{As of late...}

So I have been in a blog slump lately mostly due to the fact that we are constantly busy. I cannot believe how fast life goes, and no matter what it continues to go as fast as possible. We have so much going on in our lives that I cannot keep up with it all, so I decided to give you all a 'little inside look' at our lives currently.

Rand/Dilly.....

- School is consuming his summer life at the moment. He is hoping to graduate this fall.... Cross your fingers!!
- He is working at the Gateway AT&T, which somehow always schedules him so that we never see each other... but he loves it!
-Golfing everyday he gets off! He is loving the time he gets to play which per week is about 3-4 times... but oh well he is happy!
- Current obsession is my iphone, he is loving all the new technology and even tries to convince me he needs it, even though he has one!

That pretty much sums him up in a nut shell. Poor guy is always busy, but when we do see each other is always fun and we try to make the most of it!

I....

- Work monday-friday for a food storage company called Daily bread.
- Currently am running every other day about 7-8miles in preperation for my marathon that i am doing in August.
- Constantly trying to keep up on the laundry, I swear its never done!
- My current obsession is my Bike or Running at the moment! Its the best to just come home and get all my energy out so I can relax!
- I would also say another obsession is house hunting, even though Rand just tells me I have to wait. I cant help myself!


We...

- Are having the time of our lifes even though we rarely get to see each other, we really love 'the married life' and cant wait for the rest of lifes adventures to come our way!
-Plan on having a fun 24th of July with family and friends
- Hope to hit up Bear Lake
- Love going on bike rides.... maybe I can pull some teeth and go on some more this week.
- Have been trying to go golfing together... lets just say I am a horrible golfer, but Tiger here i come!


So there it is, our crazy life out there for you all to see! ha ha.. maybe one day life will calm down but i doubt it!

(Finally... Lake Powell)

So here they are the pictures of the fabulous trip to Lake Powell. I am so happy that Rand and I had the opportunity to go and enjoy the warm weather, along with great family friends. I hope that we able to do this for many years to come, its one of the trips we look most forward to.

Lets first start off with the tubing expirence that Rand had. Jordynn, Colter and Rand had the tube ride one of their lives. Mike had taken them tubing and as we were headed in for the night we had some huge boat drive in front of us... lets just say Rand went 10 feet in the air, Colter just went straight up and landed in the tube, Jordynn just flipped off backwards, but needless to say we all busted out laughing!

Mike showing Parker how to get the wake sure off the deck!
This is my dad giving the camera a thumbs up!!
My Brother Colter after a boat ride... we kept calling him Rod Stewart.

Jessica, Jordynn and I going in the same cave we went in last year, we just barely fit!
Best Friends Jessey and Ashton, i was their "fake mommy"... we played house too much.

The cutest girls i know! look at them with the DS's in hand!

We gave the girls some tattoos that Jessica bought, they all had "tramp stamps"
Jessica and I decided to show the girls how to shave your legs when they asked to learn. We gave them a fake razor we made and they really thought they had shaved! it was funny!
Jordynn did Taiges hair.... needless to say UGLY!
My mom and Rand just chilling in the boat!

Ashton with someone's sunglasses on...
I stole this picture off Mike and Kara's Blog they are the cutest couple!
Taylor, Ashton and Taige hanging out.
Of course the last picture of the girls! haha. They were fun!

{Lake Powell}

We just returned from the greatest place on earth...Lake Powell! I will have more pictures soon, we just have to un-pack and get a few more things done so I can upload them. We had a great trip and wish we could still be there, too bad that we cant!

Updates...updates!

So I know that I said I would get on here and post pictures of the St. George Triathlon and I haven't done it. So i decided to make today the day that I update with our fun little adventures as of late!.


First of course to start with the Tri. I had a great time preparing for this event and felt great. Once we got there there I think everyday was just a waiting a game. I honestly would count down the days. As that night came Katie and I just planned on two things, packing and sleeping. Both of which we got done but the sleep was a little hard to come by with the nerves. We honestly kicked the boys out of the beds that night just to insure a pure nights sleep. As we awoke that morning we were a little stressed about getting there on time thanks to some lady who never before had seen someone flash their lights for them to move over because they are being to slow! Ugh. Of course we made it and as the race was about to start we all stat their with anticipation for the day. Bang.. and it was off. We had to run, bike, run because the wind made the swim impossible for the rescue teams to save anyone that might need it. The first run felt great, moved on to the bike, and boy was that a crazy 3 mile rise to the top and then to do it again just to turn around... finally got the exchange and i felt great, the bike i felt was my best event, as i started the last run i felt my knee pop and pain instantly shot up my leg. I felt a little bit during the first run but thought it would go away, and the last run killed me. By the time i crossed the finish line, i was in so much pain I was in tears, but I knew i had to finish. I was so mad that I didn't finish the way i thought i would, but i have told myself i have to try try again. So i have to ask, Does anyone know of any races later this summer, either a half Marathon, or a tri... pretty much anything?
(As for Rand, he pretty much just played golf 5 times a day...) :)














