Disney Half Marathon!

Hi Guys!

 

I just registered for the Disney Princess Half Marathon March 8th..... anyone wanna run it with me? You can Jockstrap it too if you'd like too! ;)

 

http://disneyworldsports.disney.go.com/dwws/en_US/events/eventDetail/detail?name=PrincessHalfMarathonDetailPage

 

~Sarah
 

 

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Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk...

 

Sarah Hostetler

Christmas with Grandma

Well another Christmas has come and gone. Having Grandma here this year was great!

We're keeping her busy (she's wearing me down though). We've been doing alot of sightseeing and eating. Yesterday we went to Charleston, SC to do some shopping and see the sights there. I got my fresh oysters. The weather was in in the 70's, so we could eat outside. Attached is a picture of Christmas Eve. I'll post more towards the end of her visit.

-dave

quiz...

[x] You'​​ve been made fun of for your north​ern accen​t[x] You'​​ve been to an ice hocke​y game befor​e[x] You'​​ve been snowm​obili​ng befor​e[] You know how the wind chill​ facto​r works​[] You make fun of IowaTotal​: 3[x] You'​​ve ridde​n in a tobog​gan befor​e.[] You keep an ice scrap​er in your back seat[x] You call the child​hood game "​​Duck,​​ duck,​​ gray duck"​​[] You know what the "​​Iron Range​"​​ is[x] You'​​ve built​ a snow man befor​eTotal​ so far: 6[x] You consider 50 degre​es in March​ a warm day[x] You make fun of Wisco​nsin[x] You know where​ yello​w snow comes​ from[x] At least​ one perso​n in your immed​iate famil​y hates​ the Packe​rs[]You go to "the cabin" on the weeke​nds durin​g the summe​rTotal​ so far: 10[x] You'​​ve taken​ a famil​y vacat​ion to eithe​r North​ or South​ Dakot​a befor​e.[x] You like the Twins![x] You know what the "​​North​ Shore​"​​ refer​s to[x]You or your famil​y owns a snow-​​blowe​r[] You, your dad, or a close​ frien​d has a snow plow on the front​ of their​ picku​p truck​[] you are at least partially scandanavianTotal​ so far: 14[x] You consider 4 inches of snow no big deal.[] You still​ hear/​​tell stori​es about​ the "​​Hallo​ween Snow Storm" of 91[x]11,258 lakes to be correct.You know wheth​er Minne​sota reall​y is the "​​Land of Ten Thous​and Lakes​"​​[] You know the names​ of the Twin Citie​s[x] You'​​ve been to the city of Dulut​hTotal​ so far: 17Grand​ Total: 17**************************************Take your score​ and multi​ply it by 4You're % Minnesotan






68%- dang ive been livin in NC too long! :]]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! and thank you everyone for the presents! <333

Merry Christmas Eve!

Hi guys! Just watned to stop by and wish you a Merry Christmas Eve!!

 

Wish we were all together again this year!

 

Love you all!
Sarah
 

How Minnesotan are you???

I took the following quiz.......according to this I am 100% Minnesotan.... YEAH!! ~Sarah

 

[x] You'​​ve been made fun of for your north​ern accen​t
[x] You'​​ve been to an ice hocke​y game befor​e
[x] You'​​ve been snowm​obili​ng befor​e
[x] You know how the wind chill​ facto​r works​
[x] You make fun of Iowa
Total​: 5

[x] You'​​ve ridde​n in a tobog​gan befor​e.
[x] You keep an ice scrap​er in your back seat
[x] You call the child​hood game "​​Duck,​​ duck,​​ gray duck"​​
[x] You know what the "​​Iron Range​"​​ is
[x] You'​​ve built​ a snow man befor​e
Total​ so far: 10

[x] You consider 50 degre​es in March​ a warm day
[x] You make fun of Wisco​nsin
[x] You know where​ yello​w snow comes​ from
[x] At least​ one perso​n in your immed​iate famil​y hates​ the Packe​rs
[x]You go to "the cabin" on the weeke​nds durin​g the summe​r
Total​ so far: 15

[x] You'​​ve taken​ a famil​y vacat​ion to eithe​r North​ or South​ Dakot​a befor​e.
[x] You like the Twins!
[x] You know what the "​​North​ Shore​"​​ refer​s to
[x]You or your famil​y owns a snow-​​blowe​r
[x] You, your dad, or a close​ frien​d has a snow plow on the front​ of their​ picku​p truck​
[x] you are at least partially scandanavian
Total​ so far: 20

[x] You consider 4 inches of snow no big deal.
[x] You still​ hear/​​tell stori​es about​ the "​​Hallo​ween Snow Storm" of 91
[x]11,258 lakes to be correct.
You know wheth​er Minne​sota reall​y is the "​​Land of Ten Thous​and Lakes​"​​
[x] You know the names​ of the Twin Citie​s
[x] You'​​ve been to the city of Dulut​h
Total​ so far: 25

Grand​ Total: 25
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Take your score​ and multi​ply it by 4
You're % Minnesotan

 

 

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Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk...

