Took a blog vacation

I haven't posted since Thursday! It was a busy weekend. I went to a chili cookoff on Saturday at my Mom (in laws) church. So, since I cheated a bit that day, I hiked in the desert for 5 miles on Saturday afternoon.
On Sunday, we visited Justin's brother who was in town from San Diego. And on Sunday afternoon, we went to the Cave Creek mountain preserve and I hiked/ran up and down the trails for 4 miles! I was amazed at how much I was able to run, I really only had to stop because my knees were hurting, not because I was too out of breath. I can really tell that my fitness level in increasing. It was such a pretty view - a good way to enjoy nature and get a good workout. We plan on doing it every Sunday now.