Drum Roll Please...

7 months, 30 lbs, 5.5 miles, and 1hr 3mins later I finished my last leg of the Red Rock Relay!! I was not that fastest runner, I did not run the furthest legs, but I FINISHED! I

reached my goal running EVERY step of the way! In all I ran 3 legs of the relay 3 miles, 3.4 miles, and 5.5 miles. After 30 and a half hours our team The FIT the FAT and the ELDERLY came in about 90th out of over 200 teams!

I AM NOT A RUNNER, never have been, I can remember dreading run day in middle school because I knew that I could not run a mile. I have never had any desire to run unless I was chasing something important and even then I had limits. So even though it may not sound like much to most people this was a HUGE accomplishment for me. I can still remember the pain in my muscles and the burn in my lungs when I went running for the first time in March. I was disappointed that day when I couldn't make my goal of running for 5 mins straight. But was determined to shed some lbs and get healthier.
This and all of the time and sweat it had taken me to get to this moment was playing over in my head during the hour it took me to run my last leg of the relay. Thinking about how far I have come in the last 7 months I was unashamedly in tears when I handed off the relay bracelet to my sister-in-law and teammate Heidi. Thanks to my team for their support and all of those in my van who were so positive, fun, and encouraging. Thanks to my husband for talking me into signing up and telling me I could do it even when I am sure he had his doubt. But most of all thanks to myself for hanging in there over the months and being determined that I was going to make it happen. I am hard pressed to remember a time when I have been more proud of myself.

Vegas Get-A-Way!

Memorial Day Tradition

Memorial day is always a fun time for Ryan and I because his Grandpa Hunt is buried in the Paragonah cemetery. Growing up he and his family would always come south for memorial day to put up the flag on his grandpa's grave at sunrise, which is a tradition at the Paragonah cemetery. Since moving to Cedar for college Ryan has carried on this tradition by himself and then I joined him 5 yrs. ago when we started dating. I always love doing this with him because we get to watch the sunrise together and it is always so pretty and peaceful at 5 in the morning. Another perk is meeting up with his great aunts Janet and Wanda who are still so funny and feisty! I love to sit and listen to all of their stories about growing up in a SMALL town many years ago and all of the things they got away with.
Here are a few pics from this years Memorial Day Sunrise Flag Raise...

Midnight 5K!

I just ran my first 5K! It was the midnight 5K in St. George and everyone got glow sticks to wear. Thanks to my sister Cassie for getting me to sign on (by enticing me with getting a glow in the dark shirt) and to Ryan who encouraged me to keep working even though when I started I couldn't even run a full mile straight! I can now run 4 miles and counting... and for some insane reason have just joined a Red Rock Relay team. (A team of 12 running just short of 200 miles from Brian Head to Santa Clara)

Here are some pics from the fun night!

Ryan ran it with me. He can out run me by far! I told him that he didn't have to wait and he finished in 28 mins.







Don't we look ready? Too bad it was harder than I thought. It was kinda uphill which to me trying to run seemed REALLY uphill. But Cassie did amazing, she ran the entire way and finished just a minute behind me. I ran it in 36 mins and she in 37 mins, which was amazing considering the fact that she had only ran up to 1.5 miles continuously in her training.






I was trying to show all of my fun glow in the dark stuff but it didn't really show in the pic.










Here we all are with our "before" faces on. Riley smoked us all in 24 mins!






Here I am with my "after" red and sweaty face. At least Ryan waited for me to stop hyperventilating before he took the pic. I thought the finish line was closer than it really was and I used the gas pedal WAY to early. I was dying when I finished.

New! Baby Drapes...

My mom has just finished making some really cute baby drapes. They are made to cover a car seat to keep babies warm, out of the wind and sun, and much more. You can let me know if you want one or we sell them at the hospital gift shop in Cedar City. We can also do custom orders if you want a specific pattern or color.
Here is the link to our blog that shows all of the new designs.

Sass-A-Frass Things

I have started a new blog for my mom and I. We have been making some fun and trendy accessories and wanted to share them with everyone! This is just a small sample of what you can see on the blog! Check it out and let me know what you think! Here is the link