thompson

have an injury?

2012-02-02T18:15:00.000-08:00

curse injuries. curse them!

what are my favorite things for injuries?

foam roller -pilates has the best roller ive used so far.
KT tape -this stuff is amazing. EVERYONE should own this.
ibuprofen
stretching -this is Meg, she is the coolest and is doing a very important stretch.
and probably my favorite, ice

tan pants with hole in the butt?

2012-01-24T19:56:00.000-08:00

craigslist yoga mat for sale

2012-01-24T19:47:00.000-08:00

this is the greatest craigslist ad i have ever seen.

Yoga mat for sale. Used once. - $1 (Bellevue)

Yoga mat for sale. Used once at lunch hour class in December 2009. Usage timeline as follows:

11:45a
Register for hot yoga class. Infinite wisdom tells me to commit to 5 class package and purchase a yoga mat. I pay $89.74. Money well spent, I smugly confirm to myself.

11:55a
Open door to yoga room. A gush of hot dry air rushes through and past me. It smells of breath, sweat and hot. Take spot on floor in back of room next to cute blonde. We will date.

11:57a
I feel the need to be as near to naked as possible. This is a problem because of the hot blonde to my left and our pending courtship. She will not be pleased to learn that I need to lose 30 pounds before I propose to her.

11:58a
The shirt and sweats have to come off. I throw caution to the wind and decide to rely on my wit and conditioning to overcome any weight issues my fiancée may take issue with. This will take a lot of wit and conditioning.

11:59a
Begin small talk with my bride to be. She pretends to ignore me but I know how she can be. I allow her to concentrate and stare straight ahead and continue to pretend that I don't exist. As we finish sharing our special moment, I am suddenly aware of a sweat moustache that has formed below my nose. This must be from the all the whispering between us.

12:00p
Instructor enters the room and ascends her special podium at the front of the room. She is a slight, agitated Chinese woman.

12:02p
Since I do have experience with Hot Yoga (4 sessions just 5 short years ago) I fully consider that I may be so outstanding and skilled that my instructor may call me out and ask me to guide the class. My wife will look on with a sparkle in her eye. We will make love after class.

12:10p
It is now up to 95 degrees in the room. We have been practicing deep breathing exercises for the last 8 minutes. This would not be a problem if we were all breathing actual, you know, oxygen. Instead, we are breathing each other's body odor, expelled carbon dioxide and other unmentionables. (Don't worry, I'll mention them later.)

12:26p
It is now 100 degrees and I take notice of the humidity, which is hovering at about 90%. I feel the familiar adorning stare of my bride and decide to look back at her. She appears to be nauseated. I then realize that I forgot to brush my teeth prior to attending this class. We bond.

12:33p
It is now 110 degrees and 95% humidity. I am now balancing on one leg with the other leg crossed over the other. My arms are intertwined and I am squatting. The last time I was in this position was 44 years ago in the womb, but I'm in this for the long haul. My wife looks slightly weathered dripping sweat and her eyeliner is streaming down her face. Well, "for better or worse" is what we committed to so we press on.

12:40p
The overweight Hispanic man two spots over has sweat running down his legs. At least I think its sweat. He is holding every position and has not had a sip of water since we walked in. He is making me look bad and I hate him.

12:44p
I consider that if anyone in this room farted that we would all certainly perish.

12:52p
It is now 140 degrees and 100% humidity. I am covered from head to toe in sweat. There is not a square millimeter on my body that is not slippery and sweaty. I am so slimy that I feel like a sea lion or a maybe sea eel. Not even a bear trap could hold me. The sweat is stinging my eyeballs and I can no longer see.

12:55p
This room stinks of asparagus, cloves, tuna and tacos. There is no food in the room. I realize that this is an amalgamation of the body odors of 30 people in a 140 degree room for the last 55 minutes. Seriously, enough with the asparagus, ok?

1:01p
140 degrees and 130% humidity. Look, lady, I need my space here so don't get all pissy with me if I accidentally sprayed you with sweat as I flipped over. Seriously, is that where this relationship is going? Get over yourself. We need counseling and she needs to be medicated. Stat!

1:09p
150 degrees and cloudy. And hot. I can no longer move my limbs on my own. I have given up on attempting any of the commands this Chinese chick is yelling out at us. I will lay sedentary until the aid unit arrives. I will buy this building and then have it destroyed.
I lose consciousness.

1:15p
I have a headache and my wife is being a selfish brat. I can't really breathe. All I can think about is holding a cup worth of hot sand in my mouth. I cannot remember what an ice cube is and cannot remember what snow looks like. I consider that my only escape might be a crab walk across 15 bodies and then out of the room. I am paralyzed, and may never walk again so the whole crab walk thing is pretty much out.

1:17p
I cannot move at all and cannot reach my water. Is breathing voluntary or involuntary? If it's voluntary, I am screwed. I stopped participating in the class 20 minutes ago. Hey, lady! I paid for this frickin class, ok?! You work for me! Stop yelling at everyone and just tell us a story or something. It's like juice and cracker time, ok?

1:20p
It is now 165 degrees and moisture is dripping from the ceiling. The towel that I am laying on is no longer providing any wicking or drying properties. It is actually placing additional sweat on me as I touch it. My towel reeks. I cannot identify the smell but no way can it be from me. Did someone spray some stank on my towel or something?

1:30p
Torture session is over. I wish hateful things upon the instructor. She graciously allows us to stay and 'cool down' in the room. It is 175 degrees. Who cools down in 175 degrees? A Komodo Dragon? My wife has left the room. Probably to throw up.

1:34p
My opportunity to escape has arrived. I roll over to my stomach and press up to my knees. It is warmer as I rise up from ground level - probably by 15 degrees. So let's conservatively say it's 190. I muster my final energy and slowly rise. One foot in front of the other. One foot in front of the other. Towards the door. Towards the door.

1:37p
The temperature in the lobby is 72 degrees. Both nipples stiffen to diamond strength from the 100 degree temp swing. I can once again breathe though so I am pleased. I spot my future ex wife in the lobby. We had such a good thing going but I know that no measure of counseling will be able to unravel the day's turmoil and mental scaring.

1:47p
Arrive at Emerald City Smoothie and proceed to order a 32 oz beverage. 402 calories, 0 fat and 14 grams of protein -- effectively negating any caloric burn or benefit from the last 90 minutes. I finish it in 3 minutes and spend the next 2 hours writing this memoir.

3:47p
Create Craigslist ad while burning final 2 grams of protein from Smoothie and before the "shakes" consume my body.

4:29p
Note to self - check car for missing wet yoga towel in am.

so hard and so worth it

2011-12-11T18:26:00.000-08:00

the workouts that i have been doing you count everything you do. reps, rounds, sets, time, on and on.. ive been counting so much that i find myself counting how many strokes i do when i put my mascara on. or how many steps up to my apartment. im becoming a crazy ocd counter person. this is not a good thing. didn't some of us have a music teacher in junior high that would count everything? im becoming him.

better news.. this week i worked out nine times. my body is very sore right now. my shoulders are killing me, in a good way. my body has changed a lot in the past month. i feel amazing.

so far this is what i have lost in 25 days of working out (this doesn't count days i was sick, sundays or days i worked out more then once)...

