{"id":3612,"date":"2015-12-28T16:26:25","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T22:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=3612"},"modified":"2015-12-28T16:26:25","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T22:26:25","slug":"hold-on-to-your-hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=3612","title":{"rendered":"Hold On To Your Hat!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re going to try to condense everything into one(?) blog post??? \u00a0Here we go!<\/p>\n<p>First off, #1 Daughter got engaged while we were visiting! \u00a0How awesome is that!?! \u00a0Cool story to this but we&#8217;ll save it for another post.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=3613\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3613\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3613\" alt=\"10525890_893739890746148_3419620791545126245_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10525890_893739890746148_3419620791545126245_n.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10525890_893739890746148_3419620791545126245_n.jpg 540w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10525890_893739890746148_3419620791545126245_n-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We spent Christmas Eve with #1 Daughter&#8217;s soon to be In-Law&#8217;s and then had Christmas Day with #1 Daughter and #1 Daughter&#8217;s #1 Fiance&#8217;. \u00a0Such a fun time!<\/p>\n<p>I got MFH (My Favorite Husband) a drone! \u00a0#cooltoy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=3614\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3614\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3614\" alt=\"1937108_894602877326516_702515210590612783_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1937108_894602877326516_702515210590612783_n.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1937108_894602877326516_702515210590612783_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1937108_894602877326516_702515210590612783_n-300x172.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1937108_894602877326516_702515210590612783_n-500x286.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I only ran 13 miles while we were on vacation. \u00a0I was shy of about 40 training miles. \u00a0Oops! \u00a0#priorities \u00a0Making up for it this week.<\/p>\n<p>Found out right before we left that I had been selected to be a member of Team Zensah 2016. \u00a0I love Zensah products!!! \u00a0Wear them all the time. \u00a0Swear by them. \u00a0Super excited about this opportunity!!! Hold onto your hats, you&#8217;re going to be hearing a lot about Zensah throughout 2016!!! \u00a0\u00a0#teamZensah #withoutlimitz<\/p>\n<p>While we were on vacation, I also learned that a friend of mine, Todd, had given my name to a man who does a podcast. \u00a0Fit Over 40. \u00a0This man asked me if I would be willing to be a featured person on his podcast. \u00a0Of course! \u00a0What an honor!!! \u00a0I will be recording my segment this Wednesday at 2:30 pm&#8230;right after I finish up my long run. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Lots of totally excellent things happened while we were on vacation. \u00a0It was a fabulous time!!!<\/p>\n<p>We drove in picture perfect weather on our way out to Colorado. \u00a0MFH and I took one of our extra pickup&#8217;s out to give to #1 Daughter and #1 Fiance&#8217;. \u00a0When we crossed the Colorado boarder, I noticed the pickup had a flat. \u00a0I told MFH and we pulled over and fixed the tire. \u00a0That was the only mishap on the trip heading out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=3615\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3615\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3615\" alt=\"10363854_890772181042919_7334644544586463599_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10363854_890772181042919_7334644544586463599_n.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10363854_890772181042919_7334644544586463599_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10363854_890772181042919_7334644544586463599_n-300x243.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10363854_890772181042919_7334644544586463599_n-369x300.jpg 369w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the way home, we hit ugly weather almost the entire trip. \u00a0We did get to visit with my In-Laws for a day. \u00a0That was super fun! \u00a0They are great people! \u00a0We went to the &#8220;Brown Drawing.&#8221; \u00a0Saw a lot of people we hadn&#8217;t seen for years. \u00a0MFH really enjoyed himself there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=3616\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3616\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3616\" alt=\"1795534_895656850554452_1934533307408638554_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1795534_895656850554452_1934533307408638554_n.jpg\" width=\"662\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1795534_895656850554452_1934533307408638554_n.jpg 662w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1795534_895656850554452_1934533307408638554_n-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, yesterday, we headed home. \u00a0We left Des Moines at 7:00 am and pulled into our driveway at 9:30 pm. \u00a0It had been a big day. \u00a0We did make a quick stop in St. Louis to meet up with a running buddy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=3617\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3617\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3617\" alt=\"10308215_896114190508718_7309137481584460527_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10308215_896114190508718_7309137481584460527_n.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10308215_896114190508718_7309137481584460527_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10308215_896114190508718_7309137481584460527_n-300x220.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10308215_896114190508718_7309137481584460527_n-407x300.jpg 407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also drove by the Arch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=3618\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3618\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3618\" alt=\"1934748_896141707172633_3423921020216828553_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1934748_896141707172633_3423921020216828553_n.jpg\" width=\"917\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1934748_896141707172633_3423921020216828553_n.jpg 917w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1934748_896141707172633_3423921020216828553_n-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, as soon as all the tornado stuff expired, I headed out for a nice WARM (YAY!!!) 10 miles and it was wonderful! \u00a0My butt was beginning to fuse into the shape of a car seat. \u00a0Being out and running again was glorious!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=3619\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3619\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3619\" alt=\"1934046_896740307112773_671740696874096471_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1934046_896740307112773_671740696874096471_n.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1934046_896740307112773_671740696874096471_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1934046_896740307112773_671740696874096471_n-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1934046_896740307112773_671740696874096471_n-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>#theresnoplacelikehome #IRun4Aiden\u00a0#teamZensah #withoutlimitz<\/p>\n<p>P.S. \u00a0Paxton is home and has had his Nutty Bar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=3620\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3620\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3620\" alt=\"1913905_896755807111223_763135004360150128_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1913905_896755807111223_763135004360150128_n.jpg\" width=\"821\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1913905_896755807111223_763135004360150128_n.jpg 821w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1913905_896755807111223_763135004360150128_n-256x300.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re going to try to condense everything into one(?) blog post??? \u00a0Here we go! First off, #1 Daughter got engaged while we were visiting! \u00a0How awesome is that!?! \u00a0Cool story to this but we&#8217;ll save it for another post. &nbsp; We spent Christmas Eve with #1 Daughter&#8217;s soon to be In-Law&#8217;s and then had Christmas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[21,6,8,5,3,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3612"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3612"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3621,"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3612\/revisions\/3621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}