{local love} visitors

this weekend two of our favoritest people came in town for a quick visit. we took them hiking {against their will} and had so much fun showing them all of our favorite things about louisville, boulder, and denver {most of which are food related...}. mostly it was just so nice to have such wonderful friends in town!

{three little things} running

three little things:

1. i ran a half marathon today. my first one ever. it's something i never in a million years thought i would {or could} do, even if you'd asked me a year ago.  
2. i have my running buddy nina to thank {that's her in the purple}. she pressured me into signing up for it {in the nicest most supportive way possible of course}, helped me train for it, and stayed right by my side for twelve out of 13.1 miles.
3. my husband is amazing. he ran the 10K race {even though he hates running} and then he was right there at mile 13 to cheer me on and give me that little burst of energy i needed to finish strong. then he continued to cheer me on all day long, telling me how proud he was of me {see what i mean? amazing}.

so that's it, really. i ran my longest distance ever with the support of people i adore and i survived and it was all for a good cause {homefront heroes and operation restoration}.

{local love} louisville fall festival

reason #584,231 that i heart this little town we live in so much: the louisville fall festival. live music, food and crafts, vintage car show, and my favorite thing ever, the pet parade!