I DID IT!!!

I think you are all sick of hearing about this, but I just have to brag one more time because, to tell the truth, I'm really proud of myself! So here are the pix from my race today. We didn't get any while I was swimming, but I can tell you that I was the first person out of the pool in my heat, which I was really surprised about, but also very happy. But don't worry, because there were PLENTY of people who passed me on my bike and while I was running.

This hill was KILLER! This was about 2/3 of the way through the bike and this was the last HUGE hill I climbed. Seriously, the picture does not give it justice.
Rounding the corner and flashing a "hang loose" sign or something.
I finished! I know, very charming hair... don't stare too closely. You might turn to stone.
Here I am flexing my guns for my fans. HA! Right...
This was my number. The F stands for female, in case they couldn't tell. Just kidding, it really did stand for female, but it meant I was in the individual female category.
This is on the front of my t-shirt.

Okay, so here is a VERY SHORT video of me just before I crossed the finish line. I ended up finishing in 1 hour 49 minutes and 15 seconds or something close to that.

Anyway... I hope you enjoyed my self-inflicted suffering! Overall, it was fun and definately a big accomplishment for me. I hope to be able to do it again next year, and I will for sure have to beat my time!

Bishopric Triathlon

Albert and the rest of our Bishopric did a team triathlon last weekend. Our stake hosted their first annual triathlon and so these dudes decided to combine their powers and "git-r-done"!

Albert started up Uintah Canyon on a bike he borrowed from the guy we bought our house from.
It doesn't look like it really, but it was a pretty chilly morning!
Here's my professional biker hubby about half way through. Everyone told him he looked like he was in th Tour de France with his cool jersey. Nevermind he bought it at D.I. for like 2 bucks!
Just finishing.
Sweet helmet hair, babe!

This is Nathan Goodrich, the Second Counselor. This was only about 1/2 mile into the run, so he was still pumped and excited about it.
You can't see really well here, but he's not so excited anymore. I wish I would have zoomed in a little more to catch this face up close.
Bishop Bill Goodrich - aka "The Fish"
All done!
Roosevelt Third Ward "Trifecta"

(I don't think that's really how you spell it, but oh well)

The guys finished in 1 hour 26 minutes! Wahoo!!!

Great job!!!

5 Things You Didn't Know About Me

No, I didn't get "tagged" or anything, but I don't really have anything to post right now, so I thought I would tell you some things you didn't know, or may have forgotten.

1. I am doing a triathlon tomorrow morning. It's my first one and it's just a "mini", but still an accomplishment for me and I have bee working really hard. It's going to be a 12 lap swim, 13 mile bike ride, and a 3 mile run.

2. We just got a memory foam matress topper yesterday, and I really like it so far (of course that's only going off one night's sleep, but it was a good night, nonetheless).

3. I only had one wisdom tooth. I finally got the guts up and got it taken out about 2 years ago.
***You can refer to April's blog to see a very charming picture of that very traumatic event - it's the first post she ever put on her blog***

4. I have broken 3 bones - my left radius when I was 5, my right wrist when I was 6, and my second toe on my right foot (again, thanx, April).

5. Even though I work in the Surgery Department, I have never had surgery - knock on wood.

So, there you go. Hope you enjoyed those few things about my life.

Full-Time Friends

We had a great visit with our, I guess you would say "former", Full-Time Friends, since they no longer live close enough to really be full-time. Andy, Kelli, and Maklee came out to visit a couple weekends ago. Andy, Albert and a bunch of other guys went fishing and boating for their "Man-cation" and Kelli, Maklee and I watched a movie, went for a walk, went swimming and kind of just hung out for a while because I was on call and couldn't go anywhere significant. We had a good time, though. It was so nice just to hang out and catch up with our good friends!

Kelli and Maklee at the pool

I really like making stupid faces, apparently, because I have a lot of pictures similar to this.

Maklee loved playing with Albert's push-up handle thingys. She's tough! She would pick them up and carry them around and they are not light. Then she would try to stand on them, but they turn, so she would fall a lot.

What a happy kid!

Happy Birthday, Moki!

I know, I'm a big dork, but I want to wish a very happy birthday to my baby, Moki! He's 4 years old today (or 28 if you're counting in dog years).

We threw him in the bed of my truck when we were hauling leaves last fall.

This is my favorite picture of him! The booties didn't last very long.

He learned how to drink out of the toilet recently. It's pretty funny to watch, actually.

Moki does NOT like snow. He's a fair-weather dog.

Getting up close and personal.

Check out my Slide Show!

Box Car Drive-In Movie Night

We had a movie night at my house last Wednesday. Who ever thought that sitting in a box while you watch a movie would be so fun? Not me, but apparently, someone did, so we tried it and my girls just loved it! They had a lot of fun and just laughed the whole time. We watched "Happily N'Ever After". It was pretty cute. Anyway, enjoy the slide show!