picture post!

 this is after the workout with my brother when i biked/he ran 

then we sneakily switched and he gave me challenges along 

the way. it was like a game! you can see that post here

 and this is the crazy look on my face after i saw the first picture 

of how cherry-red and on the verge of death i look!

(i promise i'm not dying!!)

 zucchini oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! i actually added 

green food coloring as it was st patrick's day but they were delish!

 the st patty's day spread:

lime jello shots

irish soda bread (soooooo good!)

green fresh squeezed lemonade

zucchini oatmeal cookies

corned beef and cabbage 

(this will definitely be an annual tradition)

i would type out all the recipes but i'm just too lazy so i have 

linked them all in case you want to try these out!

now (drum roll please) the moment you've ALL been waiting for........

SPLASH 'N DASH!

ok, so i don't have that many pics of it and they're not 

that exciting but it was fun and a great workout!!

 puttin on my number - 718

 

yep-that's my proud excited nervous pose!
 

 gettin stoked!

yes that is me using all random crazy made-up 

strokes to get myself through the water. 

should've trained more....

 ok, not the best pic quality but 

had to get a quick transition picture!

you can tell im super excited to run soaking wet....

 

YESSSSSSSSS........best. feeling. ever. =]

i conquered the beginner splash 'n dash! woo!

now i just wanted to show off some of my most 

sweetest bestest friends. they make me o so happy =]

 this is tierre. she didn't know we 

were taking a silly picture!!

 

tierre, danielle, and me. 

we like to eat food.....

 

 ...like this salad!!

romaine lettuce, tomato, broccoli, and avocado. 

sooooooo yummy

 um ya...we were supposed to do funny poses and 

i tried i really did but danielle's funny pose was 

just too hilarious i couldn't keep it together. 

and tierre didn't even try.

and this is marissa! we also like to eat food. 

sensing a pattern here? 

if you are, i have no idea what you're talking about.

we have cooking adventures every sunday together. 

she's A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!

blog neglect

i promise i have a good reason! or maybe just an excuse. or excuses, i should say.
1) the past few weeks have been CRAZY.
2) the past few weeks i've had a crazy headache that i
think might be FINALLY going away (yay!!)
3) next week is finals week so...i guess that will be my
excuse for blog neglect until next..wednesday? possibly...

regardless, i have been found guilty of blog neglect. 

sad day! i think there's just so much i want to blog 

about and i keep getting overwhelmed into not blogging 

at all. also i haven't uploaded my pictures from, well, 

anything in the past month and i want pictures in my posts!

{fyi, i did just take a photo booth pic with my mac
but i woke up late and didnt actually get ready this
morning so i will save your eyes from the horror.
wish i could do the same for those in the library
right now...o well!}

i will say that splash 'n dash was AWESOME 

and i got the coolest t shirt! pics to come!! it was 

so fun, in fact, that about a week later (on a 

monday early in the morning-that's my excuse 

for the momentary insanity) i signed up for a 

-half marathon in provo on may 7th, 

-a beginner triathlon in st. george on june 4th, 

-and a sprint triathlon in park city on june 18th. 

i'm a nut....actually, i think i just get really ambitious in the
mornings and think i can conquer anything! i can, right?....
anyway, the next two months promise to be interesting!
however, as a result of my not feeling well and being crazy
busy i didn't work out at all last week. shame on me!
actually, my legs will just be hating me come half marathon
time and i will have to take lots of breaks during that race!
so, yes, this is my life.

i feel so bad saying i'm sooooo busy 

sometimes when people like Erin at See Mom Run Far find 

time to train for MARATHONS while raising 12, yes that's 

right, 12 children! i am just so amazed by her and her passion 

for running. it's contagious! read her post

How I "do it"- she's pretty much my hero!

one thing i really got from that is that she MAKES time to
do the things she loves and that is supremely important!
if i don't make time to run, i just won't do it and i know i
won't feel as great as i do if i had ran. (makes sense, right?
in my brain it did...) anyway, i am recommitting myself to
working out every day and i hope you will too!

Will Smith on life

this is a-MAZ-ing. his crazy positive outlook on life is
infectious and can apply to exercise as well as...well, anything!




i have a new-found LOVE of will smith :)