Two weeks down...one to go!

This was another busy week while Jason was gone. I got my hair done last Wednesday--a little shorter than I had wanted, but I love the color. It is a mixture of dark red and dark brown. Than on Saturday I ran my 5k for Bridger Hunt. The race had an alright turnout and I even managed to win a pair of snowboarding pants. They even had a catered breakfast for after the race that was very tasty!! Than that night AB and I headed down to Gateway for some sushi and wine. We couldn't have asked for better weather!!


Than on Sunday after spending two hours at Ikea, I went over to Jamie and Amanda's for Sunday dinner. I may be a little bias, but I think my neices are absolutely adorable!!







Elle



Tori--photo actually taken by Elle



Tori



Sisterly love--Tori and Elle

Well we are two weeks down of Jason being gone--only one more to go!! Also only one more week until I get to go to the 505 and visit my bestest friend Cari and see the Balloon Fiesta. The Balloon Fiesta is the best thing (besides good food) that Albuquerque has to offer. My family will also be coming to town at the end of the week so I have been busy cleaning up the house. My little brother, Brady, leaves for his mission on October 8th, well, he enters the MTC on the 8th. I am not sure when he leaves. Hopefully Jason will be home on the 7th, but we don't even know yet when he will be coming home. Hopefully before I leave for Albuquerque...Life doesn't ever seem to slow down!!

Busy Week!!!!

The past seven days have seemed to be a whirlwind! I dropped Jason off at the airport on Wednesday morning to fly off to Cleveland and than about an hour and a half later I flew off to Denver, well, Westminster, Colorado for a work meeting. So my poor dogs had to go to the kennel for a few days (and Gus had to get some more shots). They seemed to have an alright time though since they were EXHAUSTED when I picked them up on Friday evening. I arrived back late Thursday night after the kennel was closed. Friday and Saturday were spent at the Scrapbooking Expo trying to get caught up on my scrapbooking (we took over 500 photos in New York!) Leslie came over on Sunday afternoon and we got to be bums watching tv and movies and doing a little shopping. I did manage to get some grocery shopping done since there was no real food in the house. And than I have been going non stop at work since Monday morning and than tomorrow I get to go to the lovely city of Logan for a deposition and than get to FINALLY get my hair done tomorrow night!!! I am thinking an all over carmel color or maybe going darker.....or maybe red.....
Than in two days all my favority shows start again....Ugly Betty, The Office, Grey's Anatomy, ER
And on Saturday I am running a 5k for Bridger Hunt. He is the boy in Lehi, Utah that recieved serious injuries when a neighbor's home made firework went off. He spent about 2 months at Primary Children's. All proceed's go to his needed future treatment. If anyone is free, come run with me and Leslie. It will be money well spent and you get breakfast at the end of the race (and it's only 3 miles)

Well we are about one week down of Jason being gone...only 2 more to go!!!





Here are a few photos of my poor dogs that are definetly missing Jason


My lazy dogs on the love sac




This is how I found my dogs this morning...I don't think they wanted me to go to work



Yes Dash I can still see you


"So cozy--don't make me go to my kennel"

3 WEEKS........

So at the beginning of the summer, my husband volunteered to be on Progressive's CAT team. This is our catasrophe team that responds to any incidents around the country that the local offices cannot handle. Well, if you haven't been living in a hole the last week, Texas had one of those this weekend. So my husband leaves tomorrow morning to go to Cleveland, Ohio for three weeks to help with the automobile insurance claims from Hurricane Ike. Why Cleveland you may ask. Well, that is where Progressive's headquarters are. He will be in a call center for the whole time answering phone calls and I bet all the people on the other end will be extremely pleasant. He will also be working 12-15 hour days 6 days a week!!! OVERTIME Baby!! Plus that's three weeks that my house will stay clean! The only two down sides is that my family will all be in town the first week of October to see my brother off on his LDS mission and Jason will not be coming home until the night of the 8th--my brother enters the MTC the morning of the 8th :(. Also, we are having a family photo taken on October 4th so he will have to be photo shopped in. Oh well, hopefully my family will understand. Blame it on Mother Earth!

I finished my first 10k!!!

So this weekend I accomplished a huge goal of mine--running a 10k! I decided to start running about the beginning of June and for those of you that know me--I am NOT a runner nor have I EVER been a big runner. Well-I finished the race-not as fast as I would have liked--but none the less--I finished. The race was held at the University of Utah and the campus is known for its' lengthy and steep hills. The hills just about killed me!! I think one of my favorite parts (besides being done) was AB and Queenie coming back and finishing the last 400 meters with me (probably to make sure that I didn't give up since I probably looked like hell). But crossing that finish line sure felt good. No photos will be posted for 2 reasons: 1. Jason forgot the digital camera and all photos were taken on a disposable and 2. Photos are too incriminating. Call me crazy--but I am already looking for a second race--preferably one WITHOUT hills!!


Well after the morning "jog", AB and I went to the Utes football game against UNLV. GO UTES!!
















We beat the Rebels!! 2-0 BAby!! BCS busters here we go again!!


Well we had taken Guss with us to the run on Saturday morning and by the end of the morning he was BEAT!! I am sure he slept the rest of the day Saturday and even got spoiled enough to sleep with us Saturday night in our bed. This is how I found Gus Sunday morning before heading out for church...

















Did he think he was going to simply blend in???

Old friends, New Memories....

Thank goodness for long weekends filled with old friends and new memories. Jason and Jeff decided to take off to Denver for the long weekend and visit his brother and his dad while I enjoyed a weekend alone. Kristi was in town for the weekend from Vegas. I met up with her and Adriene in Provo on Saturday for some shopping and lunch at CPK. (I forgot my camera). Kristi is 12 weeks pregnant and already showing. I am thinking twins!! Than on Sunday we had a baby shower for Sarah, who was visiting from Montana. She is due October 28th--maybe a Halloween baby!! It was like freshmen year at Gateway Heights at the U all over again. We had a nice little lunch at Olive Garden and than some ice cream at Cold Stone. It's amazing how we can all get together after being apart for so long and nothing seems to have changed. I can't believe we all met 8 years ago!!

Time for presents!!!

Becky and Holly

Sarah and I

Sarah, me, and Jill

Jill and Becky

Sarah, me, and Becky

Family picture at Cold Stone

Jill, Becky, and Sarah at Cold Stone

The Belly Shot

Yard work

This post is a little late....but last weekend we spend Saturday afternoon pulling weeds and grass and planting several dozen tulips and daisy's. We let the dogs stay outside with us while we worked and they played. They definetly enjoyed themselves. They played until their hearts content!! Here are some of the after pics....

We really do have sheets for the bed--they were in the washer. I don't know who was more tired--Jason or Dash.

Dash was exhausted!!!

My Gus Bus

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