 

Sarah Hostetler

Cancun Mexico Sept 20, 2009 weekend!!

COME ONE ... COME ALL to CANCUN MEXICO Sept 20!!  Don and I are swimming, biking and running the Cancun Half Ironman (70.1 miles).

 

This is a great chance for JOCK STRAPPING (athletic supporters) for everyone! and a little family gathering... and drinking! (oops did I say drinking....?)

 

Just a thought but its gives everyone 8 1/2 months to plan and/or clear their calendars. We are going to fly down either Thursday night (9/17) or Friday morning (9/18) and return to DC Monday (9/21). Hotels are around $100 a night and ummmm HELLO its CANCUN!!

 

Here is a link to the race... Cancun Ironman

 

Let me know if you have any questions!

 

~Sarah

Merry Christmas

Well Jeff and I hosted the Hostetler Family Christmas yesterday! We had a great time. It wasn't the same with out all of you but regardless we still had a great time. We had way WAY more food that humanly possible. We saw the local deer in the field out behind our house (which Grandma claims I told her they were "humping", which I don't recall). We played the dice game, grandma made out like a bandit! And we exchanged gifts. We got a onesie from Dad and Sue that said iPOOP! It was super cute! We watched football, napped, and went home. Over all a great relaxing day.

~Apryl

interesting

This was sent to me from an email forward:

 

There comes a point in your life when you realize...
Who matters ...
Who never did...
Who won't anymore...
And who always will.

 

So don't worry about people from your past, there's a reason why they
didn't make it to your future.

 

~Sarah

Looks like NYC was a good time!!

NEW YORK!!

MY TRIP TO NEW TORK; AMAZING!

By far the best picture ever taken! :] ahha


First time in a subway



empire state building

the city spent millions on window displays

times square

times sqaure

times square

the christmas tree!

the drunk santas

for grandpa

i tought this was hallarious

photography

saint pauls memorial at ground zero

the kids made tilles for the losst loved ones in 911

you should be looking at the twin towers rightt now

i liked this picture

9 story macys :]

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cirque du solel confetti at the end.

cirque du solel

a hoola hooper

reminded me of big daddy

Happy Birthday Dave

Love Jeff and Apryl

HaPpY BiRtHdAy Uncle Dave!! Have a good one!

 

Love,

Sarah

SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT!!!

If you do NOT want to know (Dad and Sue) LOOK AWAY! I am only giving you one chance!
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IT'S A GIRL! YAY!!

boy or girl?!

Well...it's Tuesday night...i am too excited to get to sleep right away cause we get to find out what we're having on Wednesday!!!!!!!! So those who don't want to know...i'm sorry but your going to find out eventually. I am 20 weeks tomorrow so here is what it says!

You're at the halfway mark — congratulations! Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (The way your baby is measured changes now.) He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (although some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

doggies.

AWWEE WHOS THE OTHER DOGGIE! and were is the bulldog?? :]

Christmas Party

Last night we went to Don's Christmas Dinner for his work! We had fun dressing up but the party sucked. It was the BIG Christmas party with all the Generals in Don's line of work.......the problem, then had some ghetto people organize it. NOT ONCE did we hear a Christmas song. They hired a Brittany Spear Look-a-Like who sang some White Trash songs. And then they had some Hip Hop songs playing while they had an 'intermission'..... it was so bad! After the intermission they had a cheap comedian who SUCKED and we ended up leaving half way through his act. It was BAD!!! But we were dressed up enjoyed the people we sat with.

My First Blog....

Look ma, I'm blogging!

I figured I'd better get something on here before Apryl came down to North Cacalaky and kicked my butt!

It's been colder than all git out - but no snow (or sleet or ice) so that's cool. And I'm not just being a wimp here - it's been getting down into the 20's at night!

Anita and I took a weekend trip to Savannah, GA a couple of weeks ago. Cold, but still nice to get away. We actually ended up partying with three guys from Minnesota. Two of them came down to visit the third and they were heading to the Vikings game in Jacksonville - small world. We took a ghost tour and visited a house that was highlighted on "Ghost Hunters" on the 2005 Halloween special - very creepy, especially the EVP recordings. Somehow we found our old apartment without having an address and where Anita worked 21 years ago!


