Little Langes: September 2012

Sunday, September 30, 2012

~ The Best Race Ever ~

On Sat the 22nd I ran my 6th half marathon this year and it was amazing! It was the best course we have done hands down. It was the first year they have done a race down Big Cottonwood Canyon and it was perfect! It was super organized and they had the best race swag. It was the prettiest /fastest course we have done. My new favorite which I will run again next year. If you are thinking of doing only one, this should be the one. I beat my best time which so far was 2:09. I finished it in 1:57 and was shocked! I never thought I could come in under 2hours and that wasn't even my goal. I had the blood blisters and beat up body to prove it! It was the sorest I have ever been after a race. I felt like I was the pinata at a birthday party. While running I told myself to keep up with the 2hour pacer until mile 9 and then I could back off, but mile 9 came around and I was still feeling great so I keep on going at that pace. Then at some point I passed the 2 hr pacer, still not sure how that happened. This was a major downhill course which does help your time. I would love to think I could do that again but anything 2:10 or better I'm good with. I did learn that maybe it's not such a bad idea to push yourself to do better than you even think you are capable of. It's a good goal and way to motivate yourself just not sure I can do it again, but I will surely try. My next races are October 20th The Haunted Half and November the 3rd down Snow Canyon in St. George. Going to do a girls road trip for that one. I'm looking forward to that one. The Haunted Half will not have pacers so I am not sure how good I will do. I really rely on them to push me. So far I have ran 9 races this year to meet my goal of 12 races for 2012. I should meet my goal by the end of November.

My race buddy! Couldn't have done ANY without her.

I'm focused. I don't know how to smile

Getting ready to cross the finish line

On Wed the 26th we celebrated our 12th Anniversary. I can't not believe it has already been that long! Time goes by so fast. We are now a family of five and have three little girls. I always wondered what my life would be like and now I know. We have had our share of up's and down's but all of it has been worth it. I can't imagine being anywhere but here and I'm looking forward to raising our girls together for a lifetime.

This is from 1998, so young!

A little wiser and older too

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Two years ago tomorrow, was a big day for our family, in fact the biggest day ever. We we're all sealed for eternity in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. For along time it seemed like this day would never happen. Waiting to become "perfect" so we could go through never came, so we had to give up the idea of being "perfect" to go through. It was the best decision we have made as a family. It took us 10 years to the day to get there but we did it. We are still very far from perfect and have a lot of short comings but that is the purpose of going to church and going to the temple. It's the effort to try that matters. I knew even at a young age that I wouldn't be married in the temple but that some day I would want to be sealed with my family there. I didn't know what that family would look like or that the temple would be down the street from my house but I did know one day I wanted to be there. It was everything I thought it would be and more. We we're surrounded by our friends and family and most importantly our girls.Getting to share that experience with them was life changing. Although they are too young to remember we can show them pictures and they will have their dresses as a reminder. At the time little did we know we we're already expecting another little girl, which we found out very shortly after going through. Attending the Brigham City Temple dedication today was a reminder of just how lucky I am to have my family forever.I hope when my girls are old enough they will make the same decision to have their families forever as well.