So the other night I was running down Rich Lane. Rich Lane is a pretty busy street for Blackfoot, but like most of Blackfoot, it doesn't have any sidewalks. I noticed that there were flashing lights behind me and I laughed to myself thinking that I was glad I wasn't the one getting pulled over. (I've been pulled over 4 times by the same officer on Rich Lane and never ticketed ~ ya, I'm pushing my luck.) Anyway, the lights finally passed me and to my surprise, this big police truck pulled in front of me and came to a stop. I thought to myself, "this couldn't be for me...what would the officer say...'excuse me mam, you are simply just running too fast'!"
Well, sure enough, the officer pulled ME over, while I was running, to tell me that I needed to wear something other than black to run in. What? Me wear something other than black? Doesn't he know that black is my signature color...that it is slimming, and that I'd rather be hit by a car than wear any other color than black?
Apparently he couldn't see me...I still think the real reason is because I was running to fast...It's a bird...It's a plane...It's...
November 29, 2007
November 28, 2007
~Sweetness~
This picture was taken after Thanksgiving Dinner. Kate had been sick and so Scott got to enjoy a rare nape with Kate. So Sweet.
November 27, 2007
Happy Birthday Dad!
Our Thanksgiving holiday started with a bang! We had so much fun celebrating my dad's birthday. Dylan, Kate and I left Idaho early to make it in time to have a birthday dinner with my dad. The kids were not excited as I pulled into the restaurant. Dylan started screaming, "I want to go see Papa". He didn't realize that Papa was in the restaurant waiting for us. They were so excited to see Papa and Nana, and I think that everyone eating could see and hear the crazy celebration. (Note to self...do not take the kids to a public place when they have been in the car for 4.5 hours...should have been 3 hours ~ curse the traffic!)
Okay, so about 10 seconds before I started videoing this my mom was counting while she was spanking my dad, she made it all the way to 20 before she stopped counting. I have never laughed so hard...this is just the tail end of the kinky spanking, but I still thought it was funny and it is fun to see the cute chemistry between my parents...(sort of disturbing...haha) they are so much fun!
Okay, so about 10 seconds before I started videoing this my mom was counting while she was spanking my dad, she made it all the way to 20 before she stopped counting. I have never laughed so hard...this is just the tail end of the kinky spanking, but I still thought it was funny and it is fun to see the cute chemistry between my parents...(sort of disturbing...haha) they are so much fun!
November 20, 2007
November 15, 2007
Introducing Kimm Hanni!!!
The Peterson Family has a new member. I cannot tell you how excited I am to have Kimm living with us. Kimm is Scott's Cousin. She moved in with us about two weeks ago and it has been total bliss. I knew that I got lonely in Blackfoot, not having any family around...but I never realized how lonely until Kimm came. It is so fun having her here. I have to hope that I don't drive her nuts and talk her ears off! She has been working for Scott at the Anytime Fitness offices and I love it that they get to spend time together. They were roommates before Scott's mission and best friends. It is so fun to watch them bring up old funny memories. They bring out the best in each other. She is such a blessing! Hopefully she will stay for a while! Learn more about Kimm Here! And here is a picture of the three of us at our wedding reception. I am making an ugly face...as usual. How Fun!
Check out my Cousin Lisa!
Hey, check out my cute cousin and her family! I Can't wait to see them next week!
November 14, 2007
Halloween 2007
Here is a late update on Halloween for the Peterson's this year. Dylan had his mind set on being Thomas the Tank Engine and after months of debating with him...he won. I thought that it couldn't possibly get more dorky than the Thomas costume...but I actually think he looked quite cute. Kate was a black cat...super original (yep..,five minute costume) and Scott was....CAPTAIN RUNNING MAN of course.
We started the night out at our Ward Party which, by the way, is fabulous! The kids had no idea why everyone was handing them free candy. Dylan looked at me and said, "Mom, I think I like Halloween!" He even kept his Thomas hat on which was adorable. Kate just sat on the floor of the Church eating 'teet' after 'teet' (Treat) and Scott, aka 'The Captain' passed out Candy. One guy dressed as Spider Man came up and asked Scott who he was and then being totally serious and just going with the flow said, "Oh ya, I thought that's who you were"....?
We then went to Wal-mart so that 'The Captain' could make an appearance. The kids got more and more candy walking through Wal-marts party, and then we ended at our dear friends the Williams.
What a night. We had one more party to go to, but Scott was done by this time and just wanted out of his costume. There aren't any pictures of me dressed up, but don't worry, I did dress up. I think you might have seen me dressed in this costume before...I was....A SEXY MOM!!! (What's new, right?)
