live while we're young....

I took my little sister (left) and her friend to see One Direction at Nikon Theatre Jones Beach a couple of weeks ago, and it was insanity. Calling these girls fanatic is an understatement, they are obsessive. My ear drums nearly blew out, and it did rain for a little bit. But the girls had the best time, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy myself too! :) 

sneak peek....

some pictures from the ONE DIRECTION concert 

that I took my little sister and her friend to. 

spartans @ citi

Out of almost pure curiosity my mom and I signed up for the Spartan Race at Citi Field. We had no idea how they would do it in a venue like this, especially during baseball season. The race ended up not being extremely difficult, or extremely dirty. But there were stairs. Lots and lots of stairs. Here's the photo-recap of us, having a ball... 

the "before" picture

waving and carrying 25 lb bags. 

laughing and joking around...

spotted conor...

posed for a picture before the end of the race

off to the finish line

post-race in the stands

from the very top of the stadium - to the dug out

a cargo net in the outfield 

so   many   stairs 

We finished! 

A very cool experience, especially if you're a fan of the home team! 

family...

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6 Kids. 4 Girls. 2 Boys. 

13 year age gap. 

4 Dogs. 

1 love. 

sneak peek...

Sneak peak at the next post, featuring some family photos from Thanksgiving. 

Spoiler Alert: I'm wearing chambray. 

riot fest & this weekend

 according to my iphone...

Storm rolling in over Williamsburg Park. We were evacuated shortly after. 

Kristen & Ciara before the storm rolled in.

Me & Mairead before the storm. Windblown.

The Menzingers

Joe & Conor

Raccoons in the darkest bar ever. 

Had such a great weekend with the gang! 

the happiest 5k on earth

The Before Picture

The After Picture

Tara and Me throwing our team color in the air! 

Months ago I signed up for THE COLOR RUN. After I signed up, I followed them on Facebook and I've been able to watch people in a bunch of cities do the 5k themselves! The pictures afterwards are insane, it's basically a fun run and a massive photo shoot. If you've done the race or plan on it - I highly recommend "liking" the Facebook page. 

But the day itself didn't start off as peachy as it ended up - in fact, it started with me attempting to wake Claire up. She signed up when I did, months ago, and it wasn't until recently that the idea of her not coming entered my mind. Conor made a $5 bet with me that she wouldn't wake up this past Sunday morning, and even though I hate it when he's right...he was. I should have known when she told me she was going out with her cousin Caitlin to a party the night before...and she wore heels. 

So we left the house that morning at 7am without Claire. I met Tara and my family and we were ready to rock and roll! 

People, including our team, were pulling over mid-race to snap pictures and have a dance party in the color. We even broke into a couple of our team's green bags to mess around and throw color at people mid-race. 

The race was fun and I definitely recommend it to anybody in cities where it hasn't gone down yet this year, and to anyone who wants to do it next year.

Are you a COLOR RUNNER? 

Did you love THE COLOR RUN?