5.2 pounds
arm - .5
chest - 4.5
waist - 2.75
hip - 1.5
thigh - 1.25

if you cant join gpp they post the workouts daily. go to gppfitness.com i promise you its worth it.

workout log

2011-11-21T19:47:00.000-08:00

this has been a challenge. five to six days a week 45 min a day.
here are a few of the workouts... from hell...

day 2- 400 m run, 10 pullups, 400 m run, 15 burpees, 400 m run, 25 situps, 400 m run
day 4- three rounds of 250 row, 30 box jumps, 35 kettle bell swing (18 lbs), 250 row
day 7- 25 pullups, 50 pushups, 75 high sumos (25 lbs), 100 kettle bell swings (18 lbs), 150 jump ropes, 4 min run, 1000 m row (this was the hardest workout of my life)
day 10- four rounds of 25 high weighted situps (15 lbs), 25 superman back extentions, 800 m run

i just completed day 12 (jon is on day 2, so proud of him) i have lost 2.5 pounds, 1 inch on my waist, 3/4 inch on my legs and 1/2 inch on my hip/butt. that's in 12 days. how cool is that!?

lets quadruple it

2011-11-17T20:56:00.000-08:00

guess what im making right now..tomitillo soup of course. my all time favorite. im going to go to the store again this weekend and make another ten batches. it freezes really well so i can eat it all winter long.
btw i dont put the chicken in until the day i eat it.

im on a new journey for fitness. i will show you my before and hopefully sooner then later after pictures. they will be awesome you just wait. i wake up at 4:30 and hit the gym hard. im running six days a week and im going to kill the ogden half this year.
oh one more thing..i can do pull ups and push ups now. woot woot!

happy birthday stella

2011-10-31T20:48:00.000-07:00

happy number two miss stella fen.
we love you more than words could ever express.

thank you for being the perfect little boston.

our food weekend

2011-10-31T20:01:00.000-07:00

{trio, gourmandise, happy sumo and the u march}

we love food. and downtown. i miss living in salt lake. that is kind of sad to say though because of how great our apartment and ward are. salt lake never offered us that.

friday we went to happy sumo, yum. i had the sweetheart roll and jonathon had the grasshopper. dont worry, there were no actual grasshoppers involved. we later ventured to gourmandise. if you have never been there you must. we.ate.a.lot. our favorite dessert was the marzipan.

saturday we had a delicious brunch at cafe trio. our new favorite place. we both wanted to try something new and ended up getting the same thing. oh.my.amazing. we ordered the open faced egg and ham with lemon holandaise and asparagus on a baguette roll with trio potatoes. you must go there and out of the things we have tried this was our absolute favorite.

i dont have any pictures for some stupid reason but for halloween jonathon and i were ute fans and miss stella was a hot dog. she was pretty much the cutest thing. and go utes! my parents were hanz and franz. it was awesome.

nail tutorial: half moon manicure

2011-10-22T17:22:00.000-07:00

{photos taken with hipstamatic on iphone}

i am obsessed with nail polish. i have admitted this addiction before but it is now on a new level. my new love is doing nail designs.

this is an extremely easy nail design.
i used OPI french quarter for your thoughts & uh-oh roll down the window.
army green is very in right now and the gray was a perfect mate color.

paint your nails and let them dry completely.
place paper hole punch band-aids on the lower half of the nail {i do one nail at a time}
paint the second color on the upper portion of the nail and peel the sticker off slowly.

this is also a great thing to do a few days into your manicure when your tips are starting to chip.

check out my favorite website to see more. i love the colors they picked, i will absolutely do that come the holidays.

ps 99% of my nail polish is OPI. it is a great brand. i also love essie but not my favorite for layering {it takes so long to dry}. CND is my new favorite! i cant say enough good things about this brand. i am wearing asphalt right now, it is major!

park city half marathon

2011-10-14T08:49:00.000-07:00

{photos taken with instagram}

emily would say we are "hard core" i would say i was sick, slow and i now need a break.
we stayed the weekend at wendy's condo in park city. we went shopping and had a perfect pre race dinner at kneaders. the weather was horrible. not cool.
morning of it was a go. two under armour compression tights, short sleeve shirt, arm sleeves, one amazing lululemon running jacket {ok, im officially addicted}, rain jacket, gloves {lost one along the way.so.sad} and a neck warmer. i was still cold.
the finish line food stands were the best ive seen. seriously. kneaders. loco lizard. winder dairy. there was more but that's all i paid attention too because it was amazing. wendy and i ate a lot of cookies, mini cupcakes and pumpkin bread. ive never eaten that much after a race and it was AMAZEBALLS.
all in all we had a great time. the race sucked for me {my foot is now black and blue} but the cause was well worth supporting and it was really nice to have a weekend with my sissy emily.

btw do not put your cell phone in your bra while running 13.1 miles.

cafe trio

2011-10-06T16:42:00.000-07:00

{cafe trio. eggs benedict.}

conference weekend grandma millie took husby and i to cafe trio for brunch. oh.my.goodness. it is amazing. grandma and i both got the eggs benedict and husby got the french toast (ours was better).

millie is amazing. she has done a lot for the snow family, i love her.

btw wish me luck this weekend. i am sick and the weather is terrible. park city half marathon here we come. PRAY for good weather.

love is time

2011-10-04T20:36:00.001-07:00

{luau, yum. yum. yum. yum. how cool is this scooter?
lululemon and stella! love them both.}

it was a good weekend. thank you probsts and forsgrens for the fun night. you guys rock.
husby and i did go to the uofu game. they lost miserably. when it came down to it i really didn't care. the weekend is the only time i see jonathon for more then ten minutes. it was really fun to be with him.
the luau was amazing. we love the pirate ship at the tail gating party. we had a mad hot dog there the first game and this week it was just as good. meat, potato salad, macaroni salad, chicken and pork. oh and a little fruit.
conference was amazing. i will be teaching in relief society soon and i get to choose which talk to take from. i am used to going from the manual and getting a lot of hard...or touchy topics so this is very exciting for me. what was your favorite talk? which one do you think i should choose?

i think it was elder ian s. ardern's talk. it was mentioned that love is time. to show someone you love them is to spend time with them. this puts tears in my eyes because i miss spending time with my husby. i appreciate all of his hard work, i have no idea how he does school and work full time but he rocks it. i have my weak moments though. it is also very meaningful to me because my mom is always there for me. she and my dad are perfect examples of being there. time was always given and we knew it was because we were loved. one day husby and i will have this with our children. i also loved elder neil l. andersen's talk on bringing children into the world. it gave me an even bigger testimony of gods plan for each of us. it is between a man, his wife and heavenly father.

lately on instagram

2011-09-23T21:18:00.000-07:00

{my life has been insanely busy lately and my macbook is going to self destruct so i don't blog much anymore}

uofu games have rocked my socks off. the montana state game was easy breezy and lemon squeesy. the drunk old man in front of us was lame though. jonathon followed them to california, he had fun but sadly they lost. the byu uofu game was amazeballs. dp cheesesteaks is a daily craving of mine now.
the fair was awesome. the funnel cake was over the top but soo goood. we saw some awesome people there. true w.t. thank you probst, you guys rock. oh and i love you justin, so happy i got to see you.
i had a 10k race last weekend. the lovely blonde runner put it together. save your skin was the name. which inspired me to go to the dermatologist. good thing i did because i had some iffy things cut off. so wear your sun screen and go running kids.
stella is still the most amazing thing. we love her. we also love suko {that is her brother from another litter}. he is a clumsy big boy and we don't like looking at the thing that looks like lipstick hanging off of him but we love him. stella really loves him.
jonathon started his mba at the u. ah... need i say more? ok, but really i am very proud of him. he is hard working and i appreciate all that he does for us and our future. that doesn't mean its not hard to never see him. tear.
oh and im obsessed with pinterest and lululemon. and my latest read was matched and unbroken. matched is good. unbroken is amazing.

chow. {like norm chow}

best salad ever.thanks for sharing mom.

