she's a runner

Caroline has been running with school teams [Wasatch Junior] for the past yearish. I'd see her on the occasional Saturday run but thought nothing of it. I should have foreseen her potential when she starting running with Spencer.

This year she is a 9th grader, which means she can compete at the high school [Skyline High] level. Caroline has been consistently placing quite well in meets. But on Wednesday Caroline ran at THE state cross country meet in Sugarhouse Park. The mother of all races.

5 years ago Wes also ran at this race. I went to see him. It was brutal. They had guys on oxygen, guys throwing up, guys passing out... It was brutal. But Wes looked quite nice in his spandex uniform.

I didn't get to see Caroline race this year. But hello! She came in 2nd! Not 2nd in her age category, not 2nd from her school, 2nd IN THE WHOLE RACE! She beat all those big bad seniors, juniors, and sophmores! Caroline actually passed this girl in the picture, 839, the number one girl runner from Skyline. Not any more! Muahahah!

I'll be honest. Did not know she was this good.

Caroline. 838. Doesn't she just look like a running Weiler? Blonde blonde hair, red face, skinny arms and skinny legs. I'm in a class right now where we learn how to write training programs for athletes. I have taken it upon myself to train Caroline. She doesn't know this yet.

You go girl. You go.

checkpoints

Wes and I are enjoying (read surviving) the busy life.

I can totally buy the whole "joy in the journey thing" but sometimes you just have to live in a series of checkpoints. It is the mentality that settles in towards the end of a journey.

Today marks half way through the semester. We have both had our moments of feeling completely overwhelmed with school, work and callings. Luckily, our moments don't usually overlap, so the other person is available to say "toughen up and get your homework done."

As of today I have 43 days left at Teacher Education. I've been at this job since my first day of school as a freshman. I figure I've logged roughly 1,000 days at this desk.

The next large checkpoint is student teaching. I should be getting my placement assignment any day. Then there is the Praxis test in January and then the ultimate check of all checkpoints, graduation!

Will I miss my job? Did you when you left your part-time dead end job? Don't hate this place, but sure don't love it right now. I think I'll go make a paper chain with 43 links.

wedding pics

5 months after isn't too late to post about our wedding... right?

Click on our faces to the left. "We Got Married" will take you to some highlights of May 8, 2010. Then click on Slideshow to see pictures with commentary.

(You may have to adjust the time, 3 seconds is simply not enough for each picture!)

sister blog

Hey hey hey everybody!

Little sister Rachel has a blog. Check it out by clicking on this beautiful face of hers.

Good stuff.