Its been awhile

::note to reader:: excuse my non use of capitalization because my cap key does not work on the right side unless i hit it real hard. okay thanks. :)

i have been bad about updating this thing. i was on a roll for a little bit but then i stopped. right now i am on day off number 3, i've got another day off tomorrow. the hubs and i are going out to the olive garden for dinner and then to go and watch larry the cable guy, bill engvall and jeff foxworthy. pretty stoked about this!

i received part of baby olivias gift in the mail. i ordered something else off of etsy..which i am a total sucker for..what i love most about etsy is that its totally hand made and personalized. i'll post pictures of her whole present once its all here.

brian just walked through the door and is home WAY early from work (12:40) and from the sounds of it his boss called and said that the ATF doesnt want them working again...damnit this makes me mad. oh well at least we can have the day off tomorrow together and get to dinner early! yay!

okay i am going to go and meet up with vernonica for lunch. laters all.

This Much Sunshine!

So currently we have about a week and half left of February. We have more sunshine than ever before. I have been active this week and not just stay at home. Which is nice. I hung out with Marni yesterday and we worked on her baby shower center pieces. (Marni and a hot glue gun do not mix)

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with a little ribbon glued to the bucket = pretty damn cute center pieces.

She is going to be doing a garden theme. everything looks amazing.

This is baby Olivia Grace Danielson!

4 pounds 2 oz. Marni is Due April 22. (Maybe she'll have her on Tiffy's Birthday... April 14.)

Marni is BEYOND excited to become a Mommy, I see her glowing every time I see her, makes me excited to become a Mom one day so our kids can grow up together..Like her and I did...

I just read on my cousin Crystal's website that her little munchkin just added a little sister to their family. (their dad gf had a baby)

Tonight Hali plays basketball, but I have to work, I wish I could go and watch her. From what the Oregon Live Forums say they will be playing PAA. Hopefully they win and can head to PU this weekend in Forest Grove.

Since today is my Monday, I work tonight, tomorrow night and first thing Saturday Morning. Colvin's will be having a band Friday and Saturday so Brian and I will be going to that Saturday evening. I work Sunday during the day and the Monday is my Friday..the following weekend Lindsay and I are suppose to go to IKEA (hopefully this still stands!) I am excited to go.

Oh, also, we purchased a 40 inch flat screen tv last night. Needless to say. Brian's beyond stoked.

Check back tomorrow for the first installment of the "cranky customer"

ENJOY THE SUNSHINE!

i love my husband.

i love my husband. enough said. ha. today is valentines day, and i had to work (like every sunday, no big deal) i had about three tables around 9:30 this morning and just got done sending a friend of mine a text saying happy valentines day and hope her and her family had a fabulous day, then we proceed to talk about flowers...like any girl who doesn't love flowers right? well my husband, bless his heart does not like buying flowers because "why waste money on something that is gonna die" which is true..but come' on WHAT GIRL DOES NOT LIKE FLOWERS? haha. Well...Brian sent me a half dozen of red roses today at work. it totally made my day no doubt about that. and of course i was able to display them so all my customers could see them as well. (i'll post a picture later) --okay so its a few days after valentines day now...----

I think what i am going to do is add a "cranky customer of the day" on here to entertain people as well.

I find it amazing what people will do to complain or what they will say to you when they've been drinking.

I am going to go thou because its getting late and i've been on the run all day.

its been a month

clearly. I will not be able to do this half marathon. bummer deal man. As of right now, Brian and I are BOTH working ::does the happy dance:: We've got so much coming up before summer my brain is about to explode. So here is our/my life in the next months.

Saturday Feb. 13, pedicure date with Marni!

Saturday Feb. 20, band at Colvins we'll be going to watch- Lock Stock and Barrel

Monday Feb. 22, MIL's birthday must take her to dinner sometime that week!

Saturday Feb. 27, Ikea trip with Lindsay (we've been saving money to go and do this and we finally can go!)

Thursday March 4, nice dinner out with the husband and then off to the Rose Garden to watch Bill Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy, date night with the husband (christmas present!)

