1st Annual Running Family Reunion

The first Running Family Reunion was held this month and we had a blast. Although not all the Running family was able to make it, most did, and it was great to see everyone, hang out, and catch up. John, Zane's dad, had a daily intenirary filled with games and competitions to keep us all very busy and entertained. "The schedule" defintiely made it interesting and although sometimes we were overwhlemed with activities, it was all worth it. From croquet to badminton, to golf, to horsehoes, to sandcastle building, to movie night and much more, we spent a week together having a blast. When we were not following "the schedule" we spent our time zip lining across the lake, sunbathing, fishing,and catching up with family. John and Zane took some time to build the lastest attraction at Running Bear Lake, "The Elephant, " a large rope swing built out of an I-beam that hangs over the water to swing from. With so much to do, our time flew by and soon our week long reunion came to an end, but with us we took some wonderful memories. It was so nice to hang out with everyone and continue building such great relationships with such great people.  I'm lucky to say that I married into a wonderful  family and feel so lucky to have them all in my life. John and Mary, thank you so much for making our week in TN so memorable and fun! Here's to many more Running Reunions!!!


 

Zuri and Cally

 

Zane and John working on "The Elephant"





 

Aunt Michelle showing Cally tomatoes in the garden





Family Time

Cally hanging out with her cousins

Badminton Tournament

Zane, John, and Uncle Mike





 

 



Movie Time 







Rope Swinging



Sandcastle Building Contest


Spending time with Nan




Golfing

 Attempting to take a group photo

 

A Master Design

Our master bedroom needed a major upgrade and now that we have beautiful french doors leading into a great looking balcony overlooking the hills, I wanted something just as nice in the bedroom. We were never fans of the laminte wood flooring upstairs so we decided to rip it all out. Since the travertine downstairs came out so great, we decided to do the same upstairs, while adding a little flare. Here are the pictures of most current project in the making and the final result.

(More pics to come with furniture included to get a better feel of it all)

Making the wooden star inlay

Travertine floors

Travertine floors with wood borders and star inlay

Happy 4th of July

This year for the 4th, Zane and I decided it would be fun to drive up north to San Francisco and spend the holiday weekend there. We packed all of our stuff and on the road we were Saturday morning. Not even 2 hours into our 8 hour drive, poor little Cally throws up her breakfast all over herself and the carseat. We pull over, clean her and the carseat up and get back on the road.

We arrived in San Francisco in the evening and decided to go check out Fisherman's Wharf and grab some dinner. Since it's San Francisco, I thought it would cool off a bit at night time but I never anticipated it being as cold as it was! The wind sure didn't help either. I didn't really pack accordingly since it's July and I assumed the weather even up north would be nice. Luckily I found a Gap Kids and was able to find some leggings for Cally. By the end of the trip, I had bought myself a fleece jacket as well since my light cardigan wasn't cutting it any longer.

Cally and I (Alcatraz in the background)

As we walked around Fisherman's Wharf, Cally began to get pretty cranky and she would cry loudly in random spurts. I knew something was bothering her because it's not like her to cry like that. By the end of the evening she was in a full out cry and Zane and I rushed back to the hotel. She kept pointing to her diaper and after checking it several times without finding anything I figured she must have a UTI. When we got back to the hotel we debated on what we should do, whether to wait it out or take her to the ER to get some antibiotics. I knew it would only get worse and our 4th of July would be ruined if we didn't address it right away. So at 11pm at night, we found the nearest ER and took her in. We spent several hours there, waiting to be seen and hear the results of her urine tests. The doctor finally confirmed that she did in fact have a UTI and Cally was given antibiotics right away.

The following day she was alot better. No complaints at all. We spent the day going to Alcatraz and checking out it's famous prison, and walking around Pier 39 and all of it's shops and restaurants. We went back to the hotel and all 3 of us took a nap since we were still pretty exhausted from the night before. After getting some rest, we went back out and enjoyed some live music while waiting for the fireworks. The fireworks show was great and Cally really enjoyed them.

The vent where a prisoner successfully escaped from

Cally in solitaire confinement

 

The following day, we went down to Union square and rode in the cable cars. We finished our trip by driving on the Golden Gate Bridge. We had a great weekend overall, even with an ER visit, and freezing our butts off in July!