Saturday, April 16, 2011

Salt Lake 1/2 Marathon 2011

Today I accomplished something I never in my life imagined I would even try. I jogged/walked the Salt Lake City 1/2 marathon. 13.1 miles.
 I have always said that I am not a runner - nor did I want to even give it a shot. But I decided it was time to try something new and push my limits a bit. I was doing great jogging most of the way until about mile 7 - then I think my feet and leg realized that I was torturing myself and the pain set in so I walked as fast as I could the rest of the way. But, when all was said and done, I finished! Not only did I finish, I finished a good hour and a half faster than I thought I would! I finished in about 3 hours and 45 minutes. My goal was to finish before the street sweepers... mission accomplished! 

Amazingly enough, I am considering attempting this again... and maybe I will actually train for it this time. 
In all of this I not only accomplished something incredible - that many people never even attempt, but I also learned a great lesson.  
Never Underestimate Yourself! 
 I have always been queen of "I could never do that".
Today that changed. 
I'm excited to try new things and push myself to the limit :) 

The starting line! 
  
Isn't this view AMAZING??!?!?

Maria & I at the start line :)

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

A few of my favorite things

My favorite view of Antelope Island

I have ALWAYS loved driving past this barn - just a few blocks from where I grew up.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Concerts, concerts and more concerts :)

I was reading a friend blog today and it made me think of all the great concerts I have been to in the past year or so and all the great concerts I have coming up! I love concerts!
Concerts I have attended in the past year include:
Chicago
Royal Bliss
Joan Baes
Brandi Carlisle
Pete Yorn
Ben Kweller
Swell Season
Electric6
The Constellations

Upcoming concerts that I am super excited to see include:
Ray LaMontagne
Brandi Carlisle
Moody Blues (hopefully!)
Indigo Girls
Adele -Crossing my fingers I can come across a ticket somehow - since she is already sold out :(

and I'm really hoping to add to this list throughout the year!!! Here is a sample of some of these GREAT bands and artists
Enjoy!



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Friday, April 1, 2011

And Finally...

On Wednesday November 24, 2010 I finally got the keys to my new TOWNHOUSE!! 
On Friday November 26, 2010, I finally moved in. 
The last several months have been busy with work, painting, and just plain settling in.
I have been promising to post pictures for months and finally here they are! 

The view from the front door
 The living room
 The kitchen
 1/2 bath on the main floor
 Office - on the second floor
 Master Bath
 Master bedroom

I am still missing photos of the bedroom and bathroom on the second floor...
but you get the general idea :) 
I still have a lot of decorating I want to do but I'm sure it will be a while before 
I get things just the way I want them.