a late report on a serious competition

dan and i have a really unhealthy relationship. i dare-say we are more competitive than the average couple and we talk an "above average amount of smack" to one another. don't get me wrong, it is loving smack talk, but smack talk none-the-less.....anyway, last saturday we finally set straight a debate that is very common in the hope household. dan has been convinced for quite some time that he could beat me in a race......yeah right, i say. he believes that simply going out and running a 5K would be simple, easy and completed in 24 minutes or less. again....yeah right i say. so finally last saturday i was sick of the smack and we did a hope family 5K while my mom was here visiting. (she watched nova---nova said she didn't want to participate since she can't run yet....so we exempted her from the challenge.....) it was later and pretty cold outside. the videos pretty much explain it all and pretty well portray dan's smack talking and me rolling my eyes at the smack. it was fun and pretty ridiculous. we are both out of shape, and part of the race was a pretty steady incline. and just for the record. i won because dan stopped and walked. i also sweat more, meaning that i worked harder, burned more calories and am therefore declared the winner. (and yes i haven't joined the cool group of people who own an i-pod----i am 5 people in the nation who still run with headphones......i am ashamed.....i also have had that shirt since i was in like the 5th grade.......and i have a massive curl sticking up......i pretty much look AWESOME!!! :) )


in other news, i have been working on invitations for young women in excellence. i am serving as a mia-maid advisor in our ward. the theme is 'standing steadfast and immovable' and i was in charge of the invitations. here are some pics of them. the reason i am showing them is because i think they are pretty cute, and they took me FOREVER. it is a shoe box and the top slides off and then the shoes have a little tag on it with a list of items the girls need to bring for the night.--the pictures are side-ways and you can't see very well, but i am so glad they are finished!



















also we hung out with some friends this weekend, nova got her shots, we are teaching her to sleep through the night and it was 60 degrees today! woohoo! here is a cute picture of nova--we took her to get her pictures taken......traumatic.....lets just say, we didn't get any smiles, but dang it, she still is a cutie! (it is a picture of a picture so its not very clear)















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also this is the most important part of my blog. dan has been working SUPER SUPER SUPER hard and REALLY REALLY LONG hours on a blog for his company. GO CHECK IT OUT!

also, they're running a holiday gift blog about deals, so take a look at that too. he has worked so hard on getting a holiday website set up, so take a gander for a minute or two. they are trying to traffic alot of people there, so tell people you know to check it out. its a great place to look for gifts if you know someone who is into tech stuff. i also want to take a minute to say how much i appreciate dan and everything he does. he works really hard and is really dedicated to doing a good job at work. he is a great example to me and provides so well for our little family! love ya dan!