Disneyland Half Marathon

Yesterday was the big day. I completed my first 1/2 marathon (13.1 miles). I wasn't sure, if I could complete the entire race, and if my ankle would hold up. But I succeeded. I crossed that FINISH LINE!!!! Woohoo ME!!!!!! Although, I didn't meet my goal time, I'm still pleased, since it was my first half marathon. I definitely give mad props to folks who run full marathons. Not gonna lie, this half marathon was BRUTAL!! I still don't know how I was able to finish - considering I still hate running. Initially, I picked up running as goal to lose weight for my wedding, but still stuck with it, since it's a good work out. However, it doesn't mean that I have to love it. Nonetheless, I'm still damn proud of myself for completing 13.1 miles, considering I've only been running for one year. Anyway, back to the race. I was able to run straight through until mile 9. Then I had to take short walking breaks between my runs, since my right thigh kept cramping up. However, once I reached mile 11, I was determined to finish the remainder of the race running, which I did. Boy, was I glad when I saw that finish line. Well enough of my ramblings, here are some pictures. LoL, of course I had to take the opportunity to snap some pictures with some Disney characters, since the race entry fee of $120 didn't cover the cost to visit Disneyland afterward. Crazy, I know. Enjoy the pictures, I know there are a lot, but I had to post most of them. Oh, and I'll be taking a few days off from working out. I'm in pain!!! I'm soo sore, I can hardly walk.

Personalized Race Bib and T-shirt.

Waiting for the race to begin

Running towards Angel Stadium

Entering Angel Stadium

The long awaited Finish Line

It's been awhile....

Wow, it's been awhile since I blogged. I'll try to blog more.

Simple Red Rose

Today, I had some to practice my photography and my photoshop skills. Now, I need your help. Which image is best? Constructive criticism is welcomed, so that I can become better.

Original Image

My attempts @ using Photoshop Cs4

Bon Appetit!

Everyone in my family knows that I'm not a great cool. And to be quite honest I don't really enjoy cooking. However, Mr. J has been working for the past 5 days 10h shifts, I decided to try my hand at cooking. Of course, Mr. J thinks it was delicious, but I think he's just being nice. See for yourself, if you would eat it or not.

Mediterranean bell pepper

Scrambled eggs with feta cheese, bell peppers, spinach & red onions
served with fresh fruit and two slices of cinnamon raisin toast

Spencer Donlee

Last weekend, Mr. J and I finally had the chance to visit my best friend Marlith and her hubby down in San Diego. She recently gave birth to her first child. Unfortunately, her husband Spencer missed the birth of his first born son by one day, as he was on a flight back after being underway for 6 1/2 months. But all that didn't matter after he set eyes upon his beautiful little boy.

Here's a picture of their precious little angel:

Fun in the Park

Here are a few pictures I took of the kiddies, while we were at the park. We had a small picknik at the local park. It was quite fun. Naomi enjoyed herself immensely so did Jr. However, it still was extremely hot at 4:30pm, so that we only stayed for an hour. Enjoy!

Check out this little photo series of Jr. There's also no need for captions, as the pictures speak for themselves. He definitely knows what he wants. LoL

New Do

I've been wanting to change something about my hair style for awhile now. So this morning, I decided I'm going to the hair salon to do something about my crazy hair. Initially, I wanted to get a cute little bob. However Mr. J wasn't to thrilled about me chopping off my hair, so instead I got subtle streak put in and gave my hair a 3inch trim. It definitely needed it. Of course, I took some pictures. Actually, while I was sitting underneath the hair dryer I remembered that I had my point and shoot with me, so there I don't have a before picture. What do you guys think?

3 inches off and a few subtle streaks