Week of fun!

This was such a busy and fun week! Lots of babysitting, short school week for Ashlynn and the much awaited .... student lead parent-teacher conference. Jaime and I went to a concert for one of my favorite bands and then to top it all off Ashlynn and I ran in our first 5K and did awesome I might add ;-) We were supposed to go up to Cascade this weekend with my parents for their birthdays, but sadly things didn't work out. The girls were pretty bummed about not getting to go to the hot springs, but we are planning on going as soon as the cabin is ready.

Ashlynn's conference went awesome she is a great student and she has such passion to learn. I love that she is excited everyday to go to school and learn something new; & we both love that she can brag on herself a little bit during conferences :-).

I was so excited when I heard Crash Kings were coming to the knitting factory. We got there early enough to be right next to the stage. The first band, Civil Twilight was awesome, the base guitarist played one song with a violin bow! Then the Crash Kings played, they rocked and even people who weren't really fans had their minds changed by the time they were done. The girl next to me got their set list, but then the drummer tossed his sticks to the crowd and on of them landed right at my feet, I stepped on it, but a big guy grabbed before I could. When the last band, Anberlin came on they were amazing, but everyone knew that and so the crowd really started to press forward... and because I watched Selena, I started to get nervous, and when they started to jump around and mosh I really got nervous, especially because the 300 lb guy in front of me didn't look to steady! I wanted to move back a little bit so we were making our way, but I couldn't see a way out of the pit.... and basically started to freak out! When I saw a small ledge with no one I stepped up on it, and this old lady behind me tried to push me off, I was able to keep my balance but then she did it again! There was space for us on the ground right there in front of it so we stood there for another song, but people were pushing and spilling beer so we left when the song was done. Pretty exciting no?!?

My friend Traci and I joined Ashlynn and Girls on the Run for a 5K called Boise to Barber. I love Girls on the Run, not only do they teach girls a little bit about proper running and how to stay physically healthy, they also talk to them about emotional health and mental health. It is such a good thing for them to start focusing on their health now, so that it will be easier to maintain as they get older. We didn't eat anything before the race so that slowed us down a little bit but we still did awesome. Ashlynn's friend Annika raced with us too, she really encouraged Ashlynn when she started to get tired and hungry towards the end. We all finished in 35 min or less. I am already looking forward to the next time :0)