I"M A BLONDIE!!!

After much contemplation... I went blonde! Yea, yea I've always been blonde, but I threw some darker colors in there for the winter and now I'm back to blonde and I'm loving every minute of it! I'm pretty sure I'll be staying this way for a LOOOONNG time! Here's a pic of my new do!

(And yes I know the 80's are over, but I will always wear overall's! No matter how much my husband makes fun of me!)

SUSAN G. KOMEN: RACE FOR THE CURE!!

May 9, 2009

Yes I know I'm a little slow getting these posts out- but better late than never!

So my friend Melissa and I trained and ran the Susan G. Komen, Race for the Cure. It was a 5K, which is just right for me :) It was so, so, so much fun! There were 13,000 participants, and when the starting gun went off it was so crowded that we seriously couldn't even start to run till like 1/4 mile into the race! Not only that, but almost half way through it- this guy in front of me dropped to the ground and had a seizure! (yeah he was like 19-20 years old too!) My nurse instincts made me stop and help, along with an ER doctor that was running the race and some other people. Eventually there was so many people to help, they really didn't need me so I just kept on running :) I didn't want to mess up my time too bad! So much for setting a record, maybe next time! The breast cancer awareness and theme was so overwhelming- everyone who was a breast cancer fighter/survivor got a pink t-shirt, and a medal when they crossed the finish line. There were lots of people who had made shirts that said "In memory of..." or "In celebration of..." and there were WAY more pink shirts than I would have ever imagined! You just never know who is struggling with something like that, but when they stand out and you all are able to fight together to find a cure, you just feel... united.

They did group Jazzercise to warm everyone up before the race, it was HILARIOUS!! But so much fun at the same time!

The HUGE crowd at the starting line- see what I mean about the not being able to run part? Those people go on forever!
Melissa and I after we crossed the finish line! She was running to support her mother who has breast cancer, and she made a shirt with her mom's picture and it says "I love you mom!" on it! She rocks.

Community Garden

This year our Stake has put together a Community Garden. They had a couple acres of land that wasn't being used, and they had a couple of acres donated for use. This project is HUGE. Jason and I have been put in charge of a small square foot garden to demonstrate how a garden can be managed at your own home in a smaller space. It has been alot of hard work, but has been a fun project to do together. This is my first attempt at a garden, but Jason (growing up in Idaho and all) is practically a pro! It's been fun to see the community come together and work on this garden- everyone is supposed to keep track of their own hours (using the honesty system ofcourse) and then when the fruits of our labor (or vegetables rather) start to sprout they will distribute the food according to the work you put into it. In other words, free food for your work! Being in Idaho, it has been easy to get tractors, compost, and even seeds donated from farming companies- the generosity of people has been so incredible! I'm pretty sure a project like this would never happen in Cincy...

Picture taken: 4/27... There has been MUCH growth since then! I'll have to take more pics!

Teneill's Baby Shower!

Well Teneill's little fetus is growing in her little belly, and her little baby is comming soon! These are pictures from our celebration that it was her a NOT me!! :) Happy Baby Shower Teneill!

Chelsea, Me, Teneill, Haley, and Jill

(WE MISSED YOU SIERRA!!!!!!!!!!!)

If anyone needs cupcakes decorated, you should hire Jill, Haley, Chelsea, and I... We make a KILLER team! Don't you think?!

Cute little Mia! (Jill's newest addition)

Jill, Chelsea, Me, and Teneill

Saying our SAD, SAD good-bye's!

And this picture explains why it is Teneill who is pregnant, and not me!!

THE END!!!

OUR NEW TENT!!

Jason and I have been looking for the PERFECT tent for quite some time now... and we finally found it! (We hope!)

We decided to set it up in our living room to make sure it really was PERFECT :)

Jason's ONE requirement was that he had to be able to stand up straight in it. That's alot harder than it sounds- he's 6'4!!! But luckily this tent is 7'2 at the center! Talk about head clearance!!

