Mt Charleston Forest Challenge

This is our race from Saturday the 20th, 8 miles up in Lee Canyon at Mt. Charleston. I love to be outdoors and am always so thankful to a loving Heavenly Father who created such a beautiful earth for us to enjoy, but Saturday I was pretty angry that he had to put SO many hills in one area! I think it must have been like swimming in the ocean with wave after wave hitting you, only it was hill after hill to climb. These pictures are when we come up over one of the last hills and we just passed the 7 mile mark, I was so happy. Jeff was a total stud in the race. He stuck it out going slow with me and pushing me to finish...which actually started at about mile 1 1/2 when I started telling him I was only running 4 miles because I couldn't make it over those hills without dying. I got pretty cranky from miles 2-4 and said at one point that my butt was clapping with the back of my thigh because I'm not in good enough shape and Jeff said "Hey that's awesome you're running with your own cheering section the whole way then!" I needed a good laugh at that point. Then I was able to enjoy being in the mountains in the morning and finishing the race, which we did...in almost last place. We beat 4 people who were in a different age group but I'm not telling you which one. I'm just happy I finished, and that it only took me 3 days to be able to walk without pain afterwards! Happy trails!

Comments

I've decided that I love comments. They are my new favorite thing I think. I loved the comments from the grocery store scenario, I love that it is awkward for everyone. I am pretty sure fall is coming...at least it's in the 90's here. I celebrated today by cleaning the house (well, the front half anyway) and putting up fall decorations. :) Oh, I love fall! I just wish I could see the leaves change color again, but I'm not complaining because it is so nice to be able to still go out and play soccer or football or run during the months of October-March. Marathon training is going well, my legs joints get so achey after our long runs, Erin thinks I need to do more strength training, and I feel like after Monday's run they are recovered. I finally lost a little weight after what 3 months of training and I lost 4 lbs! It hasn't come back yet and it's been a week so I don't think it's one of those times when you weigh in the morning and you're skinny then by the time you get to bed you got fat. Anyway, not much happening here, both of us are staying pretty busy with work, I still am trying to remember if I signed up for part-time because that sure hasn't happened much lately. Oh well, I like it. We are speaking in church tomorrow about prayer, hope it goes ok.

Well, I'm leaving with another question tonight and here it is: When you don't feel like cooking or you decide to go out to eat, where is your go-to place? You know that place that never lets you down, it's always good and cheap, and you don't really get sick of it? Or the place that you seem to be addicted to at the moment? I think ours is Buffalo Wild Wings....oh my mouth just watered!

Survey

OK, here's my weird thought for the day:
I was at the grocery store this morning and saw a couple I know from our ward. I said hello and made some funny joke they laughed at then continued shopping. I passed the same couple like 3 more times during my shopping experience. So my question is am I supposed to say hi every time I pass them? Do you just politely smile after the first encounter? Do you avoid the isle they are on because you already said hello? or last do you just start going down the same isle as them and chatting the entire time you're in the store? Anyway, I think I said hi 2 more times and then when I saw them at the checkout, I just smiled and walked by quickly. What do you guys do? Anyone know any grocery store etiquette?

Whoa Mamma

First, I think I sounded a little too sad and serious in the last post, which is wierd because that isn't typically me. Second, thanks to everyone for posting comments on there and for looking for ways to spread the word of adoption. Third, I was thinking about what if some of you really do meet someone who is thinking of placing a baby for adoption; what information would you give them? I hope all of you reading will remember this website: http://www.itsaboutlove.com/ That's all you really need to give them (well and our name is JeffAndLiz2 if you want). But seriously, if any of you haven't looked at that site it gives some inspiring words about adoption and allows a birthmother to choose what kind of parents she would like her baby to grow up with. Anyway...remember that one. Last, I just want to say how honestly thankful I am to be able to adopt. I think about it every day and really I consider myself lucky. I used to be sad that I wasn't able to get pregnant, but now I look at my life and I LOVE IT! I love the road we have taken, the stairs we are climbing, the muscles we're building, and the mansion we are preparing. I hope my little posts will help others be more aware of adoption and what a sweet blessing it is for families everywhere. Oh ya, one more thing...whoa mamma I didn't know so many people check this blog...haha welcome to my crazyland :)

Thoughts & Wishes

I wish I was an excellent, entertaining, insightful writer. That's just one of my many wishes, but for those of you who know me, you know my brain is a bounce house and sometimes if I bounce around a cohesive, structured thought will actually appear! Hopefully it will happen here. Last night we went to visit some friends who recently got married. They are so cute and so funny we love to chat with them. Anywho, she is a high school teacher here and was telling us some of the crazy kids she met at the first day of school yesterday and told us she has at least 2 girls who are pregnant. I told her to tell them about this great couple who's adopting! Then she told us that last year teaching 7th grade, she had a student ask about buying a pregnancy test for his girlfriend...7th grade. I guess one thing I wish the most, especially right now, is that people would remember how important family is, and that they would remember how Heavenly Father created families and how important living the commandments is. I wish people could understand the peace and happiness that comes from faithful obedience to the Lord. I wish that somewhere some birth mother will take a serious look at the life of the baby she carries inside her and want something better and more complete for him/her that she may not be able to provide and have the courage to choose adoption. "A dream is a wish your heart makes, when you're fast asleep. In dreams you will lose your heartache, whatever you wish for you keep. Have faith in your dreams and someday your rainbow will come shining through. No matter how your heart is greiving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true."