Shelbe's Baby Shower

So this past weekend my mom and I had a baby shower for Shelbe. I've been to about 2 baby showers before and didn't really know what to plan. I came into town early friday evening and we ordered the cake, got the decorations, and set up. I wanted to find some games that weren't too cheesy. We played baby pictionary, "guess how big", guess date and weight, and this funny story-game when you hear the word left or right you had to pass a party gift that direction. We ate and she opened her gifts. It was a fun time; seeing all those cute outfits and toys made him that much more real to me. It was the next night and she was having contractions five minutes apart and she thought her water had broken, but it was a false alarm. Hopefully he will come soon.; my grandparents are coming down from Grand Junction for Thanksgiving. I know everyone is anxious to meet Brody.

October-ish

On October 2nd, Daniel ran the St. George Marathon in Utah, and did really well finishing 3:15:37. He's hoping the next marathon he runs he'll be able to qualify for the Boston Marathon, and for his age group that means running under 3:10:59.

My Birthday was on the 17th of October and we met my family in Denver and went to the Museum of Nature and Science. I can't believe I've never been there before. There are some amazing exhibits. We also watched the Hubble movie at the Imax. That movie made me feel so small and insignificant in our vast universe.

For Halloween Daniel dressed up as Steve Prefontaine, Emilia was a cute little ladybug, and I had a silver mask and silver dress... a silver something I guess. Daniel ran a 5k on campus in costume. He finished top 3 in his a group, got 3rd place for best costume, and Emilia got 2nd for best pet costume. That night we took a tour of all of the supernatural and bloody crime scenes of fort collins Old Town set up by one of the local museums. It was interesting; I got the chills when she told some of the stories.

August-ish

It's been a fast pace lately...

We got a puggle and named her Emilia in August. She's definitely been an adventure; she's so much fun and a lot of work. Fall Semester started and Daniel and I have both been working and keeping up with school work. I had a doctors appt to find out what was going on with my knee. Over the summer, I ran 4 miles on the treadmill without running for awhile, and for the next two weeks after that I was limping around because it hurt so bad. (This was right before we left for Florida) I was hoping I hadn't pulled or torn anything that wouldn't require surgery. The x-rays came back fine, and the doctor did some tests. I guess I have weak hips... and it's not that uncommon in women. I've been active all my life playing soccer and other sports that I didn't realize all the muscle I've lost over the last few years. He gave me some strength building exercises that would help take the pressure off my knees. Also in August, Daniel's parents and two of his brothers came to visit us and ran the Mountain Ave 1 mile. It was fun to have everyone come to Fort Collins for a few days and see our place.