Things running can do in a year...

Last year my friend Alli decided she was going to go a whole year and run a race every month. I decided I wanted to do the same. :) I started my race journey in April of 2012 with this race.

Alli and I at the Elevate 5k in April

I didn't run in May. Alli and Logan (BIL) ran the memorial day 5k and Chase and I went on a Charity Motorcycle Bike Ride.

In beginning of June we ran the dirty dash with all of our friends - took us 3 long hours to run a 10k. haha not my best time! But it wasn't about time - It was about getting dirty. :)

Alli, Logan and I ran the Help us adopt 5k in the end of June.

In July Alli and I ran our first 10k with the Freedom Run. It was a huge hill, but worth it, and so proud that I rocked it! With the same pace I run my 5ks.

August was the Tiger 5k for the Orem Tigers Ballroom team. Easy and that's when I got my PR! of 30:06 :)

Ran the next Help Us Adopt series in September.   

Then we ran a race for Kalina, who is one of Alli's friends at the end of September. I was so grateful for the opportunity to help her.

Ran the Love your Body 5k with Michele (downstairs neighbor) and Alli in October.

Turkey Trot with the fam! It was so cold!   

Flash Dash Series - Santa run in December. I was a pooper that day and didn't want a picture with Alli, and now I regret that. :( 

That was all for 2012! I ran a lot last year. I loved doing races and getting out and getting exercise and losing weight, though my goal wasn't to lose weight it was to just be healthy. 

2013 brings new challenges to me and running. I ran my first half marathon, and now am suffering shin splints and IT band syndrome. :(

Ran my first half marathon (13.1 miles - let me say it again 13.1 miles) in January. My friend Celise (though I think I'm closer in age to their oldest than I am to her) and my new friend Missy and Diana (who isn't pictured).

Ran the She Runs (Run Like a Girl) 5k with Diana and Marquessa (who I had just met) in February- Hopefully I get to run a ragnar with them later this year.   

Ran the Hero Run with Chase as Iron Man in March. He vowed to never walk/run in the suit ever again.

  Then ran the Elevate 5k with Chase this April - ran it with him (hard for me to do) and ran my slowest of 39 minutes. But we did it TOGETHER and that's all that matters. :)

My next journey will be to run a trail ragnar at the end of June, and another half marathon in September. I'm relearning how to run via ChiRunning because I am sick of the shin splints. Hopefully I can get Chase on the running bandwagon with me so we can do a few more races together.

Things that are my favorite...

I remember very clearly the semester after Chase and I had been married. I was swamped with school and felt like everything was going wrong. I happened to be taking institute that semester and I took it from the most amazing teacher, Sister Hepworth. I was in a class that focused on the current prophet, and at the time it was Gordon B. Hinckley. Sister Hepworth passed this quote out to all her students that were there that day. I loved it. Mainly because it has helped me through hard times, and I try and read it on those days that I need help the most. I keep it on my fridge. Since then, the paper is a mess. I wanted to redo it and make it match my current colors in the kitchen. This is what I did, super simple.

I have wanted to read his biography since before I met Chase, and finally finished it a year or so ago. It is amazing book, and he was an amazing prophet.

You can learn more about my church and what I believe here.

Things that have been this weekend...

I just downloaded the blogger app for the iPhone 5. I am testing it to see if it works good. You will have to let me know what you think of it. :)

This weekend Chase, me, and my family went to Richfield to camp. I guess KOA was doing a 2-for-1 special and all proceeds for this weekend went to a charity. :) 

Here is what we did. 

This is where we stayed. It was really nice. 

We played a game of this. And guess who won? Chase! He loves this game!! So does my baby brother. :)

We saw a ton of Shelby's at the gas station before we headed to Fremont Indian state park. 

We hiked a trail. 

This was for a virtual geocache. Yup I geocache just like the hubs!! :)

Found a huge cache from Fremont Indian state park. There was some cool stuff in it. 

Us after finding the cache. 

Then this guy found his 100th cache! He was pretty happy!! 

That's all I got from this weekend. How was your weekend?

Things that have been a while...

So it's been a while, right?

Well life got super busy and my number 1 goal for the year was to simplify my life. This happened to be the first thing that went. If it didn't take so long uploading pictures and actually writing I think I would spend more time here. I will eventually do some more posts but it will be sporadic.

