am so glad I had such amazing friends to enjoy and experience it with and can't wait for another race!!