Mountain=Love

Every year we go camping over Father's Day weekend.

The weather was PERFECT!

I love this time of year to be able to be outside

ALL DAY on the mountain...ahhh!

(I don't feel like writing much, so this will be short and sweet)!

Annual Four-wheeler rodeo....only in Vernal!

Dad taking his afternoon nap!

So get this, every year the Elks have a big horseshoe tourn. Have never played nor wanted to. Well, they talked me into this year and......I WON it! Whoo Hoo 40 buck a roos!

My cousin Britt built a pulley system for the kids to play on....Brilliant!

Hope everyone has a GREAT week!!!

My birthday...

I had such a great Birthday week ;D!

Yes, I am 22...Boo, but I guess with age comes wisdom right ;)!

My family had a party for my brother and I, which I then discovered my new favorite pizza (Dominos thin crust veggie) YUM! Thanks Aunt Lisa!

My family went up to the mountain for Memorial Weekend and I stayed down here to PLAY of course!

Friday night Mel B (Melissa) and Eric picked me up and took me to my favorite restaurant in Vernal. We ate dinner outside on the patio and enjoyed some GREAT food!

We then went to Eric's house and enjoyed some cheep entertainment from our friend Joe and ate yummy birthday cake! I really do have the best friends EVER!

The next day Kaylen took me to Roosevelt to see our friend Katie where she gave us fabulous manicures and waxed our eyebrows (which was much needed :/)! Thanks girl!

This year has been great. Filled with a lot of happy moments and some of the hardest times, but I know we only grow from experiences and chances we take in life. I am so grateful for the family and friends that I have, that make these days so special!!!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy B-rOd!!!

He is now the BIG 18! Watch out everyone ;/

He is such a great little/big brother and I love

him very much, (most of the time) ;)!

Happy Birthday Brody!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

Today is my Grandpa Buck's Birthday!

He is the big 71 and is still as handsome as EVER.

This man means more to me that words can express.

He is such a special person and I hope that he has a GREAT day!

Love You Grandpa!

Ready for a great summer!

The past couple weeks a lot has been going on it seems. I graduated from Utah State University with my associates in science, finally! It was great to attend the commencement ceremony and walk the line with some good friends of mine. I still was not finished with finals, which was weird, so I still had to go home and study :/ This semester has been challenging for me. I was taking 15 credit hours and working full time for Dr. Wright. I knew I could do it, I just wouldn't have much of a social life (anyone who knows me, thats really hard!). But I did it and pulled good grades! I am so blessed with a family that is very supportive of whatever I choose to do. I am so thankful for them for always being there for me during my stressful, getting ready to breakdown hours. I am now excited to continue on with my education. I don't know where I am going yet for sure, but I am ready to move forward and see what else it out there awaiting me!!!

Love them very much :)

Last weekend my family and I went to Las Vegas for the supercross finals. We had so much fun and had the opportunity to do a lot of fun things. I flew with my sister and kids (thank goodness) and my Mom, Dad, Brody, and Taylor drove (Booo). I love having the kid's there with us. They make it so fun when you see how excited they get over what are little things or unnoticeable to us. It was great to get away from freezing cold, windy Vernal and be somewhere warm :) Trust me, every opportunity I had I was out in the sun soaking it all up! Every time we go to Vegas we try to see a musical or new show. This time we went to the Lion King. It was GREAT! I loved it and thought the dancers and singers did such an amazing job. Plus, I watched the Lion King (movie) a couple weeks before and it was exactly the same, love when that happens! This trip was much needed for me, but I would have to say, I was glad to come home! ;)




There new shades!
Cold Stone anyone?

