Glimpse of the years to come

I was lucky enough to watch Kyle's niece and nephews this last weekend as well as run Hobble Creek 1/2 marathon. Both of which were very fun but a little exhausting.......



My favorite moment of babysitting was when Collin (age 4) said, "Do you have any babies?"

I replied, "No"

He then said, "You should buy one."

I said, "Really?"

Brooklyn (Collin's sister age 5) jumped in and said,"Collin, you can't buy a baby you have to grow one in your tummy."

That was that and we just went on coloring and eating our cheese and crackers.

So watch out Janae, Collin may be asking how you grow a baby.


The best part of the race was the first 7 miles shared with the FINISH LINE! It was an awesome race with an amazing view and to make it even better I was able to run the whole thing with Shante. Thanks for your words of encouragement and some great conversation. I would have started walking at mile 10 1/2 without you.

The Evil Black & Red Bug

I really don't like bugs or anything creepy and crawly for that matter. There are these evil red bugs that live by my house and for some reason love attaching themselves all over my car. Sometime two are attached to each other on my car and I might hate that the most.

Here are some of their accomplishments:

• Made me crawl through my passenger door to get in my car because there were so many on the drivers side


• They have caused me to forfeit my covered parking spot


• Stayed on my car from 5700 South all the way to 13400 South (even at freeway speeds)


• They have even made it down my shirt

Almost every time I get in my car I see one or two crawling around inside my car. I then have to roll down my windows and hope that they make it out on their own or find something in my car to assist them back to their original environment. I just find them really irritating and I'm not sure what their purpose here on Earth even is? So far it seems to just cause an annoyance and to procreate.

I'm getting closer to wanting a dog

Kyle and I were so lucky this weekend, we got to watch his sister's cute little dog. He is adorable and so fun to play with. We were so sad to see him go and we would love to watch him again!

Mothers are Amazing!

I love Mother's Day! I feel so lucky to have my Mom in my life, she amazes me every day. I can't believe all that she does and still is always offering to do anything for me she can. Not a day goes by that I don't think about how blessed I am to have my Mom. She has the sweetest heart, is so thoughtful and generous, and has sacrificed so much for others.
Thanks Mom for being great!

I now have a life!

Thanks to being done with school I feel like I now have my own life back. School stuff isn't always going to be in the back of my mind and it feels great! Now that I'll have time to update by blog I'll have to start doing some fun things. I'm excited to start working on my hobbies and to find some new ones, so any good ideas let me know.

Splendid Thanksgiving Weekend

Kyle and I were lucky to enjoy a wide variety of activities this weekend,

We first started our playing around out side in the wonderful weather...

We got superb massages by Collin....

Us leaving with our magnificent gingerbread house and Kyle with the delicious leftovers...
And to wrap up our wonderful weekend this is Kyle and I gazing into each other's eyes while we cleaned the wax out of our ears. It was great because finally I can hear!

My Very First Boot!

It was a really sad day yesterday when I returned to my car after school. I drive up to 4th South and 9th East and park in an Office Max parking lot and ride trax up to the U.

I do this because....

1) I don't want to pay $132.00 for a parking pass and I usually take trax unless I'm running late. 2) I thought it was a great idea and I have done this about four times with it not being a problem.

3) The lot is not even close to being full so I thought is was ok to park there.

I come up to my car and see this nice note explaining that my car has been immobilized with a BOOT and to take the boot off I just have to pay $80.00. Awesome! I would have much rather received a $20.00 parking ticket up at the U. Not only is it bad that I have to pay $80 but my WONDERFUL idea is ruined. I learned my lesson to read every sign near by any area that I park and to never park in Office Max's parking lot again!