Motivated

When I went to San Diego with my girlfriends last weekend (post coming soon), I was highly impressed with how cute and fit everyone looked. It got me thinking, I have definitely not been doing what I need to be doing to get the results I'm looking for. I started talking with some of the girls and it seems like there is one key ingredient, running. Running has always been my enemy. I have hated it since I was a little girl and quit soccer because I hated it so much. But, in talking with the girls I became determined to become a runner. My goal is to work up to running 3-4 miles 3-4 times a week. I haven't been able to run a mile straight since I can't remember when, but tonight when I went to the gym I took some of the advice I got from the girls and am proud to say that I ran one mile, walked .05 and then ran another .5 miles! It felt so good and I know now that I will be able to become a runner. I'm excited to one day look back and say, "I can't imagine life without running." I feel so good right now and know that feeling will help me stay motivated.

2nd Anniversary

This coming Tuesday the 19th is Aaron and I's 2nd Anniversary and so, to celebrate, we went back to the Lafayette Park Hotel where we stayed on our Honeymoon before we flew out to Mexico. We had such so much fun and really enjoyed relaxing and being pampered.
Here are some pictures of our room and our view.




When we got the hotel, chocolate covered strawberries and sparkling cider were delivered. Mmmm.



We then went to dinner at Pizza Antica, a newer restaurant in downtown Lafayette. It had gourmet pizza with a thin crust. We highly recommend it.

We noticed this candy shoppe across the street and couldn't resist going in. It was amazing and had everything you can imagine. We had a lot of fun looking around.




In the morning we had a delicous breakfast delivered to our room before we watched License to Wed and had to leave.

We spent the rest of the afternoon at my parents house hanging out with the family. We were able to spend some time with Brad who is leaving next week for BYU. He even gave us a Cutco presentation and we are greatly looking forward to getting some amazing knives from him before he leaves.

Too bad we can't buy this whole set. Brad has been selling Cutco this summer and does a great job.
Here is a picture of Caitlin testing out her balancing skills. She can stand on her own now and has taken about 8 steps by herself. She was kind of scaring us all with her bravery on the rocket.

We had such a great weekend and definitely plan on making the Lafayette Park Hotel a tradition every few years on our Anniversary.

LAME

This is Aaron, and I normally don't post blogs but I found this to be very disappointing--Emily's mom sent us an e-mail that bore the bad news that the 6th Harry Potter movie is being pushed back from it's upcoming November release (which wasn't far away) all the way until NEXT summer, in July! (really far away). Here's the story if you're interested:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080814/en_movies_eo/23875


What, Warner Brothers, like it wouldn't have made enough money for you to be happy? Because I remember the first 5 movies raking in the dough. You can't mess with the fans like that...

Any thoughts?

Are you ready for this?

Here it is!!! It's definitely going to take some adjusting to but I love it. It is darker than it will be in a few days because the blonde I had will start to come through. What do you think?



Aaron freaked out when I walked in the door because I look so different. He says he loves it but feels like I look like a totally different girl.
I was ready for a change and this feels great.

Hair Style-Cut and Color

I have a hair appointment on Saturday and I'm really ready for something new. I'm ready to go dark again with fall approaching and I'm also considering bangs. The only thing is-I don't really know exactly what I want. I found some pictures online and want to know what you all think, so please comment.
Here is a reminder of basically what my hair looks like now. It is a little darker than this but the cut has been like this for a long time.

I really like the color in this photo below.

I also like the color here, but at the top. I wouldn't want to go as dark as the bottom is. I also like the cut.

Same girl, different angle and different color, which I might like better than the one above. Do you like this cut?

I especially like the haircut and color on Mandy Moore (below) but I would leave my hair a little longer, probably like 4 or 5 inches past my shoulder. I would also let the bangs be a little longer.

Here is a better view of the bangs.

I think I found it. Here is Mandy Moore with longer hair than the above cut. This is more what I want but with the bangs like the above pic.

So, what do you all think? I really need your advice!

Lake Almanor

Last week we were able to go to Lake Almanor with my family, my grandparents, and my Aunt and Uncle and their family. We had such a great time on my cousin Jim's boat, golfing with my Grandpa, fishing with my dad, and playing games. Unfortunately we didn't get pictures of golfing but we had a great time and didn't keep score. We were that bad, although there were some good shots and we had fun.
Here is beautiful Lake Almanor at sunset


The view of the Lake from the cabin my aunt and uncle rented

Aaron, Tommy and I enjoying the boat ride

Aaron's first attempt at wakeboarding. He didn't quite get up but look how close he is. Next time...
I am happy to announce that I finally got up on the wakeboard. I've attempted at 2 other lake trips and it was always a disaster. Unfortunately we didn't get a picture of the success. I guess we'll have to do that next time too.

Brad, Lyndsey and Matt at the back of the boat

Lyndsey wakesurfing. There are no straps on the board and the rope is short so that you literally ride the wake
Here is a short video of Matt wakesurfing so you can get the idea


Brad let go of the rope so he is literally surfing. Sorry it's sideways...

Tommy holding up the flag. He thought it was so fun.

My 2nd cousin Jake, Lyndsey, Me and Tommy

Aaron and I


Aaron and I on the tube. I know the second picture is blurry, but look how hard we're laughing. It was so fun!


My dad also rented a sea-doo and we had such a blast riding it. We took turns driving and when I was driving we got lost on the lake. It took us about 15 minutes of slowly driving along the edge of the lake to find our dock. Luckily we had fun in the process.

Aaron and I with the lake in the background
At night we played Phase 10. Here's the group. We kind of all look like we had a long day, huh?


We ended the trip by eating at Costa Vida. The perfect end to a perfect vacation.

Caitlin and Auntie Em
We seriously had such a great time and hope to go back next year!

We're counting the days...

The sixth installment of the Harry Potter series is on its way to theatres this November! We're both really excited :) What do you all think of the trailer?!!?