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September and October

2011-10-31T12:47:00.009-06:00

After my Top of Utah experience, I decided to do a bike race for my September quota. Luckily I have an excellent friend that did it with me, meet Chana...
This was a Wonder Woman 30 mile bike ride. Best part of the ride, Oreos and peanut butter at the half way mark. Perfection. And of course a race can't be a race without...
Then October. This was a 5k here in North Salt Lake. It was on the Shoreline trail and seeing as the weather had been kinda crappy, so was the trail. We were running on the side of a mountain through mud. It just kept piling onto our shoes and eventually made ankle weights on us. Oh, and no one told us where the half way mark was so we all just kept running up the mountian until we decided to turn around. Not just me and Tawna and Jami, the.whole.everyone.on.the.race. Cool. And, to make this run official, here ya go...

Ten down two more to go!

10, 11, ONE!!

2011-10-05T17:14:00.001-06:00

Oliver has past his year mark- here he is at ten months

And eleven months.

I know some people go ALL out for the first birthday, but I am just not one of them. Sorry Oliver and future kids, deal with it. We were just planning on it being the four of us, but turns out Mary Ann and fam were going to be around town, so Oliver had a little party.We did a couple of gifts in the morning to entertain him for the day.

I asked what he got and this is how he showed me.

Turns out he LOVES matchbox cars!Pre-party cake and presents.

Good to have cousins around to help with the hard unwrapping!

Birthday boy!

The BEST part--

Wilson was a BIG help.

I can't believe he is one. This year has flown by. We are so lucky to have our little Champ in our family.

This isn't even funny...

2011-09-13T18:41:00.000-06:00

Really, it's not. Not even a little. I have slacked so much on writing I truly don't know where to begin. I suppose I will start with my Race-O-Month. Let's see, I left off with May's race. So next was June

This was a special event. It was a 10k, but unlike any 10k before. This was the official Papa Jay's 10k. I really can't do this run justice. It was a good, good time.

The setting was a little town called Clifton Idaho. My sweet mother in law found the details to this race in the newspaper, so I rallied the troops

and off we went. When we got to where we thought the race started, all we saw were a couple of people, a card table and some random things on the park benches. We made our way over to the card table and couple of people and we were greeted with "Oh yay we have runners!" (off to a good start, but trust me, it only gets better...) We wrote our own names down on a piece of paper to enter into a drawing after the run. Then we wrote our own names down on a label and stuck it to ourselves (this was like our running numbers). I asked the lady in charge what this race was for (sometimes you run for an event or a fundraiser or something in particular) She said, "Well, I am going on the trek with my ward next week and I had to walk 6 miles today anyways, so I just thought that I would make it into a party!" Good enough for me! Time had come to get the party started. We all lined up at the start line. For this race we had: 2 people on bikes, 4 people walking, 9 people running (5 of which was our group) and 1 dog. After a photo-op of the running crowd at the start line, we got our instructions..... "Make your way down this road, then cross the highway. Watch for cars, there usually aren't any, but be careful anyways, we don't have police escorts here. Then make a left go on that road for a while, then turn left onto Siphon Road. It's not really called Siphon Road, that is just what we call it, but go on that road anyways, make your way up the hill, don't worry it's not a big hill. When you get to the lakes, turn around and make your way back here. If you get too tired along the way, Handsome Bob will pick you up on his 4-wheeler. Handsome Bob, please raise your hand." *this old farmer off to the side raises his hand* "Now, the 4-wheeler isn't registered, so we need to make sure no cops see Handsome Bob giving anyone a ride, so just be careful. When you cross the finish line, someone will yell out your time. Remember that and write it on the label you have on you. Then add it to the chart on the table. The course should be pretty easy to follow, it is marked with inspirational quotes all along the way. So, so start us off, we have done something else illegal, Handsome Bob has made a home made firework....Handsome Bob, when your ready." So Handsome Bob lit his home made firework and the race was on. Shortly after we started, my brother in law said that this feels like something out of a Napoleon Dynamite sequel. The course was so pretty. I loved it. It was a great run. We all finished and got our official jumping photos.

They did the drawing while we were running in this is loot I got.

Fantastic!Next is July.

My July race is the same every year. I do the Lewiston 4th of July Border Run. You have the choice between a 10k, 5k and 1 mile course. I always do the 5k because the half way mark is just at the end of my parent's property and the whole family comes down for some high fives, cheers and smiles. Just what you need at any half way mark during a run! I always enjoy a good fun race, but I have to say, the smiles and hollers from my cute nieces and nephews is the best. Period. Of course, the jumping photos.

The last race I did was a couple of weeks ago. The Top of Utah Half Marathon. This was the second time I ran this race. I really enjoyed it the first time around. Not to say I didn't this time, I just, well, let me explain.....This summer has been -to say the least- exhausting, hard, long. My training for this run wouldn't have happened without my Mary Ann. Many people call her a friend. I am lucky enough to be able to call her my sister. She really carried me this summer, in more ways than just with running. Anyways..... The week before the Half, we had our ten mile run. It. Was. Great. I felt awesome and loved it. So I was feeling pretty durn good for the half the following week. Then comes Monday, I started on some new medicine and started feeling side effects the next day. I felt dizzy, nauseous and more tired than normal (which, if you know me at all, you know that is VERY tired). By the time Saturday rolled around, I was a little scared for how this would effect my run. As it turns out I had a right to be nervous. Starting out was fine. Good run, good pace, good company. But then I started to feel sick. I started to feel over heated. I started to feel dehydrated. I was so dizzy, the road started to move around. I can't even explain how crappy I felt. But I am not one to not finish a run. (this is the girl who did the Ragnar 7 1/2 months pregnant you know?!?) So, I fell behind my group, made a new race buddy and finished the darn thing.

Cause you know, that's how I roll. I saw my darling husband, baby, mother in law and nieces and nephews at the finish line and that made the WHOLE thing worth it. *I know it has to be so boring to watch someone run a race, but as the runner, I can say, it means more than anything to be brought into the end by someone you love*

My running group.

Best. Husband. Ever. The End.

I was hurting pretty bad, but I had to get my jumping photo. I used the curb to get any sort of height. :)

So far, so good. I have kept up with my goal of a race each month this year and plan to carry it out the rest of the way.

Where to start?

2011-06-06T13:58:00.017-06:00

I am SO behind on this thing, it isn't even funny! So, for this post, I will start with Oliver. He is now nine months old, but here he is at 6,7,8 and now 9 months...

I am so in love with this little cheese ball.

That was after daddy fed him dinner.
Then we move onto April's race. It was a 5k here in Bountiful. I ran this with Oliver. When we got to the race, I found that the stroller had a flat tire, with no way to pump it up, we ran the race (full of hills) with the flat. Yes, I am Woman.

Next I had my May race. Smithfield 5k.

This last weekend we had the reunion of the Cabbage Patch Kids. Oscar Thomas, Nora Kate and Oliver Champ. It is so fun for me to see these three together.

And finally, let me introduce you to my white trash baby....

I love my boys.

Lake to Lake Relay

2011-04-05T17:19:00.027-06:00

So, I'm about a month behind on this race, but I did manage to get my March run in. We did the 50 mile Lake to Lake Relay in Sunny St. George. It. Was. Beautiful. Let me introduce you to my team. Hips, Lips and Asphalt.

Mary Ann, Tawna, Allison, Tara and yours truly.
Mary Ann started us off, running from Gunlock Resivor out of the canyon.

She was pleasantly surprised to see her family there to show some love and support.

Then came Tara, this was her second year and she was our fearless team captain.

Next was Allison. She did it last year with Tara, they both were so fun to run with.

Next up was Tawna. My partner in running. I'm SO glad I have her!

Last but not least was me. My first leg was only a little over three miles, it was pretty easy terrain and a nice (hot) run.

Then we did it all over again...
Mary Ann.

Tara.

Allison.

Tawna.

I really need to put in here, this leg was freakin hard and Tawna did SUCH a great job!
Now, my last leg. Oh Boy. Where to start? How about with this- this is how excited I was to run this leg.

Yeah, notsomuch.
My leg was just over seven miles, a few of which was on gravel, up the side of a mountain and, for more than half of, I could see the finish line. I just had to run completely around the lake to get to it.

Which I did.
Our team all done.

When all was said and done, this was as much of a jumping photo as I could muster up energy for.

Relays realy bring out the best in all of us.

I do love me a good relay race. I can definitely see me doing this one again.

Arizona

2011-03-10T14:35:00.019-07:00

Every year Landon's work has this district meeting. Last year it was in Phoenix and this year it was in Tuscon. The spouses and family are all invited to go. We had a great time. (Me and Oliver probably more so than Landon because we didn't have to sit in meetings all day.) It was fun to take Oliver on the plane, it was really good practice for Mexico next week. There is A LOT more stuff to pack with that little guy around...

