I'm turning over a new leaf with this blog! I totally fell off the bandwagon. I wanted to write this for myself, but I have been really busy lately.

Mike and I moved to a new apartment. We love it there and have been having a great time buying new furniture and decorating! We got a leather couch and a Poang chair from Ikea. I love them!

We also got a massive poster of the atlas that we are planning on framing. This way, we can live out our dream of throwing a dart at it as a way to choose our next travel destination.

We have also been busy doing a little bit of traveling. We left last friday for Long Beach, California. We signed up for a half marathon a few months ago and we were set to run that Sunday. 

We stayed in a hostel in Hermosa beach. It had the best location we could ask for. About a block from the beach and right next to a little strip of restaurants and boutiques.

We ate lots of good food, including some Thai and a great Pizza at a place called American Junkie. The people were great, we really feel suited for that laid back west coast life style. And, we LOVED that everybody had their dogs with them everywhere they went!

The first night we were there we took the bus from Long beach airport all the way to Hermosa beach. It took about 2 hours and a billion quarters, but it was an adventure. We went through Compton and managed not to get shot.

We did a wine tasting Saturday night, which probably wasn't the smartest idea since we were running the next mornnig. But it was SO much fun. We loved it! And it was nice to enjoy some 70 degree weather for a few days.

I finished the half marathon in 2 hours and 20 minutes approximately. It was a bit slower than what I wanted to finish in, but for my first half marathon I feel pretty good about it.

The first 10.5 miles were great, but then it went downhill pretty quickly. I'm signing up for the SLC half marathon, so that's my chance to redeem myself.