Love is in the Air

I have had so much fun decorating for Valentines Day this year. It just makes me smile to go downstairs and see some fun things to celebrate love day!

My outside door wreath

Our newest addition- a picture of

Megatron in a heart by Carter

Red heart table cloth

Hobby Lobby basket with fun heart candles inside (thanks Sharonda!) I won it last year at Bunco.Wood conversation hearts

Fun dish towels

My cousin Ann does this with her blog and I love to see inside people's homes to get different ideas. Do you decorate for holidays besides Christmas?

Half Marathon #3/#1 Complete

What a fun race! We journeyed down to St. George this past weekend to do the half marathon there on Saturday. The weather was PERFECT at about 60, and we were ready. James was a little nervous thinking he wasn't fully trained since he had only run about 8 miles at the most. It was also his first half marathon so he wasn't sure what to expect. He ended up doing awesome! The course was so nice with not too many hills, and if there were hills, they didn't last very long. I highly recommend this race if you are thinking about doing one. It was my favorite out of the three I have done.

The three of us before the race (Bethany, me, James)

We wanted to pick up a bagel at a gas station before the race but couldn't find one at two different gas stations! Is that normal? I swear gas stations carry bagels, but I guess not. We had to get something, so we bought these disgusting pre-packaged muffins. We all choked down about 3 bites and couldn't eat anymore.What a way to start a race! I felt fine, it was just so funny. We talked most of the way and it was so fun to have James there with me. We all stuck together until about mile 11. James was going slow to stay with me, but I told him just to go because I was fine, and knew mentally I could do it on my own. He sped ahead and felt great all the way to the finish. I was so proud of him. Bethany also went a little faster than me, but I was happy with my finish. Usually the last 2 miles I am spent and mentally have nothing left. This time I ran the last two miles without walking and even sprinted at the end. Mentally I kept pushing myself to just pass the person ahead of me or just keep running until the end of the song. My body felt good and I was really happy with my results. See, I am even smiling for the camera at the end! I can see huge progress from my first race until now. I still have a ton I can improve on, but I love the feeling that running gives me. I really do have a passion for it and can't wait to do my next race.

Work it

I just had to write this down before I forget, because it was so hilarious. While I was taking a shower yesterday Carter had decided that he needed to "get some exercise." He went downstairs and pulled the stool up to the DVD player to try to put a workout on for him. It wasn't working, so he proceeded to carry my HEAVY stepper upstairs to my room where the DVD player was reachable. He put on a P90X workout and off he went. Preston decided to join him and so I get out of the shower and am greeted by two little boys trying to do jumping jacks together. I loved it! Carter was doing the stretches perfectly too. He stuck with it for about 5 minutes and then decided he was done. Unfortunately James had the camera so I couldn't get any photos, but I wanted to remember it anyway. So funny.

Priscilla Ahn

I went to the movie Bride Wars on Saturday night with some girlfriends. It was a cute movie, I laughed and got teary, but my favorite part about it was the music! I heard this song and fell in love with it. Nobody knew who sang it so I googled and googled and finally found the singer, Priscilla Ahn. Have any of you heard of her before? Her voice gives me goosebumps! I love finding new music that I like, so I promptly bought her entire album (only 6.50 on iTunes) and have been loving it. Here is the song in the movie...enjoy!

2009 Resolutions

I love this time of the year to make resolutions and have goals for the future. My resolutions in the past have not been too many for fear of not meeting all of them, and also been specific. This year is no different.
1. Complete St. George half marathon in 2 weeks
2. Complete Ogden marathon in May
3. Get organized!! I have already started by cleaning out my junk drawer and random cupboard (you all know you have one!) I also want to get my garage, basement, and food storage room done.
4. Drink more water-goal is 64 ounces a day...I need a good waterbottle...any suggestions?
5. Paint my bedroom

Now I have all of my medicines, vitamins, cords, tools, and nails in seperate containers. The green thing on the bottom shelf holds spare change and all the cds are my Christmas ones that I like to listen to all year round. Don't forget the VHS copy of the movie Rad to your far right on the 2nd shelf. I have been meaning to give it back to my brother for 3 years. Maybe I will just keep it! haha What are some of your resolutions/goals for the New Year?

Flash Game

I had to document this because it was so hilarious. Last night we got free tickets from someone at James' work to go to the Utah Flash basketball game in Orem. These guys I guess are the "farm team" for the Utah Jazz so I figured it would be a decent game. Let's just say I have seen highschool teams with more talent. Me and Preston thought a picture sounded more fun.


We didn't make it there until half time because we were busy carb loading at Brick Oven for my long run today. Yes, it was delicious and yes, I did run 12 miles today. I am exhausted. Back to the game. So the half-time show was about the only thing to save this game from being a total bust. These guys were performers from Circus Circus in Vegas and were amazing. I have never seen such strength. At one point one of them was doing a one handed hand stand on the other guys head. Where do people learn they have the talent for this?

The boys were totally bored and I think a little petrified of the scary 10 year old girl sitting in front of us with no social skills. She would turn around about every thirty seconds and just stare at Preston. Usually when a kid knows that you see them staring they will look away but she had no qualms about it. It was so bizarre. Her dad and his friend were also quite interesting. They acted like the game was the NBA finals and high fived every time the team did anything. It got somewhat annoying after the first 15 times. The friend also had a sweet handlebar mustache that Carter commented on after we left. We lasted a whole quarter and then decided to call it quits. I am so glad we left early because we came out to a blizzard outside. All in all, I won't be going again, but it was quite an experience that we won't forget. Go Flash!

James and Carter

Ringing in the New Year

We had quite a fun New Year's Eve at my sister Melanie's house. The food was fabulous (I ate WAY too much) and the company was even better. We played the new version of Cranium and also Carl thought up new categories for the game Scattergories. Knowing how competitive my family is, it turned out to be pretty hilarious with everyone trying to argue for the answer they put. James even lost his voice the next day! We didn't leave until 3 am which I don't think I have stayed up that late since college! Carter also stayed up way past his bedtime and fell asleep on the beanbag next to the kids playing the wii. Needless to say, we slept in until 10 am which is unheard of at our house! Here are a few cute pictures of the kids:

Kate got Highschool Musical sing along for the Wii and was singing her heart out for us
My mom having a dance party with Brynlee and Carter-they have some good moves!

Here they are shakin' their booties we couldn't stop laughing!!

Thanks Mel and Carl for such a fun night. Welcome 2009!