..."see ya' next time!"...

yes, our little fish bronco died this week. we've known he was going to die for a while now...i think that the soft water must not be good for fish or something...because he started going down hill ever since we moved. so...zac helped me flush bronco down the toilet and as he was being washed away, zac waved and said "bye bronco! see ya' next time!" now he hasn't stopped telling me that "it's fun to flush fish down the toilet!" i'm thinking we may not get another fish anytime soon...because i know zac & i know that the day we got him, he'd be begging me to flush him down the toilet too...sad i know.

...Friday's Favorites...

i use my computer for practically all of my little projects & things...which is why i LOVE this website...www.dafont.com...SO much!

basically, you just download the font & save it to your desktop. after you've unzipped, or opened it, there will be an "f" on the icon. drag it into your fonts folder on your computer...which is located in the "applications" folder on a MAC & in the "my computer" area on a PC. it really is so easy and makes things much cuter when you have the perfect font to go with your projects! oh...and they have some fonts that have pictures instead of letters...and you can find some cute things...like i've used some of the flower fonts before.

...paper birds...

i saw these cute paper birds in the latest issue of better homes and gardens...and thought they'd be a fun accent to my spring decorations...plus they're easy & cheap!! if you want the template so you can make some of your own, click here...

...race recap...

so i completed my first official 1/2 marathon in moab last weekend...and really loved it! i never thought in a million years that i would ever be someone who loved running, but it's quickly turning into a passion & i love the challenge. here i am before the race started...it was freezing outside by the way.

and here i am reenacting my finish...yes that's right...reenacting it. i was probably the only runner that heather & meliss missed, so i ran through twice to get some pictures...kindof embarrassing.

crossing the finish line!! woo hoo!! i finished in 2:01:59...which i was happy about. my knees have been giving me problems the last couple of weeks, and i think i hurt them even more after this race. i seriously thought my leg was just going to give out on me completely...but i finished & am hoping that i can still run the marathon next month. we'll see how these legs of mine hold up!

my supporters!! heather was supposed to be running with me...i was very sad she couldn't run. we've been training together up until 2 weeks ago when she got shin splints...i'm hoping her body will be better in time for the st. george marathon in october. running is always more fun when you can run with someone like your sister...so i can't wait for her to get better!

and melissa came along for the pure excitement of it all...and actually she's the one who made it exciting! without her, i don't think i would have ever even made it to moab...she's practically a moab native. it was a short, but fun weekend...so thanks again girls, you're the best! :)

...going private...

hello everyone! just wanted to give you all a heads up...we're going to be switching our blog to private starting this weekend. i know it's kind of an inconvenience to people, but we had an interesting comment left & decided this would be best for our little family! anyway, for those of you who want to have access to our blog, please just leave a comment with your email address & i'll get you added!

and i promise i'll be better at posting starting next week! :)