For a brief update:

I still am running races. I ran my first half in January with no training - bad idea. I'm still suffering from it.
Chase and I are still trying to get pregnant. Still no luck.
Hurley is still full of energy.
Chase is working hard.

I recently took a job that is closer to home. No more driving to Salt Lake, and Chase and I can carpool. YAY!

Here's our Christmas Card Picture:

Things that are the Beach - Pawley's edition Day 6 - Home

The rest of the week sort of mixed together..

Monday and the rest of the week was kinda rainy (so sad we missed a thunderstorm - those are seriously my favorite) 

so 

We headed to the Mall in Murrels Inlet to go slot car racing

Chase was blue, David was yellow, I was orange and Carolin was green. I think...

The track

If we happened to derail the car then we had to run and put our car back on the track. It happened A LOT to David and Chase... not so much for me or Carolin...

The Scores: 

1st - Chase

2nd - David

3rd - Carolin

and

I came in DEAD LAST!

I guess thoughts on being a race car driver like Dankia Patrick are over... 

Later that week we got a group of us to all go mini golfing...

This was the first hole - and apparently we were only allowed 5 in a group... We totally did 7! HA!

Chase and the guys (minus David)

 

We all had a lot of fun! 

I think John took first, and then the rest of us followed by Joey taking dead last... 

Chase and I went out swimming in the evening and we didn't have a light on, but I could vaguely see weird tracks. I thought I was stepping on a crab (which hurts) and I turned our flashlight on and we saw sea turtle tracks - AND a sea turtle. You aren't supposed to flash lights on them or touch them because it can harm them. The houses that sit up directly on the beach have to turn their lights off by 10pm so sea turtles don't go the wrong way. 

PROOF

That my father actually will swim in the ocean with us... This was the only picture I got of him, and the only time that he came out when I went out. 

Carolin showing off her splashing skills

Can't get enough of the high tide! Best time to go! 

Except when the water is really rough, which happens to be the case for 95% of the time during high tide.

Sister wanted to take a picture of me, and that's when I saw:

THIS WAVE

haha, not so big is it!? lol

We also had our annual Ice Cream Social hosted by Cousin Rob and Carla

Hanging out before it was ready

The reason David looks so upset is because he hadn't had his fix of ice cream OR Settlers of Catan.

We also went back to The Hammock Shops to get our annual shirts...

While we were there we went into the place where Marvin makes original hammocks...

Marvin showing David how to make the end of the hammock (can't remember what the name of it is)

Smiling for the Camera

David and Marvin! 

Now David DON"T FORGET to send a postcard to Marvin! Okay!?

Then we finally get to the infamous sandcastle...

This is how it starts out...

Then it slowly gets bigger

Chase and Carolin trying to get beat my height.

David and Carolin smiling for the camera

Is mine as tall as yours McCamie!? :) So sad we couldn't compete this year. She is well known for the beautiful castles she makes. 

Finally we had dinner together with my family and the house we shared the Sea Hearth with.

Barb's famous spaghetti! Loved it!

Apparently Carolin didn't!? Say what!?

So so so yummy!

Our drive home was longer than going out... 

Oh wait...

It was still 40 hours! Yeah folks... 40 hours there and 40 hours home = 2 full work weeks.

The first night we stopped somewhere and saw the sunset.

which was really pretty, seeing the suburban with it's door open too. :)

That night we drove through St. Louis and I took a picture of the arch. :) Can you see it?

Carolin and her Piggly Wiggly shirt...

Our drive through the rockies:

I don't remember ever going through these, except on a train with mom, when I was 5.

I-70 was pretty cool going through the rockies - The highway was split. The side going east was lower than the side going west.

Those mountain's are more like home!

YES! Almost there...

And I was doing a lot of this... 

(disclaimer - this picture was taken on the way out to PI, not the way home)

We saw a beautiful sunset on our way through Utah.

We also got to see the edge of Moab. 

It was a fun trip, but I don't think we'll be going with family again... Lets just say everyone was on edge by the time we got home! :)

I miss the beach terribly now... 

and to have soft skin again...

and soft hair...

Miss you PI! Till we meet again!