5K Baby

This past weekend Jenni and I ran our first 5K. The race started at the Dixie Center and when I got there I couldn't find Jenni anywhere. There were a ton of people all around, and she had my number. I was already nervious but that made it worse. Before the race started we pointed out everyone in the crowd that we thought we could beat. That helped calm my nerves. There were a few 6-10 year olds running the race. They pretty much all beat us. When we started we said that we would run the whole way no matter what. I felt really good as we got going even though it was pretty cold and we both finished pretty strong. Jenni and I both did very well. We ran the whole way and finished it in under 35 minutes. (16th in my age group):-) I feel like I have the running bug now. I cant wait until we run our next race.

Happy New Leaf

It is the time of year to make some resolutions. I have quite a few things that I need to do better, but I am going to try and write some of them down. You know what they say, a goal not written down in a wish.
Step one: Eat better. Of course this is a cookie cutter new years resolution, but it is important. I've been trying to incorporate more fruits and veggies into my diet, and less fat and junk food. Also I've been trying to make more meals at home, and bring a lunch to work.
Step two: Lose weight, Work out, Be healthily. Another cookie cutter resolution (I wont get points for being creative) Robbie and I just signed up for Gold Gym and I have discovered that Spin Class is kind of fun after you get past the "I-hate-my-life-I-am-going-to-die" part. Also Jenni and I are planning on running our first 5K in a few weeks.
Step three: Be a better person...I know, its pretty vague. This will include attending the temple once a month, reading my scriptures, paying my tithing on time, flossing my teeth, saying thank you more, not judging(as much:), you know...things like that.
I could go on and on with all the things I need to do better, but that would be depressing. I will start with a few of the basics and work from there.

This is Robbie with our little iguana, Felipe.


And Robbie with our big iguana, Jack.

Lately...

I've been pretty busy lately. I've been working a lot with Tuacahn's Festival of Lights. It is always hard having to be at work 3 or 4 nights a week during Christmas. Robbie and I have been trying to get all our shopping done, but I have discovered that I am not very good at Christmas shopping. I go into a store and an hour later I leave with nothing.
Robbie and I gave a talk in sacrament meeting on Sunday. It was about repentance. It was nice to speak and get it over with. The talks went really well.
Tonight we gave all the animals baths and cleaned their homes. Bosco was first and we accidentally killed one of his guppies. When we put them in the sink they all started swimming upside down and before we could get them all out one died. Its alright because Bosco was supposed to eat those guys a long time ago. Jack and Felipe were the hardest. We had to take their terrarium to the car wash to get it clean. Then we had to clean the iguanas with mite shampoo. Then we gave Chino a bath. He is so cute when he gets wet. I think he is the most cooperative of all the animals.
That is what I have been up to lately.

Happy Halloween

Yesterday was Halloween. Now that I have neices and nephews Halloween is more fun. Robbie and I went to a Trunk or Treat at Jenni's church. Abigail, Sydney, and Makayla were princesses, Carter was a jack o'lantern, Jay IV was Buzz Lightyear, and Zach was a dinosaur. Grandma and Grandpa Gardner sat and handed out candy and I think they had more fun than the little kids.

Chino Supremo

Just posting some pictures of my cute puppy. He has been super fun lately. I love that he is alway excited to see me when I come home. He is getting so much better at going to the bathroom outside, and he is trying not to chew on things like my couch.

the end is near...finally

The end of the season at Tuacahn is finally winding down. Today it has been pretty slow and I've finally had a chance to catch up on all of my work...even my blog :) This season was one of the craziest that I've experienced. Tuacahn had break ins where thousands of dollars was stolen, the box office has been very short staffed, the shows have been very busy. The list goes on and on. Saturday night is the last night of the Broadway shows. Then after that is Thriller, but that always seems to go pretty smooth. I've been looking forward to this off season more than anything. I am going to clean out lost and found, get all the donation requests off my desk, and finally get 2008 groups organized. I can not wait.