Carpooling to the first day of school

Today was JJ's first official day of school. Because we work a mile a part, and we have one car, we will carpool to work this year. When I dropped him off an hour before school started, kids were already waiting for the school to open! I am so excited for him! This past weekend, we worked in his classroom and JJ let me do his bulletin boards! I will have to post those pictures later. :)

So, here's to you, Mr. Peterson! I hope you have a great first day of school! You'll be great!

half-marathon

When JJ and I were dating, I decided it'd be a great idea for us to sign up for my hometown's annual half-marathon. To train for the race, we used one of Hal Hidgdon's half-marathon training guides. Every day we'd get together and run. Looking back, it was one of my favorite memories from dating. It takes a lot of time and dedication to prepare for a race. When JJ said he'd run a half-marathon with me, it showed me what an incredible guy he was. He doesn't even like to run, and he was willing to run 13.1 miles..plus training! :) We ended up training for about 2 months and finishing in 2 hours and 5 minutes. The training program we used really was fantastic. I highly recommend it!!

Now, we're training again. Except this time JJ will be cheering me on from his bike. :)

I'll keep you posted on how it goes!

Northwestern College

When JJ and I were home, we stopped by Northwestern College, where we both graduated from in 2008 and 2009. :) Here's a picture of us standing in front of the chapel where we were married last year! They are doing a lot of construction to build a whole new dining area and student life area. (It's in the parking lot of Maranatha)
I wonder if the food will taste the same in a new building...?

Duluth

Today JJ and I went to Duluth with my Mom, Grandma and Aunt. JJ had never been before so it was fun traveling to a new place. We had a nice afternoon walking on the boardwalk and getting some sun. The view from the top of the city was beautiful! (Too bad we didn't take a picture)

We also decided to return (to Herberger's) one of our KitchenAid mixers we got for a wedding present over a year ago! (We were lucky enough to receive two mixers.) They took it without the receipt! Now that's what I call customer service! :)

Tomorrow we head for home. :)