The plane ride there really was an experiment for us. I knew that Oliver would need to have his bottle on the plane, no big deal. I figured that since they offered hot coffee as a complimentary beverage that they would have hot water. I was wrong. We were in the very back row of the plane, which means that we were very last to be served. Oliver was starting to turn into crabby pants and the stewardess was only half way back to us. I went up and asked her if she had some hot water and she informed me that she would be back to help me very soon.
*side note, our stewardess looked like she had stuck her face out of the moving plane. I am all for plastic surgery if that is what you want, but for heavens sake, still have your face able to move.*
So, by the time she made her way back to us, Oliver was full out not happy. I asked for some hot water and she said that there was none. I wonder how they get the coffee hot.... So, here is what I did. As much as I hate it, Oliver wont take a cold bottle, but I had it all mixed up anyways. So I took the vomit bag, ripped the top off to make a little short bag, put some oatmeal in with the cold formula. Then I asked for a spoon. Lame me didn't pack one in the diaper bag and lame plane didn't have one either. So, I dipped his Binky in the oatmeal and fed him that way. I am sure it was good entertainment for those around us. Lucky for us, that was as dramatic as our trip got.
Once we got to the resort, there was plenty of time to relax.

One morning, all of the wives went to the meetings with their husbands- I had zero desire to go sit through boring Kiewit stuff. I had Oliver in the daycare they provide and went to the gym. After that I got ready to go to the pool, but the meetings were still going on. I was in the room all alone and was feeling super bored. What do YOU do when you get bored? Me? Well, I do this....

Each night, they have these fancy dinner parties. Mainly it is a good way for everyone to loosen up and get drunk. But not this group.

I ask you another question...What do you do whey you are at a party where everyone is drinking and you are in the small crowd that doesn't? We do this...

After our awesome sober photo shoot and a dazzling game of add-on, the boys wanted to soak in the hot tub. So we girls went back to Liz's room and did this....

We really had a good time. The background of this photo was so pretty during the day, I wish I would have remembered to get a photo of it...

Ogden ten K

2011-03-08T15:53:00.006-07:00

Feb race- Ogden 10k.

So far we are two for two on our races. I am loving it! And, can I just say here that I adore Tawna for doing this with me--

Update- Chapter 3

2011-02-17T10:26:00.022-07:00

This should catch me up. Hopefully. Well, Oliver is coming up on 6 months old. I can hardly believe that! Here are his 4 and 5 month photos...

I know all these updates are about Oliver and I do apologize for that, but, then again, not really, he IS pretty cute...

At four months, he got his first teeth. There were about four days there that I wanted to send him back because my happy little guy turned into this crabby pants, but, it passed and the little teeth are darn cute.

The continuation of Oliver and Wilson. I just love these two together...

So, enough about Oliver, onto me... I had my Feb. race all planned out. Last Saturday here in Bountiful, sweet shirts and just a 5k. Great. So, I show up, drive all over the parking lot, can't find a spot. Drive a couple of blocks away and finally find a spot to park. I run back to the start and ask a volunteer where to register. She sends me inside to a desk. I ask the person at that desk where to register. She sends me across the room to another desk. I ask that person where to register. She sends me out to another room to another desk. I find that desk. I ask that person where to register. She tells me that they only have a womens small or a mens medium size shirt left, but if I would fill out this paper, she will send me one of what ever size I want. So I fill out the paper and ask, so, I am now registered? She says, no and sends me to another desk to talk to 'Molly'. 'Molly' will get me registered. OK. So, I find Molly and ask to register. Molly tells me that registration has just closed. great. awesome. I may or may not have shed a couple of tears. As I am walking back to my car trying not to be too upset and walking through the crowds of runners that were indeed registered, I decided to drown my sorrows in a tanning bed. Tan therapy actually helps. Really. On my way home, I see a sign for an Oreo stacking contest. I say to myself, self- I bet you can stack Oreos. And in fact I can. I went in sad about a race and walked out feeling pretty good with two bags of Oreos I won for my incredible stacking abilities. There isn't a 5k that I know of where I would leave with two bags of Oreos. All in all, my day turned out pretty fantastic!

Oh, and just in case you were wondering about my official Feb race, I have a 10k lined up for this Saturday. I am still on track for my race a month goal. Holla!

Just putting it out there...

2011-02-02T11:30:00.008-07:00

So, I've heard that when you have a goal, if you tell people about it, you are far more likely to follow through. Here it is, my goal for 2011 is to do at least one race every month this year. I did my January race on the 15th in Park City. It was actually a snow shoe 5k, but they said even if you don't have snow shoes, come and run in your tennies. So we did. We were two of about 5 people that didn't have any snow shoes. There was a reason it was a snow shoe race. There was a section of the race that was about a mile long that was on a single track literally on the side of the mountain. We were going through snow that was no joke, up to our knees. Hence the snow shoes. Yeah, that would have been way easier. But we did it, race one done and only 11 more to go. I have my next one on the docket for Feb 12 in Bountiful 'The Sweetheart 5k'. (I promise not all of my runs will just be 5ks.) Yesterday, I ran my first 10k of the season and I have to say I felt pretty awesome! So there it is, my goal for this year, I'm just putting it out there.

You've just got to have jumping photos...

Update Chapter 2

2011-01-25T17:17:00.024-07:00

So, it's been a long time coming, but here is Chapter 2. I am sad to say, this will not catch me up and there will be more chapters to come....
Oliver had his first Christmas. Even though he wasn't the newest baby in the Nelson family, he was able to be the baby Jesus in the annual nativity. It was great!

Oliver and Uncle Jordan on Christmas morning.

Oliver and his first Christmas gift from Santa-

This was our Christmas Card this year. Our first official full family photo.

I think Oliver's faces are so funny!

This was his three month mark.

Now, I mentioned the newest member of our family. Let me introduce you to Tuna. Landon was able to get a truck from his work for his commute. This has been such a good thing seeing as his commute is about 40 min, this truck and not having to pay that extra money in gas has been really nice.

This one is just because I don't think I can have enough of him.

This is Mr. Oliver in his handsome blessing outfit- which just so happens to be the same outfit his dad was blessed in...

Oliver got one of those door jumper things and this was his first time in it...

He turned around and around...

Then he got tired.

This video is for Aunt Mary Ann and Aunt Mer--

How many blondes does it take?

2010-12-06T08:08:00.012-07:00

The question- How many blondes does it take to have a Santa 5k Run?
The answer- Apparently only two.

Here is the thing, I have been itching to run a race since Oliver made his debut, but for one reason or another, it hasn't worked out. I was so excited to run this Santa race that I found with my friend Tawna. So, you can imagine how disappointed I was when I called the night before the race to make sure time and place only to find out that the race was canceled. That wasn't going to stop us. We had our outfits, we were pumped up to run, we were going to run a 5k WITH or WITHOUT an official start and finish line, a gunshot start or a slew of folks to do it with. Do you know what the best part of doing an (un)official race with your good friend is?
The photo ops along the way....

Probably not one of my best times as far as races go, but I can say it was one of the funnest!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

Update: Chapter One....

2010-12-02T12:08:00.017-07:00

So it has been far too long since I have posted anything, let me explain why..... Before we had Oliver, I never understood why people only posted photos and stories about their kids. Now I get it. That is all that is going on with me these days, Mr. Oliver Champ. Anyways, I never wanted to be one of those that posted tons and tons of pics of my little man, I am now aware that it's that or no post at all, so here we go...
I love seeing my boys together, Lando is so sweet.

Wilson likes to act aloof, but he really loves his baby.

Oliver has celebrated his two month mark. Actually three now, but I don't have those photos yet, stay tuned for Update Chapter two.....

Oliver with two cutie pie cousins. Nora and Tilly.

This was the first time he grabbed that ring, it was so cute!

This one is just because...

Wilson likes to hide treats under Oliver.

One afternoon, I walked into my room and found these two taking a nap, Wilson woke up before I could snap the shot, but he still just layed there.

What is it about the sad face that I find so cute?

From one extreme to another...

Such a cute daddy.

Well, kids, that concludes Chapter One, stay tuned for Chapter two including such news as....The newest addition to our family, Oliver's blessing and some family photos. I know it may be hard, but try to contain yourselves. :)

Cousins

2010-10-18T09:48:00.008-06:00

Oliver went to meet his cousin Nora. They are about a month apart and it was so much fun to see them together!

Grandma had a pretty good time with these two little ones...

Now we just need Baby Oscar- the newest cousin- in some photos!
And upon request from Mer, here are a few more of Oliver...

