1st Place

 Clint and I both just got done with our Softball Seasons.  And guess what, we both took first place.  Kind of fun!  We have never done that before.  I played with a bunch of girls I played against and with in high school, and Clint played on a buddies team. 

 I had a lot of fun playing.  I pitch and I really enjoy it.  It's kind of funny though because I have something wrong with my shoulder right now and can't throw.  So whenever I would get the ball, I just lobbed the ball to wherever the ball needed to go and everyone would just laugh.  The funniest thing was, We had 4 pregnant girls on our team, and we had 3 girls that were on the team that couldn't play because they were too far along.  So essentially we had 7 people that were pregnant.  The things us mommies do!  You gotta love it!  I am hoping we can play again next year.

Conrad's 2nd Birthday

 I can't believe that Conrad it 2.  It seriously blows my mind.  He has sooo much personality.  He LOVES Mickey Mouse and Elmo.  To say he LOVES baseball is an understatement.  He is obsessed with it.  He has his little Tee, bat, and ball and will play with them all the time.  He loves to read books.  Especially his "Bubbles Bubbles"  Book.  We love this little guy so much.  Although at times it is seriously a non stop mess he is making or getting into things, he brings so much joy to my life.

For his Birthday we went with the Kings to the Lindon Pool to celebrate Conrad and Trey's Birthday's.  I LOVE that they share Birthday's a day apart.  It is sooo much fun because they are in the exact same phase of their lives.  They love each other too.  It's funny because every time they are together, Trey is always telling Conrad "no no nah nad."  Conrads little buddy is already trying to keep him out of trouble.  I took cupcakes and candles for the boys to be able to celebrate at the pool together.  I hope they can stay little Buddies for life.
That night we came home and had some good friends over that just moved here from California.  We had pizza's and then ate Cake and Ice cream.  Conrad was adorable, for a few weeks before his birthday we would ask him how old he was going to be and he would would say "Chew" and then put his little fingers up.  Then you ask him what he wanted for his Birthday and he would tell you a "melmo cake."  So of course I had to make him an Elmo Cake.  He asked about it all day long on his Birthday and then when he got to see it, it was like he was in shock that he actually got the cake.  It was really cute!  Here it is the next day, and he is still talking about it.  I definatley earned brownie points for that cake.
We love you little guy and couldn't imagine our lives without you. 

Dirty Dash

 This race was SOOOOOOO much fun!  I have never laughed so hard, nor have I been sooooo incredibly dirty.  I had mud in places that have never seen the light of day.  This is a race I could not do without close friends.  It made it that much more fun.  So we all went and bought the same shirt just different colors and then some glasses which I was so glad to have to keep water and mud out.  At one point I had mud in my eyes so bad I couldn't see and I had to have my friends lead me out of this swamp so I could clean it out.  I would totally do it again.  5.5 miles of pure dirty running!  Totally worth it!

Why do I run?

Honestly, I have no idea! I mean, I pee my pants every time I run.  It hurts my feet. My hands go numb, and I get cramps about 50% of my runs and  I'm really slow.  BUT, it has something I have found that I can do to stay in shape, I have found, it's something I can do that I can always see small progress that I get excited about.  My friends all run.  I have awesome support.  I love the way I feel after an awesome run.  I love getting out and being by myself.  I love the cool new shoes I get.  I like the water belts.  It's a new hobby I have found that I can't get any worse at.

The last little while I have asked myself, why am I such a slow runner.  My average pace in the past has been about a 12 to a 12:30 minute mile.   But now it all makes sense.  I was always trying to focus on my breathing so much that I didn't focus on speed, I would tense all my muscles trying not to pee, and I will tense all my muscles because I had anxiety about running.  But now, a year later after I started running. I have decided I just don't care any more.  I realized I can do it.  I am starting to somewhat enjoy it.  And you know what,  after I decided to let it go, I improved my times, my endurance and my attitude.  I went from doing a very regular 60 mile 5 mile run to running my first 5 miles in 55 minutes.  I just ran my fastest 5K in 29:13.  My goal was to do it in under 30, and I DID IT!  Plus I ran it without stopping which is something I don't do very often.  

This is something very hard for me to say, but I am VERY PROUD of myself.  I signed up for another Half Marathon on August 17  down Hobble Creek Canyon.  I am doing it with my friend Lisa and my Brother Brian.  I am super excited to do it with them.  My goal for this race is to try and do it in 2 hours and 30 minutes.  That would cut 17 minutes off my last time.  So I have a lot of work to do.