April 5, 2011-The church

Whenever I have driven by this little church, I always want to stop and take its photo. Today, I took the time to stop. Unfortunately for me, the backdrop (the sky) wasn't as cooperative as I would have liked it to be, but it was fun to try out new locations. It would have been nicer if it had been warmer, so would have wanted to stay out longer to try new stuff. But what I got is pretty cool.

April 3, 2011- A surnrise for a run

As I got up to run in Montana this morning, there was the most amazing sunrise. It was so incredibly cold, and I wasn't really as prepared as I should have been for the cold. But, it made it all worthwhile to get to see such beauty. After the sunrise, I tried to catch a picture of the big valley. I am not sure my pictures do it justice, and it could be that I was breathing so hard at running at higher altitude that I may have had the "huffing" shakes. I love to run in new locations and see what I can see.

March 30, 2011-Sedona

I have always wanted to see Sedona. You always hear how beautiful it is and how red the rocks are. We drove up for the day and checked it out. We even hiked a little bit.. much to my chagrin! But, it was a beautiful place and we may even come back some day.

March 29, 2011-Last day of spring training

Jeff and I finished up our spring training at the Cubs facility. I had always heard that the Cubs' fans were crazy, but they weren't kidding. Talk about some diehards!!! It was pretty cool to watch the fans though. They are all about those Cubbies.

March 28, 2011-the Dbacks

Today we went and checked out the new spring training facility for the Diamondbacks. It was a beautiful stadium. Ironically, we sat clear out in the grass and just as we sat down, a batter hit a home run and it hit this lady next to us in the chest hard enough that you could hear it thud. She is going to have some nasty laces marks on her chest. But, we went with one of our friends and had a great time and it wasn't even too hot.

March 27, 2011-A run and a zoo

One of the things I enjoy is running in a new city. So, today Jeff and I ran in Peoria. There is this cool river trail. Along it were quite a few hummingbirds. That was pretty dang cool. After we were done, we went to a zoo. It isn't as great as the San Diego Zoo, but it still had some cool stuff. You could get up close and personal with the animals. I guess they aren't worried about the giraffes eating you. But, we got to feed them and got to get really close to a hornbill. It was a nice relaxing day.

March 26, 2011-Spring training

Jeff and I went to spring training. I love baseball. Not something I really grew up with since it was a summertime sport, but I love getting to see the upcoming players and even more than that, I love to watch people. At spring training, there are plenty!