Wednesday, July 30, 2008

A few happenings in my life

1. Last week was the 24th of July celebration in Utah. I love being in Utah on the 24th and getting a holiday. When Ben and I first got married and I moved to Idaho it was strange to have to work on the 24th of July. I have loved the last three years being in Utah for the state holiday with a parade and family BBQ. My parents town has a 5K race that I have participated in the last three years. The good news is that each year my time gets better. This year I improved my time from last year by four minutes and ran the 5K in 26 minutes 39 seconds. I was pretty excited about that. Ben was upset that the T-shirt said fun run instead of 5K, according to Ben it was not a "fun" run. For the picture he would not hold up his T-shirt because he wanted everyone to see his racing number not a shirt that said fun run. That evening we had a BBQ with my aunt and uncle and then went to a firework show that was spectacular for a small town. I was glad I could be in Utah for on last 24th of July celebration.




2. Ben is done with the Bar!!!!!!
i just got off the phone with Ben and he is driving home from his second day of the Bar exam so now he is completely 100% done. We are going out to dinner tonight to celebrate and then off on a little vacation tommorow. I am so excited for Ben that he is finished.

3. A bit ago my mom and I hosted a baby shower for our neighbor and I thought the decorations turned out so cute. My sister-in-law Laurel helped me make these diaper cakes that we decorated with ribbon and flowers and a baby topper. The clothesline was also really cute, when we opened presents we hung the outfits on the clothesline for everyone to see. I had heard of this idea before but had never actually seen it done so I thought I would post this picture for all of you who might need some inspiration decorating for a baby shower.

6 comments:

Lenice said...

Cutest idea for the baby shower. You guys got all the creativity in the family!!!

Breanne said...

That is so cute. I actually am doing a baby shower this saturday for my VT companion. I am definatly going to try to remember my clothesline and pins. Thanks for the idea. It was so great to see you at Bear Lake. What a coincidence. Talk to you soon.

Saralyn said...

Hey Michelle, congrats on the 5k time. The fastest I have ever gotten was about 28:30. Tell Ben congrats on finishing the bar, I bet you are all so relieved to have it out of the way!

Christy said...

congrats to you guys for the race and taking the bar! i bet that feels sooo good to have it over. and michelle, you never cease to amaze me with your creativity. way to go girl!

Heather said...

You totally rock! I completely blown away by your race time! Some day I'll be as fast as you. OK, not really.

amydear said...

Congrats on the 5K. That is a great time! I guess your feet aren't bleeding anymore, huh? And congrats to Ben on finishing the bar exam. He's a smarty!