Women of Steel!

Lisa, Jess, and I competed in a mini-triathlon on the 17th in American Fork called "Woman of Steel". It was awesome! I've been training pretty well for a few months and seemed to make it with quite a bit of ease. I will push myself harder next time! We swam 300 yards in a pool first, and it was way fun! They tried to have some order to it all, but there were just people everywhere and arms flailing. It was a funny sight. That part was fairly easy and then we ran over to our bikes, which felt crazy because I always wear board shorts, but not that day! I felt a little naked running across the field. The biking was fun, but a little humiliating for me because I used Kevin's good old mission bike- a mountain bike with like 10 speeds. Ha ha! But I'm glad I had a bike to use! There were lots of hard core road bikes passing me the whole time. Oh well! I will remedy that for next time too! It's pretty awkward to switch to running after riding a bike for 11 miles, so that part was a bit rough...but then off we went, running our 3 miles into the finish. WEll, I say "we" but really there was nobody around me. I was a lonesome dove. It was a beautiful hot day and we loved it!

The finish line! Horray! We're hot mamas! And here's Jessica showing us that she wet her pants the whole time she was running! (She's 3 months pregnant!)It was hilarious! Love you Jess!

A Day in the Life...my favorite radio DJ, a sleeping homeless person in my yard, and the best weekend

Yehaw! So this is Chunga! He's my favorite little morning DJ. Lisa and I went to the 1,000,000,000th song event at Legacy Mazda a couple weeks ago mostly so I could meet him and get a free T-shirt (which of course was an XL and I ended up giving it to my dad). Anyway, I listen to 101.9 every morning and laugh at the commentary. I even call in during "What's Happening Hot Stuff?" from time to time and end up on the air talking with Chunga, Chelsea, and Cort to tell them some sort of nonsense. For example, last Friday morning I called to tell them about this:

So, I had gotten up at 6 to go running (which isn't a very regular occurance) before a full day of EFY coordinator training. It was still slightly dark outside and as I walked out down the stairs I see this lump in the dead center of our grassy courtyard. Hmmm...what's that? I got closer and realized it was a person in a sleeping bag, asleep. Why? Who knows! I'm pretty sure I identified it as a woman. There was a walking stick next to the bag...so, homeless? hitch-hiker? out-door granola type? kicked out by spouse? I was a little freaked out, but took off running. When I came back, she was still there. After I showered and got ready and went to leave, she was still there...amongst cars starting all around to go to work. I snapped a picture real quick and off I went. I had to call Chunga about this one. He suggested the warm water in a cup, dipping hand prank so she would pee the sleeping bag, but I was already gone at this point, and I don't know if I'd have the guts to do that to a complete stranger! ha ha Anyway, weirdness... I loved coordinator training:

What a great, uplifting weekend! This is our Eastern U.S. team. Ben (bottom left) is our awesome administrator. He's the best boss ever! I love him! The rest of us make up his coordinator team running the program all over the Eastern states! Talk about some amazing people to be surrounded by for a whole weekend. There were about 20 other coordinators there also. I wish it could have lasted longer! I loved every minute of it and appreciate the affect all their characters will have on me forever. And I'm excited to work with my partner in crime, Davey. EFY 2008! "Sure and Steady" Here we go again! Another sweaty humid summer!

Babies Babies Babies!

In the past five months, 9 of my friends have given birth (and Kim's baby girl is coming any minute)! Here are pictures of just five of them that I've been able to see in person! I love them all, and am so happy and excited for their cute parents. I'm proud to have such good examples of new mother's in my life to look to when my time comes! Try to play a matching game!!!! Some of these little bundles of joy are a couple months older now, but for the sake of the game they are all newborn photos...In mixed up order: Chloe Ruth Carnley (Carrie and Daniel), Dylan Michael Hacken (Tiff and Mike), Sydney Gifford (Natalie and Jason), McKay Charles Allen (Rachel and Charlie), Aubrey Kate Sorensen (Brynn and Glen) Who do you think is who???

The Swimming Revelation

So, I will no doubt sound ridiculous and ignorant to some but I JUST figured out why I was getting so tired when I would swim laps! You see, I'm training for a mini-triathlon and it's in two weeks. I've been working hard, but I just never could seem to free style swim the full distance (12 legnths) all at one time. I kept thinking it was strange that I seemed to not be in good enough shape to make it, but I would get soooo out of breath! WEll, yesterday I was swimming along on about my 3rd lap about to drown and I had this revelation: I completely hold my breath when I'm under water! Then I quickly blow out before I come up for air. DUMB! I got kind of hopeful with this discovery. So, I started to make sure I was blowing out the whole time under water and then breathe in when I come up... Never holding my breath at all... Novel concept? Well, apparently it took me like 20 years of my life to figure it out. All of a sudden I could swim forever! I swam 24 lengths after that without stopping! So exciting for me! Thanks for reading :)