Truthful Tuesday

I was trying to think of something to blog about and was trying to think of something that goes along with Tuesday and thought what about Truthful Tuesday.  So I am being very "truthful" when I say......

May 20th is the last day of school for the kids, and it can't get here soon enough.  I am so tired of fighting with Carter especially in the mornings!!! I know I say put your clothes on 10 times and then at least 20 to brush your teeth! Please tell me I am not the only Mom out there that does this!!!

My laundry is out of control...like 4 loads out of control...and for me this is totally not me!! I am OCD when it comes to my laundry.

To go along with my laundry...my house is nasty!! Like not vacuumed the bedrooms in almost 2 weeks, not swiffered the hardwood in 2 weeks, probably a ring around the toilet, just haven't looked!

I have met myself in the door the last 2 weeks. Between ball games (both kids), tumble class, dance class, ball practice (both kids), Ky Derby Half Marathon, Ky Derby, I am exhausted.  Oh I need to run at least 2 times this week, since I have a 5k on Saturday!


Okay now that I am done complaining, whining, I will get off my whinebox and smile!!!

And They're Off......

Kentucky Derby 2013 will go down as one of the wettest Derby's ever and the 9th largest in attendance!  Yeah that is how important the Kentucky Derby is!  This weekend I was going through instagram and looking at some other bloggers I follow who live in Arkansas and Florida and they had their Derby hats on and was celebrating the day as well. I smiled and thought how neat that states all over celebrate and dress-up for the Kentucky Derby and how fortunate I am that it is in my back door and I am lucky enough to get attend!!!!


As always we have been planning our outfits and hats for weeks now.  But the anticipation just wasn't there to begin with this year.  Knowing that rain was in the forecast, I was kind of dreading it.  But Saturday morning rolled around and as I was getting ready, the excitement started to set in.  Especially when I put my hat on!  Jessica and JT came over and we made our pre-Derby pictures, the ONLY dry ones of the day!!  We stopped at Cracker Barrel for some breakfast on the way to Louisville.  We wore our hats inside and the waitresses were all stopping and asking if we were going to the Derby and complimenting us on our hats.



Loving the Muck boots in the corner, we decided we needed
to wear them instead of our heels!



Note, Muck boots again!!! It has been a very rainy, wet and muddy
May here in KY!!!

We packed our "emergency ponchos" and wore them all day long!!! It was more than an emergency!  But the way we looked at it was, we could have been ill, fussed, been miserable, but what good what it have done...NONE, might as well as smile go on and be happy.  There wasn't a thing we could have done about it!

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We are very thankful for plastic!!

the starting gate



The Derby Goers!!!!!!

There is always next year!  I am already excited to look for next years hat.  I know I want a pretty color next year.  Last year I wore black, this year was taupe, I want either a yellow, mint or pink!!!! Think I might go hat shopping this weekend and try to find some on sale!!!

TGIF!!!

This week has been 100 days long!!!!  You might have guessed, yeah a long one!  Linking up with Lauren for H54F.  My top 5s from this week and a couple of pictures are from a year or longer ago, but have either been looked back on or an event that occured last year that is up and coming.

Here goes!!!!

Clockwise -  1. My half marathon finisher's medal 2. Chris, Jessica, me and JT our first year at the derby showing off our very Large winnings!!! We hit big!!!! 3. Jessica and I last year at the derby 4. My new baby kitties, 3 days old, the Mama had them in a flower pot and moved them under my gas grill!! no grilling for us for about 2 weeks!! 5.  Jessica's first celebrity meeting...Calvin Borrell at the Derby!!!



Have a good week!!! Don't forget to watch the fastest 2 minutes in sports entertainment , right here in My Old Kentucky Home!

A Random Mess

This week has been a crazy mess!!!  My kids are knee deep in baseball, t-ball and Maddie with dance and tumble! Crazy times, but oh so fun!!!

On Tuesday one of my very best friends' mom was killed in an auto accident.  My heart broke immediately when I  heard it.  Teresa and her mom were very close.  I visited with her that afternoon to comfort her and tell her that I am there for her if she needs anything.



Teresa and I

This weekend is the KY Derby!! I am usually so excited about it, but with the pending forecast of RAIN RAIN...URGH.... and thinking of Teresa, it just isn't there this year.  I did check out the horses and Orb seems to be the favorite and I will be rooting for GoldenScents, the horse is owned by Rick Pitino, for those of you that don't know, he is the head coach of the UofL Cardinals, National Champions and the only coach to win a NCAA title at 2 different schools!!! He is on a roll of winning so I feel like his horse can win it all as well!  However with rain in the forecast, the track will play a huge roll in it.  It will be muddy and sloppy!!!

Have a good Weekend!!!

KY Derby Festival Mini Marathon -Recap

Our 2 hour rode trip began on Friday around 11:00.  Chris, JT and I left from our house and we had to make a stop by the Louisville Zoo to pick Jessica up!!! Yeah she was visiting some extended family! LOL No she was there with her son on his end of year school trip.  We then headed to our hotel.  We stayed at the Hyatt on 4th St.  I have stayed there before and it is a nice place.  When we got to the parking garage, Jessica and I jumped out and went down to my super sweet "sister's" office, (Robin is like a sister to me, life long family friend and neighbor.) to get our Derby tickets!!  It was really neat to be able to go in one of the tall office buildings downtown....the 23rd floor!!!



The Hyatt

After that we walked across the street to the KY Convention Center to the Runner's Expo and picked up our packets.  It was really neat.  Very well organized.  Picked up a new headband.  I have baby hairs around my face, and when they get wet/sweaty, they go wild, so I was very excited to wear it on Saturday!