2011-08-30T20:22:00.000-07:00

my mother dearest knows how to make a good salad. btw mother dearest is the best.mom.ever. i love her.
she is also a great cook, and even better a great healthy cook.

my new favorite salad (have had it four times in one week)

salad:
thick sliced pepper bacon (however much you want)
2 heads of lettuce or spinach whichever you prefer
3 cups cherry tomatoes
1 cup coarsely grated swiss cheese
1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan
2/3 cup sliced almonds (i like the fresh gourmet sliced almonds w/ garlic)

dressing:
1 lemon juiced
1/4 cup olive oil
3 cloves garlic finely minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

serves 10, unless im invited then probably only 5
seriously its amazing. just like my mother dearest.

nail tutorial: birthday cake flowers

2011-08-16T11:25:00.000-07:00

i am a true sucker for my nail polish.
my new favorite thing is youtube nail tutorials. not kidding this is the coolest thing ever. this week i did birthday cake flowers by meliney. i also really like cutepolish tutorials.

btw happy four years to my husby and i. he is one amazing man.

kings peak

2011-08-01T17:08:00.000-07:00

{kings peak july 27-29 jonathon and chris}

kings peak. 13,528 feet and 40 miles.

jonathon and chris had such a great time. they are pretty cool. i guess i should go buy some hiking boots so i can be cool with them.
our four year anniversary is coming up and i must say i am so proud to have him as my husband. i love him very much. i think about elder richard g. scotts talk from last conference so often. if you haven't heard or read it you must. also you must get his book finding peace, happiness and joy.
our life is going to get busy again. he is starting the mba program at the u in just a few weeks. he is also starting a new job. we have had a lot to think about lately but feel really good about whats to come.

i love you jonathon. congratulations on kings peak.

legacy midnight 10k

2011-07-19T20:56:00.000-07:00

{editing done by picnik}

this race was totally awesome. midnight was a little hard which is sad because i am 24. but kari is the coolest. this is niki's mother. niki is my sister in law who i adore.

this is a must for you all next year.
glow sticks + midnight = awesome.

btw a big shout out to lora! she took overall first in the womens 10k. she is amazing. avg min mile was 7:14. that is some serious skill.

btww just signed up for the park city half marathon pink series race! support the cure for breast cancer and love those ta-tas! kari, me and emily will be running our little ta-tas off. cant.hardly.wait.

farmington festival 10k

2011-07-13T14:15:00.000-07:00

{farmington festival 10k july 9, 2011}

jonathon ran his first 10k! i couldnt be happier for him. this was his first time running a race and first time running 6.2 miles. i finished an immediately went back so i could give him support to finish. little did i know he was only a few minutes behind me. he rocked that race. he later told me that he wanted to do one again which is pretty much the coolest thing ever.

i have another awesome race this weekend which i cannot even wait for. i will be running with nikis mom who is the coolest person in this world. i love her. and niki i miss you. ogden was too good to be true. i wish we could do that every weekend.

congrats to my husby! im so proud of him for running and appreciate him doing it for not only himself but for me.

13.1 of my favorite things for running

2011-06-21T18:13:00.000-07:00

1. a good pair of running shoes. this is the absolute most important thing with running (im now doing barefoot running) i recommend going to striders in layton. they will tell you exactly what kind of shoe you need and you can test the shoe for 14 days. amazeballs.
2. a foam roller. with running comes injuries, it sucks but its going to happen. foam rollers are awesome my absolute favorite one i have ever used is from pilates.com. this is what has saved my leg because of my lame piriformis muscle.
3. garmin forerunner 305 watch. if you want to track your time and distance this is the best way to do it. i promise you will love it. its a big sucker but its awesome.
4. nathan fuel running belt. stay hydrated! go for the one with the buckle, velcro wears out. i have the one with the two 8 oz. bottles which is also the one my sissy and sissy in law use. we all love it. its got a nice pocket to put your cell phone, keys and gu in.
5. smart wool running socks. i like the ultra thin.
6. yurbuds. oh my how i love these. i will never use another brand of earphones.
7. goddess running bra or for more support enell. they are both amazing.
8. under armour running tights. i look like a fatty in them but they are by far the most comfortable thing i have worn.
9. gu.
10. elete electrolytes. this is great for sensitive stomachs.
10. protein shakes. i use golden standard vanilla ice cream. this will save your legs after a long run.
11. udo's oil. great for your joints and muscles.
12. a hat. between growing out bangs and blocking the sun i LOVE my hat.
13. ipod nano. the small ipod and the clip is my dream come true.
.1 confidence in yourself that you can do it and learn to enjoy it and then love it. sometimes it takes time but keep it up. running down ogden canyon is something that everyone needs to experience at least once and it wont be just once if you do it because you will love it so much you'll do it a second time. the 10k starts in the canyon. you guys can run 6.2 miles by next may. make it a goal. better yet, you guys can run 13.1 by next may.

salt lake city 1/2 marathon photos...finally we can put this horrible day in the past

2011-06-14T19:14:00.000-07:00

remember how much i hated this race?

i finally got the pictures from my parents. it was so awesome of them to come. that was the only awesome thing that day. well ok the man in the leopard thing was pretty cool and the guy from kenya who killed that marathon. thats all.

lucky me and lucky 13

2011-06-09T18:26:00.000-07:00

{photos taken with hipstamatic on iphone}

lucky 13 is the place for a good hamburger and fries. i am loving it.
the bacon is thick and smoked. the fries are covered in one great spice. the hamburger kind of made me want to become a vegetarian because it is SO much meat, but oh my it was amazing.

you must go there.
btw look how big that diet coke w/ lemon is and the man drinking it is one amazing man. lucky, lucky all around.

all about stella

2011-05-27T10:11:00.000-07:00

{check out her tongue on the top left}

this little girl is my favorite thing ever.
seriously. i. am. obsessed.

this is going to be a long weekend full of STELLA.

ogden half marathon

2011-05-23T11:27:00.000-07:00

it was beautiful! the best race i have ever done.

the weather could not have been any better. the sky was perfect blue and there was a light breeze. i actually had tears in my eyes a few times because i was so happy to be there. able to run and accomplish that is more than i could ever ask for. my leg was pretty sore at times but the ibuprofen helped wonders.
for the first 10 miles i honestly didn't even care how fast i was running. i wanted to soak in every minute and take my time {until you get stuck behind someone with gas}.

thank you to niki and her awesome mom. you two kept me going and made me forget about the pain. emily, you are amazing. congrats on your first 26.2!

i love running!

and my decision is...

2011-05-17T20:14:00.000-07:00

i will be running the ogden half marathon. i think my name is going to be emily? and someone named jenny will be running as katie thompson so thats cool {ogden marathon doesn't let you transfer your race so i bought a half place on ksl and sold my full place}.
im so tired of all this. im mad at myself for not being able to just say "katie you should not be running right now, ragnar is in one month and a lot of people are depending on you. the salt lake half marathon sucked big time and now you're going to do this to yourself again. your leg is not better!"
but i worked so hard for may 21. i have to do this.
wish me luck, wish my sissy emily luck she is running the full marathon and last but not least my sissy in law niki luck with her first half. we are going to rock it.
also i want to thank miss jen "why i run" you kept me going without even knowing it. and of course i couldn't have done any of this without the sdrr group. i absolutely love them.

yeah thats where it hurts

2011-04-30T15:34:00.000-07:00

one year ago i would run 3 or 4 miles for my day to day runs. it was hard for me. very hard. but i did it because i always have a big butt and it is such a good way to take care of your mental state. today...ok three weeks ago when i'd go out for my day to day runs and it'd be 8-12 miles. that is a great improvement from a year ago. which is what counts in the long run but honestly this part sucks. two weeks ago was the half marathon. that wasn't a great success in my book. i didn't try running until today because i knew time would be best. well me and my sissy when out this morning at 5 am to conquer a good 16 miles. i ran 3.5. something hurts in my thigh and down to my knee. i have no idea what it is. im really wanting to at least run the first half of the ogden marathon. that would be amazing if i could go that far at this point.

better news pink lipstick is the bomb. cosmo magazine says if you have dark eyes, skin or hair pink lipstick can have a place in your purse. just got some and im loving it. at least i have my love life.

salt lake city 1/2 marathon

2011-04-17T09:22:00.000-07:00

my sister said "a bad run does not make you a bad runner" thank you emily. it was needed because i felt completely beat up and broken. lame i know but training for the big day in may is one hell of a stressful thing, amazing but stressful.

so the salt lake city half marathon was horrible. i am allowed to be just a little negative.
a little injury held me back and a five minute wait in line for the honey bucket and then who knows how long i was actually in there but i will be fine and the marathon is in one month! i am so excited.

btw did you read/hear about the kenyan who ran the slc marathon? yeah he finished a full before i finished a half. that is skill. serious skill.

