Boob Sweat, Decorating, and Pictures of the New House

I'm not entirely sure if that is boob sweat or spit that just missed the ground. Either way it is pretty gross, but the take home message is the same. I finished my marathon! This was about a week ago, and I may be plagiarizing by stealing this photo without paying for it. But, I totally left my camera in the car which was no where near the finish line and I had to prove to you that I did it. Plus, you know didn't photo shop this because if I had, I for sure would have photo shopped out the boob sweat.
Here's an action photo. Didn't know I run holding my fingers like they are guns. But, good to know.
Here I am crossing the finish line.
And, here I am 2 seconds after crossing the finish line. The face says it all. Right there I was wondering what I was thinking when I signed up for a marathon and how in the world anyone ever does more than one of those.
So, there you have it...now you know it's real. I finished in 4 hrs and 16 minutes, but I decided I get to subtract 5 minutes for the time I waited for my running partner Lindsay in the porta-potty lines during the race.

Now that it has been a few days and I can walk normally again, I actually do think I could do an other one. Maybe. It was a lot of fun. Mile 18-24 were definitely the hardest. Something about getting to mile 18 and 20 where I had previously stopped and thinking I still have 8 miles to go!?! That was a hard realization to come to, but by mile 24 it felt like it was all down here from here (although it was really all up hill from there- RUDE!). I took 5 runner's gu packets during the race, and I think they saved me. That, and walking through the water stations. Otherwise, I didn't walk at all. Anyways, I've always wanted to run a marathon and now, I can say I have.

I have also been decorating my house for Halloween. That's right me decorating! This is my first go at it, so don't make fun. And, I have been drying apples like crazy. My apple tree is in full force. If you live near by please come get apples, or pears, or plums-- I have more than I can handle. I thought I'd post some pictures of my first attempt at decorating and in turn give you all a few more pictures of the new abode.

KITCHEN
HALLOWEEN DISPLAY- Yay for 40% off at Roberts this weekend.
MY APPLES- aren't they gorgeous? And, they are so yummy dried. People always ask me what kind of apples these are. I have no clue, so if you recognize these apples speak up please.

MASTER BATHROOM
One of our favorite perks about the house- the jetted tub. That is where many a days after long runs have been spent.OUR BASEMENT ROOMUnder the ping pong table is a pool table that the previous owners were kind enough to leave us. Derek thinks ping pong is more fun, and I think the pool table looks better than the ping pong table. You can tell who won that battle.Note the white painted square behind the tv for our projector which Derek says he cannot watch because the picture is not good enough. Whatever. If you're not going to use the projector, can I paint over the white? The answer so far is no because what if he decides he want to watch the projector. I think he needs to choose one and stick with it. Don't you.

So there you have it. Of course, I still have more I should take pictures of. But, I figure if I just give you a few pictures at a time it will force you all to keep checking my blog in anticipation.