Speaking of football, how about those Panthers? Tied for first in NFC South. Also, in case you were wondering, the NASCAR Hall Of Fame is still on schedule to open in Charlotte the Spring of 2010!

So far so good on the employment side. Anita's company had a small layoff and we're about to announce one. Luckily we're both in positions that are in demand (today anyway).

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
-dave

Savannah Riverwalk - shops, pubs and restaurants (super old)



View from hotel




One of many city parks - check out the moss hanging on the trees

New Photo Album

Hi Guys,

 

Don and I put together an online photo album to share all the photos from our adventures. We went and cut our Christmas Tree down today! (see link)

 

http://donaldandsarah.myphotoalbum.com

 

Just click on the above link. NO NEED to create an account or log in.  You can bookmark this link also and check back periodically for new photos!

 

Love,

Sarah and Don.
 

 

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Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk...

 

Sarah Hostetler

Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

Well I hope everyone had a good thanksgiving and got lots of leftovers! I wanted to update everyone on the baby! I am 18 weeks now! This is what my weekly update says!

Head to rump, your baby is approximately 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and weighs almost 7 ounces. He's busy flexing his arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead. If you're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, although he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.

Jeff and I have an appointment on 12/10 to have an ultrasound and find out the sex of the baby! We were on the fence about it before because we wanted it to be a surprise. But, I figured this way we can start planning ahead. I know people who didn't find out an never got their nursery done and had to do it after the baby was born. who would want to do that?!

So that's the news! Hope everyone is doing well and starts using this damn thing a little more often! And it doesn't have to just be us kids....parents can use it too! ::GASP!:: I know it's crazy! It's new technology and all. Ask your kids, they'll teach you.

Love
Apryl and Jeff

Boot! and Heals.

<BRIGHT PURPLE!!

I thought the chicas of the family would like these shoes! :]]]

I got them with a very pretty black dress for new york in a few weeks i cant wait!

My toe is better now still swollen but i can fianlly walk on it so i dont need the boot anymore! uhhmm thats abbout it!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

DANG

Dang Jordan....that sucks.....when do you get to take the boot off??

 

~Sarah

Hey guys its jordan .

yesterday i was chillen with my friend and i went to get the blender and it hit the furnishor pollish which fell on my toe so i went to the doctor luckly its only relally swolen and bruised. BUT NOW I HAVE TO WEAR this stupid BOOT! uggh. They had to put a neddle through my toe to get out all the blood! :\

_Jordan

alright alright

so now i'm going to TRY to post daily funny pics...just cause

~Apryl

Hey

HI everyone,

 

Not too much new here. Don and I went to a Moroccan Cooking Class yesterday in DC. Very cool! (see photos).

 

I am 'starting' work today. Not really, just meeting the person I will be working for. I was picked up by General Dynamics, and I am working at an off-site. So I will hopefully start sometime this week. We'll see.

 

I rented my townhouse out this past week. So that is a step in the right direction. :) Otherwise that is all my news...

 

Take care!
Sarah

Happy Birthday Grandpa Kenny!

78.6 miles

I DID IT! 78.6 miles in 21 days! 3 Full Marathons.....I just hope the rest of my 30s are this exciting! :)

My weekend

What an AMAZING weekend....

 

Saturday started with coffee, bagels and a trip to REI to get fitted for a Backpack for our Mt Washington climb in january! At noon I took my teaching license test.  Then we met at a friends house for a birthday party.  

 

That night we went to the Shenandoah National  Park and camped next to a stream. We brought the dogs and had Sunchips and hot dogs with wine and s'mores. Milo decided he earned the right to sleep on the sleeping pad since it was his first time camping. So I woke up on half the mat with a shivering German Shepherd curled up at my head.

 

After we cleaned up camp we headed to a trail in side the park that the boys could be on too. The Shenandoah only offers a few trails for dogs so it we were limited to where we could go. The Hike was AMAZING!! The trees are SO BEAUTIFUL! (photo posted soon!)

 

After the trail we stopped at a great Mexican restaurant for a late breakfast (1030) and then headed to Middleburg, VA to get on the Mt Bikes. Butch found a great trail for us in our new book where you bike the trails/dirt roads to vineyards! SO AWESOME! We stopped at a Swedenburg Vineyard and had a glass of wine and sat on the edge of the field and enjoyed the area. The bought a bottle there and rode back to the town where we stopped at a wine cellar. Bought another bottle and then headed to the truck where the boys were waiting.

