Running on Post

Yesterday was such a beautiful day... a tad chilly, but the sun was out! I have two great friends that are both Army wives and runners. They are both marathoners so needless to say, I can barley keep up! They are a great inspiration though, one day I will be classified as a "marathoner" as well. Anyway, I had a chance to run on Fort Riley with them yesterday. It was my first time on an Army post and it was pretty cool. Fort Riley is a fairly old post, so there are some historical homes. They were beautiful, with so much character. There is also a museum there that I would like to visit one day. I do not know much about our armed forces, but I do know that I respect the hell out of the men and women, along with their families, that serve our country.

Thank you Sarah and Sara for letting me slow you down yesterday. Enjoyed it as always!

Pancho the Border Collie

Well we have reach the level of being crazy dog people...we now have two big inside dogs. We would like you to meet Pancho the Border Collie! We got him last weekend from our friends Ty and Nicklyn Williams. Pancho has adapted well, however Max is not so sure of him. He has come in and taken over Max's bed and bone. Pancho seems to be a smart little guy, he has already gotten the going to the door thing down, now we have to work on his sit and stay... We hope that he will be a great help to Arturo in the future here at KSU and later down the road with our own cattle!

What we had for dinner tonight! I made steak pot pies tonight for dinner, they were wonderful and didn't they turn out pretty!

I ran three miles this morning...last week was crazy at work so I did not get to run. It felt great to get out this morning. Plan to try to get in 11-12 miles this week. Wish me luck.

Arturo has a lot going on this week, with school and work. Please say a little prayer for him.

Have a great week everyone!

Catching up

HI everyone! Sorry it has been a while... things here are busy, busy.

I have included a few pictures of us and our lives!

First is Max, he has one big stick that he packed off while we were cutting fire wood!


Us a the Tech/K-State Game! Go Red Raiders!



My baby sweater for little Leah. I have made more progress since this pictures. You are looking at the back of the sweater and the start of the sleeves.



This is my fall display for the front of the porch!

We are good, I am still running and enjoying the heck out of it. Arturo is still working like crazy. Life is busy, but we are loving it!

Take care all.

Wrenn

Pacheco Up-Date

I just love these little white pumkins!


I have not blogged in a while, sorry about that! I have a ton to share, but really have not taken any pictures to share and in truth what is a blog with out pictures!


We had such a busy weekend...Arturo installed a new storm door on the back and it looks great. I hope to get some pictures of that soon, we stole some corn stocks for decoration, we worked in the yard and I ran four miles. I also finished another dish cloth, gave up on my Baby Surprise Jacket, but have found a different pattern that I will start next week, and bought some more yarn that I plan to use to make a baby blanket for our neighbors.





My Baby Fern Dishcloth!


I am headed to San Antonio this weekend to see my Mom. I am soooo excited, we are going to Warrenton for a HUGE antique, vintage, junk market! It is going to be fun!


Well, got to run and jump in the shower. Ran another 4 this morning, that makes 8 so far. Plan to run 3 on Thursday and call it good for the week!


Have a great day everyone!

Fall Harvest

I LOVE FALL!

I think that it is my favorite season. Spring comes in a close second though. I love the smells, the colors and the coolness in the air. The trees have all ready started to turn a little here, I can not wait till about the middle of October. It will be beautiful!

Last weekend I drug out my fall decorations, Mom got me the Fall Harvest door hanger last year and I think it looks pretty cute with the fall wreath behind it! I am dying to hit Hobby Lobby and pick up a couple more things for in the house. Maybe this weekend!

Garden ~
I think that the garden is beginning to slow down. The tomato plants still have green tomatoes on them, but I am afraid they are not going to turn with the cool weather we are having. We may have to have some fried green tomatoes pretty soon!

I picked this bunch on Sunday and Arturo just roasted them in the oven with EVOO and salt and pepper. Then he served it with lamb shanks that had been cooking in a port sauce most of the afternoon and orozo on the side. Oh my word, was it amazing! I love that he his a wonderful cook!
*Side note to Janet and LA we have, no let me correct myself, Arturo has used the pot multiple times, so far. I know that we will use the dog out of it this winter! Thank you again!*




Knitting ~
I am still knitting, I have three projects going on at once, and that is probably why I have not finished any of them! I get board with one and pick up another and just go back and forth. I am working on a Baby Surprise Jacket. It is giving me fits. I will try to take some pictures this week and get them up!

Running~
I am still running...Arturo and I ran three miles yesterday and I plan to run another three today. Then we will run three tomorrow. I am starting to loose some, it is just so slow. However, I really have not changed my diet, I still eat pretty much whatever I please. I do eat pretty good, just sometimes to much on the portion side. I really do need to work on getting that under control. It is just sooooo hard for me though. I LOVE TO EAT!

Well, that is about all I have to ramble about this morning. My car is in the shop so I have been at my desk since about 6:30 AM, so I better eat a bite and I guess do something productive.

Have a great day everyone!

4.5 Miles this morning

This is what I did this morning at 5:30. It had some killer hills, but I made it up them. My calves are tried , but I feel pretty good.

Arturo had an early morning as well this morning. They were processing calves out at the cow/calf unit, so he will be worn out this evening!

Have a great day everyone.

Tuesday Morning Run

This morning Max and I drug Arturo out of bed to run with us. It was 50 degrees, so far the coolest morning of running. Above is our route. It was a little hilly, but a great workout. A total of 3.1 miles! Tomorrow I am running with my Wednesday's group, we are going to run 4.56, with hills. Wish me luck!

Have a great Tuesday!