I love Mothers day. Especially more now than ever. I have officially been a mother for seventeen months and I know that it is just the beginning of what being a mother means. Thank you mom, mother-in-law, grandmas, aunts, and sisters who have mothered me. At one time I was that crying, sticky, tired, hungry, bored seventeen month old and I know that I was taken care of. I was loved. I am loved. I hope to express that same love and devotion to my daughter and future children. It is a good thing, motherhood. It teaches us things that we never would have learned without being a mother... patience, sacrifice, unconditional love, strength, and courage to name a few. I am a stronger, better person now that I have my Chloe. I wouldn't change a thing in my life now that I have her. A better way of saying it is that I can't imagine my life with out her. Thank you mom, for raising me the way you did, so I could have this sacred responsibility to raise my own daughter. I couldn't have asked for a better example and friend to help me through life. I love you. Happy Mothers Day
I can finally say that I can mark a half marathon off of my bucket list. I ran the Provo City half marathon in 2:33:54. I was hoping to come in before 2 1/2 hours but hey I barely went over and I am pretty proud of myself for even finishing! Mile 10 and ll were the hardest for me. Luckily I had an amazing support group (my family) to push me to the end.
About 10 weeks ago, my friend asked me if I wanted to run the half marathon with her. I said yes obviously but had no idea what I was really in for. I trained off and on but probably not as well as I could have. The morning of the race arrived and Terie and her husband picked me up at 4:05 AM! It was FREEZING! We boarded the first bus because they bribed us with prizes to arrive early... BUT... we ended up being tortured up in Provo Canyon for 2 hours (5AM-7AM) waiting for the race to start. There were about 7 campfires burning to provide warmth but there were probably 30 people fighting for some space by each fire. My legs and joints were so stiff and cold that I didn't know how I was about to run 13.1 miles.
Terie and I started off with the pace of finishing in 2 hours and 20 minutes. We stayed together for the first 4 miles and then I needed to use the bathroom so I let Terie go ahead...and I never quite caught up with her. Her husband who also ran the race finished in at 2:13 and Terie finished around 2:23. I was grateful for the water and fuel stations and I took the opportunity to walk. I am proud of my time and know that I will be extremely sore tomorrow... I already am! My dad, Michelle, and Tanner cheered for me along the way, first at the 9 mile mark, and then at the ll mile mark. At the finish, Paul and Gina were waiting along with the people I already mentioned. Bradley and Chloe were perfect cheerleaders as well! I was so happy to finish as you can tell from these pictures. We will see if I will have the courage to do another race any time soon!
My friend, Terie, is all smiles |
9 mile marker |
Terie at the finish line! |
Terie is with her husband, Morgan. |
Finally at the finish line! |
I have the most supportive husband! |
My cheer squad! |
For our anniversary this year (3 years!), Tanner bought us a nikon D3100 camera!!!! I have been waiting for this for years!! I am a little intimidated by it and want to know everything NOW but I need to take it a step at a time or I know I will get too overwhelmed. We decided to take Chloe to go the local park to feed the ducks and to test our camera out. Here our some of my favorites (we took like 75 pictures.... we were a little snap happy).
caught her drooling! |