With our Bibs!

We headed down to 4th Street Live to meet up with the guys and to grab a bite to eat.  We went in a little Piano bar, Howl at the Moon and listened to them play a few songs and then to TGI Fridays to carb up!!!

Jessica and I headed back to our room and the guys caught a cab and headed across the river into IN to the gambling boat!  We were so excited  and nervous trying to decide what we were going to wear.  The weather had us tore up, it was a 40% chance of rain and cool.  So I opted for black UA capris and a long sleeve pink UA shirt. The main reason I wanted to wear it was it had a zipper pocket and I could have somewhere to put my poncho in case of the rain.  Jessica wore a tank top under her shirt, so she could take it off along the way and tie it around her.



In the hotel lobby right before we walked down to the start line!



 
At the start line, just as the Bugle was being played for a call to post, just like the Derby! Check out our super cute new headbands.  Mine is pink with bright polka dots and Jessica's says "i just felt like running"!!!! Go Forrest!


About to run 13.1 with 18,000+/- people!!!!

The race was super FLAT!!! If you are ever considering a Half Marathon, this is a great one for you to begin with! Great atmosphere, and super course!!! Miles 1-8 went by super fast!  We saw some Elvis runners, some people we knew along the course. I was looking for my blogging friend Savannah, that was like searching for a needle in a haystack or the swamp as Jace Robertson says..... and never did see you!! (BTW can't wait to hear how you did).
However on mile 10 I was starting to spend out!  My knees were starting to hurt and I could feel a blister coming on.  And sure enough when we got back to the room there was a NICE one!

This is the crazy thing, our time was exactly the same as our last/first Mini. 2:20:11.  To be honest, I really wasn't concerned with our time.  Since I had not trained like I needed to, I was just looking to finish, run the entire time, have fun and enjoy the moment. And I did!!!!!  But still crazy especially since this one was flat and the other one was hilly.  But I think I can justify it a little.  We had to walk about a minute at the start due to the congestion of people and then about the last 7 or so water stations you had to slow down a lot and wait for the water.  Not sure what the problem was, but at one they didn't have any cups of water and were filling them up as we got there.  Also we ran one lap inside of Churchill Downs, home of the KY Derby.  Which was awesome!!! There were horses on the track warming up, Saturday was opening night of Churchill Downs.  We goofed off in there taking pictures of each other, the spires and a nice lady asked if she wanted us to take a picture of us together.  But we never did stop, we dropped a gear to a very slow jog.  And at Mile 11 I was spent, I was so ready to get this over with, and I had slowed wayyyyy down.  I know I was holding Jessica back, that is why she is so awesome, she stayed with me every step. It was an amazing experience.

Elvis Lives!

Going into the tunnel

inside the track!!!! aka the infield

At the finishline, we saw the lady/friend that owns the nearest running store to us, Trax Running in Bowling Green, KY.  She is amazing, and has ran several Marathons including Boston and NYC.  Saturday she ran the Half.  She said her Full days are long gone, the knees can't handle it anymore!

Lilly, me and Jessica

finisher's medal!

I am so glad I was able to be a part of this neat experience and so glad that I have running partner that will hang with me through all my belly aching!!! We understand each other and almost know what the other is thinking, even though you can be a tad annoying Josssisca!!!! Love ya chick!!!!
 

Ridin'

I am so proud of Maddie and her bike riding. She said one day she was going to learn how to ride her bike without any training wheels, and 3  hours later she was riding her bike without any training wheels!!! When she sets her mind set to something she is very determined!  She has now mastered the braking and turning.  At first she had to stop with her feet or walk it to turn around or a curve.  Before long she will be an old pro like her big brother!

Loving the green field and the beautiful Redbud trees in the background!!!

Butterflies for Maddie 5K Recap

Saturday was my first 5K of the year.  I knew I would be slower than I was last year when the racing season ended.  However I was quite pleased with my time and placement.  Carter decided he was going to go with Jessica and I to the race.  So we went to McD's real quick for breakfast, I had a bacon and biscuit and he had an Egg McMuffin with no egg!!! Weird Kid!! LOL  It was a chilly morning.  I was really wanting to run in shorts and short sleeved, but it was too cool for me.  So I wore capris with shorts over them and my half marathon long sleeve tech shirt.My capris are black UA's and my shirt is navy, so I put on some shorts to break up the color scheme!! You know you got to look good!! ha

Butterflies for Maddie is a very special race.  It is in honor/memory of a precious little girl who lost her life at a very young age.  You can read her story here.  The race has grown tremendously over the years.  There was 450-500 pre-registered according to the race director. 

My Sister and I before the race...so proud of her, she has the 5K bug!!!

Jessica, me and Carter before the race.....No we did not plan our outfits....but we are not
above it!!!



Family Affair...Susan, my Mom, Me and Carter



Carter and I after the race...he beat me again!!! His time was 25:51, I was 27:49

Carter placed 2nd in his age group!!!!! SOOOOOO Proud of him!!!! He hasn't ran since OCTOBER!! Imagine if he actually trained!!!

I placed 6th in my age group, there was 34 in my age group, so I am pretty proud of that placement and that time.  However what I am most proud of is this was my first race that I ever did and I beat my time by almost 5 minutes from last year!!!! I had a time of 32:+/-, very proud of that!!!!

So in order to celebrate we went to the Donut Shop...The name of it is the Best Donuts...and they are believe me!!


One of the dozen donut holes I had!!!!! They were sooooooooooooo good!!!!!!