Second, on Saturday may 23 Rand and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary! I cannot believe that its been a year already. We have been though alot of crazy stuff this last year, and I cannot imagine where i would be without Rand. He was so sweet and surprised me at work with flowers, and the sweetest note. I honestly never could have hand picked myself a better person to be with. This may be cheesy but i am going to say it anyway, He really makes me feel complete and at home. I love coming home to him and knowing that he will just love me no matter what I do or say. He is my best and dearest friend. I am grateful to have him in my life. I love you babe!!



Third, We have gotten crazy into biking and i mentioned that i would show you all my baby when she came, so here is her first appearance my new found love, BETSY!!!

SG Tri

I just wanted to let you all know that I survived!! I will post pictures, and of course the info later this week when I have more time.

Ragnar Relay

Well, lets just say I have survived... I honestly went into this not really knowing what to expect and loved every minute! Let me first explain what all is involved in a relay. Each team has 12 runners, which are split 6 in each van (2 vans per team). Each runner has 3 legs, which translates to 3 different times you run, the miles can vary. As a runner you have to prepare for all types of weather, day/night, cold/hot, long/short, and stay hydrated and happy. This lasts for 2 days of pure bliss...

I left Utah at 6:50 am and arrived in California around 7:50 am. I think once I got there I partly realized what I was in for. We all gathered, decorated the suburban to the best of our ability, and we were off. Once arriving we had our first exposure to the race as we dropped Jinii off for her first leg of 7.7 miles. Then the race really began for our van considering we were the second van for the race. As we planned out the legs everyone would take and tried to prepare ourselves for the long journey we each had ahead, the sun slowly warmed up, and before I knew it, it was my turn. I got the hand off for my 5.7 miles I had ahead, and kept the best pace I've had even in all my training, an 8 minute mile! Thats not the most amazing but I was proud of my self. As I continued on my long stretch it started to get warmer outside, so each couple miles my van would stop and my sweet cousins would pore cold water down my back, it was so nice. Once done and the hand off was complete to Michelle, I felt so great and extremely hot.

We had the van set up so the runner who just finished would be in the front seat, air on window down, baby wipes everywhere and a supply of water and treats needed to keep our energy level. As we finished the last leg for our van, and made it to the check in point, we recieved our new start time for the night, 11:15 pm. So we went and ate dinner and handed off to our other van the band they needed, and slowly headed to the next checkpoint to park and sleep until our first leg. So asleep I fell after many laughs and conversations, my sleep felt like 5 minutes, and Amber and I arrose bright and early 3 am to start off our next leg together. We had a 4.7 mile run ahead, most up hill, but very gradual. It felt so nice to run at night when it was so cool outside, we really enjoyed running with each other. As we finished we handed off to Brooke and Lori. It was great to feel like my first two runs were down and I had one to go. As we capped off the night we drove to Ambers home and slept for about 3 hours, and got up again for our next adventure. By this time we were all extremely tired and our bodies were very sore and in protest of us runnning another leg. The morning started off good, everyone did great and suddenly it was my turn to approach the longest leg of the entire race. Yes, I had the longest leg of 10.2 miles!! So off I started in the dead heat of the day. I felt like it was the longest run of my life, I had to keep myself motivated and continue on. I started to get muscle cramps at about mile 4.5 so my cousin Brooke ran a couple miles and I got back out there in time for a trail that was by far the most confusing. I ran .5 miles in the wrong direction, but figured it out and started on the long journey to the end of the race. When I finally made it I was completely exhausted, and could barely move, but I was so proud of my self for finishing and doing my best.

Overall this trip was great! We had so much fun getting to know eachother better than ever before and I am grateful for the opportunity I had. I love them all and appreciate everything they did for me, weather that was dumping water on me or explaining to me about the minor details of nursing.. haha. I have put some pictures below of the fun times we had!! Enjoy!