Newborn photos

2010-09-24T10:09:00.010-06:00

Just because I think he is SO adorable, here are some of Oliver's newborn photos. He was 5 days old.

Let me introduce to you-- Oliver Champ Webb

2010-09-09T10:32:00.007-06:00

Well, he is here. This little man

is finally here.
I went in on Tuesday, August 31st at 9 p.m. got started on some pills at 10 p.m. got my epidural at 5 a.m. started to push at 8:30 a.m. continued pushing until 10:30 a.m. Every time I pushed, Oliver's heart rate dropped--a lot. My Dr. said that he would be fine for a bit if I wanted to still push, but he wasn't sure how long Oliver would be okay for, so we were left with a decision. Once we decided on having a c-section, it was super fast from there. They had me prepped, open, sewed back up and back in my room with my baby in my arms in just about 35 min.
We couldn't be happier with our little man. I never knew I could love him so much.

This is right after he was born. I wish I could have had the camera to get a photo of Landon holding him, it was the best sight.

Our little Champ in the hospital.

Courtney was his very first visitor. Oliver just loves cousin Courtney!

That is one proud papa!

Our first family photo.

Landon's very first diaper change- he is a pro!

Three generations of Webb boys. What a handsome bunch.

Wilson just loves his baby!
We are so happy he is here. So far he has been a great little baby. He eats like a Champ and gets some good sleep, which makes for a happy mom. (I'm still getting used to the idea that I am a mom!)

All sorts of things...

2010-08-30T08:50:00.025-06:00

Well, it has been quite a while since I have last posted and there have been lots of things going on here at the Webb residence. We have a new basement, a new baby's room and Lando had a birthday. With all of that action, there is still no new baby.

Let's start with the basement. This is what is started out looking like---

We started out with the framing. We are SO grateful for sweet friends to come and help us do so much work in our house. One of Landon's friends from work came and started us out, then our good friends, Penny and Colby made a trip(s) down from Logan (one of which lasted until the wee hours of the night, well, morning by that time). But with all of that help, we were able to get all of the framing done. I know that Landon had a good time learning how to do that and it looks SO good!
Next was electrical and HVAC. We hired out the HVAC, but sort of did the electrical ourselves. Well, I personally did nothing, but Landon was quite the assistant. We had a good connection for the electrical work and it saved us quite a bit.
Then came the drywall. We just hired this part out. We were advised by many people that it wasn't worth trying to do ourselves. That was great advice. It was up and cleaned in just a few days.

The next step was painting. This is something I usually like to do, but being in the pregnant state I was in at the time, made things a little more difficult. But it didn't stop me. We borrowed a sprayer from my brother and I can't even explain how much of a life savor that was. Landon did all of that... He primed and did all of the white paint in just a few hours. It was a little messy, but it was so slick!

Then we did the color in the family room and down the hall.

Everything was coming together, we just needed something better than concrete under our feet. So we had carpet, vinyl and tile put down. Wilson didn't like the tile guys that came, but besides that, it all went well.
All that was left to do was the final touches. Hang doors, baseboards, casings, touch up paint- that sort of stuff. Once again, we had some good help for this tedious work, Brandon and Amanda stopped by and made doing this kind of stuff so much easier!
And here is the final product!

We are so excited to have this extra space in our house, it feels so nice to sit down there and hang out with each other. And we get a lot of satisfaction to look around and see all of the work we did ourselves (again, I mostly hung out and got water and treats for all of those who were actually doing stuff).
Well, the next thing that happened here was getting our nursery all ready for occupancy(which hopefully will be soon). I had the bedding all made,

so I just needed to pick out the right paint to match. I decided to go with green. I think it turned out so nice. Then once we got all of the furniture in, it seemed to be just perfect. I think our little guy will love it.

Landon was a little tuckered out from all of the work...

There was one thing in particular that I really wanted to get Landon for his birthday, but the Wee Webb didn't make an appearance. We had a pretty low key birthday. We went to church and you would think a nice day at church would be so relaxing for a birthday, well, not in nursery! The kids were wild. It was nice to come home and chill with just us. The weather was beautiful and Lando says he had a nice day.

As for the last, the part about our Wee Webb. As of right now, the plan is to get induced this week. My due date is on Wednesday. About two weeks ago, I had to go in and get the little guy turned, he was right side up, which is upside down to how he needs to be. I will tell you this, it hurt more than anything! I know I haven't gone through labor yet and that will be a whole new ballgame, but I am planning on drugs for that, this was all me. But, the procedure worked and he is faced the right direction. My doctor said that he will induce me just to make sure the little one doesn't turn back around the wrong direction. I don't think he will, but I am feeling pretty ready to be done with the whole pregnancy thing. I think the depression is setting in some days. And besides, Wilson wants someone to play with. So, hopefully this week we will add another boy to our family. No worries, there will be a post on that. I am so excited to welcome our little guy here, I can't wait to meet him!
UPDATE:
Here is the latest news: last night, I finally heard back from my doctor. We are heading into the hospital tonight to do some prep work and then in the morning they will induce me. So, hopefully tomorrow at some point, we will have our baby here! Wish me luck!

The Dub. B. 2010

2010-07-07T14:18:00.016-06:00

As you may know, I absolutely adore this race. The main reason I do? It's the simple fact that I have some awesome running buddies that do it with me. This year, I was fortunate enough to get four of my siblings to do it! And it really is what made the race for me. I wouldn't have done it if they weren't there. And in all honesty, I COULDN'T have done it if they weren't there.

That was the start of our van and me starting my first leg.
Leg #1: Four miles, really pretty flat, but mighty warm. That was probably the worst part. All in all, pretty good. I felt great and was still happy when I got done.

Leg #2: Three point eight miles, started just after ten o clock at night. I was pretty sleep deprived from the night before and feeling my first leg, so this was a bit harder for me. There was a couple of hills in this leg which I shamelessly say that I walked. Other than that I still kept my run on and felt mighty fine.

Leg #3: Four point two miles. Not really any hills to speak of, the biggest problem with this leg was the fact that the whole being just over 7 month pregnant thing was really starting to catch up to me. Oh, who am I kidding, it not only caught up to me, it sprinted past me. I was sure I wasn't going to finish this leg, so I told my van to figure out who would. Just before I started, my sister Sara took me aside and told me to walk the whole thing. She knew I could do it if I just walked. So, as the baton got passed to me, what did I do? I took off running (you must understand I use the term "running" pretty loosely at this point, it was more of a waddle mixed with a jog). All my team was standing at the exchange saying 'What is she doing?!? I thought she was going to walk!' My other sister, Mary Ann, who I have done a few races with and really who knows me better than I might like to admit, assured the rest of the team that my pride would not let me start the leg walking, but as soon as I was out of sight, I would take it easy. She couldn't have been more right. I waddled for a little bit, but sure enough, I took it to a walk and kept it that way the. whole. time. For any of you who know me, know how hard that was for me to do. All I wanted was to run and feel good about it. But I couldn't get my body to do it for me. So, I walked, talked to the Wee Webb, checked out the scenery (which was beautiful) and cheered on all the many runners who kept passing me. As I neared the end of that leg, I really thought about reaching down and turning it up a couple of notches to finish strong, but it was all I could do to mosey across the line to pass the baton on to Mary Ann. She took a moment to give me a hug and although I really appreciated her compassion, I just wanted her to leave because she was making me cry.
All in all, the race was a success. I did it. I finished all of my legs. There were a few members of the team that this was their first Ragnar and that always makes me feel great when we can get someone else on the running train! I didn't take a ton of photos, but here are just a few I did manage to get...

Sara starting her first leg up Snow Basin Canyon. This is not easy and she did so amazing!

Richard trying to cool off in the grass and shade after his first leg.

Mary Ann and Sara waiting for Richard to come in from his last leg.

This was Jonathan passing off to Richard on their first legs.

Our team, We Need More Cowbell, crossing the finish line.

Van #2. Jonathan, Richard, Mary Ann, Me, Sara and Justin.

Richard and me, this was our second Wasatch Back together.

Mary Ann and me, this was our second Wasatch Back, and third Ragnar relay together.

Sara and me, this was her first ever Ragnar experience and she was awesome at it!

Mighty fine Nelson clan. Five out of eight siblings made for a great run.

Our fabulously decorated van. Baby on board....

I have to give Landon so much love here. He wasn't thrilled about me doing this race, but he supported me through every step. I know this isn't the place to be mushy about my husband, but I have to say how much I love and adore him. He is the best support system I have and I appreciate him more than I could ever say.