oh pictures to come. my super awesome parents were there to support me (husby was taking the gmat)

cross eyed, cartwheel and cat lady

2011-03-30T19:14:00.000-07:00

{miss stella fen, our first week together}

she is pretty much the cutest thing that walks the earth with four legs. although her eyes are no longer crossed it was adorable when they were. also check out those stubby little legs.

my last week was awesome. i don't even remember how the week started or what i did aside from that 30% treadmill that i am so obsessed with. all i know is that my weekend rocked. friday i did a good comfortable 6 miles and saturday i rocked 14 miles. my confidence is going no where but up, which you may think is being cocky but guess what confidence is key when approaching a marathon. and yes there is a fine line, i wont be crossing it with my 5 hour marathon. btw i am considering crossing the finish line by doing a cartwheel. wouldn't that be awesome?

want to watch the funniest video you will ever see? we at work are a little obsessed with youtube at the moment. this is my favorite thus far. also i will no longer use the word obsessed, three times is far too many for one post. you could call it obsessive.

climbing up hill

2011-03-22T19:22:00.000-07:00

the past few weeks have been a huge turn around for my body. jonathon and i have been eating so much better, we were already eating what we should but we are so on top of things right now. and guess what, because of it my running has improved dramatically. it is amazing. i have started to bring in training for ragnar along with my distance training for the marathon. skills fitness has a treadmill that goes to a 30% incline. on one of my ragnar legs i will be climbing 3.6 fabulous miles (on gravel) with an elevation climb of 1482. that is going to kick my butt. oh and not to mention it will probably be like 2 a.m. and my previous leg will be 10 miles. what what!! im so cool.

there are two new great books that i have come across. the first is the non runners marathon guide. the second is racing weight. basically the first one is some professors who created a class called the marathon class. they challenged every student every class to run a marathon and follow the program, guess what every one of them did (aside from one, you can find out why on your own). they also really go over the mental game of a marathon. it is very cool. the second book basically says lose that fat, running with extra weight is only going to make it harder on you. my trainer told me "katie, imagine running with a five pound belt on" yeah that would be hard! so i lost five pounds.

rip mr. bojangles

2011-03-01T09:16:00.000-08:00

{mr. bojangles}

stella loved this little monkey a little too much. husby said it was a crime of passion.

this last week was a tough one for me. i felt like i was going out and running for the first time. i cried to my coach on saturday and told her she needed to contact ogdenmarathon and tell them to bump me down to the half. i was being dramatic but i am feeling frustrated with my body.

mon. bachelor
tue. 3 miles treadmill & core for 45 min.
wed. 3 miles treadmill & core for 20 min.
thur. ran with sissy em for 3 miles
fri. cycle class & core for 45 min.
sat. ran 10 miles with sdrr {felt like i had cement on my feet}

i am not going to push myself to do something im not prepared for so lets hope my body gets it together. oh btw you should get this book.

a perfect sunday

2011-02-20T21:01:00.000-08:00

{taken with hipstamatic on iphone}

jonathon & stella i love you!
i am thankful for these two. they are my little family and i couldn't ask for anything more.

life is beautiful.

what are you thankful for today?

"elephant shoes"

2011-02-15T19:17:00.001-08:00

{chicken tiki masala w/ naan bread}

say the words "elephant shoes" to someone and they may just think those lips said "i love you"
valentines day was perfect. having jonathon back home was the best thing...ever. miss stella fen and i were really getting lonely.
we celebrated the night with delicious indian food from royal india. it is my favorite! we of course watched the bachelor (what a good episode) and ate a doughnut from dicks bakery.

happy valentines day!

my training with the blonde runner is going really well. its tough. and im feeling like one crappy runner at the moment. every day i realize what a big challenge i have taken on, its overwhelming mentally and physically. but my new shoes are working out well. i feel like they could be glow in the dark (they are the color of a tennis ball).

mon. bachelor
tue. ran 3.5 on the dreadmill walked 2 with a 18% incline
wed. stair master 20 min. ran 4 on the dreadmill
thur. blah
fri. biked 45 min.
sat. ran 10 miles.. alone and it sucked.

btw i LOVE my husband. he is...he is a very good person and a great husband. thank you jonathon for all you do.

he says hello from ghirardelli square

2011-02-07T17:34:00.000-08:00

{jonathon in san fran, taken from the iphone}

husby is in san fran for work. i miss him greatly. how do people send their loved ones off to war and not see them for months or years?

have you ever been to ghirardelli square? it is awesome. i went with my work a few years ago and we were all in love..with the city and the chocolate. you must go there one day.

so this man is amazing. he goes by the marathon man. he ran 365 marathons in 365 days. and guess what he never walked once during any of them. you must read his story.

mon. bachelor with husby
tue. 3 miles dreadmill
wed. bike 50 min.
thur. grandma millie time
fri. husby time
sat. 7.5 miles with sdrr

btw i have my first one on one coaching with the blonde runner tmrw. i'll let you know how it goes. i cant wait!
ps my husband is very good looking. i love that little dimple on his left cheek. he is adorable.

dirty dash you are dirty

2011-02-01T17:42:00.000-08:00

the dirty dash is one dirty event. check this one out it should be fun.

grandma millie had a bad fall. she broke her neck and was in the lakeview hospital (which should be bulldozed) and is now in a care center. luckily she is doing much better. she is the greatest grandma one could ever hope for. and btw i never want to be in a care center. i think im going to move to europe and go the euthanasia route. i think grandma millie is thinking the same at this point.

mon. bachelor tue. treadmill 3 miles wed. stair stepper 40 min. treadmill 1 mile thur. blah fri. got new running shoes! sat. 6.5 miles with sdrr

yes i got new running shoes. i almost forgot to tell you. they are asics and they rock. and striders rocks as well. although my feet were a little numb on sat. so we'll see...

is anyone else having difficulty with blogger? like double spacing and random font size changes??

one more thing. today at work we were discussing words that our parents didn't allow in the house or hated.

these were mine... dick, douche bag, piss, pissed off, bloody hell, bloody...

what were/are the words that are frowned upon in your house?

glow stick anyone?

2011-01-26T18:01:00.000-08:00

legacy midnight run is going to be awesome!
it is along the legacy trail there will be a half marathon, 10k and 5k. anyone interested? you should be. i will be running the half and cannot wait to run in the dark surrounded by glow sticks.

this gives all of you plenty of time to train for a half marathon. this would be a fun first and its an easy course. btw the blonde runner is a sponsor of this race. among a lot of other great deals you get $10 dollars off this race if you join.

think about it. glow sticks people, glow sticks. july 15.

mon. bachelor with husby
tue. sit ups and squats
wed. migraine
thurs. blah
fri. blah
sat. 8 miles with sdrr
...wasn't my week

mental ra ha

2011-01-18T17:38:00.000-08:00

kind of feeling like... "why the crap did i sign up for a marathon, i should just pr my half." im so lame.
but just to give another shot out to the south davis road runners. it really is so great. on saturday we ran and i didn't hardly look at my garmin and i didn't hardly change the songs on my ipod (i have a very bad habit at doing both of these). it was the most relaxing run i have ever had. sweeet.

mon. ate ice cream and watch the bachelor with husby
tue. 3 miles treadmill & 15 min on stair stepper
wed. 3 miles treadmill
thur. 5.5 miles with sissy emily on the blvd.
fri. stayed in my pjs and took naps with stella all day
sat. 8.5 miles on the blvd. with sdrr

you know what. the other day i was in a rut and my bestie at work said to me "remember when jonathon 'twirled' you in the produce section at the grocery store?" that was the cutest thing ever. and guess what else. the other day i was telling a story (the kind of story when you talk way too fast and you use your hands to talk you are so excited) and husby had no response to the story but he gave me a kiss and said "you are so adorable."
i love him.

p.s. i also love bruno mars. he is one sexy sexy man. watch out daniel craig (ok not really, i wont get ahead of myself). when i am running and bruno comes on my ipod i turn it up and run faster. his voice is like michael jackson and his looks are like...awesome.

a few money savers for beauty

2011-01-14T10:37:00.000-08:00

because husby and i have started the dave ramsey envelope/money makeover plan i have had to make some changes.

