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!!

Cleaning out the camera...

FINALLY! So I decided it was time to actually print off the millions of pictures that have been sitting in my camera for seriously FOREVER so I thought I would post some of my favorite ones that have been collecting dust since I have very few on this blog. I figured out how to upload them at work so be expecting a lot more!!

My baby girl Molly, taking a nap....

Jake on the biggest pile of snow ever...which happened to be in his driveway!

Molly at Wheeler Farm....getting a little too friendly with the sheep!

My loves taking a nap together

I love my sisters!!

Go BEES!!

Cupcakes and Promotions!

Well this week has been full of exciting news!


I have been working at Integrated Title since July as a receptionist. I absolutely love working here but the job was a bit monotonous....On Wednesday I had a big meeting with my boss and received my first big PROMOTION! As soon as next week I could be moving up to my new position in customer service. This is a really great move for me. I will get to be super busy and learn a ton about the industry I work in. This is really a great opportunity and I am so excited to get started! Jake took me out to dinner last night to celebrate the big news which was fabulous! He was just as excited as I was and its so great to have his support.


Also, on the side I have started a cupcake catering business with a friend. The first order went out this week and turned out great!! It generated a lot of buzz and now we already have three more orders. We are also meeting with a couple of day cares that do hourly day care and birthday parties to promote our business and hopefully work out some catering deals!! So if anyone is interested in ordering cupcakes for any occasion let me know! They are all made from scratch and custom to your event.

Cheers for the Beers!

In honor of St. Patty's....a toast!

Of all my favorite things to do,
the utmost is to have a brew.
My love grows for my foamy friend,
with each thirst-quenching elbow bend.
Beer's so frothy, smooth and cold--
It's paradise--pure liquid gold.
Yes, beer means many things to me...
That's all for now, I gotta pee!

Goblin Valley

Over the weekend Jake and I had quite the adventure! We had our bags packed and ready to head out to San Francisco after Jake got off of work on Friday and unfortunately, we ran into a slight problem. Our plane tickets were buddy passes, so we had to fly stand by. The flights ended up being full, so we weren't able to get on and make it out there. Even though we were disappointed we were prepared with a back up plan in case this happened so...we re-packed our bags for Goblin Valley!

We left Saturday morning SUPER early....Jake surprised me by having the truck all packed up when I woke up! All I had to do was roll out of bed and get in the car...which I literally did. We left around 5:30 am! After driving for a while we stopped for breakfast in Price. There is absolutely NOTHING in Price. It might be the grossest city in Utah!

We were so excited once we finally made it to Goblin Valley. I had never been there before and had no idea what to expect. Our camping area was on the other side of the valley so we went there first and TRIED to get our camp set up. The wind was seriously out of control!! I'm sure if anyone was watching us try to put up the tent they would have peed their pants laughing at us. There was one point where we were each holding a pole on either side, the wind came and completely inflated out eight man tent (we borrowed this tent from my roommate and had no idea how massive it was until we were trying to put it up!) and almost took flight with us holding on! After that happened we gave up on trying to put it together and decided to just head down to the valley. This is a picture of the "Goblin Guardians." They sit right before the entrance to the valley.

Once we got down into the valley I was amazed. This is the craziest looking place I have ever seen!! There were thousands of formations everywhere. They all look like they have faces on them, hence the name Goblin Valley. They also filmed Galaxy Quest here. These pictures do not do this place justice.


Once we got down into the valley we went on a really intense rock climb to the top of one of the buttes. This summer we plan on taking a rock climbing course so that we can climb different places around Utah. The view from the top was gorgeous. We were only able to take it in for a couple of minutes before the wind kicked in and almost knocked us off.

Once we hiked down and got back to our campsite, we had had enough of the wind. It was still early in the evening so we decided to pack up and head home instead of being miserable all night after such an amazing day. So we loaded up and started heading home. Once we got back to Price it had started to snow. We reached the entrance to the canyon and found out it was closed so we ended up getting stuck in Price! After trying a couple of hotels we finally found one that wasn't too disgusting and had some open rooms. It was so nice to just be able to relax after our climb. We were both exhausted!! The canyon was open in the morning so we were able to make it home finally!

