Pumpkins and more running

We carved some sweet pumpkins last weekend. We got really gooey and sticky and slimy and all that good stuff that comes with the pumpkin-carving territory. I love carving pumpkins, and I think Dave just does it to humor me....

I thought Dave's looked a lot like Jack from the Nightmare Before Christmas, except not as evil looking.


On Saturday, we participated in the "Muddy Monster" Cross Country race in Cedar Rapids. And it definately lived up to it's name. The course was super muddy after two days of rain, making us feel extra hard core. That's true cross country! Lots of people were dressed up in Halloween costumes and the volunteers scattered around the course were instructed to "scare" us as we ran by. It was actually really annoying.
Luckily for the rest of us, this guy didn't get scared enough.



It was a beee-yooo-tee-ful day!

We won neon green bags. Cool, huh?

Dave post-race. He was so awesome! It's no wonder he was tired. See results here

Results

I found the results from the race. Click here:
http://theracershub.com/results_view.php?id=718&result_type=db

run, run, run

Dave and I ran a fun 5k last weekend. We hadn't run one together in almost a year. The course wound it's way around the University of Iowa campus. The weather was nice, we got sweet orange t-shirts, and there were free cookies post-race, so hey, we were happy. We also both placed high enough to win prizes! Wahoo!

A very foolish thing

So a couple mornings ago Dave and I were heading out the door on our bikes for school and Dave specifically asked me, "Would you like a rubber band for your pants?" Being my stubborn self, I declined his offer, declaring I would be fine, and continued on my way. Behold the result of my foolishness. You can laugh, it's okay. I did.



Luckily, my pants didn't get caught in the chain and send me flying. Next time Dave offers, I'll take!


The culprit

And here come the pictures....

Here are a couple pictures from the first day of October. The rain hasn't let up much since! It is raining again today... and I'm still loving it. :)



The view from our lovely front window....

A very wet day

Hello family. October arrived in Iowa City with a splash! These Iowans get really serious about their rain. No messing around. When it rains, it RAINS. It stormed all day today and it was absolutely marvelous. I can hear the rain hitting the roof of our little cottage right now, running down the gutters and making puddles everywhere. I went running right in the middle and got soaked. It was beautiful though. The leaves have really started to change and the rain seems to make the colors even more vibrant. I took some pictures, but have had trouble uploading them to the blog (I'm actually pretty frustrated... grrrrr!) For now, you'll just have to imagine it. :)