So I spent the last few weeks of May staying as busy as possible to help keep my mind occupied. I helped with the Gridiron Classic for the Wildcat Club--like I do every year--and then I actually got to do a little golfing for myself those next few weeks. I painted my living room and entry room so that it's two-tone FINALLY! With Tyra's help, I completely rearranged my living room and it looks so much bigger! We bought some valances and a curtain rod to hang up and got rid of a lot of junk--old decor and pictures and tupperware.
I spent Memorial Day in Preston and I also was able to overcome the most difficult day of my life--May 28. I'll just leave it at that, but I made it through and now I'm sure that I can get through anything...
Steph & I did a volleyball camp at Box Elder High School on the 29 and 30th. I participated in the Collins/Slack/Hancock garage sale this year and finally got rid of all the crap that I'd been saving from the one I missed last year. Did I say crap? I meant treasures. Cuz that's what people sell at yard sales. They sell prized possessions for a fraction of the cost that they were originally purchased for...Yeah, right. Junk. That's what it all is. But like they say, "one man's junk is another man's treasure." And that is certainly how it seems with Heather, E'lise, Marti, and Jill. I like to tease them because they spend the majority of their time bartering with each other for items!
Anyway, May flew by like crazy and so here comes June!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Race Day
Oh my. I'm addicted! The Ogden 5k was today and it was SO MUCH FUN!! E'lise, Jill, and Heather met up at the Pilot off of 12th street and carpooled to the Timbermine. Steph, Jesse, Linz, and I caught a ride from my house to the starting line from Shad. When we got there, we decided to stay huddled in the car as long as possible because the wind was freezing cold. So we all piled out of the car around 6:56am--just in time to take a "before" picture and to hear the gun blast.
The course seemed so much easier to me today than it did during our trial run. And my adrenaline must have been kicking in because I felt awesome! I kept picking people ahead of Linz and I so that we could pass them. I finished in 30 minutes--which isn't great but isn't bad either. And that 30 minutes put me at 21st out of 65 for my age group. Considering that I only ran 5 times from the day that I signed up until the actual race, I can't complain.
The whole gang went to Jeremiah's to celebrate our success with a healthy dosing of calories and company. Mmm...those Sunrise Smoothies are to die for!
I've never been part of anything like this. We all know how much I hate running, but the atmosphere at this event makes it all worthwhile. Witnessing the energy at the Fitness Expo when we went to pick up our packet yesterday and seeing all of those people lined up at the starting line is enough to convince anyone to do it. Even Jesse Birch...
Linz and I on the home stretch
Heading down Grant Avenue
The Troops
The whole crew
The course seemed so much easier to me today than it did during our trial run. And my adrenaline must have been kicking in because I felt awesome! I kept picking people ahead of Linz and I so that we could pass them. I finished in 30 minutes--which isn't great but isn't bad either. And that 30 minutes put me at 21st out of 65 for my age group. Considering that I only ran 5 times from the day that I signed up until the actual race, I can't complain.
The whole gang went to Jeremiah's to celebrate our success with a healthy dosing of calories and company. Mmm...those Sunrise Smoothies are to die for!
I've never been part of anything like this. We all know how much I hate running, but the atmosphere at this event makes it all worthwhile. Witnessing the energy at the Fitness Expo when we went to pick up our packet yesterday and seeing all of those people lined up at the starting line is enough to convince anyone to do it. Even Jesse Birch...
Linz and I on the home stretch
Heading down Grant Avenue
The Troops
The whole crewWednesday, May 13, 2009
happy birthday daddy
Happy Birthday Dad!
Can you believe this hot young thing is now
Can you believe this hot young thing is now
54??
Can you think of a better way to celebrate than Maddox?
How bout a few hours of intense weeding?
Thanks Mom.
And I love you Dad!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
grown-up yard
Ta-Da!! I have a grown up yard. That's right! This week I spent over $300 to install curbing around my flower beds and here are the results:
The Front Yard
Up Close
The Island Bed
The Back
The Front Yard
Up Close
The Island BedThe BackI refused to take pictures of the two beds on the south side of my house because the lawn is so screwed up there--the grass refuses to grow, but the dirt and dandelions have found a nice little place to set up shop!
Now all I have to do is get some more plants and some trees!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Mother's Day Weekend
Tyra and I packed up our stuff and took off to Preston for a few days to celebrate Mother's Day and my dad's birthday all in one shot.
When we got to my parent's place, we played with the kids and enjoyed every ounce of sunshine we could get. And I might have eaten a handful of rootbeer cookies...but I'm not exactly sure how many are in a handful. Then we had both of my grandmothers over that night for "Spa Night". Tyra decorated the whole basement with tea lights and candles. She set up a foam mattress for the facials--which she was in charge of. I set up a pedicure shop and Kelsey had the hand massage station. We served ice water and milanos for refreshments and we watched an old Rock Hudson movie--Come September--as we got beautified.