1. loreal true match foundation $5- used to use mac select foundation $26-
2. cetaphil facial bar cleanser $2- used to use aveda facial gel cleanser $32-
3. redken real control shampoo & conditioner $19- used to use pureology nano works shampoo & conditioner $80-
4. mirabella lash definition mascara $10- used to use bobbi brown everything mascara $24

the foundation is better then macs {seriously it is}, cetaphil facial bar cleanser is just as great but it does have chemicals in it {aveda is chemical free and 100% natural}, redken real control shampoo and conditioner is amazing but pureology kicks its butt {just not worth the price at this time}, mirabella lash definition mascara is awesome but it does dry out quick, bobbi brown also kicks its butt like big time butt kicking!

some of the changes i have made i will stay with and others i would really like to go back to.

a few totally awesome things

2011-01-09T20:35:00.000-08:00

i joined a running group. miss blonde runner has a fabulous group called the south davis road runners. this group is for beginners to experts. you get some nice swag and discounts too. like striders. guess i can get some new great distant running shoes now.
another great thing is this new recipe i found. whenever i make french toast i just wing it. well today i found this fantastic recipe, seriously it was amazing.
its off of allrecipes.com and the recipe is called fluffy french toast. the only thing i did different is cover the pan when it was cooking and i put like two handfuls of blackberries on the toast. yummers.

ps dont run after eating my all time favorite meal {tomatillo soup} you will greatly regret it. how about just stay away from all physical activities. dont let that stop you from eating it..its heaven.

this weeks training schedule is tuesday, wednesday, thursday 3 miles saturday 6 miles.

farewell 2010

2010-12-29T19:21:00.000-08:00

{best photos from 2010. and yes they are all of husby and stella. that's how cool they are.}

a little review of 2010...

stella and a little help from husby and i told giardia to go to hell
swam, biked and then ran in the bountiful rec triathlon
ran 13.1 in the farmington festival half marathon
celebrated our three year anniversary
took a quick trip to vegas and stayed at the beautiful wynn
stella turned one on halloween
discovered tomatillo soup
"the other place" restaurant became my addiction. ah...im salivating
started dave ramseys total money makeover envelope plan

hope everyone had a great year but even more so i hope we all have a better next year.

happy 2011!

living on pages lane with stella and husby

2010-12-27T21:09:00.000-08:00

{picture taken at the snow cabin}

"the blessings surely come to us. please remember that the sacrifice itself might be a form of blessing. let us make the sacrifice of small things." -elder won yong ko

life was hard before we lived on pages lane. i had no friends, literally no friends outside of family. i still don't have many, which is fine because i do have friends within family. we lived in a dark cinder block hole {uofu student housing}. i despised the ward i was in, it was awful so awful i left crying because of hurt feelings. there was never a desire to go, it was awful. my dear husby was going to school and working full time, i was lucky if i saw him an hour in a day. it was lonely but bless him for working so hard.
it brings tears to my eyes to think of where we were vs where we are now. we are surrounded by neighbors who have shown nothing but love and friendship. we go to church with desire and leave filled with happiness. we received so many christmas cards and homemade treats. they have no idea how much that means. it makes the sacrifice all worth it. it turns the sacrifice we made into a blessing. it was a small sacrifice but the blessings were huge. we are surrounded, and i am no longer lonely.

thank you to everyone who has been there for us the past few years. it wasn't easy going through school and work and living with the ear wigs and you helped us get to where we are now.

i hope everyone had a fabulous christmas. and happy new year!

loser lover leaving, the girls are staying and happy holidays

2010-12-20T20:09:00.000-08:00

husby is leaving me. he is going to vegas to watch our beloved team play the truck driving school in the bowl (his words not mine). and so i am left to sulk. i guess i can catch up on greys and paint stella's toe nails. yes i do paint her nails and she sits on my lap like a human while i do it. and yes jonathon did call her his daughter the other day.
so now that you have realized even more so how obsessed we are with our little miss stella fen (and yes we are crazy i know this, at least we are not crazy for cats). i have to say that we have had her a year this week. which is the greatest thing that happened to us. we love her.

have a merry christmas. go buy a puppy.

preparation

2010-12-09T13:47:00.000-08:00

prep.a.ra.tion
the action or process of making something ready for use or service or of getting ready for some occasion, test, or duty.

guess what. im freaking out. my body may be getting ready for this big occasion, test or duty but my head is going all over the place. seriously. when im driving and see a runner i literally want to pull over and just start running with them. that way i could ask them all kinds of questions. also when i hear a good song i want to drop everything and go download it and put it in the playlist called MARATHON. also when i read blogs about people running marathons or watch lets say the biggest loser where all four remanding contestants actually run a marathon. yes you heard me right they were one day 400+ pounds and then just a few months later running what i find to be impossible i freak out. like get your running shoes on and run that 26.2 already.

oh but of course i cant right now. i have the cold from hell.
thank you immune system for not fighting off all of those germs you come in contact with daily because you work in peoples mouths.

h-man love

2010-12-02T16:22:00.000-08:00

love the utes and love the h-man.
to see more of the h-man click here. he is awesome. so awesome.

by the way while we're on the subject of the utes. that game was great, i think i almost lost all ten of my toes but the fourth quarter made it all worth it.

thanksgiving turkey trot 10k

2010-11-28T21:30:00.000-08:00

{do you see my garmin on my wrist? that is so cool. and my husband is so cool for coming.}

i was not very excited for this race. i woke up thinking maybe i should just stay home it is freezing outside. but i decided i needed to do it for my mental state more than my physical. i am trying to do all the mental hurdles i possibly can to prepare myself for the big day on may 21. if waking up early on thanksgiving day and running in the cold is going to help i need to do it.
i am so glad i did.
it was a great race. i did it in the time i wanted to {under 1:20} and i kept so warm that i was actually shedding clothes. the only problem was my stomach. which i think will always be a problem.

also the garmin forerunner accompanied me for the first time. it was awesome! merry early christmas to me.
hope everyone had a great thanksgiving.

there are some straps, snaps and two cups how difficult is it?

2010-11-19T20:12:00.000-08:00

i am having a very hard time finding a bra that i love.
i want a little sex-ness but not a lot. comfort is a must. perfect fit is a must. needs to be nude because i literally wear the same bra daily. oh and i dont want anything to show if it gets chilly which means a little padding.
where do you go to get a good fitting?
i have now been to victorias secret three times and exchanged twice. i have been to lace by louise which was awesome for my sports bra but thats about it.
please help me.

seek first to understand, then to be understood

2010-11-16T17:12:00.000-08:00

7 habits of highly effective people. have you read this book? you should. you should also really read dave ramsey's total money makeove r. i would like to announce that after 3 and a half years of being married to husby we are now joining our accounts and money together. mr. ramsey says unless you two are planning on getting a divorce you should do it together, he has a point. i guess we should live more like spouses then roommates.

seek first to understand, then to be understood.

think about it. read these two books.

oh and by the way i have miles to run tonight, the most amazing soup to make (tomatillo) and i really need to focus on my relief society lesson that is this sunday.

crossfit 22 gives a new meaning to the phrase "working out"

2010-11-14T20:33:00.000-08:00

well part of becoming a great runner is building muscles in ways other then running. my big sis and i went to cross fit 22 in bountiful this weekend. every saturday morning at seven a.m. they have a class for free. the trainers are amazing and their bodies are even better. ah to look like them would be amazing. but seriously go check it out and also take a look at the website, they have a different set of intervals posted daily.

i did 55 pull ups and 200 lunges and oh my i am feeling it. this is going to be great for my body and really improve my running.

its a giveaway for some fantastic lashes

2010-11-09T17:27:00.000-08:00

because i am so lucky to be involved in the beauty world i get some hook ups here and there.
the latest one is latisse, i usually keep the goodies for myself but i don't feel the need to use this one. who wants it? i will even be cool enough to send it your way if you'd like.

