The Bangerts: June 2010

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Poky 5K

This past Saturday Kyle and our neighbor Mel ran the Pocahontas 5K Against Congenital Heart Defects. Due to various reasons, I decided not to run and be their “race cheerleader”!

Pre-race…feeling good! This was Mel’s first race ever.

Kyle and his biggest fan!!

Mom B and I snuck out early before they started so we could make sure to see them a few times throughout the race! She was a great chauffeur.

Kyle and Mel just making the first turn. Early in the race and still feeling great!
Kyle ran about the first mile with Mel to help her get going and then he took off! Here he is finishing mile 2. I was standing with Mom & Dad B and Grandpa & Grandma DeWall! He took the time to veer off the path & give us all high 5’s!
Mel was just a few minutes behind Kyle moving right along!

Mom B and I were able to find Kyle one more time!! I think he was giving all he had at this point and was in quite a bit of pain, but pushing through to finish strong!

And here is my man finishing strong with a new PR for him, 26:15!! Great job Babe!!

He was a tired boy afterwards! ;) Water & a seat in the grass was just what he needed after giving his all!

A few minutes later Mel finished her first ever race with a time around 29:30. Great job Mel! Kyle placed 2nd in his age division and Mel placed 3rd! Way to go guys!

The entire group who participated!

Abby & Friends

Last weekend our friend Heidi and her lil malti-poo, Oscar, came to visit!! Heidi is super sweet & always so positive. We always have a good time when she visits! And of course Abby & Oscar enjoy playing together!

Oscar did get a tad wore out though and crashed on the arm of the sofa!! He is just too cute!

A few days later Abby got a haircut and she was more than over due for one!! Check out the huge difference!

BEFORE

AFTER

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Garage Sale Finds…Part II

Like I said a few weeks ago, it’s no secret I love to go to garage sales!

Last weekend I found this great basket for $1.00! I can’t wait to use it for a center piece on our kitchen table or coffee table!

I think my favorite find so far this year is this mirror. Check out how tall it is…it stands up to the light switch! Right now it is a light sage green, I want to paint it black or white! Check out the great detailing on the frame! And this isn’t no flimsy mirror…it is SUPER heavy, that tells you it’s good!

And my last find was this little lamp. I wanted something more to add to the night stand next to the day bed and this worked perfect for just $1.00! I’m thinking about spray painting it shiny silver!

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Austin, Texas

For the past 5 days I’ve been enjoying a conference for work in Austin, Texas.

We flew out early Saturday morning.

We had a layover in Dallas and I took the opportunity to try some Red Mango fro yo!! Good stuff!!

When we got to Austin we had some AWESOME Mexican at Chuy’s!

Mmmm…chimichanga!

The next morning I started out my day with a run around Lady Bird Lake!

After my morning run I met up with a few co-workers for a wonderful brunch buffet, including made to order omelets!

We had a day filled with meetings & sessions. In between though I sat out on the balcony and enjoyed the warm TX weather.

Downtown Austin is pretty cool!

In between sessions we tested out Blue Bell Ice Cream, something we don’t have in Iowa!

Here’s a story for you guys! For the past week before my trip (just for fun) I started doing some research on the next vehicle I want. Nissan Armada was on the top of my list. When we picked up our rental vehicle I got our scheduled car switched to an Armada. I got a 5 day test drive and LOVE it!! Hopefully it will be joining the Bangert family soon! ;)