March

Once again, I am trying to get caught up on our blog. Maybe doing it a month at a time, instead of event at a time, will work best.

We ran the Springer Mountain Farms Chicken Healthy 5K Run & Walk. This run is organized by a local AM station WSM 650. It only costs $6.50...and you get a shirt and lots of swag! That's pretty cool.

The girls liked the booths set up...especially this one!

Lauren didn't like her picture because she said that she "didn't look like that in real life!" LOL!

Mo and Lauren ran the race. I think that both of them got PR's! Lexie and I walked it. She was too busy trying to find photo ops to worry about running!

I was walking backwards in this picture but Lexie wanted to get my picture...so there it is!

Anywho...the race took place at Opryland Hotel and was very well organized. We enjoyed participating in this one and will probably do it again next year.

This is an important plate in our house! Guess who had a birthday?

Mo! He turned 48 this year. Of course, the girls demanded that we eat at the fancy table! Fun times!!!

'Twas the night before Costa Rica

by Mo (the hubby)


As we lay in the hotel in Nashville, I am feeling anxious and restless. I already want to be in Costa Rica. Winter in TN has come early and come on hard. The trip tomorrow is a much needed respite. For weeks on end, I have been looking at a live cam of Hermosa Beach. It seems surreal that I could actually be on that camera tomorrow afternoon! Adding to the excitement is that I haven't been there in about 14 years. I can't wait to share the beauty and serenity that Costa Rica offers with my daughters. At the same time, the responsibility of it is daunting. Costa Rica and all of its beauty is still a third world country.

For those of you that know me with my "ADHD tendencies", I am trying to map out a plan for our trip that enlightens, without overwhelming, everyone! One part of me is scared that it could be 14 years before I get to go again so I need to show my family 2 months worth of stuff in 8 days. The other part of me, the more mature Mo, says "Take it one day at a time and live in the moment".

Let's hope that "Mature Mo" prevails! No expectations...but I hope that my family gets hooked! I have been to Costa Rica almost 25 times. There has always been a part of me that wants to stay there. Maybe......lost in Costa Rica.

Hasta Luego y pura vida!!!
Mo