Another digi layout!

I finished this layout a few weeks ago and just never got around to finishing it. This layout was the second of the Digi in Deep class at Jessica Sprague's website. I think this is probably my favorite digi layout that I've done. I just started looking through old pictures and found one of Caleb when he was one and a half and then thought about some of the pics I'd taken when we went skiing in January and I knew I had the photos that I wanted to use. I'm so happy with how it turned out:




The companion page was a page that I designed and completed myself. It's not as good as Jessica's page, but I thought it turned out ok. It took forever. But, I'm learning as I go so that's a good thing. It just takes awhile to get all of this stuff in my brain.



List of materials used:
SP Lima background papers: From Monoblendz Paperie - Lima paper pack by Anna Aspnes
Rounded corner square die cut: from Border Templates pack by Katie Pertiet
Striped Paper: From Spontaneous Delight by Carrie Stephens
Dirty Journaler Label: from Dirty Journalers set by Katie Pertiet
Grunged Up Photo Block: from Grunged Up Photo Blocks No. 2 set by Katie Pertiet
Staples by Katie Pertiet

First 5K Baby!

I decided about a month ago to run a 5K. My niece was going to run it and my sister in law was going to walk it. I probably didn't give myself quite enough time to train for it, but I've been working out pretty consistently for the last several months so I was in decent shape. I started running at the Y and have just been trying to ramp it up as the race got closer. I've been so stinking nervous about it that I haven't slept well the last two nights. I really wanted to run the whole thing and I think I just put too much pressure on myself. Once I got there I was fine, but I was nervous about getting there, parking, being in the right place, etc. It was definitely chilly while we were waiting, but once we got going it was fine. I ran with Holly for the first mile. I stopped at the water station at the 1 mile marker to get some water and ended up with a cup of beer. Now I like me some beer, but didn't want it while running, so I shoved that back at them and missed my chance to get my water. I kept Holly in my sights for a while after that, but lost her after going up a big hill. I think if I'd stayed with her longer that I would have done better, but I'm still proud of myself. My official time was 33 minutes 5 seconds. Not bad for a first 5K, if I do say so myself.
Before the race:



My lovely running shoes with my timing device from the race: