COWTOWN 10K!!!!!

On Saturday, February 27, Jerry and I ran the Cowtown 10K. We've been training for the past couple of months for this race. We've always done 5K with no problem, so we decided to go for the 10K. The morning was a little stressful. We left the house at 6:30 thinking that would give us plenty of time to get their by 7:30...we were wrong.... we got stuck in traffic. Here's a picture of me trying to keep it cool (even though I was freaking out because I thought we were going to miss the race.)
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I was totally freaking out on the inside and I was trying to hide it from Jerry, but I think he knew. Here's a picture of the awesome traffic.
This is what time it was... keep in mind we were still outside of downtown and our race started at 7:30.
Here's a picture of Jerry driving- calm... cool... collected... as always

So we waited...and drove a few feet... waited some more... and drove a few more feet. It was terrible! We finally found a parking spot... by that time it was 7:23. At this point, Jerry and I were at an all out sprint to the starting line. Shockingly, right as we ran up we heard the gun go off. So we just went for it. Talk about an interesting warm up... by the time we were starting we were already ready for a break. We ran the entire way. I was so proud of us! There were some pretty terrible hills in there, but we got through them! I'm so glad we ran the Cowtown this year! This was the first of many 10K's and hopefully we can add half marathons and maybe marathon to our resume. I really enjoy running with Jerry. He pushes me to run faster and I push him to keep going. I think we make a great team!

After we ran the race, we met up with Andrea and ate at Ole South.
While I was stuffing my face with pancakes, I could see the marathoners running. It kind of made me feel guilty for eating pancakes... but not bad enough to stop eating.

Lauren and Claire!

So you probably heard....LAUREN IS PREGNANT WITH A SWEET BABY GIRL!!!! I'm very excited! Here name is going to be Claire Elizabeth Mazac and she's going to be a precious angel! Lauren is due May 26 and everyone can't wait to meet the new baby!

Chef Point Cafe

Today Me, Jerry, Jane, and Glenn went to Chef Point Cafe. It's a Triple D restuarant, you know from the show Diner, Drive In's, and Dives on Food Network. The restaurant was in a gas station. It sounds weird... I know! It turns out the owner could not get a loan to open a restaurant. Instead, the bank offered him a gas station. As a result, the owner has a groment restuarant in a gas station. It was sooooo good! I got the Seafood Pasta and Jerry got the stuffed chicken. The best part was the bread pudding. It was so tasty! Jerry has a co-worker that went on a road trip with his family and along the way they stopped at a bunch of Triple D restaurants. I think that would be so much fun! Maybe someday we'll do that and I can blog about all the fun restaurants... it would be like the movie Julie and Julia.... but with Triple D restaurants. I think I might be on to something! Here are some pictures!

Things to look forward to in 2010

We have serveral things to look forward to this year!

1. We're going to be an aunt and uncle! Lauren and Dave are having a sweet baby girl at the end of May! Here name will be Claire Elizabeth Mazac-- I will call her Claire Bear. I can't wait to meet her and buy her bows and tutu's!

2. Cowtown! Jerry and I decided to run a 10K on February 27. We'll also be running with Andrea, Megan, JB, Cindy, and Chris.

3. Spring Training! Alex, Robert, Dustin, Groves, Jerry, and I are going to the Ranger's Spring Training during spring break! I can't wait!
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4. Relaxation- It is our New Year's Resolution to relax and just hang this year.

5. Billboard: Jerry and I just found out htat we will be on a billboard off of I-20 and Carrier. It's very random, but exciting! Our wedding coordinator is using a picture from our wedding to advertise a wedding chappel in Grand Prarie. I guess this is me and Jerry's 15 minutes of fame.

Alamo Bowl!

So after our New Year's celebration, we headed to San Antonio to support the Red Raiders! In San Antonio we met up with the Dustin, Taylor, Chase, Yasming, Jeff, Adriane, and Houston crew: Bard, Jason, Hayden, Robert. We had a great time of the riverwalk. We went to this restraunt where all the male servers wore cilts- I immediately thought of Chris Bruce. While we were out, I saw a bunch of my KD pledge sisters- I miss them! We danced all night and had a blast! The next day was dedicated to tailgating. When I say day, I mean ALLLLLLL DAY! We began tailgating at 12 and the game began at 8. We had a great time! It was nice just being able to hang with old friends. We had a great time and thank goodness our RED RAIDERS won. Go TECH! Goodbye Coach Leach- thank you for making us great!
Here are some pictures.

Christmas

The next weekend was CHRISTMAS!! It was me and Jerry's first Christmas and it was awesome!

Christmas Eve:
We went over to Rozlyn and Nathan's (my aunt and uncle) house and had a wonderful lunch/dinner. That was when it started to snow!! I couldn't believe it! It was so beautiful. It was really nice spending time with my family. After our lunch/ dinner we drove to Jerry's grandmothers house to visit with Francis (Larry's sister)from Arizona. I really didn't get a chance to talk to Francis at our wedding because we were so busy. It was really nice getting to talk with her. She is so funny! I've come to the conclusion that all Peterson's have fun personalities. When Jerry and I got home we drank some yummy hot chocolate exchanged one gift which were pj's and went to bed.

Christmas Day:
Yay for a White Christmas! Jerry and I got up covered in dogs. Ever since it's gotten cold outside the dogs take it upon themselves to hog our entire bed. I think the dogs take up the majority of the bed and Jerry and I hang on for dear life.

This year Jerry got me musical tickets---THE BEST GIFT EVER!!!! I get to go see Phantom of the Opera February 28,Rain March 21, and WICKED June 13! I can't wait! I love musicals! I got Jerry a new robe, a cool picture of all the tech fans running on to the field when we beat Texas last year, slippers, and a wallet. After we opened presents we went over to Jane's house for brunch. We had a great time eating and hanging out. Jane and Glenn got us the best present ever---an electric blanket--- it is amazing! The dogs love it too! It's so nice to spend time with family!

December 26:
Off to Virgina! The next day we flew out to Virginia to see Larry, Karen, and Walker. We had a great time! We played board games, we got addicted to this new Mario Brother's Wii game- so much fun!, and spent quality time together. I really enjoy going up there! We always have so much fun spending time with family. I think my favorite part about going to Virginia is playing games. I never realized how much I love boardgames! When me and Jerry have kids were going to have lots of family game nights! I also loved going to over to Rusty and Tracy's (Jerry's aunt and uncle). It's always fun hanging out with Sam, Rachael,and Hannah. They are all so sweet. Also, I was shocked when I saw Walker! It's only been like 6 months since I've seen him... he's grown! I could believe it! It was like he just grew up in 6 months. Who knows... next time I see him he'll have a beard!


Oh and I could never forget sweet Sophie! She is the sweetest most fluffy dog! I don't usually like small dogs, but Sophie is the sweetest baby!

December 31:
We got up early and flew back to Texas! Fortunately, there were no delays or issues with security. We got home around 3, picked up our babies from Lauren and Dave's (thank you Lauren and Dave for watching our precious angels!)and took a nap. We got up, got ready, and went out for a New Year's Celebration! We went out to Grapevine and had a blast! I must say, I have the greatest friends! I can't wait to spend many more New Year's with them. Happy 2010! (This picture is actually in Vegas... but I really like the picture and the animal print! rarrr!)

New Year's Resolution:
1. More down time
2. Lose weight
3. Read more

Sheryl and Bret's Wedding

Wow! It's been so busy! I'll start back with December 18ish. Jerry's Dad came in town because Bret (Jerry's cousin)was getting married! We had a great time hanging out and visiting with family. Sheryl (Bret's wife) and Bret's wedding was so beautiful. It was a church in Dallas called Watermark Community Church. It was very cool. They had all these different cake balls that Sheryl's mom made...oh my gosh... they were so good. She made like 800 of these cake balls the week of her daughters wedding--- WOW! Here's an engagement picture of Bret and Sheryl- they are so cute! All of Jerry's family came in town for the big event. It was great catching up with everyone.