i don't know how to pick a winner so lets just say the one who gives the best story. and you best make it good.

my favorite running gear

2010-11-08T18:09:00.000-08:00

the best running bras that i have found are the fiona and the goddess
favorite socks are puma's i got at tj max, smart wool and my favorite are feetures
i either wear under armour compression tights or my 50 cent nike shorts i got at a yard sale
the best ear phones you will ever own are yurbuds ah i love them

i love running. you should try it out.
27 weeks until ogden.

btw i am opening up my comments now.

the shoe polish ruined his dress shirt

2010-11-02T17:30:00.000-07:00

mr. jonathon was polishing his shoes this morning {in his dress clothes} and got some on his brooks brothers shirt. not the way you want to start your day, especially when the one who bought you that shirt is standing right next to you witnessing everything.
i went to work and complained about what had happened and hoped for someone to give me the best method of removing such a stain. everyone agreed it would never come out. i complained some more. then a very wise man looked me in the eye and said "katie, worry about rubbing each others backs at night not a stain on a shirt."

we do rub each others backs at night and i shouldn't complain about a stain because the man who stained the shirt is the one rubbing my back.

i love you husby and thank you wise man.

happy birthday stella

2010-11-01T18:54:00.000-07:00

miss stella fen had her first birthday yesterday.
she is the perfect little halloween puppy.
she enjoyed a banana sweet potato peanut butter pupcake.

we love her very much and are so happy she came into our home last december.

hope everyone had a good halloween!

time is a beautiful thing

2010-10-21T19:57:00.000-07:00

thinking about time today. i had been afraid of something that was out of my control. i felt like it was my fault, that maybe i wasn't good enough or prepared enough. i now know through time and having a new little something in my life (her name is stella) that i can do something i was afraid of.
this something is one day having children.
i felt inadequate, and i allowed it to push me towards not wanting children. when miss stella fen came along and the vet told us she didn't think she would make it i thought to myself "you've got to be kidding me, i am inadequate. i cant keep my little puppy alive?" guess what she survived. i nursed her like crazy. i took her to the vet weekly sometimes daily for months. i gave her everything i had and it turned out perfectly fine.
i am grateful for time. im ok with what has happened in the past. and i am overly grateful for the little boston terrier that came into our lives and survived, for my best friend husby and for the gospel.
thank you time.

my big brother

2010-10-12T11:07:00.000-07:00

{picture taken at the salt lake city airport}

this is my oldest brother ben. this picture was taken the day he was leaving from the mtc to recife brazil. this was the last time we saw him. thankfully we know that we will see him again.
i have been preparing my lesson for relief society and have been thinking of him. i remember very little of him but the memories i do have are all good. i don't think anyone has a single bad memory of him. he was amazing.

the blonds that passed us

2010-09-30T20:17:00.000-07:00

we were running our half and only about 2 miles in. we were going at a pretty good pace but really didn't want to push it because we didn't know what to expect. two blond girls passed us. they had makeup done as though they were going on a first date. hair was perfectly pined up. shorts so short they were almost underwear and their boobilicious was really out there. i thought to myself
"hah, we are going to see them in a few miles and they will be hurting..no way can they pass us and stay ahead."
hm. that's weird i didn't see them ever again. in fact i couldn't even see them in front of me which means they were running fast enough the rest of the 11 some miles to be out of my vision. so the moral of the story is i was pretty ticked off that they beat us and that i didn't think they could. so i need to not judge a book by its cover and become a faster runner.

go that way really fast. if something gets in your way, turn.

2010-09-26T10:40:00.000-07:00

{1. farmington half marathon with emily july 2010. the race that changed me.
2. & 3. bountiful tsunami triathlon june 2010. it was amazing.
4. ogden 5k with niki may 2010. that is why i am doing this all.}

i love races. although i don't like to call them races, they should be called events.
i am proud of myself for doing these events. i worked hard.
when i announced that i was doing a marathon next year i have received some uplifting comments and some not so uplifting. i was told that i am not a runner and do not have a runners body. guess what i am going to do a marathon next year. if i have to crawl across that finish line that's just fine, i will finish. i am getting stronger physically and mentally and will be prepared for this challenge.

please get involved in something. i feel so much better now that i have goals and an interest in something that keeps me healthy. and guess what husby is running with me too. i cried to him that no one wanted to be my running partner and i was going to have to do this on my own. he put his shoes on and has gone with me every time.
i love him.

see jane run

2010-09-19T19:27:00.000-07:00

{nike free run running shoes, love them because they are light weight}

have i ever told you that i enjoy running but am not a fantastic runner?
well guess what i don't care. i don't care if i finish last.
i just want my running shoes on my feet and to finish.
awesome niki got me to do a 5k with her and i was hooked. i then did a half marathon with awesome emily and i was addicted.
i am running a marathon in 2011.

go to hal higdon and get up off your butt.

btw i like these blogs for running inspiration that pink girl and racing dawn

{im not in a good mood right now, sorry for talking about your butt that way}

tomatillo soup

2010-09-12T18:53:00.000-07:00

{photo from all recipes}

tomatillo soup just the way i like it.

ingredients:
3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound chopped tomatillos
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
4 cups chicken stock
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
sour cream (optional)
avocado (optional)
fresh lime juice and salt to taste

directions:
boil chicken until cooked. heat oil over high heat in a large saucepan. saute chicken in oil until both sides are browned, around 2 minutes per side. remove the chicken, and set aside.

add onions and garlic to saucepan, and saute until golden. stir in the tomatillos, jalapeno peppers, and broth. bring to a boil. reduce heat, cover the pot, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
puree vegetables in a blender, food processor or my favorite vita mixer. return to pot, and reheat. at this point taste the soup. add cayenne pepper or pepper sauce if you would like it a little spicier.
slice the chicken into thin slices, and then shred. stir into soup. season to taste with salt and lime juice.
when ready to serve, stir in the minced cilantro and avocado and ladle into bowls. put a dollop of sour cream on top of each portion.

you will love this. it reminds me of the soup from cafe rio which also has pico and chips.

hagermann's and bountiful baskets

2010-09-07T18:19:00.001-07:00

hagermann's bakery is one of my favorites. i haven't actually had anything to eat there aside from a sugar cookie...but it is the worlds best sugar cookie. husby says they have fantastic sandwiches too.
bountiful baskets is a food co-op. you pay $15.00 and in return get a basket full of fruits and veggies. we have priced this many times and you spend double if you were to get the same thing at the grocery store. it is awesome. are you eating six fruits and veggies a day? you should be. they have many many locations so check out the website (i hate there website) and at least try it once. i promise you will be pleased.
(it opens up monday nights and they go fast)

mount timpanogos

2010-09-05T13:14:00.000-07:00

{husby and bff co-worker chris}

husband climbed mount timpanogos. they started their journey at two a.m. and finished ten hours later. doesn't he look so cute in his hiking gear? i love him.
maybe one day i will join in on the hiking. for now its just running for me. want to check out my next race? i think i may dress up as an indian.

toasters

2010-09-03T15:37:00.001-07:00

{photos taken with iphone hipstamatic}

husby is home. ah... that is so nice.
we spent the day relaxing and touring salt lake. we miss our old city and the food that comes with it. have you ever been to toasters deli? it is so deli-icious. i order the spicy buffalo chicken sandwich and husby orders the caprese sandwich. they have fantastic ciabatta bread and the automosphere is perfect.
we talked about adopting children one day and how we are glad to be in our selfish stage of life with just the three of us (stella is the third if you didn't get that). we also talked about him getting his masters and how we think the u of u will be the place. speaking of the u. wasn't that a good game last night! love it. love them.

the senior citizen infront of me bought my diet coke and made my day

2010-09-01T18:06:00.000-07:00

{stella knew he was leaving... look how sad she is}

my husby comes home tomorrow. i want to cry i'm so excited. alright, i did cry.
ive been sleeping on his side of the bed with his pillow too.

have you seen little miss sunshine? i love that movie.
it swears a lot so if you have sensitive ears you may want to watch the edited version.

by the way. do you ever feel like you don't know where you will be in five years and it stresses you out?
i will be 28. jonathon will be 31. and stella will be 6. i will have smile lines around my eyes. more stretch marks. may not be painting my nails every week. running half marathons will be easier not harder. i will want a yard to mow. bringing children into the world will be thought of. and whether i know the streets i am driving on or not is ok.

i know husby will be there and stella fen too. oh how i love them.

im in need of a greek salad and mission to marzipan

2010-08-29T08:32:00.000-07:00

{photo taken at silver fork lodge. he is so handsome}

my moon and man has left.
he is out of town for a business trip.
i miss him greatly. i decided i love him very much...i think i will keep him. forever.

while he is away i plan on eating a fantastic greek salad from other place.
if you haven't been to the other place yet, you need to go. it is one delicious restaurant.
i will also have a freezer supplied with ben and jerry's. mission to marzipan is such a delight.

have you all read hunger games by now? just finished the series. loved it. now onto the girl with the dragon tattoo.

have you any idea why a raven is like a writing desk?

