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Finally...

After living in the state of Utah for almost 9 years, I finally made it to Lake Powell. It really is all that it's cracked up to be.
Beautiful and majestic.

Come to the House of the Lord

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House

June 5th, 2009

Provo Temple
June 9th, 2009

Triathlon...check

I did it! I can officially call myself a triathlete. I finished my first and not last triathlon on Saturday. It was a lot of fun. I did better than I thought, although I had few expectations, only that I wanted to survive. Luckily for you, loyal readers, I am still alive.

Nicole and I before the race started setting up our transition area.

Checking out the Salem Pond, yes we swam in that.

Coach K and I, Kirst was our faithful swim teacher. Thanks Coach K!


Line up for the bathrooms, not well worth the wait.

My Dad came into town and surprised me right before the race.
I was so shocked, and may have cried just a little.

The swim, I'm most likely not in this picture because I had a few issues checking where I was going... I almost ended up back where we started. Oops.

Finally done with the swim, definitely need to train a little more in open water. I have pool swimming down, but struggles in a pond.


Bike portion not pictured, but I did ride 13 miles.


Sprinting to the finish line. The run went really well, I could have gone further.
I'm the one in the blue tank.

After all the hard work, training and racing. We did it!
We rocked it!
When should I do my next one?

Four weeks and counting...

In exactly 4 weeks from right now, I will have recently completed my first sprint triathlon. I am feeling positive about it, hence no disclaimers. I will finish.

Here is the rundown:
First: 800 meter swim (1/2 mile)
Second: 14 mile bike
Third: 5 k run (3.1 miles)

Yes, I'm doing all those things on the same day, with no breaks in between. Perhaps a crazy idea to some, but doing races keeps me motivated in my quest to be healthier and stronger. Going to the gym or going on a run becomes a bit more fun, when there is a goal on the horizon. Please wish me some strength and endurance, I'm going to need it.

We are at an even 10

My family seems to have grown exponentially in the last few months. The tenth grandchild was born on Friday March 27th. It was an exciting delivering because my sister did not find out what the sex of the baby was, so the anticipation mounted the whole 40 weeks. My greatest hopes and dreams were fulfilled when I got the phone call and was told that baby K had arrived. I was praying pretty hard for the feminine variety and low and behold she graced us with her presence.

Seven months is well worth the wait.

Way back in September I painted my bedroom a fantastic shade of "Dark Storm Cloud" and promised to post a pic of the finished product. No, it didn't take me 7 months to clean up the mess, just 7 months to actually have a clean room and the exact moment to remember to take a picture of it. I now present, room a la dark storm cloud.

Love is a Battlefield...

I heart the 80's!

Some have told me that I missed my calling in life to be a woman of the 80's. It's true, my hair has a way of performing well under the pressures of hot rollers, back combing and double decker bangs. My face can handle quite a bit of blue eyeshadow, blue mascara and dusty pink gloss. My ability to work a blue, shiny taffeta dress is proven well in the pictures that follow.

Kirst's Birthday Celebration was a blast!
Thanks, to all those that came to make it fantastic!

Everybody Cut Footloose!

This is where I'll be on Saturday night! Will you?

I'm so excited for this! With this excitement came a little trepidation. I was worried whether or not I would find the perfect dress for my prom. I had so many visions and ideas but I didn't know if any of them would come to fruition. I made up my mind to scour the county today in search of this perfect dress. My first stop was trusty Savers. Initially, a pink frock was spotted a la Pretty in Pink. "This might work," I thought, "with a few minor alterations and maybe some pink lace added like Andie did, I could really make this work." I didn't want to be tempted away too easily from my original vision, so I pressed forward through potato sack jumpers and denim mom dresses. When I was losing all hope amidst the floral prints, my eyes fell upon the most beautiful dress I had ever seen. My vision became a reality and I'm now a proud owner of the most perfect, fits like a glove, made for me, blue taffeta, puffy sleeved, lace covered dress come true. If you want to see what it looks like, you'll just have to see it at the party. Justice can only be served when you see it in person. See you there!

Valentine Weekend-O-Fun!

This Valentine's Day Weekend was fantastic. I spent the weekend having a few of my nieces and nephews over for slumber parties.

Friday night started with the two "B Family" boys. They were so excited to come over that they packed the day before and this is what their suitcases looked like. Yes, all this for one night.

We had fun eating treats (at least they did), watching Scooby Doo and Stars Wars Return of the Jedi. Of course we had to take silly pictures and make a music video like their older sister had.


After those two boys returned home I hosted another slumber party this time a bit more girly and with two of my nieces. We made dinner together, played together and of course danced together.


If you ever wonder what is takes to be a favorite aunt, this is all you have to do. They don't need more toys, they just want a sleepover party. That's my little secret.