I could not have hoped for a better weekend. It was perfect! Even though we didn't make it to San Fran, we had so much fun we couldn't stop talking about it the whole way home! And we just bought tickets to San Francisco so we're headed there in a couple of weeks with out having to worry if we'll get on a flight!!

Thanks babe for such a great weekend! I love you!!

UPDATE!

I don't like putting up a new post with out any pictures...but I figured I should probably update everyone anyways (my laptop is broken so who knows when I'll be able to put pictures up)!!

I seriously can not believe that February is almost over! This month has cruised by...but who likes February anyways? Definitely not me...bring on spring!!!

So here's a little re-cap of whats been going on....

My fabulous new roommate, Annalise, moved in and is finally all settled! This girl is great. I am soooo lucky to have found such a perfect roommate....plus, she is an AMAZING cook!! Annalise, Alyssa and I had a girls night a couple weekends ago. Annalise cooked us the most delicious meal! I am seriously going to gain like 50 pounds with her living here because there is NO way I can resist her yummy food!

Valentines day was great!! Jake is taking me to San Fransisco next weekend so we decided this year to do something really low key. We made a fancy dinner together which turned out amazing....so yummy! After dinner we had a really relaxing night. We're always running around with school and work and a million other things so it was so nice to not have to worry about anything and hang out with my best friend!! This is the part where I get to talk about how much I love Jake.....and if words could actually describe how much I love him then I would insert them here, but they can't.....! I love you baby and can not wait for next weekend!!!!

Nothing else major going on....just running, school and loving my life!! The marathon is coming up and so are midterms so I'm staying super busy. Tonight is going to be jam packed with errands....grocery store, making a million cupcakes, dinner with Jake's family, nail appointment and then I'm hitting up the gym!





side note: I have been CRAVING cupcakes for like two weeks now so I am making some tonight! I am sure I will make way way too many so please stop by for a treat!!


Hopefully I'll get some pics posted soon!

I'm IT....

I've been tagged by Rachel....!!

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player answers the question about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 other people and posts there names. And then leaves a message on their blog letting them know they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog to get the directions.

What I was doing 10 years ago Ten years ago?
10 years ago i was...12. I was living in Ruston, Louisiana and loved it! I went to Ruston Jr High school and was on the fabulous cheerleading squad. It was a blast. My dad was coaching at LA Tech. Thinking back, I wish I was still 12...live was soooo much less complicated then!

5 Things on my "To-Do" List Today
1. Try and get though work with out dying of boredom
2. Finish my laundry...this has been on my list for like 2 weeks...its pretty much a never ending process!
3. Do my taxes...I love refunds :)
4. Finish a painting
5. Triple date with my love Jake and some friends!!!

3 Bad Habits I have
1. Anyone who knows me well enough has seen my fingers...enough said!
2. Starting projects and not finishing them....my kitchen table is currently filled with like ten different projects that I've started
3. Waiting until the last minute to get things done


Places I have Lived
Cedar City, UT
Dover, NH
Bethlaham, PA
Ypsilanti, MI
Ruston, LA
Waunakee, WI
Murfreesboro, TN
Orem, UT
St. George, UT
Stillwater, OK
Salt Lake City, UT
...my family is on there way to Mississippi

Things most people don't know about me
-I'm terrified of fish.....weird I know
-I have never been out of the country
-I refuse to pay my phone bill until they shut my phone off
-When I was younger I wanted to be a singer and sang at some big events and won a talent show
-I play the flute
-I have never been skiing (water or snow) or snowboarding...the idea of it scares the crap out of me
-I want to be a rock climber
-I'm addicted to celebrity gossip
-I can't have any of my food touching on my plate or else I won't eat it and I have to eat them in order.... I'm aware that I'm a little OCD
-I'm a HORRIBLE cook
-I eat the chocolate off of a snickers bar before I eat it

I tag Alyssa, Mckelle, Liz, Christie, and Melanie!.......YOU'RE IT!!!