Florida July 2010

2 Years!

I can't believe that it has already been 2 Years since I married my best friend! I Love you so much Jed!!!

A few pictures from the best day of my life

I would have LOVED to go somewhere exotic again (we went on a cruise to the Caribbean for our first anniversary) but since we have an AMAZING trip coming up in July, we decided to go to Park City for the weekend .

We stayed at this BEAUTIFUL hotel:

Its the Waldorf Astoria in Park City and it was so nice! They even opened our doors to our cars! So fancy. We didn't want to spend too much on dinner so we went to Main Street Pizza and Noodle... if you haven't been there, GO! It is soo yummy :) then on Saturday we went to the outlets and did a little shopping. It was a laid back weekend, but it was really nice to get away from everything and have time together just the two of us. I love you Jed! Happy Anniversary!

13.1

I can't believe that I FINALLY accomplished something really hard that I said I was going to do! I've always been the queen of big promises but no follow through. I made the goal to lose weight ... hasn't happened... I made the goal to go back to school and graduate... hasn't happened... and the list goes on and on. But I FINALLY finished something that I said I was going to do. I finished a HALF MARATHON!! That is 13.1 miles. The distance from my house (by the Oquirrh Temple) to the AIRPORT if you can't invision how far 13 miles really is. Nuts, right? Well, I have an amazing Mother and an amazing Sister and and an amazing Aunt that all kept me motivated to finish. My mom and I ran together every Saturday for the last 2 months and we were really nervous about this race. The farthest we had gone before the race was 8 miles and I had to walk a bunch of it (my mom is a MACHINE and totally kicked butt-- she ran most of the 8 miles while I walked. I am so pathetic!) Needless to say, I was terrified that night before and couldn't sleep at all. Finally the morning of the race was here and I'm going to pee my pants I am so nervous. We get to the starting line (legacy bridge on the University of Utah's campus) and are surrounded with all this energy and thousands of people waiting to race. It was such an amazing feeling to be there and about to do something that difficult. We started running (Annie took off being the little bunny that she is) and my mom and DiAnne and I kept a good pace. We stopped at the first bathroom break (big mistake.. we stood in line for 15-20 minutes. Ridiculous!!) and then kept running. I was feeling pretty good until about mile 7. We had run pretty much the whole way up to here and all of a sudden my hip flexor and my knee started hurting so bad I couldn't even walk with out intense pain. It wasn't the "You're running a half marathon, of course your body is going to hurt" type pain, it was the "I feel like I've been hit in my knee cap with a sledgehammer and something is seriously wrong pain". I've never felt pain like that. Luckily I had my amazing mom and Aunt to drag me along the trail. I never once thought about quitting, but around mile 11 when I had tears streaming down my face I wondered if I would be physically capable of finishing... and all of a sudden my Husband came to the rescue and started running with me (in his flip flops). He is my hero... without him doing that I probably would have died on the side of the road. With my amazing Hubby by my side, I was able to run the last mile down South Temple and sprint to the finish and accomplish my goal of running 13.1 miles! It was such an amazing feeling to have all those people screaming for me and cheering as I crossed the finish (even though I was bawling like a baby at this point... I probably looked so pathetic :) But I did it!! And I couldn't be more proud of myself and my mom for doing this together. Nothing felt better than the group hug that Annie, my mom , DiAnne and I shared after crossing the finish line. I love those women so much! I finished the race in 3 hours 8 minutes so my next goal is to finish in under 3 hours (which I think we finished this one around the 2 hour 50 minute mark because of our bathroom waiting line, but I'm going by official chip time) Once I figure out my Knee issue, It'll be back to the training to do it all over again! DiAnne, my Mom, Annie and Me at the finish line. Thank you so much for pushing me and for doing this with me! Without these ladies I never would have been able to do this! I Love you all so much!

Florida 2010

This year I got to go to Florida for Lauren's Nation Drill Competition with my Mom and Elisse. It was so much fun! There was TONS of drama, but all in all it was a really fun trip! Lauren's team won FIRST PLACE and I am so proud of them! National Champs Baby!!!! I have tons of pictures from the trip and they aren't really in order but I will do my best to explain them :) I need to get all the pictures off of Elisse's and Lauren's cameras too

Elisse, Me and Lauren at Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney. We went here for dinner after our first day in the park... Yum! I told my mom to hold her hood on her head to not get wet on Splash Mountain (my FAVORITE ride) but she didn't listen so she got a face full of water

Sunday... Lauren, Hatch and I hung out with Trista and Angie (Laurens coaches). I didn't know them at all before the trip, but this ended up being one of the funnest days! We had a blast with them and It was so fun to get to know them better. My mom and Elisse did Epcot this whole day, so I didn't see much of them Pirates of the Caribbean.. Classic! Big Thunder Mountain.. I didn't do this one in Disneyland Last year, so it was fun to do it again after so many years!

Mom, Elisse and Me at Animal Kingdom. This is one of my NEW favorites! It was such a blast! The best rollercoaster is in this park and we went on a Safari that was so cool! We got to see Lions and Elephants and all the African animals you can think of!

