Stewart Ranch '09

After the half marathon, we went to the Stewart Ranch for a week -- bonfires, late night games, yummy food, Cousins Camp, tire swing, reading by the fire, hiking, trip to BYU, behind the scenes tour of the BYU Paleontology lab, the outdoor Sundance theater...a great vacation! Thanks to Jared's mom, Debra, who had the whole week masterfully planned and organized and to Michelle for organizing Cousins Camp (complete with a banner, a songbook, a schedule, and the every-cherished Cousin Camp t-shirts) . It was SO fun! (Sorry, I'm missing some of the best pics...I really need to find that CD that has everyone else's pictures on it...these are only from my camera....)

Half-Marathon...check!

Well, I have to start catching up somewhere, so I thought I'd start here. We went to Utah at the beginning of August and my whole immediate family (except Kevin who couldn't make it...sad!) ran the Provo River Half Marathon. We were all so nervous and excited riding the freezing cold bus up to the starting point at 5:30 in the morning, but it turned out to be very rewarding for all. We all beat our finishing time predictions and made good times for our first half-marathon. There's talk of this becoming a yearly tradition. Yikes!

It was a BEAUTIFUL run through the trails, partially following the river, and going right past Bridal Veil Falls. So pretty! I ran my personal best time...ok, my only time of 2:18:08 and met my goal of running the whole way. Woo-hoo! I was most proud of my parents though. I sure hope I can still run a half-marathon when I turn 50!