Moving on....

I have been so blessed the last two years of my life. I was given the gift of becoming a mother, and one that could stay home with her baby for as long as she wanted. I was given the opportunity to work full time as soon as I was licensed as a massage therapist and chose not to. However, six months ago I started practicing part time in a salon called Top Secret.

I haven't been very busy and it hasn't been the exact idea I had for my profession. One of my friends, also a therapist, is taking a three month leave while she enjoys her second baby. I have been given the honor to work in place of her while she is out. Needless to say I get to start working in a salon and spa that has a deep clientele for massage. Not only that but it's an amazing group of people I could get use to working next to for a long time.

Thank you Angie for this opportunity, with out her consent I wouldn't have this option available. When Angie comes back we will either share the spot or I will take over the facial room. I am so excited you have no idea!

Where's Eliott goin? Well I have found him a surrogate mother named, my sister. Kelsey my closest friend and sister has a two year old son that is Eliott's pseudo brother. It works out nicely that I can start making a little bit more money and as a result I can put some extra cash in my sisters pocket.

Here's Eliott and Seth playing in the sprinkler!

And playing in the dirt like boys do.

And giving each other a ride of a lifetime!

Needless to say I feel overly blessed and grateful for the opportunity ahead of me. So those of you here in town, I am now at Evolution Salon and Spa, 212 Greenwood St. I hope you are all well and until next time.....

Ready, Set, Go!!

I finished, and I finished well! My goals were met and I had a blast, the two things I wanted to accomplish out of this new avenue! Like bike racing I see this becoming my new thing, my new niche! When we arrived in Eugene I saw the magnitude of what this was. There was 6,000 competitors there! It was insane that this race was the size of half of La Grande's population! The course was amazing and I felt great the whole time! My main struggle in training was that I would get a stitch in my right side for the first half hour of each run, during the race that didn't happen. I did a couple things different: first, I ran a mile before the race at a comfortable pace just to warm up...second, I didn't listen to music and that allowed me to really focus on what my body and breath was doing! It was a huge accomplishment!

I my overall place in the half marathon category was 156 out of 2640, and 8th place out of 268 in my division! I ran in it 1:36, my pace was 7:22 per mile! Just thought I'd let you all know how it went!

Running through the streets like cattle!

Me, Janelle and Kim! They did amazing too!

Coming in for the finish!