So Cal

Another Ragnar, come and gone. 

I flew into  Orange County on Thursday afternoon and drove home with the team on Sunday.  I left Bryan and the boys in charge of the snack shack and all went well.

Me and Whitters ready to run run run.

Feeling good before the 5 miles, 108 degree, heat exhaustion run.  I always pride myself on never walking during a race, HA!  This was more stumbling than walking.  Never have I felt anything like it.  Glad I didn’t pass out and get pulled from the course.  Glad I lost control of my body functions, a true athlete.

Had a good nights sleep from 8:30-12:00 on a grassy hill next to a stream.

Up and ready for my favorite run every Ragnar.  Middle of the night.  4 miles at 2:00 a.m.  With clear cool air running through my lungs.

Another little good night sleep from 5:30-8:00 a.m. on this beautiful patch of grass on a foggy cliff down to the ocean.  I am not kidding when I say I LOVE sleeping somewhere like this.  I was out like there was no tomorrow!  I got almost 7 hours of sleep this Ragnar, the most I have ever had, made the recovery much easier!

Enjoying the warm sidewalk as I geared up for my 11.1 which was really 11.2.

Seriously took this pic while running.  It was BEAUTIFUL.

Ran next to a Ferrari and Lamborghini car show.  Very cool.

The whole 11 miles was beautiful.  A very intense one mile straight up hill and the rest along Mission bay and San Diego bay.  Along the sidewalks with tourists, next to people on Segway’s, chatting with people in a bicycle pulled cart….kind of wanting to hop in with them.  Wondering the whole time where my team was, after mile 3 I never saw them again.  Luckily I was cheered, high fived, yelled at from a megaphone and bummed water from other teams.

Got to the exchange and stood for 20 minutes waiting for my van.  They had missed me at mile 6 and sat and waited.  Did they not realize I was a FAST runner????????  No big deal, just ran 11.2 miles and no one at the end to congratulate me.  I forgave the team quickly.

Pure joy!

More joy and happiness and pizza.

Love my team, Love Ragnar.

Love sharing California King beds with Whitty Woo.

Home Away from Home

 

Don’t look for me at my dirty house, I won’t be there.

I am here

Or here

But most likely this is where you will find me.

Spring Breaking

We didn’t go anywhere for spring break, just stayed home and enjoyed the relaxing life.  I LOVE going on vacation any chance I can, but I also LOVE staying home with no schedule.  My week was a bit busy due to poor planning on my part, but we still stayed up late, slept in and did lots of fun things.

We had a barbeque with extended cousins we rarely see from California and Pleasant Grove.  We went to the trampoline park, Brandon went twice.  We ran dumb errands.  Played for hours on end with friends.  Played and had a sleepover with cousins.  Went to the Jazz game where the boys got autographs from several star players and I got a thumbs up from one of my very favorite players, Ronnie Price. I even “worked” for my brother and drove elderly clients of his to their homes.  Of course there was also lots of baseball, allergy shots, hair cuts, running(me) and getting ready to run the snack shack at the ball park.

Showing off their Steve Nash autographs (obviously this was before Brandon’s hair cut)

Jonah came a long way from carefully sliding into the foam pit.

Brandon and Sam having a great time.

Jacob was a little too crazy for me to watch very much!

Good times had by all!

No more

This little snuggle bug decided to start saying his “L” sound over the weekend.  I have tried to make him go back to saying “Y”, but it isnt’ working.  Makes me cry.