HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I can just feel it...2011 is going to be a GREAT year!

Kyle has some new racing plans for this summer, we'll see if he keeps the mind set and does them!

Alexa is LOVING dance and I am excited for her spring production in May. I also plan on working with her at the pool so she can be a better swimmer. I may look into lessons at the outdoor pool for this summer.

I plan on enjoying my new job and learning from it every day!
I also plan on getting on my bike more and doing a few Mt Bike races this summer and then Cyclocross in the fall.
My ultimate goal is to get healthy again! I fell into a huge rut after going to school and I've been slowly working out of it. New Year....New Me!!!

A NEW POST!!

First announcement: I start a NEW job on Nov. 8th! I accepted a position with Lakeview Obstetrics and Gynecology as a float CMA. I am excited and nervous all at the same time!

Alexa has been LOVING swim lessons and dance. I don't have any pics from swim lessons yet, but here are some from her "parent sit-in" class on Wednesday. Enjoy!

and the Hunt Continues

Since my last post I've completed my externship and have had a couple of interviews, but no job lead yet. Another interview on Monday, crossing my fingers!

I have been busy with my family and reconnecting since I've been a little distant since going to school. Alexa and I are having a blast just hanging out and having us time. Kyle and I had a date night for the first time in who knows when the other night. It was great to go out for dinner and a movie with just the two of us.

We have Alexa signed up for dance class at Johnston Dance Academy. She is SUPER excited!

I also have her signed up for more swim lessons on Saturday mornings. She is excited for that too, but not as excited as dance classes!

Take Care all....will try and post more often!

Almost Done!!

So I have one more week at Internship and then July 20th I will be done with classes!! I've had a blast at my site, everyone is VERY nice and easy to get along with. They have been VERY helpful in teaching me what I need to know and making sure that I do everything correctly.
I have my resume up to date with my intern site on it and ready to start applying for jobs. I will b ecompeting with quite a few other new graduates, but am ready for the challenge. Hopefully I'll get my name out there before they do!

I've done 2 Mt. Bike races so far this year. The first on Mother's Day up in Waverly and the second one the first of June in Ida Grove. I'm definitely out of shape, but I figure this year is for fun and to get some of the experience of it. I'm not sure which other ones I'll do, but I am loving it and want to do more!

I do have some pictures to post, but don't have the time right now...I will in a couple of days!!
Later!

Do you read this....

....if so leave a comment!! I want to try and keep it up if I know that people are reading!

I have through July for school and it will be at that time that I will have more time to keep up with the blog. For now there just isn't a whole lot going on to blog about.

So...if you check this at all, click on comments on the bottom of the post and leave a little shout out!

Later!

Happy 2010!

2009 has come and gone and it was a good one! We are looking forward to an even better 2010! We started the year with a fun get-together with friends on New Years Eve, hanging out and playing Wii. New Years Day we traveled down to Ft. Madison to celebrate Christmas with the Kyle's family. It was a great day and spent a good portion of the night playing Wii again.

The first week of January brought another snow storm with ice, 6 inches of snow and sub-zero temps. Alexa and I still made it out to the Princess breakfast at the YMCA on Sat. the 9th. We had breakfast and then Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Jasmine joined us for crafts and pictures! Alexa had a great time!

Snow White and the girls mining for treasure just like the dwarfs.

Making a sand castle with Cinderella.

Sleeping Beauty helping make a magic wand just like her friends the fairies.

A picture with all the Princesses.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Wishing all out in blogger world a Blessed Christmas!

Another term done!

Another term down and 10 weeks closer to becoming a Medical Assistant! This term went pretty good. Pharmacology was tough, A&P 2 was OK, and Medical Office Management was pretty easy. Finished up with 2 A's and an A-. Not too bad!

Up next is Diseases, Medical Law and Ethics, and the first Clinicals! I am nervous and excited for Clinicals...definitely getting into the heart of it now.

I have found a book holder that says it hooks onto any bike...so I can sit and spin and read my textbooks at the same time! I am super pumped. I've lost a lot of fitness and it's amazing how it affects my mood. Ready to get going again!

Happy Birthday Alexa!

It's Nov. 17th, 2005 at 9:07pm....after lying in a hospital bed since 5am, our little girl is finally here! The years have flown by and now she is four. So full of life and so smart! She soaks up so much information every day and is a bright and happy young lady! Happy Birthday to our little miracle....Love you with all our hearts!