--March we've got a few birthdays, Chase, Iliegh, Roman, Aunt Cindy, Crystal ...--

---April we've got a few birthdays, Hali will be 17 (last grandchild!!), Logan will be 2, Dad's birthday is in April as well---
Saturday March 20 - Long time friend Meredith is getting married! EKK!

Sunday March 21, Marni's Baby shower!!! (so excited for her to get her present!)

Wednesday May 5 to Sunday May 9 we will be in California for Brian's 25th Birthday!!!

And from now until May we've got a crap load of birthdays as well. We've got some big milestones this year, Grandpa will be 70, my baby brother will be 21 (which is SO hard to believe!)

I work Thursday through Monday at Colvin's Brian is working Monday through Friday for TNW still.

We are looking for some other place to live before next winter. Hopefully a rent to own! (I've got a word in with a real estate agent about a few places..just waiting to hear back)

Our plans for this summer? Nothing really that I can think of at the moment? Besides celebrating baby Roman's 1st birthday.

Basketball season is coming to an end (League play ends this week) I have enjoyed watching Hali evolve as a ball player. Its crazy to think that she's play since the second grade.

Well this is it for now, I will try and up date as much as possible.

Have a good night y'all (sp?)

I am bad...

Okay I am bad, I haven't worked out since my last post..maybe I have.. its been a week (tomorrow) since I've worked out. Sad. I may not even be able to do the 1/2 marathon now because when its scheduled is the weekend of the car show (one of Colvin's busiest weekends) So, I am going to have to post pone the marathon for another that will be in November in Seattle. I will keep everyone up to day.

Day three.

So I know its only been three days since I started, but I am skipping out today and going in the morning. I work up with a bad head ache and my clothes weren't even dry this morning to go to the gym.

I am head to work, maybe I will go after work depending on how I feel. But as of right now, no go on the gym.

5 months 19 days

Day Two..much easier!

Okay, even though it is only day two of me whipping my ass into shape, I feel much better than I did last night after working out. Tonight I did an hour. I jogged/ran for a total of six minutes straight tonight, a heck of a lot better than last night with only doing it for two minutes straight. (totally running/jogging for 30 minutes) I also sat on the bike and did that for 15 minutes. (that really killed my knee, I am going to have to go and get a brace for my left knee.)

Then I worked on the weights for about 30 minutes. Then the gym filled up so I left. HAHA. nice, right?

Have a wonderful evening everyone.

5 months 20 days to go! <--thats for you Jen :)

More information

Here is some information about the Race.

Map of the Course

Once I register for the race next week (you know after I get paid) you can FOLLOW me and get updates via cell phone of how I am doing.

Also, I have decided to run for a camp called Camp Korey, children that are terminally ill are near and dear to my heart. After watching my Best Friend be diagnosed with Cancer when she was only 15 years old. I am not sure yet what I will donate if it will be time, or if I will donate money. I encourage all of my family and friends to at least donate 20 dollars or even more!


This is it for now.

Thanks for reading!

Off to work out soon, Dani.

Today Sucked! day 1

Okay, so I ran/jogged/walked for about 40 minutes today. Keep in mind I have not worked out since October. It was rough. REAL ROUGH, but sweating like I did lets me know I did get a work out.

I am looking forward to doing this marathon.

This is my plan for the first month and half of training/conditioning. To lift weights, run at least forty minutes a day. Lifting weights tomorrow and a little running on the treadmill. I totally forgot to weigh myself tonight before I started, will do tomorrow.

No more soda for me, I ate my last cookie today. =)

I need to go grocery shopping tomorrow while in Longview so I will pick up some healthy food.

For dinner tomorrow, I think we'll have baked chicken, rice and vegetables. <--love LOVE veggies!

OKay, I am going to bed, thanks for keeping up with this blog :)

First Half Marathon

Hi.

Most of you know who I am but in case you don't my name is Dani. I have decided to run my first Half Marathon this year in Seattle, Washington, on June 26th at the Rock N' Roll Marathon and 1/2. I will start my training tomorrow at Anytime Fitness in Clatskanie, Oregon.

My goal here is to just get into shape and to finish the race. Which is part of my new years resolution of working out at least two or three times a week. I will post my workout...well running schedule later.

Have a good night and thanks for reading! :)