{one year}

It is hard to believe that it has already been one year since we moved to Utah.
So many changes and experiences.
And the best is yet to come!!

{i love you more than all the stars in the sky}

{done}

**I DID IT!!!**

I had a goal in mind and beat it!

My final time was 3hours 57 minutes and 9 seconds...and to top it off, I have runner's feet! {BIG} blisters on my piggie toes and under a big toe...ouchie! Next time, more moleskin!

on your mark...

running clothes set out...check,

music ready...check,

words of comfort from gailon...check,

yummy carb loaded meal...check,

personal pep talk...check,

running my first marathon...priceless... ♥

so many questions, still yet unanswered...

but there are other questions that have answers that are sure...

i {heart} the vintagepearl.com

i really love my necklace from the vintage pearl! it is simple and sweet.
today they are doing a giveaway for mother's day...check it out!

we made it!

Mom's farewell to Torrance Beach..."So many memories."


Wow! Some folks will relax wherever they can!


This is only a few of the folks who turned out to help pack the trucks {yes, you read that right! two 26foot trucks!}

Welcome to your new home state!

what a crazy weekend...who woulda thunk...fly to long beach with the bug and jen on friday evening after work, pack on saturday and then drive to primm,wake up sunday morning and drive the rest of the way to ogden... i am so tired!

...i am still kicking...

wow, things have been way busy! i only have a few moments to catch up with a few of the latest happenings...










* my grandpa's graduation ceremony*
the ceremony went well. it was so great to have some of my good friends there for love and support. as i looked out over the folks in attendance, i was able to see smiling faces that helped me through the song i was singing. thanks!

i loved being able to see besties, go to the beach, and enjoy our family tradition of going to disneyland after a funeral. kinda strange, i know...but it works for us!









*training for the marathon*
i missed some important sessions while in california, but quickly got back into the swing of things. since then, i have run a 6.5 miler, improved my time twice, and even completed my first 5K race! the 5K was a hard one, with many butt-kicken hills, and yet i still completed it in 54 minutes. not too shabby for this fluffy kid!


*mom is moving to utah!*
my mom has sold her home and is moving to ogden. her house wasn't even officially on the market, just a sign in the yard, and she was still able to sell it in less than three days of the SIGN going up...amazing! so we found her a cute little house in a nice neighborhood in the south end of town. she and jen will be moving in in about three weeks.