Mom and Dad

What has been happening....

My first term of classes went GREAT! Finished up with all A's!! Now to keep it going, the goal is to graduate with honors...wish me luck!! This term brings Anatomy and Physiology 2, Medical Office Management, and Pharmacology. Phew!

Labor day weekend we had the 7th annual 24hr Mt. Bike race at 7Oaks in Boone. It was another fun time! Kyle once again participated on a 4man team. Going into the night they were down a few laps, so they decided to hang it up and cheer on the other teams and have fun.
On Friday night before the race, Kyle and I rode some of the course. Well Kyle rode and I fell and walked many times! But it was fun and I really think that I want to train some more and try the 12hr portion of the race next year with some of my other girlfriends!
Thanks to Mom and Dad for watching Alexa once again. It sounded like she had a great time with them, heading to the IA Lakes for the flea markets and a little camping experience at the Gayer camper. Alexa also enjoyed playing with cousins Natalee and Izzy, and 2nd cousins, Jonathan and Luci.

This last weekend we were visited by Tony and Kathy. Alexa stayed in the hotel with them, while Kyle and I headed out for another mt. bike ride on the Des Moines center trails. It felt really good and I even did some technical things I didn't think I would be able to! A few more times to get more comfortable and back to Boone I'll go to tackle that course again.

On Saturday morning we headed to the Des Moines Farmer's Market. Once again, lots of great things to see and do and buy! Here we are waiting for the balloon man. Alexa had him make a flower. Very cute!

Earlier in the month, I had Tony take my annual pictures of Alexa in Kyle's jersey. This year he is riding for All9Yards. We are really enjoying this team and all the great people involved. Here she is in Kyle's jersey...
I too am on the team. The women are All9Yards Pink. Here she is in my jersey....
Next weekend Alexa and I are headed back to Marcus for cousin Derek's wedding and to celebrate my 35th birthday with my parents. Still can't believe I'll be 35!

Marcus Fair

Every year the little town of Marcus has a fair, not a big one, but it has enough to keep everyone busy! We were able to make it back again this year and Ben and Pete made it back too! We had a ton of fun, got to hang out with the family, see lots of old friends, and just relax!

...pics from the weekend...

Ben and Pete riding in the Pirate ship....Matt and Jonathon behind them.

Alexa and Pete in the car!

Alexa, Pete, and Lucy in the bounce house.

Where's the candy?!?

Lounging on the porch, it was misting out, and they insisted on being outside!

More pictures!

Last weekend we headed to the Blank Park Zoo here in DM for a little family fun. We got there kind of late, but still saw most everything in the hour that we had! During the summer they do Family Friday night every other weekend. Otherwise they are only open till 5pm each day. It was fun!

Baby Goats!

Checking out the saltwater aquarium.

The Wallabies were all fairly close to the path eating dinner.

On sunday was the Mob the Quab Mt. Bike race at Lake Aquahbi near Indianola. Kyle raced single speed and got second place! Alexa and I took pictures and made our way up the big hill at least 5 times! After walking the hill, I felt sorry for the guys that had to make the climb as the last leg of the race. Great Job!

Quick gear change before the race. Taylor also raced single speed.

Heading into the single track for another lap...did I mention it was HOT!!

Off to Marcus for the weekend, will have more pictures from the weekend!

Catch up in pictures...

Learning how to give good back rubs!

Alexa spent a weekend with G'ma and Papa and she really liked this statue.

I participated in the Pigman Sprint Tri on June 7th

Alexa got to spend some time with 2 sets of grandparents while I was getting everything for my tri. G'ma and Papa Sedore and G'ma and G'pa Williams. She really took to G'pa Williams, he enjoyed seeing her!

Alexa got to go see Uncle Ben, Aunt Courtney and Pete in Dayton!

They enjoyed an Air Force air show, Aaron Tippin concert and fireworks after! She had a blast with G'ma and G'pa Voetberg and Natalee while visiting.

A comparison of Kyle and Alexa. Getting creative with the camera 4th weekend.

It's Official...

...I am going back to school! I have decided to pursue a career as a Medical Assistant. I have been thinking about this for some time now and have decided to go for it! I'm excited and nervous all at the same time. Heck I haven't been in school since 1995...it will take some adjusting to get back into the studying mindset!