It was so much fun to see my grandmas in that environment. These are two ladies who have never stepped foot in a spa and have never paid anyone else a cent to rub their faces with mud. They were both amazed at everything that we did. Sometimes it was hard to tell if they were enjoying themselves or if they were in pain!!
Saturday morning, my sisters and I took off on a 4.18 mile jaunt--we walked half and ran half. And we pushed the bike carriage the whole way so that we could stop at the church and pick up Kennedy and Karlee from the Primary activity. That hill on the way home from the church has never felt so steep in my life--pushing those two squirming kids might be the reason...
Once we got back from our exercise, I spent some time helping my grandpa figure out how to use his new Tom Tom and my parents took off for the temple. While they were gone, we set up my dad's birthday present--a new Ipod--and tried to get all the music transferred onto it before they got back. We were unsuccessful at that--and also unsuccessful at getting my mom's Body Bugg shipped in time to arrive by Saturday. But since my dad can't keep a secret, it really didn't matter. And they both enjoyed their gifts anyway...
After all that commotion was over, Shad, Linz, and Dan came by my house to pick me up so that we could go back to my old stomping grounds--Riverdale Resort--for a good old soak in the natural hot springs. We spent a good couple of hours there and then we headed to Tremonton to drop Linz off at her house & finished the ride back to good old Ogden.
Brock had to speak in church on Sunday and he chastised all the husbands in their ward who belonged to the "good old boy club"--those are the people that Brock thinks believe that husbands should never do any work around the house and expect their wives to do everything. He did a great job and I sure hope that someday I will find someone who shares that same attitude!
Sunday night I took some rootbeer cookies to the Hancock clan. They are so much fun! Jill and I spent some considerable time feeding our anxiety about our upcoming 5k. And I spent the rest of the time getting crap from Braden, Jason, and Shad. I don't know how Jill does it...But what a fun family and a great weekend!
When we got to my parent's place, we played with the kids and enjoyed every ounce of sunshine we could get. And I might have eaten a handful of rootbeer cookies...but I'm not exactly sure how many are in a handful. Then we had both of my grandmothers over that night for "Spa Night". Tyra decorated the whole basement with tea lights and candles. She set up a foam mattress for the facials--which she was in charge of. I set up a pedicure shop and Kelsey had the hand massage station. We served ice water and milanos for refreshments and we watched an old Rock Hudson movie--Come September--as we got beautified.
It was so much fun to see my grandmas in that environment. These are two ladies who have never stepped foot in a spa and have never paid anyone else a cent to rub their faces with mud. They were both amazed at everything that we did. Sometimes it was hard to tell if they were enjoying themselves or if they were in pain!!
Saturday morning, my sisters and I took off on a 4.18 mile jaunt--we walked half and ran half. And we pushed the bike carriage the whole way so that we could stop at the church and pick up Kennedy and Karlee from the Primary activity. That hill on the way home from the church has never felt so steep in my life--pushing those two squirming kids might be the reason...
Once we got back from our exercise, I spent some time helping my grandpa figure out how to use his new Tom Tom and my parents took off for the temple. While they were gone, we set up my dad's birthday present--a new Ipod--and tried to get all the music transferred onto it before they got back. We were unsuccessful at that--and also unsuccessful at getting my mom's Body Bugg shipped in time to arrive by Saturday. But since my dad can't keep a secret, it really didn't matter. And they both enjoyed their gifts anyway...
After all that commotion was over, Shad, Linz, and Dan came by my house to pick me up so that we could go back to my old stomping grounds--Riverdale Resort--for a good old soak in the natural hot springs. We spent a good couple of hours there and then we headed to Tremonton to drop Linz off at her house & finished the ride back to good old Ogden.
Brock had to speak in church on Sunday and he chastised all the husbands in their ward who belonged to the "good old boy club"--those are the people that Brock thinks believe that husbands should never do any work around the house and expect their wives to do everything. He did a great job and I sure hope that someday I will find someone who shares that same attitude!
Sunday night I took some rootbeer cookies to the Hancock clan. They are so much fun! Jill and I spent some considerable time feeding our anxiety about our upcoming 5k. And I spent the rest of the time getting crap from Braden, Jason, and Shad. I don't know how Jill does it...But what a fun family and a great weekend!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
trial run
Linz and I went for a trial run of our 5k route tonight. I'm proud to say that we made it out alive. We even got a few whistles from the homeless, the Cholo gangsters, and the old man with the fishing boat. We thought we wouldn't make it, but when all was said and done, it wasn't that bad. I think we'll be fine next Saturday. Of course it didn't help that we stopped at Farr's Ice Cream on the way home...
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