P.S. Summer please come sooner and you can stay as long as you would like! :)

Salt Lake City 1/2 Marathon

It all started on the 17th of January, one afternoon after sacrament meeting. Megan Hawkins gave a talk that Sunday and told a story about running her full marathon. After sacrament meeting Kaylen and I were talking to Catlyn and Karen about how they were getting ready to run the SLC half. The next thing I know Kaylen and I were sucked into Karens convincing. She had a hold on us now, and there was no getting out of it. The whole time we were talking I never really thought this whole thing would follow through, so I just nodded my head and kept agreeing with everything that now "coach Karen" was saying! How bad could it be right, will have rockin bods for the summer and be in much better shape...PERFECT! (well the hot bodies didn't come...dang!) The next morning 9 o'clock rolls around and its SNOWING! What? Are we really running in the snow, in Vernal, in 18 degree weather. Oh you know it! We ran 2.85 miles and I thought I was going to die. To my surprise the snow was not bad, it actually made it a little more exciting and warmer. For the next 3 months we ran Mon-Thurs. and long runs on Sat. Since January 18th until April 17th we have averaged around 287 miles for three months.

This has been one of the hardest things I have EVER done. Waking up in the FREEZING cold in Vernal's bitter winters, injuries one after another, breaking your body down and then building it back up, training your mind over your body, and running, running and wait...more running! I really could say for a few weeks I had a great HATE for this sport. It never gets easy and something always seemed to be going wrong.

Race day week was here and I was getting so excited! FINALLY this will all be over and I can do other things besides running 24/7. Friday my mom, grandma, niece, Kaylen and I drove out to SLC. It was all sinking fast in and I couldn't wait. We went and got our numbers, shirts, and goodies at the expo. We then met up with Jenn Rouska and her family at the Olive Garden for a yummy high carb pasta dinner! We then went and drove the course, everything was looking great, little inclines here and there but nothing we haven't done before. Then, we turned on St. Street. The road was a steady incline and of course, a very steep hill at the end. Who does that on mile 11? I was then terrified for my life (seriously). We then stocked up for breakfast at the always trusty Smith's Marketplace and headed to bed. I had nightmares about St. Street and the run all night long. Needless to say, I didn't get the best sleep! That next morning 5:00 am came fast! We woke up, got ready and out the door we went. We got on Trax, (which was jam packed of runners) and headed up to the starting line. As soon as we got there we all had to go to the bathroom asap, so we waited in line for about 15 min and across the starting line we went. I had so much adrenaline that the first few miles went by so fast. About mile 7 my hip abductor muscle was really starting to kill me. I pushed through it painfully and tried to ignore it as much as possible. The last mile came (how grateful I was) and finally you knew that you had finished and you were almost there you just had to push it a little further. The crowd was crazy and it was the best feeling to finally finish... I can stop!!! As soon as I crossed Kaylen and Jenn came over and wanted to get pics, so that is why I look like I am dying because I just barely got done sprinting the last quarter mile.

Shout out to my girls:

Kaylen:

What would I have done without this girl. We had some great times running together and some great conversations on the way. She always listened to me complain probably everyday...poor girl! But I love her to death! Her run was amazing, she smoked them all! Good job! Thanks for Everything!

Jenn:

This lady is one of the funniest people I have ever met. We really were destine to be friends. I am so happy she decided to run at the last minute and she still had a great time! Good Job! I don't know how I would have done this without her. She is an amazing person inside and out!

Karen:

Has been such a great motivator and trainer. She taught me how to push myself and to never stop running. Thanks for always checking up on us! One day I will run as fast as you!!!

Cat:

You are my idol...at running! One day I will be able to keep up with her!

WE DID IT!!!

Enjoy....

This is what we do when were poor and have no money to shop!!


Thats unfortunate!!! Poor Jenn!
Our sweet socks Kayla gave us...Thanks girl!
P.S. Doesn't her hair look amazing!!! ha! But really!
Eww gross....BANANAS!


Us jam packed in the Trax headed up the the start,

making sure Jenn doesn't have an anxiety attack.
Hold it girls!

Our fan club...thanks guys!!!
Starting mile 11...my mom cheering me on!

Good job girls!

Thanks mom, Hallie, and Grandma for coming to support me!

Girls Night Out

Miss Kayla had a little get together with some friends for her Bachelorette party, and we had a BLAST! We stayed at a hotel right here in Vernal hehe, (which the rooms were pretty sweet I would have to say). We ate, talked, ate, laughed, ate, and took pictures. As you can see we ate a lot! It was so yummy! Thanks Kaylen for planning a great party and Kayla for being a great friend! Her and Bo are the cutest dang couple EVER and we are so happy for them!