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!

A little Plug for my Gold Canyon Candles!

Now that I've had some time off to enjoy the Holidays and my family for awhile....It's time for a new Season of Gold Canyon!

The spring catalog has some GREAT new scents!

Destination Vanilla line

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Citrus Garden Herbs

Also new are concentrate refills for Homeology products and refills for the Diffusers!

From NOW until MARCH 15th all orders placed via my website will be entered into a contest!

www.mygc.com/juliesedore

For every $20 in Gold Canyon product ordered (before shipping) your name will be put in a drawing to recieve $40 in FREE product!

That's the same free benefits as hosting a $250 show, without having to clean the house or make goodies!

Forward this email to friends and family...order together or separately!

If you want a catalog for an even better look at the product, let me know and I'll get one in the mail to you!

Thanks and have a GREAT day!

Julie Sedore
Gold Canyon Candles
515-238-3802
www.mygc.com/juliesedore

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!

From sledding to swimming...

Alexa just finished up her first session of group swimming lessons. We have been doing waterbabies since she was 8 months old and she loves the water. It was bittersweet for me as I love teaching waterbabies and enjoy her progress she has made with me. But with another teacher she tried some new things and progressed even more!

For group lessons she was in a class of 4 and was at the beginner level of Pike. Her teacher said she did VERY well and passed her to Eel!

Sledding!

OK...so these pictures are actually from Christmas Day, but I couldn't resist posting them. I'm so ready to get out there again, just need the weather to warm up a little!

Live Healthy Iowa

I am once again team captain for a Live Healthy Iowa team. Last year I created team Voehendore and recruited Mom and sis Tracee to help us all motivate each other to get healthy and lose weight!

This year I extended the offer to my extended family and we now have a team of seven!
We have added Kyle, my cousin Paula, my aunt Lois, and another cousin Judy to our team and this year we are Team Famn Damily!

I am excited as it keeps me accountable for exercising and I'm hoping to be a great team leader and send them lots of tips and motivation to create healthy lifestyles.

Check out the program, create a team and compete against Team Famn Damily!
Live Healthy Iowa

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

May 2009 bring you a year full of love and happiness!

Happy Christmas!

Wishing all our Family and Friends a
Very Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year!

Vegas in pictures

Kurt found the slots right off the plane...

Getting excited to get to Treasure Island

Long plane rides make Sedore's kind of crazy

The classic picture by the welcome sign

Our view of the strip from our 18th floor hotel room

Treasure Island in the background

Hoover Dam

Inside of Hoover Dam

Construction of new Hoover Dam highway in the background

The white rock is where the water line was in 1996 when they had to open the flood gates

M&M world was awesome!

Monster and Tequila make for some crazy guys

We did get one dressed up night
It was a GREAT long weekend and we will definitely go back!

Jingle Cross Rock 2008

Kyle's favorite cross race of the season, not only for the racing but the fun that is had at the race as spectators. This year there was even some fun during Kyle's race. He chose to race single speed this weekend and within that category, they also had the option to race in a Speedo. Yes, that is correct, a swimming Speedo, not the new jammer style, but the original little Speedo that you don't see much of anymore. There are pictures of course!

Saturday brought 40 degree temps and some great racing by all. Kyle was one of four wearing a Speedo. He was 2nd SS overall and 1st place Speedo. After his race we all headed to the hill with some adult beverages and had some fun cheering on the rest of the participants in their races.

Kurt made it down for the races also. His race was right before Kyle's. Not sure of his place, but he did good. Here's a re-mount pic.

The start of SS race and Taylor is stuck in the middle of the Speedo's!
The 4th Speedo (not pictured) was a guy in the Master's category and he raced on a Surly Pugsly!

Here he is...Kyle in a Speedo! I at first tried to talk him out of it, but I knew no matter what I said, he was going to do it anyway. I even tried to make Jingle Bells for his chest, but he has too much hair and they wouldn't stick!

Taylor was a little tired, can you tell by his face?
He did good for being sick just a couple weeks prior.

Another Speedo shot...check out that tan line! The mark of a true cyclist!

Sunday brought 32 degree temps and snow!! Kyle opted to save his skin and not risk the possibility of crashing and tearing himself up in a Speedo, not to mention the bitter cold! There was one Speedo participant, but I don't know who it was.

Kyle again placed 2nd overall in SS class. A great weekend of racing for him!

Kurt making his way up the snowy hill.

Kyle coming down the muddy hill!
Re-mount - the Pterodactyl!
Coming around the fence...thanks for the great shot Beth!
The ceremonial post-race beer...shared with a friend!

Picture by Tony Sedore

We had a great time and we'll see, if I can get some good riding in next year, maybe I'll try the race too!

Thankful for a happy, healthy life and all the wonderful family and friends that I have!
Have a GREAT day, eat, relax, and enjoy the day!

Happy Birthday!

Kyle turns 33 today!
Happy Birthday...we Love You!

Cranksgiving

On Saturday, Kyle and I, along with many of our cycling friends participated in Cranksgiving 2008. We had a ton of fun and got many items for the Food Bank of IA.

The main jist of the "race" was that we had to get 12 items at 12 different stores and ride our bikes to get it. We had a balmy 34 degrees and snow! The spirit of giving and for me, just being on my bike again, made the conditions seem like no big deal. Here are some pics Kyle took while out riding.

Julie G. and I on the hunt for an item...

Mike Lebeda...I think he was singing: Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow!!

Cam Kirkpatrick was holding me back so we couldn't leave while his Julie was buying their goods! CHEATER!!! :)

Mike and Jacob Naumann en route to their first store!

It was A LOT of fun and Julie G and I are definitely in for next year! Julie had a good report on our joint blog...check it out!

Look who's 3!

Monday Nov. 17 is Alexa's 3rd birthday! It's amazing to me that she is growing like she is. She is getting smarter every day, and I have to give kudos to her preschool for that! She has picked up on so many things and has a great memory, I am really enjoying her personality right now!

We celebrated on Saturday with a Mickey Mouse pool party out at the AmericInn in Grimes. She had a ton of fun! I let the kids swim for a while, we then had pizza, opened presents, had cake and ice cream, and then finished off the night with a little more swimming. It was great to not have everyone stuffed in my little townhome!!

Her cake was made by Steph from Ankeny, she did the cake last year at the last minute and it was awesome, so this year I contacted her almost 2 months ahead of time! This year with more planning, we were able to be more creative. Alexa is all about Mickey right now, so we did Toodles from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show. Toodles brings Mickey and friends the Mouseketools when they need them to solve a problem. She thought it was pretty cool.

Pre-swim pictures with the Toodles cake.

The annual pic with the cousins, Natalee, Elizabeth, and Matt.

Ripping into the presents.
Blowing out the candles. She did really well!
All dolled up with her new Princess accessories!

My sweet baby girl is definitely a "big" girl now! Happy Birthday!

Finally...Spooky Woods

Getting ready to go...

Princess Fiona (Mindy), Unhappy Jail Bird (me),
Drummer from Def Leppard (Kyle), Elton John (Kurt)

At the party....

The cool hollow logs with faces cut out!

Elton John and Princess Fiona

Jailbird and Eve (Julie G.)

Mark from Irwin's (Andy), Prison Inmate (Bill), Kristin as Bruce and Bruce as Kristin,
Drummer, Fiona, and Elton John

It was a fun ride with good friends, good food, and drinks! Hope to do it again next year!