St. George

St. George Utah is one of my favorite places to be! It is my oasis from stress and worries, and I can't wait to be there in just a few hours.

Yes we are going down there for this . . .

I am most excited to see this . . .


And I know that the best part of this weekend will be CONFERENCE!


I love Conference! I hope everyone has a great Conference weekend!

A Good 3 Years

Three years ago today Joseph and I went on out first date.
It was unlike any other first date I had ever been on. First dates are generally marked by awkward moments in forced conversations, generic get-to-know-you questions, as well as the guy trying too hard to impress you. This date was much better.
I got a call from Joseph saying that the friends would be getting together soon and wondered if I would like to have him pick me up to go play with them. When he arrived to pick me up, that was the first time that I had the privilege of riding in the Chrome Pony (Joseph's spray-painted Toyota Camry with a rooster head attached to the front as a hood ornament.

When we found out that are friends were going to be late, we improvised. We drove to Provo and got gelato that we ate as we walked around the Provo city courthouse talking and laughing. when we had finished we drove to an elementary school where we played tether-ball and shot baskets. That night, he even let me drive his car. When our friends finally called us it was to tell us that they weren't going to be getting together after all.
So we did what any normal people would do on a first date and climbed the tallest tree we could find. we climbed until the branches near the top looked as though they might not be able to hold us safely and there we sat and talked for over an hour.

It was a random, fun, and spontaneous night. The last three years have been just about as random, fun, and spontaneous. These three years have seen us live in 6 different homes and three different states.


(He took this of us while I was driving, I think we still look the same)

It was such a different and fun first date!

Also we are celebrating John and Trudy's 45 year anniversary!

They are so cute :)

Finally

They finally called her on a mission.

She is going to the Las Vegas, Nevada mission, English speaking. I am so excited for her and know she will be a great missionary and bless the lives of many. Congratulations Angela!

She leaves to the MTC October 6th and I will miss her.

My Mom

Today is my Mom's Birthday! She has always been such a great Mom and one of my best friends.

I love you! Happy Birthday.

The Freedom Run

This year, for the 4th of July, I got to run the Freedom run 10k with 2 of my brothers, my dad, and Angela. I even had my cute nephew, Gavin, run the 1 mile. I am excited to talk to him about it on Sunday.Anyway, even though I didn't meet my goal time, I had a lot of fun. I will post pictures and more a little later, but my sister in law pointed out to me the link that the Freedom Run sent us. Of course there were photographers there taking pictures to sell to the runners, and then send you an email to let you know.
Well, I made it on their cycle of 7 or so pictures on their main page (click below to see). As I was finishing up the race I had a man trying to pass me so I began to speed up. I really didn't want him to pass me so close to the end so I kept strong. Yes, he began to sprint. Therefore, I had to push it really hard to stay in the lead. So the picture they have of me is pretty intense, ha ha. Kinda crazy :)

Click here to see the Page

Moving and Running . . . what else do I do?

Yes, we made our move back to Utah for the Summer. This is just a picture of our AZ apartment getting all boxed up once again. I feel like a lot of the past 2 years has been a lot of packing and unpacking. We decided to leave most of our belongings in AZ because we will be returning soon.

I already miss my Arizona Friends and Family. My calling as the YW Beehive Adviser was very hard to give up. I will be dropping off Cookies to the Bishop when I get back ;)

As you can see I have been a little occupied putting things together here in UT and I still feel I am far from finishing. But I had to post a crazy/cute thing for my mother and father in law. I want to let them know how amazing, and at the same time, strong headed their son is. To train for this marathon I have to run long runs every other week. Last Wednesday was a 14 miler and I wanted Joseph to ride his bike or long board alongside me because I didn't have my parents to run with. I am not sure when, but he decided he wanted to run it with me. I would be running from the mouth of the canyon till Vivian Park and then back down. This is just shy of 14 miles. Joseph and I started off strong and he explained to me he would try to keep up for the first couple of miles and then turn around to maybe fish while he waited. He kept up for the first mile or so and then I went on ahead. 7 miles in I finally got to vivian park to turn around. After I had turned around and ran for a mile or so I ran into Joseph. Honestly shocked, I gave him a hug and told him to turn around and finish up with me. He shook his head catching his breath and told me he wanted to run the whole 14. He hasn't run more than 2 miles since we were married so I was nervous for him. His knees weren't hurting, which was my biggest concern. So he seemed to be doing well.
I know Joseph is always full of surprises, but sometimes I am amazed by the surprise. I can't believe he really did it. I finished up at 107 minutes and ran up to the gas station to buy us some gatorades. After I stretched a little I ran up the trail to meet Joseph with the drinks, he was a lot closer than I thought. He drank a little and said he wanted to keep running till he was done. He was so determined. It was so fun to have him come on the run with me.
Yes he was definitely feeling it over the next few days, but Friday he told me he loved how he felt. I was so happy to hear that! Of course I got extremely excited and began thinking of races we could train for. And i know he will be faster than me in no time, so I could work on speed work to try and keep up with him. He quickly saw my excitement and clarified that he still thinks running marathons is crazy and said he would never run one. "Oh . . ." a little disappointed.

I guess we'll see. . .

T & M

As always, a fun trip to Utah where I was able to go to a friends wedding :) This time it was 2 of my friends getting married. Melissa and Taylor were sealed in the SLC Temple June 4th.
It was great attending their sealing and to see how happy they are and will be together.

Angela, Me, and Sandra

Cutting their cake

I had never been to the American Fork Amphitheater, but this is where they had their reception and everything was so beautiful. I really enjoyed seeing old friends, some I haven't seen since high school.
I had to make the trip alone, so I don't have any pictures of me and Joseph. After cleaning up, most of us Bridesmaids met up at In-n-out.
We were all so hungry and tired, it was a great day. Congratulations Taylor and Melissa Anderson!