Cupcakes!

I've had the materials to make multiple wreaths for a long time, and I finally succeeded! I watched my fantastic sister make wreath after wreath and was inspired to try one my self... so all it took was a little baby girl! Christi's baby shower seemed like the perfect time to make myself do it! I used some already fantastic cupcake liners from William Sonoma and 5 long hours later, TADA! Not gonna lie, I am pretty proud of it, so Christi, I hope you like it as much as I did!

And they're OFF!

For Salt Lake City, May 9th was the date of the 14th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, for me it was my second annual as a committee member and just as good as the first year! To see all the people that come out to participate is so inspiring. Our little committee (I am the Cure) gathers the cheerleaders that line the race. This year the 5 of us on our committee organized over 250 cheerleaders and 2 drumlines! We are on the best committee for sure... all the cheerleaders are from different high schools around the Salt Lake Valley and they were great to work with.

These were the final numbers as of May 13, 2010 the donation amount could continue to raise, and 75% of what is raised stays in the valley.

$232,720.98 Raised

16,738 Participants

Shane and his family (Brad and Laurel- Luke not pictured but participated) all ran the race to commemorate their aunt and sister Bethany Wilkinson Thompson, who's long-time battle with Breast Cancer is a constant inspiration.

After the race they have a survivors parade, where cancer survivors march in order of the years since their diagnosis. The picture above is the end of their parade, where they gather to get their picture taken. The sheer numbers of survivors altogether creates such an amazing impact!

Here are some of our cheerleaders, all in the bright green t-shirts! They were so cute!


So if you didn't make it out for this years race plan on it next year... it really is an experience. Not only to support the survivors but also all the people that are there to support the cause.

Kate Spade Bali Bound Sweepstakes

Kate Spade Bali Bound Sweepstakes: "Kate Spade Bali Bound Sweepstakes"

Happy Mother's Day

Here's to YOU! Love you and thanks for everything and more!

(I don't know why I love this picture so much but I do... it makes me giggle!)

Triathlon in ACTION!

Driving up to the transition area (yeah I am already in my helmet... I was ready!)

Transition area ... you came here after the swim and then back here after the bike!

Right before we split up to get in our designated swim groups... they split the boys and the girls into different pools (thank goodness it was warm!)

Standing the line waiting to start in my fantastic silver swim cap!

Whew... one down two to go!

Shane and Tim at the transition spot after the swim!

And DONE! Came 1:30:09 .... swim 7:09 bike 48:41 run 33:28 and transition time :50!

Triathlon!

I DID IT! Today Shane, his buddy Tim and I all competed in a Intro-athlon.... it consisted of a 300 meter swim, 8.5 km mountain bike ride and ending with a 5 km run. It was such a cool experience and so much harder than I thought it was going to be! The swim which I was not concerned about going into was hard and the bike ride that I felt very prepared for (I take spin class lots) was hard too. Although they did send us all through the hills above the University and there were so many steep, really scary parts of the trail and to top it off it was SO rocky. The run which I was the most worried about was yeah pretty much what I expected, but finished with flying colors. My goal was to do it in under 2 hours, I really had no idea how long it would take and ended up doing it in 1 hour and 30 mins on the dot! I still have to figure out what I did in the individual events but I am pretty proud of that! We got some great pictures that I will post tomorrow... So I had a FANITASTIC SATURDAY and can't believe I am still awake so off to bed!

Oh Hello!

It hasn't been that long since I last wrote but I feel like so much has been missed! I had my actual Spring Break and I didn't go anywhere so Shane decided to create "Liz Day", and I got to choose what we did for the whole day and he surprised me with dinner! So he made breakfast, then we went to "She's Out of My League" and "Bounty Hunter". I am totally going to recommend "She's Out of My League", it was GREAT! Then we played games and followed by a fantastic dinner at... Takashi... which is great if you have never been!

Then back to school I went... but I did get my second Biology test back and I got an "A" YEAH I KNOW! I was beyond excited and now I know I will pass that class (because it was a question whether or not after the first test)! Whew

I also started a new job, on top of school and Pottery Barn. I now am a sales associate at Ann Taylor LOFT! The best part is I can literally walk across the street to go to work now!

And on top of everything I am trying to find a Condo to live in because lets face it, it is a great time to buy!

So that is my life for the moment in a nut shell!

Pre Spring Break in San Diego!

For a fantastic long weekend in March we had the pleasure of visiting my parents in San Diego. It had just snowed again in Salt Lake so it was the perfect getaway! Not to mention the weather was perfect in there. We biked, ate, swam and stand up paddle boarded away! It was so much fun and can't wait to go back again soon!

Thanks Mom and Dad for having us!

Venerdì felice!

I saw this on someone else's blog and it looked fun!

• If I were a month, I’d be May (my birthday month of course).
• If I were a day of the week, I’d be Friday.
• If I were a time of day, I'd be oh lets say noon (I love food).
• If I were a planet, I’d be Pluto (because its tiny and out there).
• If I were a sea animal, I'd be a sea otter.
• If I were a direction, I’d be South (cause its warmer).
• If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be big comfy chair.
• If I were a liquid, I’d be Sugarhouse Coffee Chai (mm mm good).
• If I were a gemstone, I’d be a emerald (my birth stone).
• If I were a tree, I’d be Palm tree!
• If I were a tool, I’d be straight iron.
• If I were a flower, I’d be something tropical.
• If I were a kind of weather, I’d be a “not too hot” perfect sunny day.
• If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a piano.
• If I were a color, I’d be yellow.
• If I were an emotion, I’d be happy.
• If I were a fruit, I’d be a grape.
• If I were an element, I’d be water.
• If I were a car, I'd be an Audi.
• If I were a food, I’d be a milkshake!
• If I were a place, I’d be a beach.
• If I were a material, I’d be anything soft.
• If I were a scent, I’d be Viktor & Rolf FLOWERBOMB.
• If I were an animal, I'd be lion club.
• If I were a facial expression, I’d be a SMILE.
• If I were a song, I’d be “Right Round” by Flo Rida.
• If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be a pair of tennis shoes.

So HAPPY FRIDAY and here is a funny thing that came out of my biology class when we were talking about Darwin and Survival of the Fittest.

Adore!

As I was trudging through the snow today walking to class.... this is what I was thinking about!
Now it doesn't have to be this specific WARM place but i just wanted to be somewhere warm!