burying oscar

Last year on April 4th our first dog, Oscar, died after getting hit by a car.  We had him cremated but due to the weather when we got his ashes back we had to wait until this spring to bury him.  On May 12 we finally buried Oscar at his favorite spot in our yard, the corner of the fence.  We buried him with some of his favorite toys and said our final goodbyes.  

Even though it was a year ago, it was still hard to say the final goodbye but it was the last step in the healing process.  Oscar was a great dog, friend, and companion.  We will always miss our furry little guy!

.katherine.

visit to virginia

After the race we stayed in Virginia for another week.  It was wonderful to spend so much time with our families!

We all had so much fun baking, playing outside, and seeing so many family members and friends.

 

Nana and Papa were even able to come down to visit.  We loved being able to spend time with them and the kids loved playing in the rocking chairs they brought and playing guitar with Papa.

While we were in town we were able to see the Quashne family.  We met with them in Alexandria and had a wonderful lunch by the water.  The kids had a great time playing together after lunch; they watched the airplanes, pointed out ducks, and pushed each other around in the stroller.  It was wonderful to see them again.

   
We even were able to be in town for the opening of Mom's newest quilt show.  This challenge, "An artist's definition of Joy" is the first one I have taken part in and it was such an honor to be able to see the opening of the show.  

We love spending time with our families.  I honestly don't know who enjoys the visits more, the kids or our parents.  Thanks for another great visit!

.katherine. 

half marathon

When I was first diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis one of my best friends, Krystal, decided to run races help raise awareness and money for the MS Society.  I approached Krys about joining her in a race this year.  I was feeling well and wanted to help raise awareness and money for the MS Society for other people with this same disease who aren't able to be as active as I am.  We decided to run the Nike Women's 1/2 Marathon on April 28th which was two weeks within the year anniversary of my diagnosis.  We trained for four month separately before the race and met up in DC two days before race day.

Six weeks before the race I injured a tendon in my leg.  Due to this we weren't able to run the entire thing but we did run more than we thought we would be able to.  We didn't just run; we also danced, walked, and skipped.

 
It was easier to run with all the encouragement and support from our family and friends who were cheering us on.  They all dressed in orange, rang cow bells, and made fun signs, it was so encouraging to see them waiting for us ahead.

We crossed the finish line running and with the kids.  We finished in 3:30, a little slower than we had planned but we did just what we set out to do - spend time with each other and raise money and awareness for Multiple Sclerosis.

 

We finished the day with drinks and burgers on the back deck.  I am so blessed to have such a wonderful friend!  Thankyou Krys for doing the race with me and helping raise money and awareness for the MS Society.

We had such a blast and I can't wait to run my next race!
.katherine.