I'm committed!

Or maybe I should be committed. I have committed to do this.

The race we are going to do is in Phoenix in November. I have to admit that I am so excited to go to Phoenix and get out of the cold that will start to come very shortly. But I am so out of shape, this is nothing new, but I am worried about being able to finish this race. Also it is a mountain biking race, and for those of you who know the story, you know that I had a bad experience mountain biking about 8 years ago and have not been on one since. I am so nervous about that part, what if I get hurt? Oh well, but here is my other commitment. I am committing to exercise EVERY DAY until the race. I know that I can do this. I will need to manage my time better, which is something that I am horrible at doing. So there, if anyone is reading this here it is, I am going to do this.

"What Teachers Make"

Someone sent me this video awhile back. I want to share it here because this is how I feel about teaching.

Capitol Reef September Addition

Chris and I went to Capitol Reef for the weekend with his Jeep group to do some off-roading. It was an excellent time and we got to see some parts of the park that we didn't get to see when we went down in May. It's amazing to me that you can drive a few hours in any direction, in Utah and get totally different scenery.

'nuff said

We took the long way home and stopped at Goblin Valley. It was a weird place and when I go to placed like that I always wonder what the ancient people in the area thought about it. It is something interesting to think about.

I'm pooped, time to hit the gym.

I'm glad to have my weekends back so that we can go do fun stuff like this more often, too bad that the winter will be here before we know it.

I'm Hired!

I am happy to announce that I will be employed as a full time teacher at Maple Lake Academy. It was so amazing how everything fell into place so quickly. I sent my resume last Tuesday and they called me for an interview on Thursday, I went on Friday and they called me on Monday and offered me the job.

Friday will be my last day working at Lowe's and I am so happy to start this new adventure in my life.

Random Pictures

Chris and I were driving home from the gym the other day and we saw these cows underneath a trampoline. I am unsure how they got under there, or how they were going to get out.

I saw this really pretty rainbow at my parents house the other day, pictures never do them justice.

I was driving to work and I saw this dog with a crazy hairdo. I want y'all to know I was sopped at a stop light when I took this picture.

Red Fleet

We went to Red Fleet with my family for a vacation a few weeks ago. It was pretty fun. Here are some photos....

Me and Chris

After trying to ski

My sister, Cassie, on the tube

Rub a dub dub, three men in a tub

At dinosaur land

Happy Independence Day

I love when the 4th of July falls on a Sunday. It makes for a whole weekend of playing and partying with family. Chris was scheduled to work the whole weekend but by a miracle I had Saturday and Monday off and only worked from 1-6:30 on Sunday. It was my mom's birthday on Saturday so we went to breakfast then hung out at her house all day with my sister's and their families. Chris and I went to the P.G. fireworks that night with my sister Cassie and her husband and daughter. They were kinda slow, but it was still fun to get out of the house for a bit.

On Sunday we went to my mom's house and did our own fireworks that night. It was very cold, I could not believe how cold it was. Then on Monday Chris and I went with his sister's family and his dad up to Forest Lake to have hot dogs and smores. That was the best part of the weekend. Here are some pics of our adventure.

Getting started

We made it

Headed home