MARATHON WEEKEND!!!

This weekend was the Salt Lake City Marathon. It was amazing. I slept at Kate and Lisa's house the night before which was so helpful. I woke up at 5 am to meet up with Maridth (KA and MJ's friend from DC). We got up to the starting line. George (my garmin) and I were ready to go. I started about two mins after the official clock. The race was amazing! I loved the course. I saw Randi and Chelsea at mile 20 which made it SO great. Really in a marathon all you want to see is people you know. It made an incredible difference. The only time that was hard for me was mile 24 to 25, all the sudden when you are almost done they just decide to throw an up hill mile on you? what were they thinking? I was not a happy runner during that mile. I finished the marathon in 4:13:39. I was so happy because my last marathon I ran in 4:31:10. I shaved off about 18:10. The best part of the whole race was seeing all my very best friends and sister in law with the nieces and nephew at the end! It just made it all worth it. LOVED my life!

Easter Weekend!

What a great weekend. My sister KA came into town for Easter. I picked her up and i was a little late.... on Thursday night. We came back up to Logan mostly so she could see where I live, go running together, and eat Aggie Ice Cream. The best part of the experiences at Aggie Ice Cream was KA said "can I get an EXTRA large?" the girl looked at here... "an EXTRA large?" She couldn't believe that skinny KA was going to finish and EXTRA large. KA said "I am from out of town... I just don't get this kind of ice cream anywhere?"





We went back down to Orem and stopped by our dad's office. Of course we had to take a picture!!!




My best friend Jena is getting married to my other best friend Shane! This was the first time I got to see the future Mrs. Rowley! What a great couple. Shane is one luck guy!




That night I hung out with some of my high school friends I haven't seen in a long time. Crazy how I have been out of high school for four years now?




Saturday morning we got up and had some quality running time with Dad. this was the last long run until the Marathon next week. We went shopping all day long... KA is just SO fun to shop with. I got a new running outfit for the Marathon. I now don't know what I am more excited for... The marathon or my new running outfit?

Sunday we had such a great time together. We toke some Easter pictures like we use to when we were little kids. It was a great weekend!

I LOVE Jack Attack!

This weekend I fell in LOVE with Jack Attack! I have always heard about 24 and how much I would LOVE it if I watched it but never got the time. I have been in love with Alias, a show which is like 24, but since Alias is off the air I was ok to move on. Can I just say, don't you think it is interesting on all these show (well Alias, 24, and Lost) the main leader/character is named Jack? I think it is pretty cool. I was thinking of naming my first son Jack, but then he would have all these characters to live up too? Do you realize they save the world? I just don't know if he could do it?

So this weekend since all of our friends decided to leave town for conference we decided to become friends with Jack Attack. On Friday night we went and rented the sixth season of 24. I am VERY proud to say that in less than 48 hours we finished the whole season... with watching all of general conference and two basketball games and we all got our running in as well. Some may think we are crazy... I couldn't be more proud of us!



Hour one I made a new kind of popcorn, white chocolate popcorn, (thanks Natiloo) I have never made before for the event and it was SO good!



Hour two getting into position to watch the show!



Hour twenty we realized we had been in the same spot for 20 hours!!!



Hour 30 we realize we had lost Ash to sleep but we had to keep going to finish in time!



Hour 36 we are realizing we are getting close to the end of the season!!!



This was probably our favorite thing we did while watching Jack Attack was every time there was a commercial you have to guess what the time is going to be when It comes back from the break. Scores, Tris: 4, Ash: 1, Chels: 1, Emo:1! Tris came out on top! way to go girl! This is a picture of me by the ONE I got because it was in the second to last episode... I almost didn't get any...



Getting ready to start the last disc! What a moment!



The even bigger moment was starting the final episode... I am going to miss Jack Attack...




Yeah we are DONE with Season Six... and it even ended on a good note! I love Jack Attack! I probably said that saying at least 50 times this weekend! I just LOVE the man!

Happy Birthday Little Brother!

Today is Nate's 20th birthday! Nate is serving a mission in Norway and I miss him like CRAZY! Nate is seriously the perfect little brother. We HATED each other for so long until I moved to College and we became best friends! I don't know what I would do with out him. He is just the greatest!





The 20 things I love about Nato most!!!

20. That he is the only red head in the family
19. One time he called me from the bathroom
18. That he is amazing at Basketball
17. That he can talk to anyone around him
16. How protective he is over his sisters
15. How he will watch a click flick with his three sisters
14. The day that he called me his freshmen year because he didn’t have any food and he just wanted to eat.
13. The night he called me at midnight because MJ won’t give him a ride home and he knew his soft sister would
12. The time I started to cry about nothing and he referred to me as a “faucet” I can just turn crying on and off
11. How easy going Nato is
10. How at his Homecoming dance (that I was a chaperone at, thank you Scott B) he came and got me to dance with him.
9. How he always opens the door for women
8. How thoughtful he is
7. How he always just makes me feel better when I am down
6. How happy he is every time I hear from him on his mission
5. How hard of a worker he is
4. How every time we would watch a sporting event he would explain to me what was going on
3. How in his letters he won’t say who his favorite sister is but I am the one that writes him every week so I think we know who it is
2. How cute he is when he plays with Sydell, Taige, Lilly and Sedrah
1. How he is the best little brother in the whole world and all the dark space in between






Happy Birthday! I just LOVE you!

Happy Birthday Lovely

Last year at this time I meant my best friend Laura.Today is her 25th birthday! Although she is thousands of miles away from me we still have a blast together. Good thing we have technology or I dont know what i would do? Laura and I were friends right from the beginning! We had the best times together and I am so lucky to have her as my best friend! Next year at this time we will be living in Scotland together? (Maybe) Everyone seriously needs a friend like Laura. She just makes everything better! I can't wait for her to come to Utah and meet everyone! Happy Birthday Lovely! Miss you!

These are just some of the great memories we have together!

This is what my car looked like this morning when I woke up....

Last year on this exact day (I know because I wrote it in my journal) this is what I was doing?








What a difference? Why do I live in with the snow again?