This past weekend was the MS150 charity bike ride in Logan. This was my second year doing it and Scott’s third year. We had such a great time this year. My parents watched the kids for part of the time so we could just spend the weekend alone.

They have free camping at the Cache Valley fairgrounds. We went up early and took our motor home to get a spot. We met up with the rest of our group and got a great spot with hook ups. It was great to be able to use the air conditioner!

Scott and I spent most of Thursday and Friday just hanging out together. Most people came and got their camping spots early Thursday and then left until Friday evening. The campground was deserted. It was nice. I can’t remember the last time I had free time like that with nothing to do. I just relaxed and even watched some tv in the middle of the day!

The rest of the group showed up Friday night. We had a potluck dinner and then hung out around camp. We had such a fun group this year and it was nice to hang out with everyone.

Saturday the ride started bright and early at 7:00am. We rode together in a group this year and it was so nice. Everyone worked together really well and it made the ride really fun. It went by so quickly. The ride flew by and all of a sudden it was time for lunch. I felt great all day and really enjoyed the ride.

We spent the afternoon around camp and bedtime couldn’t come soon enough. I was exhausted! Everyone else went to the pool party and I went to bed. I was asleep by 8:15pm!

Sunday started again at 7:00am. We started out with a raging head wind as we headed up the canyon. It did not make for a fun ascent, but I just kept pedaling and soon the wind settled down. I was so happy when we got to the top. From there the rest of the ride was fun and mostly flat.

The whole weekend was great. The company was awesome and I really enjoyed myself. I am already looking forward to next year!

We spent this past weekend doing just that.

We flew into the city on Thursday night. We got in around 4:00pm and we didn’t waste any time We got show tickets to see Billy Elliott on the first night. We checked into our hotel and then did a little shopping around the hotel. We grabbed a quick bite to eat a little deli and then went to the show. We both loved it! We love musicals and this one did not disappoint. The music was wonderful and so was the dancing. It was a great story. It was almost 3 hours long, but the time just flew by. It was the perfect way to spend our first night.

The next day we slept in late, had a nice breakfast at our hotel and then we both had plans to meet friends in the city. My mom went and met a friend that she hadn’t seen in 45 years. I went to meet a new friend I met at the Kelley Ryden and Tracy Raver newborn workshop. We planned to meet for lunch and then go shopping at Moods Fabrics for backdrops for newborn photography. Moods is the place that Kelley and Tracy get all of their wonderful fabrics. I was in heaven, and also a little overwhelmed. Luckily I had Royce there with me to help! We spent almost 3 hours just looking at fabrics. But it was soooo worth it. I can’t wait to get the package in the mail and start using them. My newborns are going to look so good We spent Friday evening seeing show that Royce recommended, Memphis. After Billy Elliott I was worried that we would be disappointed, but we were not. Memphis was fabulous too.

Saturday was our day to do some serious shopping We went back to the same deli and had a delicious breakfast. Then we were off to shop. We went all over the city and had a great time. We walked our legs off and we both got some really cute things. That night we went out to a great little Italian restaurant called Scalinatella. We both had a delicious meal and then walked back to the hotel. We were both ready for bed!

Sunday we did a little more shopping before it was time to head to the airport.

We had a really great time together. It was so nice to be able to spend a few days together, just the two of us. We both wanted to do the same things and we really enjoyed each other. It was so nice of my dad to send us on the trip and it was great for both of us. I hope we can do it again sometime

This was the scene at our house at 4:55am this morning.

Emma and Ian got up at the crack of dawn and made me breakfast for Mother’s Day. They had first gotten up at midnight, but Scott chased them back to bed. They got up again around 4:00am and started my breakfast of cereal, waffles, and cinnamon toast.

They came in to wake me up about 4:45am. I was so tired I didn’t want to get out of bed. I didn’t realize at first what they had done, but as soon as I did I knew I had to get up!

They were so cute. Emma had made me all kinds of cards and crafts. Ian was so proud of himself for making my waffle all by himself.

I sat with them and ate my breakfast while I read all of my cards. They made me feel so special. It was so sweet that they went to so much trouble to make my Mother’s Day breakfast.

This last month at our service unit meeting, the head of our service unit asked if any of us had been Brownies. Quite a few had, but none in the room could top me. I was a Brownie here in Park City, and my leader is still a leader and was at our meeting! She still has a scrapbook filled with photos from my troop. They also asked for photos of us as Brownies. As soon as she asked, I knew that I had a great photo of myself at my flying up ceremony. I just had to figure out where it was. I dug out my baby book and I found it!

I think this was at the end of third grade. I was probably about 9, so I am guessing this was about 1981. I can still remember so much about this day. I know that it was at Parley’s Park Elementary School. I remember that they had a little bridge that we walked across. I was excited to be “flying up” but disappointed that there wouldn’t be a Girl Scout troop for me to join. I REALLY wanted to sell cookies. In those days Brownies were not allowed to sell cookies, so I never got to do that.

Anyway, I have always loved this photo and thought I would share it with all of you.

I love this song. I can’t get it out of my head lately. Even my kids have been singing it Today in the car Nora asked me to turn on the “Oh, Oh, Oh song.” How cute is that?

This year I made it a goal to take a lesson and try it. Today I accomplished that goal and I took a group lesson with White Pine Touring. I knew it was going to be hard, so at least I went into it expecting that.

We started out just working on the skating part without poles. We skated back and forth practicing the push and glide. Once we got that down (Ha!) then we added the poles. I actually picked up the technique fairly quickly, but the balance and timing took more practice. We just kept going back and forth. Thankfully, we got to take a few breaks. I was exhausted about half way through the lesson. I could feel the sweat just dripping off me! But I was really enjoying it.

Once the lesson was over I thought I would try out the 3K track to practice what I had learned. I knew that I would be tired, but I wanted to try it anyway. It went even better than I expected. But I couldn’t believe how sore my arms were. They felt like wet noodles by the time I was done.

I am happy that I got out there and tried it. It is definitely something that I want to keep doing. There is a women’s group lesson starting on Tuesday for the next few weeks. I just might sign up for it.

And this:

With all this cold weather we have been having, I really can’t wait!!

I made it another year! I don’t think my posts were as interesting as other years, but at least I was able to complete my third year of NaBloPoMo. Here’s to another great year!

We thought about getting up early and going shopping for Black Friday, but we decided not to. We really didn’t need anything this year so we decided that we needed the sleep more

We ended up going to Salt Lake City and having lunch with 3 of Scott’s siblings and his dad. It has been almost a year since we have seen Reva, and it was nice to see him again. We went to Siegfried’s, one of my favorite lunch places. It was the third time in a week I was there! I did a photo shoot in the alley behind there, so I needed to check it out first, and then we had to get hot chocolate to warm up after the shoot.

It was a nice Thanksgiving and we are all really enjoying having a few days to just hang out and spend time together!

Before bed I felt so achy and my nose was stuffed. I got in bed with a cup of hot cider and a hot rice bag. I took some Motrin to help with the body aches and went to bed early.

I feel a little bit better today, but still tired and achy. Luckily I still don’t have a fever, so I am hoping it is just a cold.

Keep your fingers crossed for me