The prego belly...

I didn't dare ask Tom to take a picture of my belly. He's not a fan of it anyway. But I still wanted a picture just for the baby's book, so I gave my camera's remote control a try.

They aren't the greatest pics... but at least the belly has been memorialized for when its gone!

Here I am at 38 weeks.



a big ole bowling ball of fun...

Photobooth...

Yup... I stole'm

That's why it says PROOF really big across the front...

Sometimes you just got to be smarter than the webmasters to get a copy of your picture. (either that or pay $15.99 for each one... yikes!)



Hmm... and I make fun of the kids for making super cheesy faces... holla! Got the crazy eyes...

Run forest run

Today was the half marathon. I did it. I signed up half a year ago thinking I'd pick up where i left off before ash and get back in shape. Uh... yeah... about two months ago I gave in and finally pulled out my running shoes. Not in the best of shape but I knew I could at least walk my butt across the finish line if I had to.

I actually did ok. My body wasn't as strong but I think my mind is stronger than last time I did it. Mind is half the battle. Moving your feet is one thing but telling them not to stop is another.





Here Is what I saw after a few miles... there are people filled to the end of that road. It was amazing.

I sent Tom this picture to let him know where I was:





And then a feet later was this one:




Tom sent a message to say i was going backwards. Very funny. Sadly my signs where yellow so it meant the full marathoners had gone 22 miles, and my bum had only managed ten.

Some where around twelve my mind finally gave up and I walked a bit. Brandon had texted to say he and my mom had ash at the end of thirteen. It gave me a second wind and I took off. I wanted the munchkin to see me running.

The finish line makes it all worth it. Hundreds of people cheering you down the last quarter mile.

I missed my hubby dearly. He had to work today. :( sad. We did the last one together and I missed his cute face at the end. I kept him up to date with pics along the way tho.

me @ work and photo editing...

We took some pictures at work for our web site. Since I was messing around with my picture I took the opportunity to try out some photoshop actions I found.

If you have photoshop and want to try them out... they are actually pretty good. You can get them at the Pioneer Woman.

My normal picture:


With a boost:


Soft and Ethereal:


In the seventies:


Vintage photo:


Old and worn (Heartland):


And then just for fun...