Saturday was the competition... this is my little Sis front and center! I'm so proud of her!

Me and Lauren during the day... that boy over her shoulder is her future Husband... he heard that we were from Alta and he knows a missionary in Texas that went to Alta! Small world! He is going on a mission in April to California so I gave him all of Laurens info and told him to write her :) I am such a good match maker!After the announcement that Alta was the 2010 National Champs!

Look at all those trophies!!! They took home 12! I was SO PROUD! Proud Mama's!

Me Elisse and Lauren waiting for Rockin Roller Coaster.. another one of my favs! My cousin Jen and her Husband were in Florida at the same time and we were lucky enough that we were in the same park at the same time! This is us in front of Tower of Terror... we got to go on it together and it was so fun to see them! I wish we could have spent more time together, but the little bit of time we did spend together was a BLAST! Love you guys!Me and Lauren at Hollywood Studios

I convinced Lauren to go on Kali River Rapids with me.. and she got soaked! Her shirt was white and totally see through!!! It was so much fun though and luckily it was a nice and warm day! (The nights were FREEZING and sometimes I wore two jackets and It still wasn't enough!) The last day of the trip... we all were matching... not planned! So we had to take a picture

We ended out the trip at Islands of Adventure but somehow I didn't get any pics... we must have been too busy trying to get from ride to ride before we went to the airport. But it was so fun to see Harry Potter Land.. it wasn't open but we were able to see Hogwarts castle and Diagon Alley... I can't wait to go back in July to see the finished product!

It was such a fun trip and I am so glad that I got to go! Thanks Mom for taking me with you! It was a blast!!!!

Baby Showers and P- Town!

A couple weekends ago I had a baby shower for my good friend Amy at my house. It was so much fun to get together as the girls and just sit and talk and eat! We are so excited for Mark and Amy and the addition of their baby boy in March!Alex, Amy and JennSide belly shot.... doesn't it make you sick that she is 8 months pregnant and looks that amazing?!? (I've never been pregnant, obviously, but she is still wearing her regular jeans... is that NORMAL? Such a lucky, cute prego :) The baby clothes line I did to decorate... too cute!

Yesterday my really nice boss (thanks Dad!) let me have the day off for Presidents day. I felt bad that Jed still had to work, but we went up to Park City for our favorite Main Street Pizza and Noodle (If you haven't been there, you HAVE to go! It is sooo yummy... get the fries :)

Kailtyn, Lauren, Me, Mom and Elisse at Main Street (Dad and Spencer were on the other side of the table and Sara and Travis were in St. George)

After Lunch, we went and got a delicious Apple Pie Carmel Apple... If you haven't ever tried one, you NEED to try one. They are heavenly! Then my mom wanted to take us to the Alpaca store to feel all the soft clothes... they were so soft, but who has an extra grand laying around to buy an Alpaca hat? Not me! :)

Lauren and Elisse in Alpaca hats

It was a nice break from everyday life and I wish more day's could be like that (except with me Husband there... I missed you Jed!)

Up Next: FLORIDA!!! I can't wait! Orlando is one of my VERY FAVORITE vacations! I know DisneyWorld is for kids, but hey! I guess I am a BIG kid at heart because I love it there! 16 days to go! :)

I love babies!

I did this baby announcement and pictures for my Cousin... congrats on the beautiful baby Clint and Terra! She is ADORABLE!!! :)

The 12 dancing princesses

Ok, maybe not TWELVE dancing princesses, but this post is dedicated to TWO dancing princesses! My sisters are two of the best dancers I know, and I am so proud of them! When I watch them dance, it makes me want to dance again. Elisse was very busy in December and put on her very own production of the Nutcracker.... She was the sugar plum fairy, Lauren was the Spanish dancer, my dad was Drosselmeyer and Spencer was the bearded lady. My camera died before I could film Elisse's Pas de Deux but it was beautiful and considering it was her first ever, she did amazing! Elisse and Addison in the NutcrackerElisse, Dad and Lauren after the performance... my dad was supposed to look crazy... I think it worked :)The family after the performance. Jed had to work late and wasn't able to comeThe two dancers

Elisse has done MANY other things in dance, but I'll have to dig up some old pictures and put them on here.

Lauren is a Junior at Alta and is continuing the tradition of being on the drill team (Elisse and I were both on it all three years of high school) and on Friday she competed her solo for the last time this year. She was really sick, but she still did awesome!Lauren and her friend Miranda before the performance

Lauren striking a sassy pose!This is a video of Hip Hop and Lauren's solo. We scream a lot for them while they dance to give them energy, so hopefully you can still hear the songs that they are dancing too... Lauren is on the Front left for most of Hip Hop She is the TALL skinny one :). Region is next week and I will record Military, Dance and Kick there and post those for you to see. They are incredible dances! This is mostly for you dancers (or dance moms.. Terra :) that I thought would like to see what I am always talking about ... I'm proud of my little Sis!