Crafty Pants

2010-05-25T15:46:00.012-06:00

So, it has been a while since I last posted. I know. But I HAVE been productive. Since we found out the flavor of our Wee Webb, I have been sewing up a storm, making all sorts of adorable boy things. I promise they are all way cuter in person than in these photos, but here it is anyways.
My friend Amanda and I got sewing machines together last year and she helped me make some bedding.
We have the bumper pads--

The fitted sheet--

The quilt (soon, this will be all finished - photos of that to come)--

Oh, I forgot the dust ruffle- I'll post that when I get the quilt all done-

Then I thought, I'll make this boy a rag quilt--

I am going to go ahead and post this next photo totally guilt free. Go right ahead and judge me if you want, but I think it's cute. Wils is testing out the blanket for our little guy.

I had an idea, well, no, I totally 100% stole an idea for the nursery. My friend did this whole super cute tree thing in her sister's nursery and I asked if I could copy her. With her blessing, I made these little tree creatures to go in the branches.

But, now I'm not sure if I want to use them, I think I have changed my mind on how to decorate his room, we'll see....

One last thing, this is for you Mary Ann. Upon request, here I am in all my glory at six and a half months along. I totally feel like a high school girl taking photos in the mirror. Seriously kind of awkward doing photos that way, but here it is anyways...

Birthday Weekend

2010-04-18T10:05:00.019-06:00

Well, my birthday started out pretty low key. I slept in and really didn't do too much. I ate lunch with Wilson and Oprah. I almost went on a run, but decided to give myself a pedicure and facial and soak in a bath instead.

Landon was able to leave work early and we made our way over to our official ultra sound appointment. At first it wasn't super easy to see, but by the end we got a real clear shot of our Wee Webb.

HE will be fantastic!

This is his little bum and legs sticking out. While we were watching him, he was laying on his back and reaching up to his toes, playing with his feet. He is already so cute and fun to look at, I can't even imagine what it will be like when he gets here. So far, he is about the size of a banana and weighs 13 oz.
We are super excited for this little guy. He will be a great addition to our family. I am, though, totally surrounded by boys. If I never have a girl, I am for sure getting a female dog! That is something I can control.
A long while ago, Mary Ann gave me a bag of baby boy clothes, yesterday, when I remembered about said bag, I broke it out and spread everything ALL OVER our living room floor. It got me super excited to dress this little guy. Favorite thing found in bag--- these.

How stinking cute!

Look how tiny!
Anyways, back to me..... :) My birthday was excellent. Landon took me shopping for some new running shoes and I was able to get some pretty cute (and comfy) pink ones. He also got me a Nike plus. I am so excited to use both of those!

Along with the running gear, I got some dang cute maternity clothes (Thanks Mom and Sandra)!
This next story doesn't have anything to do with my birthday, but it really was a highlight of my weekend. We were hanging out with some friends and wanted to go get a treat. They told us about this really good frozen yogurt place in Park City, so off we went. There was the most adorable chicka working there, she gave us samples of EVERY flavor and they were pretty good (nothing compares to Tummy Yummy). Anyways, when we were on our way out, she asked me if we were having a boy or a girl. That was the first time that a stranger has noticed I was pregnant and not just fat. I got teary eyed and gave her a hug and told her about our little boy. I'm pretty sure she thought I was nuts, but I really couldn't help it. She was just the cherry on top of my birthday split!
Well, here I am officially half way done with this job of growing a boy in my belly. Halle-freakin-lujah!

Bonito

2010-04-06T13:06:00.048-06:00

So, spring break has come and gone. Being the first spring break that we are a part of the 'Real World' our vacation had a different feel to it. Usually, when we return home from Cabo, there is a sense of relief knowing that there is only a few more weeks of school left, then we get all summer to play. This year, Landon had his computer in Mexico with us and slipped in a little work here and there, on our return home, it was right back to the office. But our trip was fantastic all the same.

We went into town our second night there and ate at this most wonderful little place called Pepe's. They have this pork sandwich that is to die for. Out in the front of the store, you can see this huge slab of pork just roasting away waiting to be devoured by passers by. So Yummy!!

A tradition we have in Cabo is taking photos up at this beautiful pool that overlooks the whole hillside. Usually we have other Webbs there to take photos with, but our schedules didn't coordinate this year and it was up to me and Landon...

This is him doing some sort of pose that was pretty popular the whole trip and me showing off the Wee Webb.

Landon attempting to do the balancing pose with me. (I really missed you on this one Courtney!!)

Guess which one of us is pregnant?!? :)

We were lucky enough to invite some friends to come with us this year, so we asked one of our neighbors down here if they would come party in Cabo for a week.

This is Monique, she fell in the water. For any of you that know anything about me, you know that one of my favorite things is when someone falls. This really shows off how much I like when that happens.

The boys all signed up to go fishing for a day. I was happy to sleep in and miss that, but they got some really pretty photos from it...

Watch this video close, Landon got some good shots of the dolphins...

This was their little buddy that tagged along for some free treats. I named him Louie. I guess that he just plopped his chin right on the end of the boat and swam along while the boys all fed him.

Landon and our friend Nate each caught a tuna. Nate fried some up for us the next night and it was delish!!

This is the view from our room. The Beautiful Pueblo Bonito Resort. I. LOVE. THIS. PLACE.

This is a group of us at Desperados, such a good dinner!

Courtney told us about this treat place in the mall called Senor Sweets. The gelato there is so good.

I can't believe I am posting this, but it was just too funny not to. Here is the story... In the bathrooms in the Mall, they have these hand dryers. But don't be fooled, they are hand dryers on Steroids man!

See, that is my arm, it looks like it is going to blow a hole right through me!

I got this great idea to stick my face under it... please don't judge me.

What do you think of Landon's fashion foot wear for the beach?

We were hoping to find out the sex of Wee Webb before we left, but we weren't able to, so this note in the sand would have to suffice.

This is my pregnant sand babe.

What is a trip with out a few jumping photos?!?

These fine folks are my brother in law's parents. They were so funny!! He has hops for a white boy!!

Some other random photos.

So, that's it, Cabo 2k10.
Simply bonito.

Dear Diary...

2010-03-19T09:53:00.003-06:00

Sometime recently, I had a conversation about blogs. It was mentioned that they are like our modern day diaries. Since then, I have really thought about it and I have to say, it is a good, GOOD thing that they are not, actually.
-You see, in my diary, I complain about people that may or may not be close to me. In my blog, some of those people may or may not read my blog- this could result in many a fight.
-In my diary, I write every little detail about the happenings in my life. In my blog, most people could care less about every single event or thought that crosses my mind.
-In my diary, I record not only the sweet little things that Lando does to win me over again and again, but also the super annoying things he does to really just bug me too. In my blog, I may make mention of this or that, but if I aired our all of that dirty laundry, home life would not be so sweet, probably.
I guess I am just saying, blogs are great and I enjoy reading other people's (for the most part), but if I replaced my diary, I would be friendless, have upset family members, and a husband who just might stop talking to me.
You know, this entire entry may be the total out of wack hormones this Wee Webb I have inside of me are producing, but in all honesty, I have in some sort of little way gone on my own form of bloggging strike. The only thing I have on my mind is this pregnancy and all of the ups and downs that I have been experiencing. I would love to get all of those emotions out in the cyber world, but then again, who cares. I know that I wouldn't want to read a blog about all of the crazy stuff going on in my head right now. So here I am, grateful I have a real life private journal to get all my crazy out in and for an over the top understanding husband to love me in spite of said crazy.

Wave Hello

2010-02-14T09:05:00.002-07:00

So I don't really know how all of this works. This may only be fascinating to me and Landon, but just in case not, here it is. We had another ultra sound on Monday and our little baby was just a waving to us. I thought it was the most amazing thing.

Anyways, Happy Valentines Day All!!

Valentine Riddle

2010-02-07T18:33:00.000-07:00

So here is the riddle, see if you can guess the answer before it's done!

-I am about the size of a fig.
-I am the reason Amanda has been M.I.A. from friends and other events.
-I took my sweet time to get here.
-I am the reason Landon has eaten out every night for the past couple of months.
-I am about 1 1/2 inches long.
-I will meet your graces sometime the first part of September.

What am I?

