HGTV and 10K

This past weekend Tom and I were suppose to have our first filming day with HGTV. However, they needed the camera crews to film other My First Place people around Portland receiving acceptances and giving offers on houses. We were going to film our "house hunting day", which means we were going to visit two houses and they would film us going through it and our comments. It is a lot easier to reschedule this day because they are still able to film our first reactions. Since acceptances and offers are time sensitive, they couldn't wait. We rescheduled to film the "house hunting day" for September 26. :)

Yesterday, Tom and I ran in Pints to Pasta. It is a 10k that starts at adidas, we pass Widmer Brewing Co, and then finish at the Old Spaghetti Factory. I was a little nervous because it was my first 10k, but it went pretty well. There were definitely more downhills and flat road, making the 10k pretty easy. Tom and I ran together, or rather, I was running, while Tom was jogging leisurely, taking pictures the whole way. I'm glad he stayed with me. I think a 10k can be a little lonely without anyone to chat to. Although, at mile 6 I was about to kill Tom when he took a picture of me... I was happy he went slow to kept me company. After this 10k, I planned to run in a half marathon at the end of October. However, I think I'll do a few more 10k runs before I tackle a half marathon. After this 10k, it opened my eyes that I need to work on my endurance and pacing a little more. :)

The Last of the Ohio Pics...Almost

The last night I was in Ohio, my in-laws made me a farewell dinner. It was absolutely ridunculous. They made homemade pizza for an appetizer, and parmesan chicken and eggplant for dinner. I was really happy to get to spend time with family.

I am still waiting on Carmen to send me a few pics of us from her bridal shower, but after I post and write about that that should be the last of the OH pics. My NEXT post, which I'm going to be working on right after I post this is, will be about this past weekend. :)

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Sorry it's been a long time, but Tom and I have been super busy looking for a house in our free time...and with applying to jobs and Tom has fall reviews coming up...we've been really exhausted to do anything else. I have two more posts coming up from the Ohio Trip. I have some pics from Carmen's bridal shower and pics from dinner with the in-laws. After that, hopefully I'll have some new pictures of this weekend when we film with HGTV.

Some of you may not know, but Tom and I were casted to be on My First Place. (Yay! It's all thanks to Momma Peg's suggestion to apply) We are very excited to be apart of the show, but so far, looking at houses, figuring out our budget, and compromising between what Tom and I want in a house has been emotionally and physically exhausting. The show is filmed in a documentary style. They don't assist us with anything and just follow our house hunting story with a camera. Luckily, Tom and I have had the past three weeks to look at houses without a camera being there. It's been nice to see the different neighborhoods and narrowing down areas we like. Also, it's been very educational to see what can afford, which has led to Tom and I having many discussions on what we can live without. Obviously, this has been a little stressful....I'm glad we haven't filmed yet because I've already been pretty emotional during this process. I've cried from frustration...I've been crabby because there have been multiple times Tom and I haven't been on the same page. Hopefully, I've worked out all temper tantrums and water works out of my system. Tom and I are in a much better place now with knowing what we want and what's best for each other. I'm really glad we had this time to work out the kinks. Hopefully, it'll make us look like smart first time home buyers. I'd die if they would have gotten to film those moments...I really don't want them to make me look like I'm a crabby, crying baby. :)

Our first filming day for the show is on Saturday. I know, I know....OSU is playing USC. Hopefully, we'll be done by 5pm so we can watch the game somewhere. We're a little anxious for our first day of filming. Wish us luck!

Ohio Trip: Tim's Wedding

Hey! Sorry, I'm still posting about the Ohio Trip. I only have a few pictures left from the trip and then I'll have all the posts done! :)

Below are pictures from Tim and Sarah's Wedding.
(August 22, 2009/ Urbana, OH)

Alicia and I are posing with Tommy. We all lived in Stradley our freshman year at OSU. I haven't seen him in years, and it was such a great surprise to see him at the wedding.

Marc and I at dinner

Megan, Maria, Allison and I at dinner

Cute.