My new goal

So last year I did the Salt Lake half marathon. I thought I trained really hard and was quite pleased with my time of 2 hours 14 min. This year I have already signed up for the Moab half marathon which is 2 months from today! And hopefully after that I will stay in shape to do the Salt Lake half marathon. My goal this year is to not only beat my time, but to beat my sister. My sister just ran her first half marathon and killed my time by 10 minutes. Bring it on Sue Boo Magoo. May the best woman win!

Joe actually ran the Salt Lake half marathon with me, but after the race he told me he loved me, but that he would never run another half marathon for me again. He was sore for a week. So he will run the 5K in Salt Lake and then be there to cheer me on at the finish line.

Any takers to take on me and my sister?

Is it spring yet?

We have been hit hard with snow by our house! One day Joe shoveled 3 times and each time there was at least 4 inches of snow! I loved the snow when I had time to go snowboarding once a week, but that is not the story anymore. But isn't it beautiful?

And special thanks to our neighbor who uses his snow blower to plow our street!

Christmas Break

This is our first Christmas together and who knew that it would be so much fun!

I always borrow my mothers luggage when I go on trips, and I think she was getting sick of it. Her luggage is the kind that has four wheels and spins. My parents gave Joe and I spinner luggage for Christmas, so that we can probably stop borrowing hers. We need to go on a cruise now to use it!

We spent Christmas in Burley where I was able to experience all the fun Preston traditions. For Christmas Joe gave me my favorite portrait from our wedding day blown up and on Canvas! I love it!!!

Renae and Tim gave me the Christus statue that I have always wanted, but figured I would probably not get one for a long, long time. And notice in the pictures our Christmas PJ's!

We left Burley Christmas night so that Joe and I could get back to work and it took us over 6 hours to get back, and it normally takes us 3 hours. I have never had so much fun driving in a car than on this trip. I can think of no other person I would rather be with!

The next day we got one of the funnest presents! A new niece named Jane! And she is adorable! When I went to go see her for the first time I walked into the hospital with my niece Emily who was now a big sister for the first time, and not too sure about how she felt about it. I told my niece that I was Suzanne's little sister, and my little niece just looked at me like I was lying. Then she just kinda looked at me and I could see in her eyes that she was thinking ,"Get out of town!" I just know that she will love being an older sister.

I gave it up!

So for a few months now I have kicked my Dr Pepper addiction. I tried to quit during the summer, but quickly failed. If you do for some reason see me drinking it...don't worry I allow myself one cheat drink a week.

What I got to do today

So today I had to wake up and be to a rehab center for my first day of clinicals of nursing school. I had so much fun!

I was able to poke people to get their blood glucose, and then do subcutaneous injections. Joe thinks its weird that I find this stuff fascinating. The nurse that I was working with was so sweet and was a really good teacher.

I Still have a lot to learn before in the next year before I'm on my own!

Crafty

So this week I have been a little under the weather and have not really been able to concentrate on studying, so since I couldn't do that I decided to make this count down till christmas. I wish I could say it was my idea, but I got it in a kit from Pebbles in my Pocket. But I did have to sand the blocks and paint them, and then I learned how to do modge podge to get the pieces of paper on. I feel like a child because I get so excited to turn the block over the next day.

Turkey Trot

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday!

Last year Joe and I ran the Turkey Trot in Cottonwood Heights with his family and this year we did it again. Joe beat us all. He has been training real hard.

I caught up to Cheri, but once she saw the finish line she took off running and left me in the dust
I'd like to think that I was so fast that Sam couldn't see me coming to take a picture from the front, the truth probably is I was so slow that they were bored from waiting and couldn't see me coming.

After the Turkey trot we headed down for dinner in P.G. with some of Joe's family. It was yummy. Then we went to dinner #2 at my friends Fairy's place.

The Richards family usually goes and sees at least one movie on Thanksgiving, and so to try to keep that tradition alive we went to a movie. I love Thanksgiving!!!
Once we got home I was able to decorate our house for Christmas!