Freedom Run

I am still a bit behind in my postings. My goal is to get caught up this week!  On July 4th, I did the Freedom Run with some good friends.  We had a great time, and our families were at the finish line cheering us on.  My friend Lareen is a marathon runner and so she pushes us (more then we would like), but it's a good thing to have her there.  She is a good sport to run with us.  

Crossing the finish line.

After the race

Girls Camp 2009!

I'm a little late at posting this....considering camp was 3 weeks ago, but I can finally say, I am recovered. :)  I have been the camp director for the last 3 years.  This year is my final year and so I decided to go out with a BANG!  We got permission from the bishopric to go to Moab and raft the Colorado River.  A high adventure camp was what we wanted the girls to experience...and it turned out a little more high adventure then I wanted, but everyone came home alive and in one piece.  

We arrived on Wednesday and after setting up camp we let the girls have a free day.  We had crafts and games and the campground had a pond that they could swim in.  On Thursday we woke up and did a day long trip on the river.  The river was higher then they thought it would be and so the rapid were a bit more intense then we expected.  We did have one boat capsize...luckily it was full of mostly leaders, but it did have two little timid 12 year olds in it. We did have one leader get wacked in the face with the oar as she went overboard and had a swollen nose and a couple black eyes for a few days.  

After we arrived back at camp after the river trip....a huge storm rolled in and it poured.  We had a huge tent that all the girls were sleeping in, and it leaked.   After $150 in tarps and $30 at the laundromat, everyone was happy and dry again. 

My boat on the river.  I was on the safe boat, meaning we were the first boat through the rapids so that when other boats came through, if they flipped we were there to pull the people out of the water..this also mean that we didn't hit the big rapids. This picture is of the small rapids....and looking at the picture, they look big to me.

I am know to the girls as the "water nymph".  I am the one that starts the water fight every year.  I'm the one that gets drenched...along with my partner in crime, the YW president Lareen.  It helps to be good friends with the YW president when you are the camp director.  It makes my life so much easier to have her on my side with planning camp, and also with the practical jokes and water fights.  I started the above water fight with buckets of water and hoses. No one stayed dry.  I even picked up my assistant camp director and carried her into the fight because she was determined to stay dry.  I also started an egg fight...not a good idea when it's hot outside...but at least we had showers!

The girls had a great time.  I love this calling and am sad that it's over.  Even though it's a lot of hard work, it's so worth it!  

Results from Saturday's weigh in

I got an email from AF City tonight with the results of Saturday's weigh in.  I didn't make the top 15.  I came in at number 16.  I was one pound off!  I am a little disappointed, but just came off a tough month and so I'm happy with it.  25 lbs in 3 months.  I can't complain.  Another 37 pounds to reach my goal.  

Biggest Loser Update

Today was another weigh in for the Biggest Loser.  I lost another 5 lbs for a total of 24.8 since the competition began.  I was pretty happy with it considering it's been a tough month.  I will find out on Tuesday if I made the top 15!

Yellowstone

I'm finally getting around to posting some pictures of Yellowstone.  We had an okay trip, all things considered.  Alton was sick the whole time and someone backed into our Durango and mashed it up, so it wasn't the best trip we have ever been on.  Here are some random pictures. We were lucky enough to see a bear and two cubs.  That was pretty exciting.  Also we saw lots of baby buffalo.  

Running with Angels 5K

On Saturday I did my first 5K.  It was the Running with Angels 5K at Thanksgiving Point.  I did it with my friends Lareen and Kathleen.  We missed our other friends Teddi and Jenny who were out of town.  We had a lot of fun and even beat our goal.  We wanted to finish in 50 minutes and we finished in 46:25.  

Here we are before the race.  

They releases a bunch of doves and that was our signal to begin.

There were about 1200 people in this race.  It was kind of a mad house at times. 

We ran past waterfalls.

We ran through flower gardens.

We ran past fountains.

Me and Lareen reaching the finish line.  

Me, Kathleen, Pam Hansen and Lareen.  Pam wrote the book "Running with Angels"

Next on the list is the Freedom Run 5K on July 4th!

11 years!

11 years ago today we were married in the Mt Timpanogos  temple.  It was a beautiful day! Happy Anniversary to my amazing husband.  Thanks for all you do for me and for your unconditional love!  I love you!  

Top 30!

I did it!  I made it into the Top 30 for the AF City's Biggest Loser.  In the last 2 months I've lost 8.10% and I'm ranked 22 out of 30.  If I want to get to the Top 15, I'm going to have to step it up a notch.  The next weigh in will be on June 6th.  Stay posted for more details! 

Happy Birthday Mom!

Ok, so I know this post is a little late!  Better late then never, right?  We celebrated my mom's birthday on April 22nd.  We had a pizza party and had most of the extended family there to celebrate with her. We had a lot of fun and I think she did too!  

In honor of her birthday, I was going to write 50 something things I love about my mom...one for every year, but she might get mad if I tell everyone how old she is, so I'm sticking with 22 things we love about my mom, since she was born on the 22nd. :)

1.  Your Testimony

2.  Your example

3.  Your sense of humor

4.  The respect you have for us

5.  Your Faith

6.  Your Support

7.  Your love for navy blue shoes :)

8.  Your love for extended family

9.  The neighborhood you raised us in

10.  Strawberry Days

11.  Your love for your parents

12.  Your love for the Savior

13.  Your wisdom

14.  Your service

15.  Your ability to play the piano

16.  Being a cheerleader at our softball games, even if it's -10 degrees

17.  Your giving heart

18.  Your love for your neighbors

19.  Your ability to raise us as a single mom

20.  Your phone calls

21.  That you always have Diet Coke in your fridge

22.  Your unconditional love

We love you mom!

Girls Weekend Out!

This weekend I went to St George with my friend Lareen and two of her friends.  After a weekend together, I guess they are my friends now too!  We had a lot of fun.  We golfed twice, did some shopping, and yes, even though I HATE shopping, I spent the most money.  I love Eddie Bauer Outlet!  We ate good food, always a plus, and went to Tuachan to see Gladys Knight.  I knew I would enjoy the concert, but I enjoyed it much more then I thought I would. She is a great entertainer and had us laughing the whole time.  It was very nice to leave the snow behind and have a great weekend with great friends! 

Jennifer, me and Lareen

Me and Tema

Me and Lareen

At the concert