My hope is to get into a Family Practice or Pediatric clinic when I am done, we'll see what happens!

Memorial Day

So I was looking around on the Des Moines Register website and the local news websites for Memorial Day services and all I found was either a thing down at Vets Auditorium, a service in Ankeny at one of the parks, or a parade and such in Indianola. Thought there would be more going on as I was hoping to bring Alexa to something to get her started on why we have Memorial Day.

Maybe I'll drive out to Greenfield and see the Freedom Rock. We'll see.

Check out this tribute and then say a silent prayer for all who have served and are serving for our freedom!

I've had a great day today! Woke up to a little girl quietly lying in bed saying "Mommy....Mommy", she doesn't get out of bed until we tell her too...I know, Crazy!! So we watched some Playhouse Disney together, made some pancakes, and just hung out. After Kyle was done with his bike ride, he took Alexa and headed to meet his parents for lunch. I got a good 20 mile bike ride in. I originally was going to ride by myself, but met up with Kristin and Julie V on the trail, so they turned around and rode with me. A little relaxing and some grocery shopping to round out the day. I nice relaxing day!!

Happy Easter

Coloring Eggs on Thursday night.

Woke up Sunday morning, had a little Easter egg hunt through the house and then got ready for church.

We even got some attitude during the egg hunt.

All ready for church, but won't pose for a picture, too busy playing with the little Disney Princesses that she got from the Easter Bunny.

Hope Everyone had a Happy Easter!

We are still here...

The Sedore family has been busy! With the weather getting nicer and just day to day activities, it seems like the days are flying by!

Kyle is busy with his job at Hummels Nissan and trying to get more cycling in. I'm also keeping him busy working on getting my bikes ready for the riding season. I plan on commuting to work some this summer, so I'm having him build up a commuter bike for me.

Alexa has finished 2 sessions of swim lessons and has 2 more sessions before summer. I'm hoping to get her to the pool a couple of times a week to play and get her swimming some more without lessons over the summer, then get her back into the Y lessons in the fall.
She has also been riding her bike already this year. Saturday she gets to go with Dad to pick out a new bike/trike. She has a Specialized Hotwalk that she loves to ride and practice balancing. But her little trike for pedaling is definitely too small...her poor little knees the other night were hitting the handlebars!

I'm getting ready for my frist sprint triathlon on June 7th. I've been running over my lunch hour and it's amazing how much I've improved in the last 2 weeks. I'm actually getting more excited for this season.
I've joined the All9Yards Womens Cycling team as well. I mainly joined to get involved with some more group cycling rides, but have decided to add some bike races to my schedule this summer. We'll see how it goes. I'm excited and nervous all at the same time!

My goal is to be better about grabbing the camera when we are out and about. Whether it's playing with Alexa, or out on one of the many bike rides. I'm hoping to catch some good shots of our busy lifestyle and get them posted for all to see!

Have a GREAT rest of March!

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BRR

All9Yards Pink Cycling team...and a couple others!
Julie S, Hannah, Kristin R, Julie G, Karolyn, Mindy (newbie rider), Kim, Kristin P, Maria (Punk Rock cycling), and Dee

Last weekend Kyle and I participated in the annual BRR ride. The ride is 24 miles and goes from Perry to Rippey. This year we were blessed with 40 degree temps and little to no wind! It was a great ride and we had a ton of fun.

Kyle and a few other riders decided to ride from Des Moines to Perry, so they left around 6am and Julie, Mindy, and I followed with vehicles at about 8am. Kyle and crew made it to Perry about 9:30 and they were ready for more. We were also ready to head out!!

Our first stop was at Breadeux Pizza for a group photo and for some, a pre-ride beverage. Me personally, I like to ride a little before any beverages. Julie, Mindy and I headed out before the rest of the group as it was Mindy's first BRR and she wasn't sure how long it would take her. She did well. The west wind the last 4-5 miles into Rippey got her a little, so Julie and I taught her a little lesson in drafting. JG and I rode fairly close to each other and we had Mindy tuck into our back wheels for some relief.

Once in Rippey, we met up with the other Pink girls and had a beer in the beer tent. Our ride back was a little easier as we had a slight tail wind. It was a great ride!!

Thanks to Mom for driving down and spending the day with Alexa!