Ironman Santa Rosa 2019 “Did you do it?” “No… “ “Why not?” “I can’t… “ “Do you really want to do this?” “Well yes, I want to but what if I can’t?” “Don’t think like that, just do it” May 28th, 2018 after staring at the screen for a nauseating 30 minutes with my… Read More
March 2013 some got a call, others an email…. me? I got a short email message from Morgan, “Hey, so it turns out I might have cancer and I might have to go home they will know by tomorrow so I’ll let you know.” At the time, Morgan was on his mission in Australia and I was… Read More
In High School, I had a few teachers talk about running marathons and I thought “thats so amazing, I could NEVER do that!” I thought about maybe trying to do a marathon, but just by running a 5K my IT band showed up and I couldn’t swim let alone run without pain and that was… Read More
The Salsa King, AKA My Father in law or FIL is the King of salsa. Every fall My FIL makes a massive batch of home made salsa and “massive” is an understatement. I absolutely LOVE salsa, especially this salsa for many reasons. Not only is it home made but a good portion of the salsa was… Read More
This year we stuck true to our traditions we set last year and for Christmas Eve, we were very excited to see that it was actually snowing! In Utah, it has been a very strange winter with hardly any snow fall but we were able to witness the very definition of a Christmas miracle. Because… Read More
January 1, 2017 I texted our friends the dates of both Friendsgiving and Friendsmas for this year so that we got to have all of our friends over for the holidays and we didn’t have any double booking issues. It was as much for them as it was for me because if I don’t plan… Read More
I always dread when people ask me, “so what’s new with you guys?” because I never really know what to say… Same old, Morgan is killing it in school, Im still doing my thing, throwing Birthday parties for my dog…. yes, you heard me right….. This year Leo turned 3 so we (mostly me and… Read More
It has been hard for me to get into the Christmas groove this year since there hasn’t been any snow in Utah. But that changed when Morgan and I took Leo to the Christmas in Color and had a blast. It helped me get into the holiday mood and the best part about it was… Read More
My Favorite fairytale has always been the story of Rapunzel. My mom would tell me the story as I was laying on the top bunk letting my hair fall over the edge imagining that it was long enough to reach the ground just like it did in the story. Maybe it is because I’ve always… Read More
It is that time of year again! Crisper colder mornings or leaves losing their pigment doesn’t mean fall. Crisper colder mornings and leaves losing their pigment means the Utah state fair is coming! I have mentioned before that the Utah State fair is one of the traditions we had as a family. I was at… Read More
