Happy Birthday Zach

Happy Birthday to the Most Amazing

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Inspirational

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Fun loving

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Loving

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Caring

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Thoughtful

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Handsome

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Wild and Crazy

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Happy

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Supportive

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Freaking cute

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Man and husband I know.

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I knew you were special when we met, and you just remind me of that every time we’re together.

I am so thankful for you every.single.day babe.

Cheers to 29 years, and 129 more!

Love you so much!

Question of the Morning:  SEND ZACH SOME BIRTHDAY LOVE!

Epic Weekend

Epic seems to be the theme of this weekend!

We went to Epic last night, had an epic night, and woke up this morning for an epic run which turned into another epic morning 🙂

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Even though we had our fair share of fun last night. . . I woke up feeling good and ready to get a weekend sweat on.  I may not have my long runs anymore, but I still like a good sweat.

I woke up slowly with coffee and half a Chocolate Crunch Power Bar (new to me, I liked it), then headed down to the gym for a quick run while Zach finished up work.  Our plan was to head up to my favorite park and run a few miles together as well.

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So I jumped on the treadmill and took a VERY easy first mile, followed by 400 repeats of 7.1-7.3 (400 on, 400 off) until I hit the 5k mark.  I finished in about 28:35.

I then did 50 sit ups and headed out with Zach to continue to the work out!DSCN1154 DSCN1153 DSCN1152 DSCN1151

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It was SO nice to have Zach with me for the afternoon run.  Not only was it PERFECT running weather (high 50’s, low wind), we stayed at a pace that was very manageable (about 937), kept switching up trails, and before we knew it 3.5 miles were done.  WOOT!

Pretty impressive considering Zach rode 30 miles yesterday and I had already ran on the treadmill, THEN given my legs a break, which normally equals lead legs.

Seriously, what a perfect morning! 🙂

We went grocery shopping right after (smelly and all)  and picked up some necessities.  We’ve been bare bones here in the apartment with Zach gone for four weeks, so this was a big grocery week.

But more importantly, we picked up goodies for me to bake Zach his birthday cake

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More pictures and recipe to come soon, but this one looks CARAMEL good!

Question fo the Afternoon:  What birthday cake would you have baked for you if you had your choice of ANY?

 

Happy Birthday Gus!

Happy Birthday Gusman

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Mom and Dad love you so much!

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Even when you’re a butt and getting into trouble

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Our lives wouldn’t be the same without you!

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We’re so thankful to have a healthy and happy Pup on your birthday!

To celebrate, we took Gus on a birthday hike this afternoon on Lookout Mountain in Golden, CO.

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Gus was excited for the trip!

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Thanks so much guys I just love hikes!

Our hike today was a mix of two different trails for, ironically enough, 7.11 miles per Garmin.  Fueled with some yummy granola eaten on the way up, we hit the trails around 900

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One bag = one serving.

We started on Chimney Gulch Trail

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The views the entire hike were incredible, as always.

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The second trail lead us up Lookout Mountain, and actually ends at Boettcher Mansion, our wedding venue!

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It was over 90 degree’s by the time we were summating, and needless to say we felt the 7 + miles.

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But overall, any morning spent outside on the mountains is a good one, and I think our boy enjoyed it!

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And of course…what I find when I load up pictures…

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Flattering family butt shots…Thanks Babe! 🙂

Happy Birthday Furball! We love you!

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Back tonight with a post dedicated to this household’s favorite dinner, HOMEMADE PIZZA!