Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Half Marathon Race
Race day finally came. I don't think my nerves could have handled another day waiting. I spent the entire summer training from 1 1/2 to 3 hours almost every day to be able to run 13 miles on Labor Day. I was really stressed out because the last two weeks, and most important part of training, I started having foot problems which translated into knee and hip problems. I could hardly walk, let alone run, and I was upset that after all my hard work I may not be able to race. After lots of cross training, iceing and heating and heating and iceing, and prayers, I felt good enough to race. The four of us that raced together stayed in a hotel at the location for moral support and a lot of well needed laughs. I was so incredibly nervous. We all bounced out of bed at 4:45 am and headed to the America the Beautiful Park. The line to the bathroom was so long, and I had to go so bad after hydrating like crazy, out of desepration we took an outdoor leak behind a statue at the park! It was just in time for the race to start. It was a beautiful trail. It went up for 6 1/2 miles and back down the the last half. By mile 8 my feet were hurting quite a bit, by mile 10 the pain was terrible and just got worse. The good news is my feet hurt so much, I couldn't even feel me knees. I wish I could've had the stronger run I wanted, but I still finished in just over 2 hours and in the top 1/3. It never felt so good to be done running! Denise said she would rather go through another high risk pregnancy than run an actual full marathon. It was a goal I never thought I would accomplish, especially since my New Year's resolution was to just run a mere mile around our loop without stopping. I learned to love the meditation and stress relief of running and really hope I'll be able to resolve my "pain" so I can train for a faster race next time.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
A Mouse!?
When I was on the computer, I heard mom yell, "Ahh! Jay, a mouse!" (Jay is the one who gets rid of them.) So Jamison rushed into the room, Mom said she heard a tap-tap somewhere, but, only ended up being Spencer! What a stinker!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Water World
Dad took the Boy Scouts who earned 5 Merit Badges to Water World. They had a blast! More towards the end of the day, the clouds started to roll in. It started to rain, and thunder & lightning was also amungst us. So the life guards blew the wistle, and everyone had to leave the water. It was about 30 min. and it cleared a little bit! Most of the people had left, so there were practicly no lines! It was a lot of fun! Next year, maybe Elitch's Garden (aka Six-Flags)!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
B of M
Together as Young Women & Leaders, we all read the Book of Mormon...in 2 DAYS!The reading began @ 8:oo a.m. and ended the next day @ 9:15 p.m. It was truly a spiritual experience. The leaders thought it would be a great idea, since school is on its way. Every single person who attended, had finished, with big smiles on their faces. When the night was coming on, reading got even harder to concentrate on, for we were all really tired. But we pushed through, and it was worth it!
On one of the breaks, it was dark out side, so, me & my close friend Alihah, sneaked out side. Most of the Young Women were down in the basement (at my house). Our plan, was to go, and bang on the windows to scare them. But...two laurels went out side where they could see us if we went to the window,so the plan changed. I decided for us to jump out at them, and say boo. Alihah thought differently. She decided, to growl. So she did, and it scared the laurels completly! They ran back inside screaming, and told all of the other gir ls what they heard. Me & Alihah raced back inside, and pretended to be scared also. But we couldn't handle it, so we started to laugh out loud! It was so funny! The secret went out, and they all knew it was us.
To be able to read the Book of Mormon, cover to cover, is amazing by itself. But to do it in 2 days, is amazing! My dad really wanted to do it with the Young Men, but all the g irls didn't think that would work out well. Even some of the Beehives (not including me) wanted to get away, and played in a corner in a far off room with toys. It was hard, but we made it!
On one of the breaks, it was dark out side, so, me & my close friend Alihah, sneaked out side. Most of the Young Women were down in the basement (at my house). Our plan, was to go, and bang on the windows to scare them. But...two laurels went out side where they could see us if we went to the window,so the plan changed. I decided for us to jump out at them, and say boo. Alihah thought differently. She decided, to growl. So she did, and it scared the laurels completly! They ran back inside screaming, and told all of the other gir ls what they heard. Me & Alihah raced back inside, and pretended to be scared also. But we couldn't handle it, so we started to laugh out loud! It was so funny! The secret went out, and they all knew it was us.
To be able to read the Book of Mormon, cover to cover, is amazing by itself. But to do it in 2 days, is amazing! My dad really wanted to do it with the Young Men, but all the g irls didn't think that would work out well. Even some of the Beehives (not including me) wanted to get away, and played in a corner in a far off room with toys. It was hard, but we made it!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Oregon is Green
It was a total BLAST! I wish that we didn't have to come back. But it's nice to be home again...