We started the night out at our Ward Party which, by the way, is fabulous! The kids had no idea why everyone was handing them free candy. Dylan looked at me and said, "Mom, I think I like Halloween!" He even kept his Thomas hat on which was adorable. Kate just sat on the floor of the Church eating 'teet' after 'teet' (Treat) and Scott, aka 'The Captain' passed out Candy. One guy dressed as Spider Man came up and asked Scott who he was and then being totally serious and just going with the flow said, "Oh ya, I thought that's who you were"....?
We then went to Wal-mart so that 'The Captain' could make an appearance. The kids got more and more candy walking through Wal-marts party, and then we ended at our dear friends the Williams.
What a night. We had one more party to go to, but Scott was done by this time and just wanted out of his costume. There aren't any pictures of me dressed up, but don't worry, I did dress up. I think you might have seen me dressed in this costume before...I was....A SEXY MOM!!! (What's new, right?)
November 13, 2007
Check Out My New Blog Link...
Here is my sister-in-law's new blog. I am so excited and proud of her for finally doing it. Check it out! Brandon & Amber
Here is a picture of me cutting 17 inches of her hair off her head a few weeks ago. That is a lot of Hair. For more photo's check out her blog.
Here is a picture of me cutting 17 inches of her hair off her head a few weeks ago. That is a lot of Hair. For more photo's check out her blog.
November 11, 2007
Score 4!
Today's Post is totally inspi(red) by my new favorite person Kristi.
Warning: Reading her Marathon Story could possibly make you cry, inspire you, cause you to exceed your own expectations of yourself, and embarrass yourself in public. Here is the link to her Amazing Marathon Recap!
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So today I was reading my feeds and I read about a new friend on Marathon Mommies , hopefully you checked out her story because it is very inspiring. Anyway, I knew that I had to do a long run today, but of course I was dreading it and nervous and putting it off. After reading Kristi's blog and feeling apart of her success, I knew that I had to get out there and work towards my goal.
My Goal: To Follow Through Running the Thanksgiving Day Race that I entered myself in and actually Run it!
So far my training has not be ideal and I've been pretty nervous for the Race. Let's be honest, the race is only 4 miles. At one point in my life this would have been an everyday run...but not now. Running Four miles to me feels like ETERNITY. The most I have ran without stopping is 1.5 miles. There was one day that I thought I ran 2.5 without stopping, but then I traced my run in my car and I was way off. Anyway, after being inspired by Kristi I decided that I would push myself to run the loop around Jensen Grove twice. I got changed, grabbed my ipod at drove over to the Loop.
Starting out was not ideal. I noticed that the wind was insane and that I only had one little sliver of battery life left on my ipod. I started dreading the run. I warmed up with a 1 mile brisk walk and started justifying why today might not be the day to run the loop twice. The ipod was holding up and I started listening to some good tunes. When I was warm I started running. At the time I didn't think anything about my starting point until half way around the loop when I was trying to see how far I had run. I was looking for the stinky outhouse. Gross! For the rest of the run all I could envision for my big finish was the stink public outhouse. Anyway, I just kept putting one foot in front of the other and was almost half way when I took a look at the mileage sign for the loop. Wow, one time around the loop was 1.8 miles. I was trying to run it twice. I hadn't planned on running 3.6 miles and quite frankly didn't even feel like it was possible. Again I started thinking of the triumphs that Kristi felt as she overcame her obstacles and I somehow kept going. As I ran past a couple walking their dog, they waved to me and said, "Wow, you are cruising." I loosely translated this message into "Erin, you are a MACHINE" and gained confidence and drive as I passed the stinky out house for the first time.
The wind was really blowing hard. As I ran North it was behind me and pushing me, but as I ran South on the loop, there was a good 0.8 mile stretch that the wind was pushing against me so hard that I couldn't even hear the tunes on my ipod. This made me feel like a bulldozer and a really tuff chick and I started thinking to myself, "I am going to do this!"
As I slowly approached my Finish Line the sun had set and the Outhouse was glowing from about 0.5 mile away. It looked like a lighthouse and again I chuckled to myself that I was running towards a bathroom. When I reached the outhouse, my big finish line, I realized that I was about 0.5 miles away from my car and without thinking decided to give myself one final push and keep going. As I got closer to my car I started thinking of Kristi running down the streets lined with people giving her high fives. I may or may not have lifted my right hand and pretended to give a supporter a high five! And then I may or may not have proceeded to use both hands to blow a huge kiss to all my fans, followed by the Rocky Run with both my arms raised above my head as I reached my car. Wow! 4 miles without stopping once. I couldn't believe it...I was so impressed with myself, I did it...and then to my horror, I heard a few snickers and right by my runway as I may or may not have been doing really embarrassing things, I saw a group of young skater boys laughing at me. Oh well...it's about the fame...not the shame!
So here is my picture (Thanks for the idea Kristi) showing off my mileage. I know it isn't much to you runners out there. But for me, today was a huge success. Thanks Kristi.
