The Other Half

So I actually did it! I ran my first half marathon. The race was called The Other Half and took place in a the canyon outside of Moab. It was so beautiful and an awsome experience. My friend Heather trained and ran it together. And since it was in Moab our husbands decided to come and we made it a fun weekend getaway. We left the kids with the grandparents and headed out.

We got there late on Friday night because of a flat tire. Woke up on Sat. had breakfast and headed out on a day long 4 wheeler ride. Dustin was excited to play with his new toy. We also rented a ranger so we all could ride. There 6 of us. Ryan (Heathers husband) had been to Moab before and took us on a trail that he said was not very hard but it was. I was scared almost the entire time but it was still really fun.

And Sunday was race day. Woke up about 5:30. Got to the shuttle @ 6:30. Stood in the freezing cold waiting for the shuttle (w/short shorts on) till about 7:30. Race started at 8:30. The scenery was breathtaking. I got hyped up on caffeine and had a great run. Any thing else?. . . .

Oh yeah I finished!! I think I got a pretty good time even with a bum knee, and I will definatly do it again.

Girls weekend!

I went to hang out in Boston again with my dear friend Sarah and her family. Dustin had has golf trip so I thought it was only fair that I had a girls weekend. I found some cheap tickets to Boston and then I was off. I always have a great time when I get together with Sarah It sucks that she lives clear across the country! Well we went on a Duck Boat Tour through Boston. We drove around the city looking at some sights then drove straight into the Charles River and then looked at some more sights. It was really fun! Then of course after we went and did some shopping downtown. The rest of the weekend we just hung out did more shopping and spent some time at the beach (brr kind of cold!). It was the end of August but there was some remnant's of a hurricane coming up the coast.  I call it a girls weekend because her wonderful husband took some time off to let us girls just hang out for a few days. I had a great time and thank our great friends for letting me come and hang out with them!