A really cool experience

2010-01-24T15:22:00.002-07:00

So, yesterday, Landon and I went to a funeral. It was the funeral of our sister in law's step dad. His name is Fritz "Frank" Heimberg. Frank and Madeline got married just a few months after Landon and I did and they were kind enough to invite us to their wedding. That in itself was a cool experience, you see, they were sealed by President Faust. Frank was a barber and he did a lot of the General Authorities hair, so that was really cool to meet Elder Faust. After the temple, we ate at the Lion House and it was delish!! (That was cool too). So, back to my original story, Frank passed away last Monday evening and his funeral was yesterday. Landon and I were a little late getting there, so when we arrived, we went into the viewing room and looked around for my family. I scanned the crowd and thought I recognized a face, but right after that, I saw my parents so we went over to talk to them. My mom quickly said, well, why don't you go meet President Monson? Yeah, that was the face I thought I saw in the crowd. Frank did Monson's hair for years and they were good friends. It was really cool to have him there. Landon and I went over to meet him and right when we got up to him, the bishop came over and started talking to him. We wanted to make sure we got to Madeline before the family prayer started, so we had to walk away from President Monson. The funeral was really really good. Every speaker was amazing. One of his grand daughters spoke and her talk really got to me. A home teacher spoke and he got to this part in his talk where he had a quote from President Monson and it was kind of funny to look over at his face. :) Then the Prophet got up and spoke for a bit. It was amazing! After the funeral got out, Landon and I took our chance to meet him. We went over and Landon introduced me as the best hair dresser this side of the Mississippi. We had a laugh about that and then President Monson put his arm around me and pulled me into him. Then he said to Landon that he has a great eye for beauty. Now, how is that for a compliment?!? The whole day was filled with a great spirit. Landon and I kept saying all day, whoa, we really met the Prophet! We are glad to have had that opportunity and so grateful for this church. Anyway, it was a great day. Just thought I would share.

An Update

2010-01-06T13:09:00.003-07:00

So, I know I am overdue for an update on this thing (or so I am told). But the fact of the matter is, I really haven't been up to much lately. Which makes it hard for an update.
The Holidays have come and gone. We had a good time, but are pretty glad to get back to normal life and to a routine. We had fun with our families, we split our time between the Nelson's and the Webb's, played some fun games and of course ate some great food! For New Years, we were going to have this party at our house, but slowly our guest list kept dwindling and it turned out to be a pretty small bash. Which actually turned out to be a good thing seeing as how neither Landon or myself were feeling up to par. We did have a DDR dance off which is always a good time. I do have to say, for my sweet Lando, who really doesn't have much rhythm, he can hold his own on Dance Dance!
With New Years, brings resolutions. I am not necessarily opposed to these, I am just a believer in making ones that you can keep. When I was little, I made this resolution list that consisted of things such as- Watching more t.v., Listening to more music, Playing with friends more... (I think you get the idea). I had forgotten about this list, until Sara and Todd reminded me of it. I liked that year and think I will go back to those kind of resolutions. I will add one more to it this year---A real one too. I have been working on this quilt for a while now. I started it when I was in the Young Womens in Logan before we moved and I am determined to get it done this year. Even well before the year is over. You can hold me to it, and I promise to produce photos of said quilt. So far I still have two squares to finish and then to sew it all together. There, that is a good one.
So really, not a whole lot is going on. Just living the dream. I'll try to make something happen around here and be sure to have my camera present when it does. But until then.....
Happy New Year!

Our Home for the Holidays

2009-12-07T14:07:00.005-07:00

I don't quite know exactly what it is this year that is making the Holiday Season feel a little different to me. I have a few ideas, but can't put my finger on just one reason.... This year, we have our own little home to decorate. I have always loved to decorate our apartments for Christmas, but putting up the decor knowing that it is helping to bring a good spirit into our home just feels...special to me. I am posting this for a couple of reasons, one, I am pretty proud of Lando for being a good sport and putting up Christmas lights and our tree (both of which we found on KSL for a steal of a deal) and two, there are some out there that, even though we want to come visit and see, we know you won't be able to make it this year, so here ya go....

For any and all of you who happen to read this, if we haven't already, please consider this your holiday invite to come and see us. We can't promise much, but we can be sure to deliver some games, treats and I mean, just a night hanging out at the Webb's--what more could you ask for?!?

Happy Holidays

To stripe or not to stripe? It's no longer a question....

2009-11-16T10:19:00.008-07:00

For a while now I have been wanting to paint stripes in my living room. Well, I figured if I wanted it done, I just need to do it myself, so I did. And this is how it turned out...

Then I didn't know where to stop: so I didn't, I wrapped it around the top of that wall onto the next, see?

So there it is, the color isn't at all what I was thinking it would be, but when all is said and done, I think it looks okay.

Thanks to Meagan (who I don't think looks at my blog) but she told me the secrets of how to do this and it worked out great. Now, onto the next project to keep me busy.

SYTYCD circa 2k9

2009-11-10T18:34:00.021-07:00

Well, ladies and gents; get your jealous caps on because I have a great story for you. If you know me, be it a little or a lot, I'm sure you know how much I love SYTYCD. Well, that may be an understatement, the truth is, I am slightly obsessed with this show. I think it is the greatest thing EVER. I love to watch it, I love to vote every week, I love to reenact the dances, and I love to go to the concerts. Which is what I did this past weekend with some great friends... allow me to introduce--

Tawna, Amanda, Dana and Myself.

We had a great time at the show. This past season was pretty good (but nothing compared to season 4---See, it had my lover on that season, you may have heard of him, his name is Twitch). So, like I was saying, this past season was pretty good, but it was SO much better to see it live. It is amazing, you can feel such emotion watching them dance. And it is so unbelievable what these dancers can do. **In my heart, I am a true dancer. In reality, well, let's just say that I wouldn't make it to Vegas week.... but no worries, I don't let that get me down, I still dance all over the house (yeah, it's probably a good thing that I am home alone most of the time)
Anywho, the show was great, but one thing that I look forward to the most is meeting the dancers after wards. See, in the past, it has been outside and this is what we were prepared for. Amanda was in the car getting warmed up and I went to save us a place in line, see.....

I know I look pathetic, but I am a true groupie. Good news: we were only out there for a few minutes when this guy came out on his megaphone and said that there was going to be a change of plans. The change was that we all got to go inside with the dancers. See, there really weren't many people outside waiting, so it worked out real good for us.

We went in and it started with Ade. Who was super cute.
I know this is annoying to have it sideways, sorry! Just turn your head.
Then we went over to Phillip. Amanda wanted to challenge him to a dance off, but he had a torn ligament so he couldn't. We think that was just an excuse because he was too scared to compete against Amanda and her super sweet moves!

Then we met Brandon. I totally understand that he is fully gay, but come on, check out his muscles, this was CRAZY!!! He was so solid!
Then there was Evan. Who doesn't LOVE Evan?!? He was just as cute in person. I checked up on Ryan (his brother that also tried out, along with season 6, but didn't make either one) And he said that he is doing great. Just got back from a trip to Spain and joined some dance company. So, for those of you who cared (such as I) that is what Ryan is doing.

Then we met Kayla. Now I will admit, she drove me nuts this season, mainly because the judges loved her so much. But she was pretty cool, and totally gorgeous in person!!
Randi was the only on in the top ten that was from Utah. (well, Brandon is living in Utah, but he is from Miami) So it was fun to meet her, she was so so cute. And for those of you who remember the Butt Dance, we got a good Butt shot with her....
Then there was Kupono. He was so freaking annoying during the show, but afterward in person, he was normal. (except for the string in his ear--remember Amanda?!?!?)
Then we met Janett. She was my absolute favorite. One of the best of the season and definitely my favorite of the night. She was so super tiny!!! But had the biggest personality in the whole group! There is more to Janett's story, but that will come....We then made our way over to meet Jason. He was adorable! I was so excited to ask him if him and Jeanine were dating, when we asked ( I think Amanda asked him) he said no. Then he said that he was dating Janett! I didn't believe him, I may have even called him a liar and then I think he started to get a little bugged, Jason was great though. Jeanine was next. She was so super cute and her hair was Be.A.Utiful!!! I really liked her. During the show, it was probably her and Ade that amazed me the most, I mean they were both great on tv, but to see them dance in person, I just can't even describe.....Last, but not least, we met Melissa. She was so fun, and actually had more of a personality that I thought she would. (And, yes, I know they were fake, but she had gorgeous eyelashes too.)
So back to Janett. Amanda wanted to ask her about Jason, so she did. (which is just one of the reasons I heart Amanda) The coolest thing about Janett was that she told us the whole story about how she was dating this guy and how they broke up and when and how she and Jason met and then about her family and him. I just loved it, she was the best.

So that was our night. Very very fun! Season 6 is on now and it is going to be a good one! I have some favorites, they are Karen, Russel and Legacy. Don't judge me if I may have voted more than I can count on my hands (and feet) last night for them. I am just doing my part to ensure their spot in the top ten so when they come on concert, we will be able to meet.

RAGNAR Vegas Style Baby!

