The Holley Pack: New Hair Doo & The Famous Potato Half Marathon

Last summer when I got my braces off I had said that I wanted to chop my hair off to not only have new teeth but new hair. For some reason when the braces came off I couldn't bring myself to cut my hair. Last Thursday as I was putting on my belt, my hair was getting caught in my belt loops and I decided it was time to get some scissors. My friend Christina was gracious enough to give me a wonderful new look.

Before

After

When I finished at the salon I decided to visit Mike at work so he could see what I looked like with short hair. He must have been confused about who I was donating my hair to. Apparently he thought I was donating my hair to Locks for Bald Fire Fighters instead of Locks of Love.

His Captain said he looked like a young Willie Nelson, kind of a resemblance I guess.

Saturday was the Famous Potato Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K Race. I have been training for a couple of months to run the half marathon. It was a BEAUTIFUL day for the race and I couldn't have asked for better weather. The starting line was chilly, but once the sun came over the foothills it was perfect. I ran the race in 1 hour 50 minutes. I really wanted to run in it 1 hour 45 minutes, but in the last mile I was really struggling. But hey, I ran a half marathon and I did it in under 2 hours. I guess I can be proud of that :) Here are some photos of Angie, Laura and I at the finish line.

After the race there wasn't a lot of down time. We had to get ready to this guys graduation celebration. Congratulations to our good friend Mark who graduated from BSU with a degree in Illustration. We are proud of him and so grateful to have him as a friend. Mark was nice enough to draw our beautiful wedding invitations for us.

We celebrated at Municipal Park in Boise. The park is located close to the river and our spot was perfectly shaded and had just enough sun. It was really fun to catch up with everyone and as always the kids had us laughing.