Please also notice that I had dinner simmering in a pot behind me. Two new accomplishments today. I ran 4 miles without stopping and I cooked dinner. REAL DINNER!
Peace Out!
Warning: Reading her Marathon Story could possibly make you cry, inspire you, cause you to exceed your own expectations of yourself, and embarrass yourself in public. Here is the link to her Amazing Marathon Recap!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So today I was reading my feeds and I read about a new friend on Marathon Mommies , hopefully you checked out her story because it is very inspiring. Anyway, I knew that I had to do a long run today, but of course I was dreading it and nervous and putting it off. After reading Kristi's blog and feeling apart of her success, I knew that I had to get out there and work towards my goal.
My Goal: To Follow Through Running the Thanksgiving Day Race that I entered myself in and actually Run it!
So far my training has not be ideal and I've been pretty nervous for the Race. Let's be honest, the race is only 4 miles. At one point in my life this would have been an everyday run...but not now. Running Four miles to me feels like ETERNITY. The most I have ran without stopping is 1.5 miles. There was one day that I thought I ran 2.5 without stopping, but then I traced my run in my car and I was way off. Anyway, after being inspired by Kristi I decided that I would push myself to run the loop around Jensen Grove twice. I got changed, grabbed my ipod at drove over to the Loop.
Starting out was not ideal. I noticed that the wind was insane and that I only had one little sliver of battery life left on my ipod. I started dreading the run. I warmed up with a 1 mile brisk walk and started justifying why today might not be the day to run the loop twice. The ipod was holding up and I started listening to some good tunes. When I was warm I started running. At the time I didn't think anything about my starting point until half way around the loop when I was trying to see how far I had run. I was looking for the stinky outhouse. Gross! For the rest of the run all I could envision for my big finish was the stink public outhouse. Anyway, I just kept putting one foot in front of the other and was almost half way when I took a look at the mileage sign for the loop. Wow, one time around the loop was 1.8 miles. I was trying to run it twice. I hadn't planned on running 3.6 miles and quite frankly didn't even feel like it was possible. Again I started thinking of the triumphs that Kristi felt as she overcame her obstacles and I somehow kept going. As I ran past a couple walking their dog, they waved to me and said, "Wow, you are cruising." I loosely translated this message into "Erin, you are a MACHINE" and gained confidence and drive as I passed the stinky out house for the first time.
The wind was really blowing hard. As I ran North it was behind me and pushing me, but as I ran South on the loop, there was a good 0.8 mile stretch that the wind was pushing against me so hard that I couldn't even hear the tunes on my ipod. This made me feel like a bulldozer and a really tuff chick and I started thinking to myself, "I am going to do this!"
As I slowly approached my Finish Line the sun had set and the Outhouse was glowing from about 0.5 mile away. It looked like a lighthouse and again I chuckled to myself that I was running towards a bathroom. When I reached the outhouse, my big finish line, I realized that I was about 0.5 miles away from my car and without thinking decided to give myself one final push and keep going. As I got closer to my car I started thinking of Kristi running down the streets lined with people giving her high fives. I may or may not have lifted my right hand and pretended to give a supporter a high five! And then I may or may not have proceeded to use both hands to blow a huge kiss to all my fans, followed by the Rocky Run with both my arms raised above my head as I reached my car. Wow! 4 miles without stopping once. I couldn't believe it...I was so impressed with myself, I did it...and then to my horror, I heard a few snickers and right by my runway as I may or may not have been doing really embarrassing things, I saw a group of young skater boys laughing at me. Oh well...it's about the fame...not the shame!
So here is my picture (Thanks for the idea Kristi) showing off my mileage. I know it isn't much to you runners out there. But for me, today was a huge success. Thanks Kristi.
Please also notice that I had dinner simmering in a pot behind me. Two new accomplishments today. I ran 4 miles without stopping and I cooked dinner. REAL DINNER!
Peace Out!
November 7, 2007
Happy Birthday Kate Bug!
Kate turned the big 2 today! She is so much fun! This is a picture of her first kiss taken Halloween night. How cute is that! (Won't be so cute in a few years!)
Weekend at Papa's House
Last weekend we visited my parents in Utah. I thought that these were cute photos of the kids with Papa. They have so much fun with him!
Twilight!
Okay, could somebody please tell me how I missed the memo that told everyone in the world to read the book Twilight, but me? Everyone I mention it to has read the book? Well I read it and I loved it and I'm waiting for the next two books to arrive in the mail (can't wait). Ya, I'm a little embarrassed that I enjoyed a teen (Young Adult) book so much, and yes, also a little embarrassed that I enjoyed a book about Vampires, but oh my, I love that Edward Cullen! Please feel free to write me your own review if you have read the book!
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