Long time, no blog

The month and a half since Christmas have flown by! As soon as we returned from WV, Greg and I got busy with work and school, and I've neglected the blog. :( We haven't done too many special activities, and - until this weekend - I hadn't taken a single photo since Christmas!

Friday evening, we broke out the Chocolate Factory again to make our own Valentine's candy while watching the Olympic opening ceremony coverage. I didn't stay up to watch all of the opening, but the whales projected on the floor amazed me! As for the chocolate... we dipped strawberries, preztels (gluten-free and regular), peanuts, marshmallows and made some solid chocolate pieces as well. My personal favorite were the pretzels...which didn't last too long.

Anybody hungry yet?

Saturday morning, Shannon and I drove to Lewiston to run in the 4-mile Sweetheart Run while our respective sweethearts were buried under homework and research. We ended up having a sunny, spring-like day for the race along the Snake River (close to where my 1/2-marathon was). I just ran the race for fun and didn't register, but Shannon and I came in at respectable 2nd place for our age group (19th & 20th overall) and she was generous enough to let me share her ribbon! We decided red was better than blue anyway...because of Valentine's day and all. :) The rest of February and all of March are jam-packed with races nearly every weekend, so I hope to have some good pictures every week!

Post-race. Shannon finished in 32:45, my time was 33:00.

"We're number two, we're number two!" Anybody who has seen the movie Whip It should appreciate that quote. We're proud to celebrate mediocrity! :)

Sunday, I made an attempt at a special Valentine's Day breakfast. Unfortunately, I was too concerned with the special French hot chocolate that I burnt the main course. Oops! Oh well, Greg wanted oatmeal anyway. :)


We hope everyone back home is keeping their heads above the snow! You can keep it though, I'm enjoying our early spring (knock on wood).