We left on Saturday to the Denver airport. The night before, all the Young Women had their hair done, so I slept in my up-do (well,not exactly sleeping), really carefully so I wouldn't mess it up. Well...as I was going through security, the alarm went off. So one of the employees took me aside, and scanned me. It was the most embarrassing thing in my whole life! I had to stand up, with my arms in the air, palms up, in front of the huge crowd that the airport is. I guess all of the bobby-pins in my hair had set it off, so the lady was patting my nice up-do, to see if it was a real threat or not. So after that, my hair looked like a mess, and Jamison had no trouble reminding me that 24/7. Kyle was the most excited out of all of us. Every little thing had him talking about it non-stop. He especially loved the "train thing". It went "so speed"! LOL! All in all, the flight went okay.
Our first stop in Portland, OR, was the Rose Gardens. It was beautiful! We also went to the mall, and shopped.
After spending the night at a hotel, we set off to the beach (Seaside, OR)! It was so much fun! Us kids were so excited to actually be at the beach, since it has been so long since the last time that we have, we all ran into the water, clothes 'n' jackets. The Aquarium was also quite the entertainment. The seals were my favorite, because they would do tricks for food. Mom rented a beach house from VRBO (vacation rental by owner) and it was just amazing! Dad rented boggie boards for the guys, and wet suites because it was so stinkin' cold! They were "out at sea" for 4 hrs straight! The whole family went on a hike in the woods, and it was so pretty and green. After that, we toured the Tillamook Cheese factory. It was yummy, cuz we got to eat their cheese curds, and ice cream! I never really realized how much milk was needed to make a LB. of butter! Crazy!
Another one of the stops, was at Medford, OR. We got together with some other families at the park, and talked. It was nice to see our friends again! The Family's friend, Trina Brumble, took pictures of us kids, and the whole family. It was really nice of her!
I didn't take any pictures when we were at the Sunriver Resort. I wish I did! It was really fun! There were bike rides, tennis games, swimming, fooz ball, card games, t.v., dinner, golfing, and the like! It was awesome!Before we got to Sunriver, us and the Wests, toured the gorge. It was spectacular! To make a long story short, a teenager guy went down the river/waterfall and survived with cuts & bruses! All the other insedences that happened there, the people died...um...really grossly. So the moms kept a close eye on all of the kids. It was fun to be in Oregon once again! I can't wait to be there again someday...
We left on Saturday to the Denver airport. The night before, all the Young Women had their hair done, so I slept in my up-do (well,not exactly sleeping), really carefully so I wouldn't mess it up. Well...as I was going through security, the alarm went off. So one of the employees took me aside, and scanned me. It was the most embarrassing thing in my whole life! I had to stand up, with my arms in the air, palms up, in front of the huge crowd that the airport is. I guess all of the bobby-pins in my hair had set it off, so the lady was patting my nice up-do, to see if it was a real threat or not. So after that, my hair looked like a mess, and Jamison had no trouble reminding me that 24/7. Kyle was the most excited out of all of us. Every little thing had him talking about it non-stop. He especially loved the "train thing". It went "so speed"! LOL! All in all, the flight went okay.
Our first stop in Portland, OR, was the Rose Gardens. It was beautiful! We also went to the mall, and shopped.
After spending the night at a hotel, we set off to the beach (Seaside, OR)! It was so much fun! Us kids were so excited to actually be at the beach, since it has been so long since the last time that we have, we all ran into the water, clothes 'n' jackets. The Aquarium was also quite the entertainment. The seals were my favorite, because they would do tricks for food. Mom rented a beach house from VRBO (vacation rental by owner) and it was just amazing! Dad rented boggie boards for the guys, and wet suites because it was so stinkin' cold! They were "out at sea" for 4 hrs straight! The whole family went on a hike in the woods, and it was so pretty and green. After that, we toured the Tillamook Cheese factory. It was yummy, cuz we got to eat their cheese curds, and ice cream! I never really realized how much milk was needed to make a LB. of butter! Crazy!
Another one of the stops, was at Medford, OR. We got together with some other families at the park, and talked. It was nice to see our friends again! The Family's friend, Trina Brumble, took pictures of us kids, and the whole family. It was really nice of her!
I didn't take any pictures when we were at the Sunriver Resort. I wish I did! It was really fun! There were bike rides, tennis games, swimming, fooz ball, card games, t.v., dinner, golfing, and the like! It was awesome!Before we got to Sunriver, us and the Wests, toured the gorge. It was spectacular! To make a long story short, a teenager guy went down the river/waterfall and survived with cuts & bruses! All the other insedences that happened there, the people died...um...really grossly. So the moms kept a close eye on all of the kids. It was fun to be in Oregon once again! I can't wait to be there again someday...
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