2010-08-22T15:37:00.000-07:00

what do you do while you're husband is away? hang out with your big sis and watch alice in wonderland about five times of course (while eating better then sex cake... a girl needs some kind of love). i adore the mad hatter. i want to drink tea with him and have him make me one of his hats. i would be much more muchier with him, muchness.

by the way stella waited by the door every morning and sat at the end of the bed every night waiting for our man.
we love him.
oh and we're grateful that today is done with, speaking in church is not our favorite thing. is it anyone's?

missing seattle

2010-08-21T08:37:00.000-07:00

i wish i was sitting on a bench at the market eating mt. rainier cherries.

sometimes i think it'd be easier to be a CEO

2010-08-19T20:12:00.000-07:00

{christmas and easter only}

my new calling is the relief society instructor. when the bishop approached me with this jonathon started laughing.
well so did a lot of people when they were told.
but guess what i neither vomited nor forgot my name/where abouts when i taught last week.

by the way i am also speaking in church this week. my talk is somewhat prepared. i am being much more laxed about this then the previous preparation. less diet coke.

stella has gray hairs on her va jay jay

2010-08-19T19:46:00.000-07:00

stella got her pictures taken.
i love her.

more poses to come.

happy anniversary

2010-08-09T07:00:00.000-07:00

happy third anniversary jonathon.

i love you.

dear giardia, you didnt win

2010-07-19T16:36:00.000-07:00

stella is doing fantastic.
we are so happy that this day has come. it took way longer then we wanted but it came.
dr. summers says she is even becoming over weight. that makes me happy. my cute little pig/deer (she sounds exactly like a pig and runs just like a deer) is a little chubby and i love it.

by the way jonathon is her favorite. she will not go to sleep without him and every morning when i wake up she is cuddled next to him.

i couldn't be happier.

1/2 marathon

2010-07-12T11:20:00.000-07:00

my big sister and i ran the farmington festival half marathon.
it was a real treat let me tell you.
between miles 9-11 i thought about running in front of a car, or maybe i even did but the car moved in time sparing me. but before and after that i felt great. so glad i did it and i will be doing the half marathon next year in ogden. plenty of training time for you all.

by the way the new powerbar fruit gummies are awesome.

fourth of july

2010-07-07T10:34:00.000-07:00

we spent the weekend up at my parents cabin.
jonathon and brian climbed mt. bald and fished.
we missed out on the fireworks but it was beautiful up there.
and i ate way too many smores.

june triathlon

2010-06-28T19:03:00.000-07:00

i completed my first triathlon.
i am proud of myself and so happy its over.
i will be doing another soon enough. mostly because i need to keep myself working out and i really want to shorten my time.
people you have to do a triathlon. it is awesome.
bountiful tri
labor day tri

ps i have a 1/2 marathon in two weeks wish me luck.

happy birthday to me

2010-06-22T18:00:00.000-07:00

its my birthday.
i am now a big 23 year old. big ta dah.
jonathon lavished me all week and i enjoyed every minute.

i got some amazing bobbi brown makeup (so good we're going to have to have a little chat about this later), a camelbak, some smart wool socks and a trip to nordys.
i probably also gained 10 pounds from all of the food i ate.
i had cheesecake for breakfast and lunch.
it was amazing.
thank you friends and family for all of the birthday wishes and gifts.

ps i havent uploaded my pictures yet for the week and may not get to them. i have a big upcoming event on saturday that i need to squeeze all extra time into. cant wait to share.

stella lost her bits

2010-06-14T10:33:00.000-07:00

i dedicated my week of pictures to stella.
she was spade this last week and it was...awful.
im happy to report she is doing much better today. i think we may even go on a walk.
dr. summers i love you.

gay pride week

2010-06-07T19:00:00.000-07:00

i dedicated my week of pictures to gay pride and equality.

365 day challenge

2010-06-01T20:12:00.000-07:00

i am challenging myself to take a picture everyday for one year.
and with this i will try my very hardest to not have them all be of miss stella.
uploads will come weekly. hope you enjoy.

netflix giveaway

2010-05-08T17:15:00.001-07:00

i have four netflix passes to giveaway. someone was good enough to give one to husby and i and we have been hooked since.
it's one month for free and then you decide whether or not you want to sign up. the first four people to post i will send you the code so please leave me your email.

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little girl is now 6 months old

2010-05-04T20:12:00.000-07:00

happy half birthday stella.
{picture taken at 5 weeks}

if i were a food critic

2010-04-22T17:01:00.000-07:00

i would not recommend going to the moxi bistro.
the atmosphere was strange. the owner was in her workout clothing. they were bringing in groceries at noon. a refill was never even thought of by the waiter. and we waited 30 minutes for our food.
although they have only been open for 3 weeks. i think i will try it again in months to come just to see if there was or was not improvement.

i would much rather go here and here.

letting her lick my spoon

2010-03-30T17:53:00.001-07:00

stella, i love you. you can have some of my nielsens frozen custard any day.
that face is just too cute.

by the way our new camera is way too much fun, i could take pictures of our little stella fen all day.

viagra

2010-03-27T09:44:00.000-07:00

husband reads the wall street journal and the economist everyday. he reads it like a 50 year old man. he brings things to my attention that we find outrageous. i need to start reading the WSJ and the economist. you don't have to believe in everything. but its good to know different points and what is going on in OUR world.

medicaid and medicare are allowing registered sex offenders and convicted rapists to be prescribed viagra.

cant think of a name for this post

2010-03-21T17:39:00.000-07:00

stella is growing up. no more inverted nipples. her paw pads are becoming calloused. and she is now 6 pounds.
can we throw a party for that?
we missed her so much while in vegas. we brought her up at least every hour. i dont think we will be going on another getaway anytime soon.
(especially not to vegas, that place is gross)

by the way i am challenging myself to take a lot more photos.
this weeks task is to use the camera on manual mode.

viva las vegas

2010-03-20T20:44:00.001-07:00

to walk away

2010-03-16T22:01:00.001-07:00

i sent an angry email. i was tired and fed up. i shouldn't have sent that email but i did. i should just take a deep breath and come to the realization that life isn't up to me and that i cant point fingers.
(this is about stella of course)
the breeder in response to my immature vent of an email asked if i would just like to return her. grr...would it be immature of me to call her and tell her to never speak those words again?
to walk away from giardia would be a heavy weight lifted, to walk away from stella would be the biggest mistake i could make. i made that very clear to miss mona.

im loosing my mind just to let you all know. all i think about is giardia.
what would get my mind off of this? a new hair style? a vacation to vegas?
maybe i should become a person who studies parasites and find a cure. then we could have a 5K for giardia survivors.

a boston to love

2010-03-09T19:24:00.000-08:00

stella get better. now. please.

not so happily ever after

2010-02-24T19:52:00.000-08:00

cinderella

snow white

little red riding hood

sleeping beauty

jasmine

beauty and the beast

im a girl

2010-02-22T18:58:00.000-08:00

"oh what a cute little guy"

"he is so cute, whats his name?"
"what kind of dog is that? he is so adorable"

i understand that stella is not a fru fru dog. she doesnt have little pink bows. fluffy groomed hair. pink toe nails. i know this. she is a sturdy dog, strong and proud. that is why i love her. but that is also why i specifically bought her a pink leash and collar. yes i do like pink, but i don't really love it. i should just go get the color i want now. because even with her wearing a pretty princess pink color she is called a boy.
poor stella.

