Hide and Seek...

Molly thought she was being pretty sneaky by hiding under my bed to avoid being put away when I had to go back to work...

Katie hard at work....

Strut Your Mutt!

On Saturday, Molly and I participated in the 3rd annual STRUT YOUR MUTT to raise money for No More Homeless Pets in Utah. It was such a blast! It turned out to be a HUGE event. There were over 2,000 dogs there! Molly was excited as soon as I turned into the parking lot and she could see all of the other dogs walking around.

I met Katie and Mickie and their cute (and super huge) dogs there. My grandparents were in town from St. George that weekend so they, along with my other grandma, met us there as well. It was so fun to have them there! Molly loves all of them, and my cute grandpa snapped some great pictures of us along the walk.

After all the dogs and walkers were gathered up we started on our 1.5 mile walk around the park. Molly did so great! She was a champ...it was quite the walk for her little legs. She's spoiled and got to be carried towards the end because she was so tired. But she finished strong and raced the other dogs to the finish line!!

At the finish line they had tons of entertainment. There were millions of vendors giving away treats and contests for the dogs. Mickie's dog, a GIANT Alaskan Malamute, won for biggest dog!!

Once we were done with the festivities, me and my grandparents went to lunch at Applebee's. I had been craving it for a while and it definitely hit the spot!

We will for sure be doing this event next year for anyone who wants to join us!!

(I left my camera at home. Luckily Katie and my gramps were smart and remembered theirs, so hopefully I can snag some pics from them and post them up!!)

The Countdown is OVER!

I can NOT wait to go see this tonight!! We ran into a slight snag....three people going, and only TWO tickets left....we'll work it out!

Do blonds have more fun??

Check out my POLL to the right

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I can't decide what to do with my hair.....blond or brunette?

What do you guys think?

MAJOR UPDATE!....finally, I know

So I know everyone has been super curious as to what I've been up to lately ;) so I figured it was about time to update this sucker!

So much has happened since I last put up a post, I'm not even sure where to begin...

I finished my first semester at SLCC. I'm going to toot my own horn for a minute because I'm pretty proud of myself. I never really felt "smart enough" to be in college and pull off good grades. I know this was due to my lack of effort. This second time around I have LOVED being in school. I worked hard, studied, went to all of my classes and....I got a 100% on my FINAL and an A++ in the class!!! This summer I am finishing an online class and taking a math test...hopefully I'll pass it so that I don't have to take math again. I don't think all the effort in the world would help me pass that class!! I'll be starting up normal classes again in the fall.

I started my new position at work!! I LOVE it! Its just a great feeling to have to work to do and feel like you are getting something accomplished. My position before was very unfulfilling for me. Now there is always something to do, its great! Not to mention I have amazing co-workers in my department. They definitely make coming to work even more enjoyable.

I have also started working a part-time job. On the weekends you can find me at The Kid Barn! It is a really fun daycare. It is a warehouse FULL of inflatable bouncers! We have everything from giant slides to obstacle courses to bouncing castles! We also do birthday parties. I love little kids and its so fun to just run around with them and play...and get paid for it!

Lets see...what else...

I got to talk to my brother on Mother's Day! He is in Peru, serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Its crazy to think that he has been there almost a year! He left last July. He has told me some of the best stories. I am so proud of him! Next summer my family is planning a trip to Peru to go sightseeing when he is released. I can not wait!!

It FINALLY feels likes summer!! After the longest winter in history...it finally reached 90 degrees!! I was in the best mood all weekend because of it. My favorite thing is to be able to drive in my car with the music blasting and all my windows and sun roof open. Not much gets better than that! Me and Jake have a lot planned for the summer so we are so glad that its finally warming up and we get put our plans into action!

Also, I just finished a really amazing book...The Last Lecture. I feel amazingly blessed after reading it and recommend it to everyone! If you hate reading, then listen to the lecture by Randy Pausch.

Its a great reminder about how short and precious life is....live it to the fullest.

SLC Marathon

Well, my legs are KILLING me now, but it was a BLAST! Saturday I ran in the SLC 5k along with the whole city I think!! I could not belive what a big deal it was and how many people were running! I was planning on training for the 1/2 marathon but never really found the time or dedication to stick to my training schedule. Hopefully I'll get back on track so I can run the Moab 1/2 marathon in October with my cousin Carlye.

I seriously had so much fun! I'm pretty sure I'll be addicted to racing now and hopefully I'll be able to keep improving my time. And of course who can pass up free stuff? Once you pass the finish line people are just handing all sorts of fun and yummy things at you! I didn't realize how hard it would be to go from training on a treadmill to actually running outside. After about mile one I felt like I had already ran my 3.1 miles!!

Here are some LOVELY pictures of me crossing the finish line! What an AMAZING feeling that was...even if it was only the 5k!!