2009-10-13T16:44:00.041-06:00

So another fun filled, sleep deprived, triple legged, crazy teams, Ragnar Relay has come and gone. This time it was in Vegas. I have done the Wasatch Back the past two years. This past June after completing the Wasatch Back (or Dub B as I may start calling it) I learned of a new race opening up in Vegas this fall. If you participated in both, the Dub B and Vegas Ragnar, not only would you receive your medals for each race, on top of that you would get an official limited edition 'Saints and Sinners' Medal! What?!?! Count ME in! So when I learned of this news, I shared it with my team, hoping, but not sure if anyone would bite. (At this point I had run with the majority of this team twice in one of the most insane races around, yeah I should have not under-estimated these people). Of course they were in! So we rightfully named our Vegas team 'All for a Medal?' And it was fantastic!

It started out the night before the race at Mary Ann's house gathered together for a team bonding spaghetti dinner. I am in full support of making this a tradition! It was so much fun to get both van's together and hang out before the race even started. Then came the decorating of the vans. Our team name may have been 'all for a medal?' But we decided to play up on the whole Saints and Sinners theme of said medal. One van were the Saints and one van were the Sinners. Those in the Saints van wore Halos during their runs and those in the Sinners van wore devil horns during theirs.

that 'thing' strapped to the front of our van was our mascot, Louie.

We started at 9:30 Friday morning in Logandale Valley of Fire, Nevada. 171 miles and 27 hours later, we ended at the Red Rock Casino in Vegas. This race was so fun to do, but I have to say that it will not take the place of Dub B in my heart!

Let me introduce you to my team....

On the left side we have the sinners...Dick Johnson, Jonathan Nelson, Penny Jensen, Mary Ann Schoenfeld, Amanda Webb and Tawna Patterson. Then the Saints....Mike James, Dixie Johnson, Natalie Lowry, Rocky Turner, Marcia Johnson and Derek Sharp.

Jonathan started us off.........STRONG.Then came Dick...

Then Penny, one of my good good friends and also an Animal with a capitol 'A'.This is her, running this race and due in Feb. At first she liked all of the people cheering her on when they saw she was pregnant,but that got old real fast. From there on out, she was more than happy when she wasn't noticed.

Then came Tawna...
Then to Mary Ann....And finally to me...Let me say this, it was H.O.T. On all of these races, my first legs are always up hill and always in the heat of the day. I even got a sunburn on my arm in the shape of my music player... see?okay, so you can't see it very well here, but I promise, it was there and it was bad.

This is my AWESOME van getting ready to start our midnight runs.Now our midnight runs were filled with adventure, I will just say this.....Ragnar better step up their game next year for this race and mark the dang course, I ran a while in the wrong direction and turned my 5.3 mile leg into about an 8 mile leg. (mary ann joined me for part of this leg and got lost with me, then jonathan came looking for us in the middle of no where and added a little over four miles onto his mileage as well, it was a llllloooonnnnngggg night.)

Over the course of 27 hours spent in the van you start to get a little tired, wired and shameless with the photos you take, here we go....not so bad right? just wait...this was me with gobstoppers in my lip....aka bunny face.
this one, not really bad or shameless, just really tired and very done with running.

This is what it looks like to stretch out in the van.

all in all lets just say it was a lot of time spent in that sinners van....

When all is said and done, I am so proud of myself for doing this race and proud of my great team for doing it with me.
and just in case you were worried that we had forgotten Louie, no need, he crossed the finish line with us too....
So many people ask me why I run.
I think, if you have to ask, you'll never understand.

The Medals are nice.....

But this is why I run....

Birthday Boi

2009-08-31T13:53:00.008-06:00

This is Landon.

Landon is Twenty Seven.

Landon likes to ride bikes.

Landon loves birthday presents.

See Landon blow out the candles?Blow Landon Blow.

Amanda loves Landon.

Happy Birthday Babe.

Confessions of a Non-Gardener

2009-08-25T16:19:00.006-06:00

Okay, this is embarrassing, but I am going to admit to it and share it with you all. I am not a gardener. That is not the embarrassing part. I really try to and sometimes I even think I am. You know, in my mind I have my own show on HGTV and the whole shpill. Again, that is not the embarrassing part. I have a couple of pots out in the front of my house and when we first moved here I filled them with flowers with hopes of them taking root and looking beautiful. Sadly this was not the case. They died. So I thought, what-ev. I'll just plant more. This I did. When to my dismay these new flowers didn't do too hot, I refused to spend more money and time on flowers that just die on me, so I was done. I came to this conclusion when one day I noticed a little green miracle in my pretty orange pot outside. Once just a twinkle in my eye was now a reality in bloom. I watched this little gem and it grew and grew. This was the most amazing flower EVER. Even when I would be gone for a few days and didn't water it, it looked great! Okay, here is the embarrassing part: The day that I realized my amazing strong flowers were in fact---weeds. Yeah that's right, the only thing I can keep alive are weeds. Now for the really embarrassing part. Even after I realized this, I left it in my pot. My thoughts were this, 'Well, at least it adds some green. I think I'll leave it in there.' So last week I went to work in Cache Valley and came home to my dear beloved weeds really taking over. (which I guess is what they do, hence weeds, right?!?) I only hope that no one who has come to my door knows the difference between weeds and flowers. Just pray that the adorable Gay couple that live across the street with the immaculate garden don't look over here and see my disgrace of a pot of plants.

So there you have it, my confession. In all it's glory.

The Final Four

2009-07-30T15:55:00.007-06:00

Inches that is.

Which brings my total to nine.

Nine inches.

Off my hair...

yup.

Well, it was no Twitch...

2009-07-16T13:07:00.038-06:00

But it was a lot of fun anyways. Tuesday night, American Idol tour. I was pretty pumped up for this event because last year, my friend Dana and I attended the SYTYCD concert and afterward went out back and met ALL of the dancers. I'm talking face to face, autographs, photos and kisses! I'll spare you all of the details (embarrassing for me, funny for you.) So, remembering how much fun we had that night, I got a couple of my friends together and we decided to go enjoy ourselves some American Idol goodness. Now, don't get me wrong, I really enjoy me some A.I. but let's all be honest with ourselves for a minute here, it doesn't even hold a candle to SYTYCD. Seriously, BEST.SHOW.EVER. I know I am not here to talk about that so here we go back onto the real topic at hand here.

American Idol tour 2009. Tawna, Lindsey and myself. I will post the photos with the singers, but only with this pre-curser... I fully understand how crazy excited I can get around certain people. (Mary Ann and Chana, you know what I am talking about--remember Thriller last year with Mat and Natalie) So with you knowing that I know of my craziness, here is my disclaimer: With the photos of Adam and Chris, yes, I look like a nutty stalker. I get that. I'm okay with that. So on with the photos...Megan- She was teeny tiny! Super cute and really friendly, which kinda surprised me.Anoop- He was really really cool! He even posed for my photo, I looked at it and started to laugh and reached out, grabbed him and told him thanks for posing and he just started to laugh too. Matt-He was one of the chillest ones there. He was totally cool to walk all around and talk to EVERYONE! He would kinda dance from one spot to another. He was great.Scott-He just walked past us, I think that the flashes were getting to him ;)Allison-She was not that cool, Actually the top three were the least friendly! (Kris was the nicest out of all of them) She just sped past us at first then she came back over and signed stuff, but she really seemed to be out in La-La land. See what I'm talking about, nutty stalker. I know right?!?

Adam- He wasn't that impressive. He looked like a drag queen and he hardly spent ANY time out with his fans. Probably 95% of the people out back were rooting for Adam, even when they had someone else standing right in front of them, they just kept screaming for him. He was one of the last to come out and one of the first to leave. Not cool Adam. Not cool.Kris- Now some of you may be saying to yourselves, 'It looks like Kris is saying something, I wonder what that could be'. Well, he IS saying something and here is the story... They all kept saying that they couldn't stop for photos, so I would just stand next to them, get my arm around them when I could and take one anyways. When Kris came, we were having some camera difficulties, he had to keep moving so I kept moving with him, so in this photo as it was being taken, Kris Allen was saying "Dang, this girl is persistent!"
But I like to think he was just checking out my butt.Michael-He was the first to come out and was one of the friendliest. He stopped to take a photo with me and since it was the first one of the night, Tawna couldn't figure out my camera, so we stood there for a sec or two while we worked out the kinks. Right before the photo was snapped, He said, "Man, you smell really good, I better get moving!" Ha Ha Ha! This was hilarious because right before we got out of the car, we sprayed perfume on us so that we would smell good!
Danny-I saved the best for last. Danny was my favorite. One of my favorite from the season and of that night too. He was third to come out and he was going down the line. There was this group of girls right next to us that asked him for a photo. He said that he couldn't. I reached out, got his attention and asked again, he was autographing a picture and was telling me the same thing, then he looked up and said, well, okay let's take one. HA! It was so funny to have those girls glare at me! -it would only be better if he was actually looking at the camera-

Lil Rounds never did come over to us, but I got a good look at her booty and it was better in person that it was on T.V. All in all, it was really fun!

