I’m Still Alive….and I’m a Lifetimer!!!!!!

<p>Hey everyone!!</p> <p>Wow…I can’t believe June is gone!!! Things in my house have been SO crazy!! But it’s been a great start to summer so far!! </p> <p>Here is a quick re-cap of my past 3 weeks!!</p> <ul> <li><em><font size="3">Kyle and I went to see Coldplay for his birthday…check out the post </font></em><a href="http://bangertfam.blogspot.com/2009/06/coldplay.html"><em><font size="3">here</font></em></a><em><font size="3">.</font></em> </li> <li><em><font size="3">Kyle’s sister got married in Chicago…check out the picture HEAVY post </font></em><a href="http://bangertfam.blogspot.com/2009/07/melanie-steves-wedding.html"><em><font size="3">here</font></em></a><em><font size="3">! </font></em></li> <li><em><font size="3">I maintained my WW goal weight for 6 weeks and just yesterday (6/30/09) became a lifetime WW member!! </font></em> <ul> <li><em><font size="3">Side note: I think I would still like to lose about 5 lbs more, but I really wanted to go to WW for free so I set my goal weight higher for that. I know it’s a little sly, but hey this girl’s on a budget!!! :p</font></em> </li> </ul> </li> <li><em><font size="3">Our director at work left and someone within was promoted and another person is leaving so we have to hire 2 new staff members…and there are only 4 in our office when we are full staff….so I said all that to say this…WORK IS NUTS!!!</font></em> </li> <li><em><font size="3">And finally read below to see the re-cap from the 2nd 5K race that Kyle and I ran!</font></em> </li> <li><em><font size="3">We are still training for the 1/2 marathon in October. All this running is really starting to take up my time, but I think both of us are really enjoying it!</font></em> </li> </ul> <p>Saturday the 27th of June, Kyle and I ran our 2nd race in Pocahontas, Kyle’s hometown! It was to support Congenital Heart Disease. There were only about 140 runners and/or walkers…much less compared to our <a href="http://bangertfam.blogspot.com/2009/05/dam-to-dam-5k-race.html">first race in Des Moines</a>!!</p> <p>Abby, Kyle, and I stayed at Mom & Dad B’s house Friday night to get a few extra zzzz’s!</p> <p align="center"><em><strong><font size="4">Pre-Race</font></strong></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuT3FaDgH9pv8r3nnCY6ZXPubC4XT_S6IDXrZvSkb-nVfTDpVsof3GxhXwQxDBX7HNp8C4ZLABUvjdXE5JOtNS3GLvZFIcU525ti0WjS4FSpQF4fLKuCOI3LL9d55uws55nz_R4KfKvxXN/s1600-h/DSC037011.jpg"><img alt="DSC03701" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMq1btUlaTekCv3-nLdSOC34wQEete-T4R-7ga9__tJ783is3y6Ztes9cquqav_LMELGsuoWpzRoOaje3FBKoolfWZFmetqyl7klMlXIEaqxN2uFf-W-Yr127Unz0p3ITqyci1u1f_eKsV/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC03701" width="404" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><em><strong><font size="4">Mom B rode her bike along the route cheering us on and got some great action shots!