The bubble that took over our living room! We almost couldn't fit it! My one requirement was that I wanted it to be able to COMFORTABLY fit our queen sized air mattress. Well this tent is 16 feet X 14 feet... I think we accomplished that one!

When you take off the outer cover, it's like a big screened-in room! I love that! (Notice The Biggest Loser is on in the background! Love that show!)

Inside the tent... Celebrating our awesome find! And it was on SALE too! How sweet is that!

MAD-HATTER-RELAY

My sister-in-law, Joy, and I ran in a small fun run together! It was a relay where teams had to wear a hat and pass it off as if it was the baton. They were giving out prizes for the best hat and since we knew we wouldn't get first place in the race- we decided to get first place in the best hat category! AND WE DID! It was a fun race! It was: 2 miles x 2 miles x 2 miles x 2 miles (so we each ran 4 miles total... just incase you didn't get that!) Here are some pics from the big event!

Joy and I before the race!

Notice our planned outfits to coordinate with our awesome hat! Oh yeah... we're cool! :)

Joy on the last stretch of the relay! She was commin in strong and totally rocked it!

WE WON "BEST HAT"!! (don't be jealous!)

Showing off our outfits, and just glad we made it through the race!


This was our small group of race participants. Check out all the cool hats! (Sombrero's, bunny ears, wigs, fishing hats, flower hats, etc.) Joy and I are in the top left corner!

GOOD TIMES!!!!

UTAH ADVENTURES!!

So I went down to Utah March 6th-11th for my cousin Jake's wedding. Don't worry- the roads were all good this time! Here is a little re-cap of my visit!

Dad, Haley, and I


Haley and I in the canyon where Dad's grafiti is hidden.


Dad's grafiti from his college days! If you can't tell, it says "DEB (heart) JAN WAS HERE". I won't go into all the juicy details of who Deb is, but you should ask my dad about his freshman sweetheart! OH-LA-LA! (sorry mom!)

Haley, Corban, Teneill, Teneill's Fetus, Me, Chelsea, and Dad.

Having a delicious Mexican Dinner! Thanks Dad!

We told our waiter it was Dad's birthday! (which was no lie, by the way)

They sang, and danced, and embarrassed him like no other! Dad was such a good sport to still pay for dinner after all that! :)

I spent the night with Haley in her Freshman dorms (Jason met me in Utah on Sunday, but I went down on Friday)... oh that brought back good memories! Although I don't remember being that hyper! (But I do admit to having a selective memory!)

A BIRD POOPED ON ME! (or so we thought!) I walked outside of Teneill's front door and all the sudden there was this little "plop" and I look down to see this lovely ditty right smack dab in the middle of my dress! For some reason, no one would taste it to see if it actually WAS bird poop, you see, we had just eaten some sandwiches with mustard and mayo on them- but I am NOT that big of a slob to spill and not notice. So you see, it MUST have been a bird!

THE BRIDE AND GROOM!

CONGRATULATIONS JAKE AND TIFF!

Dad and all his girls! (minus three!) We missed you Mom, Jill, and Sierra!

Ya'll missed some SWEET dance moves by the way! (Just ask Chelsea!)

Andie, Crystal, and I

It has been FOREVER since I've seen these girls! And yet- It was just like old times! We laughed soooo hard at all our memores from growing up in Cincinnati. GOOD TIMES!! I miss you girls! Come up and visit sometime!

Andie Robinson, Crystal Lyman, and I in our "hooker boots" (a DIRECT quote from Andie!). We wore them to church on Sunday, and yes I went to a singles ward while Jason was gone! Don't worry, I let my wedding ring sparkle like never before!

Haley, me, and Dad!

We hit the slopes on Tuesday and had the PERFECT ski day! There was a big snow storm the day before we went skiing, which ment LOTS of powder and no ice! Plus there was hardly anyone there that day! I didn't even run anybody over this time! :)

Me, Dad, and Haley on the ski lift!