It wasn't a grapefruit knife

2010-02-18T14:55:00.000-08:00

That grapefruit sure did look good. Big, juicey, very orange and pink. I couldn't wait to eat it, which resulted in me cutting it way too fast with way too sharp of a knife.
I now have four stitches.

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dozen doughnuts

2010-02-16T19:48:00.001-08:00

i came home with a dozen doughnuts. some for us and some to share. jonathon decided to take a bite or two out of almost everyone. i guess i could be upset but i cant stop laughing about it. i will now always think of husby when i see doughnuts. i love him.

dear ben

2010-02-07T19:12:00.000-08:00

i thought about you all week. i missed you and wished you were here. jonathon asks about you, it will be nice when you two meet. im thankful that is possible. im thankful we have the gospel and family. i remember that day, i was so naive and young. i thought i was being pulled out of school to go to lagoon. brian said that wasnt why, he knew something was wrong. im so glad it was president norton who told us. he is such a good man. i remember not understanding things and wishing that all of the visitors would go away so i could be with my mother dearest. im grateful for you, not a lot of girls had a big brother who would push them on a swing constantly. thank you. we love you and we are now one year closer to being together again.

ok giardia what can i do for you now? a bed? some ice cream? would you like a foot rub as well?

2010-02-04T19:34:00.000-08:00

two vets, five antibiotics, three sets of shots, four weigh-ins, lots of stinky poo and a lot of money later the giardia is still here. come to find out it will possibly always be here. no medicine will ever exterminate this terrible parasite inside. the only way it will go away is a strong enough immune system, and even then it may only keep it under control. so until the immune system is strong enough metronidazole and fenbendazole will do justice of keeping it from ruling our lives any more then it is now.

dear breeder,
i could slap you across the face right now. i trusted you so much. how did you not know??

dear stella,
i will always take care of you. i will always wipe your bum if you need. i will hold you forever when i know you are not feeling well. i will make sweet potatoes for you daily. rub your belly when you wake. spend endless money on you. and most of all i will love you and except the giardia inside of you. i love you so much.

dear jonathon,
im sorry im not the same wife anymore. im sorry i sometimes (ok almost always) put stella infront of you. and i still love swimming with you and making fun of the other people who are way better then us to make us feel better about how terrible we are. also i would wipe your bum too. i love you beyond.

dear ob dr. ponder,
i think you are the coolest. i would hang out with you if i could. and i could wear really cool shoes with you. and cut my hair like yours. you are cool, like liz lemon cool.

i could cry..ok i did cry

2010-02-01T18:08:00.000-08:00

she is still positive.

beauty tips

2010-01-30T17:38:00.000-08:00

because i am a fabulous beauty professional i am going to give tips here and there.
also some facts. i feel very strongly about some of the things that are for sale out there. good and bad.

so here are some facts. store bought products are not guaranteed. they are watered down resulting in you needing to use more product which means you are not saving any money. i am a huge aveda and pureology fan. they are both natural, no animal testing and completely concentrated. its expensive but if you need i can get discounts. so i must ask. how much shampoo and conditioner are you using? my hair is mid back and i use about a dime size of each which is plenty!
don't use pantene pro-v, pert plus, herbal essence, etc. did you know most of these products have enough acid or alkaline to perm you hair? if you want something inexpensive and healthy for hair use biolage. i can almost always get this for $15 sometimes $20 for shampoo and conditioner.
a question i am constantly asked is how often should you wash your hair? wash it however often you want but just know you shouldn't have to everyday. that is madness. if oil is an issue put a little baby powder on your fingers and rub it on your scalp before going to bed. when you wake you shouldn't have any signs or powder or oil. also your hair is oily because its used to being washed every day so its producing oil more often. just try to wait a day longer for a few weeks and you will see that there is a difference.

i love answering questions and im more then happy to get product for anyone.

dear giardia

2010-01-27T22:01:00.000-08:00

i hate you.
i hate what you have done to my precious miss stella fen.
but guess what i take miss stella's poopies into the vet tomorrow and it will be giardia free.
i have a feeling that the third time is the charm.
plus im running out of small tupperwear.

as for the positive things in life.
swimming is fantastic but my hair hates me now
jonathon and i finally got a washer and dryer
we are going to las vegas in march
and stella somewhat knows "sit"

motherly intuitions

2010-01-11T19:20:00.000-08:00

i don't like talking about becoming a mom one day. it makes me feel uncomfortable and unfit. i do want children, just not right now. i am getting closer though...and more comfortable. my little miss stella fen has put something inside me that i cannot ever live without.
she is mine.

giardia

2010-01-07T11:47:00.000-08:00

my little miss has giardia.
she is anemic, underweight and is full of parasites.
she was on an antibiotic for a week and it didn't do a thing. her test results came back exactly the same as the week before. they are now trying a new antibiotic and some food to put some fat on her bones.

farewell 2009

2010-01-01T14:43:00.000-08:00

2009 was delightful. but i will not miss it one bit. the best thing about it is that its over. time is a wonderful thing. 2010 is a wonderful thing, it means that jonathon is graduated, we no longer live in salt lake which is worth crying over but only for a minute, and stella joined us.

the highlights of 2009 were...

lindsay came home

ben was blessed with health and strength

megon got married

janessa graduated

went to san francisco brian & niki moved backcelebrated our second anniversarymy parents cabin was finished
went to seattle and my first major league baseball game

jonathon got a new job and graduated
and miss stella fen

happy new year.

a sick little stella

2009-12-30T16:34:00.000-08:00

miss stella has been sick. she is having a hard time with her digestive system and there is blood where there shouldnt be. husband took her to the vet today and they ran some tests and gave her medicine. we wont know the results until tomorrow which i am hating. luckily she feels well enough to play with foxy and eat. that is a good sign.

i cried for her today, she is my little stella fen.

december

2009-12-26T16:27:00.000-08:00

we are finally somewhat settled in. ok we still have boxes sitting and way more things laying around then needed. no im not a hoarder, i just think i use it that one random day.
jonathon is now a big 25 year old. and he graduated! we celebrated by going to flemings which was amazing. i am very proud of my lovely husband. he has always worked and gone to school full time and never complained. i love you jonathon.
we added a new addition to the family which has been so...well there are no words to describe it. perfect. her name is stella and she is a boston terrier. we love her.
christmas was spent at my parents cabin in the uintas. it is beautiful up there. we went sledding, snowmobiling, played games and ate a lot of food. thank you mom and dad.

i hope you all had a wonderful christmas.

we're moving

2009-11-22T16:06:00.001-08:00

not fun. how did we go about collecting so many things?
wish us luck because i have a feeling this is going to take awhile.

ps i think i packed things that we may need before wednesday. like maybe all of our food, dishes, hygiene products and maybe shoes. this will be interesting.

a nice reminder

2009-11-01T15:49:00.000-08:00

i found a roll of film in my purse from months ago.
what a nice surprise. of course it was a nice surprise because its a roll of seattle.
not all of the pictures turned out, but we are getting better and better at knowing how to use our amazing holga. i love the pictures. it reminds me that jonathon and i will get to go there again someday. that one day we will get to spend so much more time together. and of course how much i really do love him and that friendly place.

so until then i have these beautiful photos to remind me when i forget.

bumpit

2009-10-28T19:15:00.001-07:00

who wouldn't want hair from the 1990's? i dont know about you guys but i just may go buy a bumpit today.
personally i would like the mini bumpit so i can "bump" my bangs.