</font></strong></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVokdszL06W-WsxdXixIQZrHFHR9hKNgVcYzmPp7I7BYr5iL3xMtQGRmiSvtwmk6vVr_CUhVK4s8o_yvT4pO8g81yEXqco5HgA2q_3P_mZ6z0UEGfTnnu2co34it8y5aknrQlJFDJx0Aj/s1600-h/DSC037021.jpg"><img alt="DSC03702" border="0" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKhP0aRk-n6hFhrt27roLTUX2P96Um5xxvTxItyGc0j8pZ6gJfK9KFiw7MoPgy7_BEp4Pknh4NPOR_BrsLEPkSG5vJWaZmF5KnMY1w_AN-3XDx8aY6q-t4qy4aFcfdMxnBa7BQApRYbl2/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC03702" width="404" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QSTmzx4mTz7eyp6yGiU3H75S8svNE1lyJi9NxAcaXKgXfeuSdPwu1YXWgUejDKSPpQY_MmFoilox-DvJYJT22_fzOOchtQVJk-pyclmMMbLuGndFsoIH8HQZ6-1pSVbBoqFeXcpp2Rnb/s1600-h/DSC037031.jpg"><img alt="DSC03703" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_sx72fRfYxyQdesGst5-S-JbOpWaFYixK5LDvLuejFS6bkX2ithL_miMpJAlcoHWqJoAEesRLRzHKcAoLvQl9lz4IL_eOuHJbged7OGb7a3Yy-j6FZvKRhMLbb_X6fcFxEP1J-U7Em4e/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC03703" width="404" /></a></p> <p align="center">Kyle ran ahead on the last mile or so and got a great time!<img alt="DSC03704" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBK_D55O7sHZqRGfZrKp81mZREMd__THXg8ZxSBA_C5im8sfEJ-p5sXPGfbjJy0ZWz1EDa1R2i_O8_D1nk0C_gcPgSoqnLPhpg3LOmLS7WQGiZ0D7EUWQVcCqzr-gml5ZWyMn3DfCX6vgB/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC03704" width="404" /></p> <p align="center">Here I am finishing a few minutes later! <img alt="DSC03705" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLYIwqszATYMK1WYRamjr9xWfgYGVf4FDYCeBb_VYbJqvPhqzQcmWNb3HT6m8xG-vBgu-PELkZ2IqY-rstD0q-hRB9SuGqj6o7UTkt18mQ1BTg5BQo2EUmLdgPCgGoLs9ZOfaZTHYn4rl/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC03705" width="404" />   </p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font size="4">Re-fueling after the race!</font></em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68fb4PVC8UjLQnVAOhI79tDEXRIgQTIkYh3mW08DccAu4EuOYvVSdJ6UsqB0Atit6uaIGEm7RUxGz5a403Vvw3aLSkOacJA6vImAyfSN5sWW4pk10telK3u17tN6srRXlJG0RkNvNr_ZO/s1600-h/DSC037061.jpg"><img alt="DSC03706" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_pnvDF5oj2lSFL5oPhjKSAaff0IjSz4Pym-dFV0McavzLQx3I4eVSogAfjESZsjjo6uCVLxa0RNynyEn2OzN6mQpGvrCJvAfwI10OzWJWNbx5L9v8OaHZrbGFAmpeACQkwj6baMbI_ZF/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC03706" width="404" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><em><strong><font size="4">Not quite ready for this one…but a good one to show my new Iowa Hawkeye running gear and Kyle’s new under armour gear!!! I <3 it!!!</font></strong></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8cYyzOuMB3DCM9U1EENH70FPP9rVfBM-2mV_blHPpDE5pR1QVokKMacDD__FSaCYbWwxUS-Dz3oHePGydPD0VxQoBodWp1DIr4Qx3ieHp_O33ppJh1ysXhJhEKB-O487BSZiG5KFhFyc/s1600-h/DSC037071.jpg"><img alt="DSC03707" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oghLDsIPVMoDIClySWK9q0ZD__hjx4eY9K0EyQ-3yobM_cxSkYH1aXtzSHwjqQ3_-uTCIozv1GegaOZmAovm557FMrHPNKuhIeg3X2kmri-VnGX4FXqQBpquAdUHjdzF7tqseFJ1Ov06/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC03707" width="404" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggO8cTwwRhKZodyE-NcyDj9vXOjGCPFmu65n16-VdSf6cXIe1nhR-g6Q92NTU7r4fpXcqMwavxyUVBJGaaT0YzRpOqbFhgfs1rn5yHTDAVZwtchnYlbHF7CjGKW8H3ahYbcFXa3FST0bZy/s1600-h/DSC037081.jpg"><img alt="DSC03708" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5-la0FM2078QaoqjV5TDPpq3qwhoh69k2_nfv8nTv6bpXBBacR_V84Dj1huXL-m8R9LnIYvuHjgBw6vtJgRIDD-z88v0qk6WarYUDWvl3j11HSxDlwKk6JL6BclDeKc8sVNZjpp-z1pl/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC03708" width="404" /></a>    </p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font size="4">Everyone who ran and/or walked</font></em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSH26aEXjGisFO3q175oTeNePngLNu1vlJwsKltCtoYgiMk0D5EAIzCHh-BS6DEKrw5mvCvK7h0DrkaLzo2mn5TdFNlEWzlluFIz_GLp0Tl0NfE_HFFte8JBta13oD_wfIG2sZ8hBNhZh8/s1600-h/DSC037121.jpg"><img alt="DSC03712" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgsp1FORD2GyZbE1Vwd4g-E9LFI2_MaPeqLn8GysY1tDndrwDQC6HUXpfhgTncmYQXppSIOBmqN7KjH70aP1RpYHpxGJ_yCjHr9s_9sDi8vJ5vU-j4S4FLUbnNsZ_cp32ui5D6qxxqUHS/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC03712" width="404" /></a>  </p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font size="4">Kyle got 1st place in his age division and cut almost 3 minutes off his time from our first 5K!! Great job honey!!</font></em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5hqfOEZVMAbvmEVNu5wMXVKkT3zhEhLGmXZgrfh6nHfJbubhethmunXTdIBESXn7i9DkAIuzqytq_9_sfAsVGJaDVxnfDfpMNmCUIaCdkvOyAv57nQFXt6HMYWCq9QzoVoMTyipj0XQY/s1600-h/DSC0371411.jpg"><img alt="DSC037141" border="0" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJC4LLufo-6Yv_Ny0NA85Pyjhjm4SO_248zznMjAVCREpi-UIg-LgoSqYwueLMsWOy5jAzNGJrxUAOZbWOKr5qdvNFIA8VKQnDWCm-sk7_1DCaaZIDsnriu1dNXObeJeqiHIbkzA6w_2LE/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC037141" width="404" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><em><strong><font size="4">Grandpa and Grandma DeWall even sat out on the route and cheered us on as we rounded the 2 mile corner!!</font></strong></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNg0cdC58DkXAn6XZ6pVdso6Sk94HGRsQjm4VIraRxffF8W_Kpf2guh5rKxon27dJlDGEE3_J4sWlUlaEfQoJnLlA0rM4JlZfZm48d1stx1Z_0qx5Iqz1toqNIRHlfVEHLaCl-0g1rQBs2/s1600-h/DSC037151.jpg"><img alt="DSC03715" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMLHuK2gspxYghNdi7Bsswon2IGXbWqsQ1j46B0PJ_JP5b6l5gUD9NZdd_vckoHqVRgNlgr-CM7zrz1BveJSR5uGXvPG58GnX8JiYPy6wqSk8ogwvslL5d5q_cBChJhB3mKe4YrQ6MlJW/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC03715" width="404" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><em><strong><font size="4">Mom and Dad B were there to support us too!! Meant a lot to have you guys there….THANK YOU!!! :)</font></strong></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwwrHrw_ysQelLCeDGpkwhpeLjepeP3AyfHnPs5Vu_vliRrcMT_xNOFOfF_asS1y3qJ-NC9JUaImGy3pZmkfiQukczkca1GXV94KZdQX3cx0VGY0JqvSraNwxcjdy0tKODAUDtj2bSVG2/s1600-h/DSC037161.jpg"><img alt="DSC03716" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgke4ilwszNK4ImTIRJns6MoZFgc57LfwmsrYyLDgV4fa40kuApxgcl9O9ggiYNOaXf2uZPXRdVfWXsCn18-UyktpDDAY-75EHJ65qW1K34AyIA4YwSdWlSVS9-9qBub8nma87v6febIc2U/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC03716" width="404" /></a></p> <p align="left">We haven’t schedule any more races until October when we run our half-marathon! But there will be lots of running done from now until then!</p> <p>PS I hope to blog a little more than every 3 weeks!! :p</p> <p>Oh and you guys are just too sweet…I loved all your concerned comments!! So sweet!!! :)</p>

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