Now just because it is MY blog and I get to do what I want, here is a look back at the best night of last year.....Tickets go on sale NEXT Sat at 10 a.m. I will be at this years concert and you can bet Lil Round's booty there will be a post about that one!

A post about nothing...

2009-07-13T15:04:00.028-06:00

So here is a post kinda like a Seinfeld episode, filled with stuff but all about nothing...

To start off, Landon and I recently had our FOUR year anniversary. Now, you may or may not know this, but we haven't ever been really successful at getting our anniversaries celebrated. Year number one: Landon's dear older sister got married the day after us, so we spent it with his family. Year number two: Landon's siblings came from out of town, so we spent it with his family. See the pattern starting? Now, if I didn't LOVE his family so much that wouldn't have been a very good thing for us, two years in a row and all, however, Landon has an amazing family. (and no, I am not just writing that because some of his fam reads this, I promise! :] Year number three: Our first time actually getting to celebrate! Yay. We didn't do anything huge, came to Salt Lake for a long weekend and got massages and ate at great places. It was fantastic! That brings us to year number four: I was in Cache Valley and Landon was in Phoenix. It was sad. But my dear sweet husband sent me the most beautiful PINK roses I have EVER seen! Honestly people, the flowers were amazing! Although I would take having my lover around over flowers, they did seem to help.

Many of you know my silly little dog. I know that blogging about an animal may seem totally lame to some, but this little guy has been a lifesaver for me. Since we have moved down to Salt Lake, Wilson has been so great to have around. Being at home all day would be pretty boring without him. I know he isn't much for conversation, but he is always good for a game or to cuddle and when I need to go in the basement and am a little afraid that I might meet up with a spider, he is right there!

I mean what spider wouldn't be afraid of this face?!?

Wils loves to be outside and that is a BIG reason we can hardly wait to get our backyard done. The deck just isn't as comf as a nice lawn is.

Next up are my recent culinary adventures! Last week we had a BBQ with some great friends and I was in charge of the dessert. I thought and thought about what would be good and finally it came to me...

FRUIT PIZZA.

It was so good! I have never made it before, but it's so not hard, so that is a bonus. I put a few different recipes I found together and it turned out great!

A couple of days ago, I met a freaky unwanted guest in my basement. It had eight legs and that's all I want to say about that. I TOTALLY flipped out, I mean this thing was B.I.G. I texted Landon and told him he needs to come home (I knew he couldn't but I really wanted him to). He did his best to calm me down and gave me his best pep talk to go kill the dang thing, but I just couldn't do it. So I called my neighbor. She came over and saved the day. Her 2 year old little son came too- armed with a yellow fly swatter and ready to be brave. (it was so cute). I was slightly embarrased with my behavior, but completely appreciated her taking care of business. I had to do what I do to repay her. So I cooked up some pretty dang cute cupcakes...

All in all, everyone came out a winner, except that retched spider who had a burial at sea.

A Fourth full of fun

2009-07-07T09:56:00.029-06:00

Fourth of July can mean many a thing to each of us. As for me what comes to mind is Lewiston, Utah. For the past few years now, my fourth of July starts out in the center of town promptly at 7:00 in the A.M. a whole herd of people start to scramble in three different directions depending on the distance you choose to run. There is a 10K, 5K or 1 mile. You can find me in the herd that is heading north participating in the Annual Patriot Border 5K Run.

(That is my 'two road kills with one shot' it was awesome)
I choose to do the 5K because it heads right up to my parent's property and the whole gang comes down to the border to cheer me on at the half way mark. This year was a little different though. I had a few more people running this race with me. Let me give you the background on each of them...

Heather Adams-

When I started to train for the TOU Half a few years back, I ran my first 5 mile run EVER with Heather. She had done a half the year before and was in town and agreed to go for a run with me. I really think the world of Heather, you wont find a nicer, more sincere person around.

Julie Stewart-
I have done Julie's hair for a while now and she trades Sensty with me (I feel pretty good about that trade!) About 6 months ago I gave Julie a running book and told her about this fourth of July race. It's pretty easy and you have a good cheer group half way through. She said she would think about it but never did commit to me for sure. The night before the race about 9:30 I gave Julie a call and asked her one last time if she was interested. She called me back a while later and gave her definite YES. This was her first race EVER!

Mary Ann-
(as we all know Mary Ann runs like the wind blows so if you look really close you can see her there in the distance!)
She had been up to my parent's house for a while and I really enjoyed having her around. We started out her trip with a race and ended her trip with a race. This was her first 5K and she did great!

Audrey--
Mary Ann's oldest daughter, a bit on the crazy side, but it was really fun to run with her, she is a seasoned vet when it comes to 5K runs on the fourth of July, she participates in Swiss Days annually.

And last but not least,

Jonathan--
(because he was so fast, I don't have a photo of him actually running!)

All I have to say about Jonathan is that he is a crazy good runner. He had been feeling a bit under the weather so he didn't want to set his goals too high, he was shooting for a 22 min. over all time... What-Ev!

Family Fourth of July Fun!

I love to recruit people for running, this was a great race with fabulous friends.

I do have to insert here that I got a new Personal Record for my 5K, my time for this race was 27:50 and I felt pretty darn good about that. Also, check out the super sweet shirts I made for me and Mary Ann, on them it says "God Bless this HOT Mess" And I got us Stars and Stripes crowns to wear.
We were festive AND fast!

Who needs more cowbell?

2009-06-26T11:39:00.032-06:00

I do! I do! Well, maybe a little break from cowbell would be okay. I know that everyone has heard about the Wasatch Back, but here is my contribution to it all. It was Freakin Amazing!! Our team was great, the course was great and the race as a whole was...great!

It all started with a van decorating party the night before. I wish we had cow hides and horns to attatch to the vans, that would have been sweet, but window paint was nice too.

Our van (#2) left Logan a couple of hours after our van #1 started the race. We met up with them in Eden where Mary Ann began her first leg...

This is our van #2 Jason Turner (who wrote a great article in the Herald Journal about our team, check it out if you haven't yet), Joyce Littlewood, Me, Mary Ann, Jonathan, and our cousin Cathrine Phillips.

This was Mary Ann's first leg through Liberty, she said she wanted more Cowbell, and I gave it to her. Does she look a little annoyed to anyone else?

This was my first leg climbing up Snow Basin, all I can say is that it super sucked! I did better than last year, I just hate that dang hill!

This was my night run. It started at about three in the morning. Landon was sick, but rode with me anyways. When we started the leg, he was sure to say to me, 'Any time you think I'm not romantic, just remember I did this for you--and I'm sick.'

During our night runs, we all said to eachother--Who does this? Who stays up ALL night long to run, and above all of that, we paid money to do this? This isn't forced upon us, we chose to do this?!? Really you must be a little on the crazy side to do this race.

This is somewhere along the course, I'm not sure why there is a smile on my face, sleep deprivation really does something to you.

This is Jonathan's last leg, it was so fun to run with him! When we started he said that he hadn't really ran in 20 years! That is crazy-he was amazing, I really don't know what else to say about it, he did so so good!

This was me starting my LAST LEG!! Yay! Twenty Seven hours of really no sleep, eating out of the car, two other legs, plenty of hills and a few tears behind me already, all I had to do was run to the finish line.

And I did.

everyone else is doing it...

2009-06-17T16:29:00.024-06:00

So there are a bunch of little things that happen throughout my day that I think to myself 'Oooo I could TOTALLY blog about that' Then comes time to blog and they seem so lame. Well, I have been thinking to myself for about a week now that I need to post, then all of a sudden everyone and their dog posted yesterday! I am not one to be left out so here we go... Things in the new place are going great. Wilson is right at home he has his favorite sleeping spots

and his favorite hiding treat spots and loves to run up and down the hall. Him and Landon spend hours just staring out the window,

it is really exciting when they spot something worth pointing at.

The neighborhood here is GREAT!! I have joined a running group and it has been so fun! For those of you who know me well, you might want to sit down for this next part. I am up and running by 6A.M. That's right, me who does not like mornings is dragging her sleepy butt out on the road. I'm telling ya, turning a whole new leaf here! The ward down here is awesome too. There have been so many people that have made us feel right at home. I went to Enrichment a couple of weeks ago and it was a service auction. I, for the life of me, could not think of what to do on such short notice, so I baked. I made the cutest cupcakes ever! I have to give myself a pat on the back! They were a hot item at auction too, so that was nice. I made two kinds, Smore

and Strawberry Creme

Both were delicious but I think the Smore batter was better, but the Strawberry cooked was better.