 

On the trip back to the house, we stopped for dinner at a "kabob" place. But it was more middle eastern then your average kabob.....IT WAS SO GOOD! We couldn't get enough of the food. Very Authentic.

 

That night we went to see Cirques Del Soul - Kooza at the National Harbor. It was a WONDERFUL SHOW! We had 2nd row seats!

 

The Magnum

I'm a little upset that i shaved it off after seeing Magnum PI's lip broom! This lack of hair cut and beard i have going now just doesn't compare. Since i have a little time on my hands i just might bring back the 70's! Times are getting a little tough around the Hoscienda so who needs a personal assitant. I can cook, clean, do yard work, grocery shop, get your mail, massage your feet, etc. Let me know if you would like to view my resume and references are available per request.

Vote Nader!

WHAT?!

ewww those are for old people not you! lol

unless your implieing......?! hahah

~Jordan

porn 'stash

see pic... and note: Jordan your to young to know about porn 'stashes so disregard this post, LOL!
~Apryl

CRAZYY!

Wow high school is insane. Drama drama drama, tests, more test, softball then test. Did i mention test! haha.

Ohh yeah im taking drivers Ed!! its so boring!

im so scared to drive though! lol

HALLOWEENS almost here! Willys comming!

love you all now i have to go study fro mmy ENGLISH EXAM!!! booooo.

oh and Apryl hope your doing well, and Ryan what the heck is a porn stache or whatever! ahha

Check List

Here's a check list of the top 12 exciting things in my life that i would like to share with my loved ones:

1.Unemployed - check
2.Spend most of my day on the computer - check
3.I have become VERY lazy - check
4.Hennepin county sent me an e-mail stating that they will call me for an interview and have NOT done so as of yet - check
5.I came in a close 2nd (first loser) for a director position - check
6.I'm losing hair on my head and gaining hair in places where we won't talk about - check
7.I continue to spend money like i have a job - check
8.I'm golfing in October - check
9.I'm so lazy that i have a neighbors basketball hoop laying in my driveway from about 2 months ago that i have not found time to roll it back to his house, which is a few houses down - check
10.I tend to forget about this blog despite always being on the computer - check
11.I'm probably going to the Vikes game this week (see #7)
12.I grew a porn-stache in protest of not getting a job interview, but finally shaved it and now i'm not cutting my hair until i get that interview (it looks great and the neck hair is included in this protest - check

On a lighter note:

1.Renee, my mom and I went to Bayfield for Applefest which was nice.
2.We had to put our cat, Jafar, down sunday night as he had a ton of issues from cancer on. Renee struggled with it as she was doing everything she could for about a week but he was just getting worse. I went with her to put him down, which she did, but i left before she actually did it. It's weird going from being home all day with him to being alone with my computer and music. I went from a guy who hated cats to a guy who shead a tear (that's right i cried a touch and if you have a problem with that Dave or Tom I'm right here. Sorry still a little emotional) and now planning on getting another cat.
3.My mom is most likely moving into our house this weekend.
4.Renee and I are going to Vegas in February as she has a conference out there - that should suck.
5.Looking forward to going to Colorado for Christmas but it will be weird as Renee is going to North Carolina.
6.Health wise things are what they are.
7.Despite the length of this blog entry I am still unemployed!

Hope all is well - Ryan

anyone out there??

helloooooo? i can't keep talkin about the baby people! blog blog blog!!

13 weeks and test results!

we received our test results regarding down syndrome and they came back negative! yay! so far everything is going as scheduled! just figured i would update everyone!

12th week...

For some reason I put 12 weeks on my last entry, that was only 10. So on Tuesday I went to the clinic again for Prenantal Screens and Tests. That only means they will test for down syndrom or trisomy 18 (which I have no idea what that is). So we went in and got a good 30-40 minute ultra sound! It was awesome! We could see arms, legs, the baby SUCKING IT'S THUMB!! For all this time I was trying to really disattach myself, not give it a name, not wonder if it was a boy or girl, but I couldn't help it this time. It's real now. The baby was flipping, kicking, waving, EVERYTHING. So I thought I would share some pictures we got with you guys! We don't get the results for a while so as soon as I get those I will blog!

~Apryl

Ok so the pictures in the upper left: Top one is the baby sucking it's thumb and the bottom one is of the whole body and a little leg!!!
The 2 next to that: Top one is the baby waving and the bottom one shows the heart beat and where the line is across the picture where it breaks is the baby's heart!