5K DIVA FUN!

So I had my 5K run this past weekend and boy did it kick my butt! I have been sore ever since. No worries though I ran yesterday just to see if I could handle the pain of the exercise and it looks like I can...barely! So a 5K is equal to 3.1 miles and it took me forever to run it! Shelly and Missy actually kicked my butt! I needed to train for it. I haven't been running in a while and my new favorite form of exercise is biking. Daniel keeps telling me I did so badly on the run because biking is so different than running. He is trying to make me feel better, good effort but it isn't working. I sucked and I know it, 38:38.1 minutes is what it took me to complete the race which is 12:25 minutes a mile. I did like 10 minute miles when I was in high school for gym class. I have never been much of a distance runner, I was a sprinter in High School for the track team and I now know why. Distance is hard stuff! I got my first side ache and running up the hills was murder. I am going to do better and I am going to get in better shape so I can do a mile in 10 minutes. That is my goal and I think it is pretty realistic. Shelly's time was 34:37.6 and Missy was 34:38.1 they rocked it! Missy has been running daily to get ready for this and it showed! She did awesome! As for my Mom and sister, they walked it. Jelaire had a hard time even walking it due to her fibromyalgia. I was glad we were all able to do this together! We all finished the race and that is all that matters. The race was to raise money for the Power in You organization and I am pretty sure with over 1300 women participating they raised a lot of money. A good cause is always worth a little effort and I am glad I did it.

What Fun Is

<So it has been awhile since I have written anything and believe it or not tons of stuff has happened. It is a change since normally nothing new happens in our lives! Well Daniel made it through the first week of August which is nice since it was FINALS week for him. Then last week he had a CNA crash course that lasted five days while Wingers was shut down for remodeling. This week Daniel is finishing up his clinical/hands on assignments then shortly after this week he will take the state exam to become a registered CNA. It will be good for him since he is in Pre-Med and it will look really good when he applies for medical school. Also, Daniel applied to be a server at a brand new Olive Garden that opens the first of September. He of course got hired on the spot and the management was very excited to have him as part of their team. Corporate from Wingers already told him how much they will miss him and they are sad to see him go especially since he was in line next for a management position. I am staying at Wingers for now so it will be hard since we won’t see each other that much. Our schedules will most likely be different with him being brand new at a restaurant, he won’t get to choose his schedule. We will make it work though! This week is Daniel’s only week off from school since he had his CNA class, so we celebrated his week off from school by going to Lagoon. It was fun! Different things reminded him of memories he had with his family and how they used to go there all the time with his dad's side of the family. He remembered a ton and told different stories he remembered. One thing he remembered quite well is they would bring lunch and set up under a pavilion, since it was cheaper then buying food there. I understand why, it was practically an arm and a leg to eat anything. It was fun for Daniel to reminisce about the past and fun for me to learn more about his family. After a full day at Lagoon we went straight home and fell asleep. I am getting ready for a 5K race this Saturday with a bunch of girls both family and friends. I will post my experience with that the first of next week. Daniel starts school and Olive Garden training on Monday so he has an eventful week to look forward too. We both have adjusting to do since we won’t be working with each other five shifts a week! Like I said, a lot has happened this past month, but all of it is for the better. Good luck to us with all the changes!

The 24th of July

This past week was a pretty fun week. On Tuesday Daniel surprised me with a dozen roses when I got home from work and the entire house was clean. Hooray for a wonderful Tuesday. Then of course we both worked our hearts out on Wednesday and Thursday to get ready for our day off on Friday. Then when Friday came around we spent the whole day with each other, we practically did nothing all day. Daniel of course needed fireworks so we went and bought a bunch and he altered most of them so they would be huge blasts of light and loud BOOMS! That evening we went over to my parents house to celebrate Pioneer Day! Daniel's family came over to celebrate the holiday with my family and of course my best friend Shelly was there. We had such a blast! Andrue lit up most of the fireworks and put on a wonderful show! Most of us visited with eachother while enjoying the fireworks! Daniel of course lit off his creations and everyone had to stand back when his went off! We had such a fun night spending it with family! We love it when we get a night off to relax with each other. Our night was even more fun because we got to spend it with both of our families! We love them all.

The Families! Daniel and Jessica on the 24th
Shelly and Jessica on the 24th
All of the fire works, each bag is full!!!

The Wedding Day

~ At the Bombara Restaurant Daniel, Jessica and Josh ~

Friday July 17 was our friends Maddie and Jakob's wedding. It was such a fun filled day. We started out our day by going to Bambara which is a four star restaurant located in Hotel Monaco. The food was pretty good, but I wanted double the portion they gave us. My salad was tiny and it was 13 dollars, but I guess that is the price you pay for a four star restaurant. After lunch we had about three hours until the ceremony started. So us ladies went back to the hotel suite and got ready for the night. Maddie got her hair done and I did touch ups on myself.Everything was going well, until the tuxedo place
~ Daniel and Jessica before the Ceremony ~ was missing one pair of pants. Things then got a little crazy. Jakob's mom Heidi went and got that all straitened out so everyone could continue getting ready. Once everything was set up the girls were told to head towards the limos and drive to the Gallavin center for the ceremony. The wedding was absolutely gorgeous and everything went so went. The reception was stunning, Daniel and I got to spend time with my parents and with Uncle Chris, Aunt Connie, Chere', LaReine and Michelle. There was dancing, the bouquet and garter toss. It was a beautiful day. We saw them off by blowing bubbles and watching them ride off to their honeymoon in a carriage ride. Everything went so well, Daniel and I enjoyed being able to spend such a special day with our friends. We also enjoyed being able to be with each other for a full day with no work or school :) Congratulations to Maddie and Jakob, their wedding was perfect!

~Dancing at the reception~

~Maddie and Jakob's Families and the wedding party~

New to the Blog!

This is the most recent picture of us with my family on the 4th of July!!

Since this is my first post I will just write anything I can think of that will help get you up to date on the life of Daniel and I. Well, the 24th of July is coming up this weekend and Daniel and I get Friday off! With our busy lives we are grateful that we were able to get it off. We will be celebrating by sleeping in and going to my parents for fireworks!! We still both work at Wingers and I am still full time at ASWN+ working as much as I can. Daniel is now at the University of Utah and working in Pre-Med! I am excited that he still wants to be a doctor since school is harder at The U. For those of you that don't know we bought a townhome in Riverton, UT about a year ago. They say you aren't moved in until the last box is unpacked....I don't think that will ever happen! Our townhome is just under 1600 sqft with 3 bedrooms, 2 bath and a 2 car garage. We also have a small back yard which gives me plenty of space for a vegetable garden. I will clean my house and get pictures posted for all to view ASAP. Well I hope to keep this up to date often, since I am new to it I doubt it will be a problem! Have a great day!