They have planted our front lawn, and a couple of trees. I can't tell you the difference it makes!! We have yet to mow the lawn, we were told by our neighbor who has an immaculate lawn that we need to wait a few weeks, so that is what we are doing. I planted some flowers in the front and also in some pots out back.

Wils really likes them.

We have had a few visitors, last week Penny and Colby met us in Layton for dinner at our favorite place Tepenyaki. If you haven't been there, you must go, it is fabo! We all caught shrimp in our mouths but not a lot of great pictures to document.

It was so fun and we LOVE having friends come visit, so everyone do it more!!! This is how we can tell who really likes us and who was glad to get us out of Cache Valley! And Courtney, I again must appologize for cutting your visit short, it was so good to have you come down and see us, and I hope you come again soon! All in all everything is going great! Gearing up for the Wasatch Back in a couple of days. I can promise you all a post on that, it is the funnest race EVER! I am so excited to have more family on the team this year, maybe just maybe one of these years we can get an entire van FULL of Nelsons...that could be scary!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

2009-05-25T09:55:00.021-06:00

Our annual Girls Trip Weekend has come and gone and fun was had by all. It started out with an over the shoulder bolder holder intervention. Mary Ann took us all to Nordstroms and like she said, changed our lives! Big big difference, when I was telling Landon about the experience, I had him guess what size I was and he responded with "A+". Nice. Next we made our way through the canyon to Park City and ate at Baja Cantina, the usual dining experience. But I think that will change next year, our waitress was not very pleasant but we did manage to get a couple of photo ops.

I would post the mentioned photo ops, however, our computer is gay and is not letting me. That's okay... I have been working on this post for about a week now, I have hit what I like to call a Blogger Block. The trip was super fun, I am just having a hard time figuring out what to write. I know that my faithful blogger sister will step in at this point. Mary Ann has photos and I am sure details about this whole weekend. Please refer to the farmgirl's life.

This trip is always fun. I really look forward to it and am really glad that we take the time to get together and sista-bond!

Landon is starting to get into the groove of his new job. He took a day trip to Phoenix last week and has been going to the Lehi office so there is more travel than we would hope for, but that is A.O.K. Not complaining, just grateful for a job!!

Other than all of that, I have just been training my little heart out. I ran 8.5 miles on Saturday and although hot, it felt great. I even got a tan line from my heart rate moniter and arm band! I know that 8.5 is nothing compared to you Christy, but I'm getting there. I have to say that I am SO SO SUPER EXCITED for the Wasatch Back!! Only like three more weeks!! YAY!

Okay, this post must come to an end, it feels so wrong writing with no photos. I hope to have this problem fixed soon and will make the commitment to you all now, next post will over compensate for the lack of in this.

Hello Mr. Graduate

2009-05-19T14:19:00.010-06:00

Well, lookie lookie guess who is FINALLY done with school? That's right, SIX years done right! Thank you Utah State.

San Jorge

2009-05-14T11:03:00.035-06:00

So our last Hurrah before we get all settled into a real job. It was such a nice trip! Landon is so fun to vacation with.

We hung out by the pool,

went on some bike rides,

I introduced him to a new hike in Red Cliffs,

I had a few really good runs - Thanks Mary Ann!! Oh and for anyone who knows me well, knows that sometimes I have a hard time really getting on board with going to too many movies, but we happened to see a few GREAT ones, Star Trek, Ghosts from Girlfriends Past, and Wolverine. They were all awesome and I totally recommend them! Especially Wolverine, there are PLENTY of shots with his shirt off and that is all I need to say about that...

Wilson also had a great trip too, probably his best vaca yet. His life is pretty tough, so he really needed this break...

He found a whole new love for sticking his head out the window whilst driving

Also, Mary Ann, I don't know if I talked to you about this or not, but Wilson also went for a swim...

We were able to tend our nieces and nephews too. Well, let me define tend--we showed up at bed time and left right after breakfast pretty much. My only job was to make sure all five kids were still alive and kicking when the parents returned and they had a house still standing when it was all said and done. If that is what tending is, then I am awesome at it!! Here is probably my favorite story from that part of the trip...

The kids all ate dinner at their neighbor's house and one night juice was served as a tasty beverage. Elsie, the youngest girl, decided that she wanted milk to drink instead, so she asked for it. No Big Deal right?!? When the little angels returned home that night, Audrey- for any of you who know her, I'm sure can picture her saying this-- Sat Elsie down and had a heart to heart about her behaviors that night. It went something like this 'Elsie, I CAN NOT believe how you acted tonight, it was totally unacceptable! You need to drink what they serve. How would YOU feel if we had someone over for dinner and they asked for something different to drink. It was incredibly rude!' It is really good that those kids have an eleven year old mother to keep them on track.

One night we were out back of the house and there was a rumble in the bushes and all of a sudden this big ole DUCK flies over my head and into the neighbor's pool!!

We went over to check out the bush and it had a whole nest with eggs, it was pretty cool!

One more thing... I went to the St. George Running Store and got me new pair of Running Shoes.

AWESOME! I forget how much of a difference it makes to have new shoes. Also, on my last run before I left Sunny San Jorge, Mary Ann and I went on a doosie of a run. On that particular day in the year of our Lord 2009, I discovered a little gem I like to call goo. For reals all of you runners, if you haven't already, try it. I am almost ashamed to say that was my first time using it, but it was. I felt like I was going to run out of road to run on before I was going to run out of energy to do the running. It made a HUGE difference! I am now a GOO addict.

Well one and all, that was my trip, now on with real life. Oh dear, it has been so long since I have been there I am a little afraid to go back. Well, ready or not here we go...

Welcome Home

2009-05-03T20:49:00.020-06:00

So, we are all moved in and trying to get settled. I really hope that once we get into the routine of things, I will have more time to blog. We had a painting party with the Webbs and got the whole house painted in one weekend (it was a long weekend). I do have to say, my sweet mother and father in law are troopers. They painted their little hearts out.

this was after 10 hours of painting...don't they look great?!?

I was a little nervous about a couple of colors, but I bucked up and did them anyways, and in the end, it looks mighty fine!

No one ever told me how to own a house and I apparently need a crash course in it. So far I have started a fire in the kitchen, flooded a little in the basement, tried to clog the toilet--with my phone, almost burnt out the motor on the dishwasher, AND turned in my house key, instead of my apartment key, to my landlord in Logan. This house business is tuff stuff! I hope it gets better with time.
*The fire was the first incident, I was pretty upset about it until I realized it would make for a good blog story*

I need to admit, I have started to worry about my unborn children's safety. If I can barely keep a house from fire, water or whatever the damage, how am I going to be in charge of another life?!? This really concerns me.

Wilson is pretty pleased with his new homel. We have the perfect hall way for playing with his squeaky toys! He still is a little, well, a lot skiddish around here because it is all new, but somehow he finds time to take a nap, sneak out and go for a run down the street, he has even met a couple of neighbor dogs this week.

I know it has been forever since I have posted, and if it wasn't so long between them, I would expound on the info, however, I am trying to get all of my stuff in in one post, so don't judge me. I too Mary Ann have found myself in a blog funk.
Big hot mess blog funk.
So this is me getting out of that spot. Wish me luck...

Best Birthday Present EVER!

2009-04-17T13:16:00.004-06:00

Well, we did it! We closed on our HOUSE yesterday and I do have to say it was a mighty fine birthday present!! Hopefully we will get the keys today and sleep in it tonight. Really, painting party if anyone wants to join! I am very excited about all of this, but I will admit, when I think about leaving, I do get a bit sad. It will be a good thing for Landon and I to make this move, but we will be leaving some REALLY GREAT people. But, our house is fabo! I love it and I am so excited to make it our own!!

Meet the Webbs

2009-04-05T23:09:00.005-06:00

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I can't believe that I actually started a blog!!! Mary Ann, this is mainly due to your influence, I just crumble under peer pressure!! And I have to say that I will only keep this up if you comment on all of my posts!! That goes for everyone, Robin, Natalie, Chana, Christy, Courtney and so on, you know who you are! :) Well, Landon and I are about to make our first big move to Salt Lake. We have a house, a job and all that is missing now is us! We close next week, so for about seven days, we will relish in the fact that we are debt-free till we sign our life away with a mortgage, how grown up are we? If anyone around here wants to help us paint, move, or finish our basement, yard or any other projects we have, consider this your invite to do so!! There is so much more than meets the eye with all of this house stuff, but I am very excited and really, I can't wait to start this journey with my boy and my dog.