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Good Morning!  Life here in Iowa is beautiful!  We slept with the windows open last night, the delicious aromas of apple cinnamon baked oatmeal is filling the house, and I am still on a huge runners high after completing a 12.08 mile pain free run yesterday!

I am going to soak up this gorgeous day as long as I can...it is supposed to get pretty nasty tonight. I plan on cleaning out under the basement stairs in a bit and moving a couch into the space so I can be nice and comfy while the tornadoes roll through....eeep!

Time to knock out a few more answers to your questions!

Kara - my social security number is....ha! Kara asked why did I ever decided to start this semi-lame blog in the first place.

Well...because I was moving to the deep south and I was afraid my family and friends would forget about me, so I had to find some way to keep them in the loop of my fascinating life! I started this blog 16 days after Nic and I tied the knot back in August 2007.  I think I really just wanted to make sure everyone saw the awesome wedding photos our photographers put up on their blog.

For quite a long time and to this day, the blog serves as a way to keep track of our little awesome life here in Iowa, but has now morphed into a place where I can also keep track of my running and share some of my crazy kitchen creations. Because of the blog, I actually try to keep track of how I make different foods so in case some day I have a huge success in the kitchen I will be able to recreate it!

And yes - Aunt Jenny, someday I will compile everything into a family cookbook. PROMISE!

My brother wants to know why I am so mean to him.

I don't know what he is smoking, because pretty sure I am the best sister he has (even though I know he loves Maddie more!). I mean, how is serving up three home cooked meals every day while he visits Iowa mean??

My mom wants to know why I don't call her.


Why don't you call ME?!

And finally, Heidi wants to know what my biggest pet peeve is.  GOOD ONE!


My biggest pet peeve...when I am cooking/cleaning in the kitchen - clearly focused on what I am doing and have my "don't get in my way or else" look plastered all over my face - Nic appears out of know where and tries to hug me. Uuugghhh. He totally does it to push my buttons and thinks he is funny. I cringe.

I have a bigger pet peeve - so big that whenever it happens I always think - OMG this is my biggest pet peeve ever, but of course, I can't think of what it is right now.

That's a wrap - besides Lisa's question on my running history.  I will answer that one when I do an update on my knee and training plan for Fargo.

Happy Sunday!!!