All Right my Peeps

I am doing a giveaway over on my scarycute site and on facebook. Think of a Christmas gift! So you better enter (family and friends) so it doesn't look so lame with no one entered and feel free to spread to word. Thanks for your support. I am trying to get this going a little more to help pay for that back and forth to ABQ every week (just to guilt you a little more ;) into helping me out. Thanks again

Contemplation

Today while trying to get my burn on (aka trying to run or more jog) I looked back at the past year. It has brought challenges I never saw coming. They have brought so much anger, bitterness, sadness, anxiety, hopelessness, and depression into my life and those closest to me. This past week I decided that enough is enough, I know there are many hard days to come, but it is time to move forward and pick myself up. I am slowly getting back on top of my house, I was able to workout three times (hopefully four tomorrow) this week. There also have been many answers to questions that have been plaguing us that are finally becoming more clear. I have decided that I need to start a gratitude blog so that everyday (well hopefully a few times a week) I can sit down and look at the positive going on around me. So hopefully between getting my burn on and writing what I am grateful for I can pick myself up and get back some of me that has been lost for a little while.

Legoland

After church we decided to take the kids to Legoland. The kids had a blast. They loved seeing all the cool things made out of Legos, they had a lot of fun on the rides, and it was nice that the line were not to long considering it was the end of June. Harley wanted to get pictures of all the Lego creations she loved (my little shutter bug) and Noah was ready to ride the rides. I have to say my favorite was a Star Wars themed ride and it flung Scott and I around like crazy. It was some robotic arm looking thing. I love the thrill and Scott hates getting motion sick, but he is a good sport and goes on the rides with me. It was a good day.

A day at the beach

The house we stayed at was a bout a block from the beach, so on Saturday we decided to head to the beach for the day. The kids had a blast. They all learned how to body surf and Scott even took the surf board out and go up on it a couple of times. They dug for sand crabs, built sand castles and even buried each other in the sand. It was a great way to spend the day with the family.

I should be...

I should be cleaning, painting, packing, working on my assignments for young women's, catching up on my blog, calling my family I miss so much, being less self-absorbed, and the list goes on and on.

Instead... I am taking a minute for me, catching up on what is going on in other's lives, daydreaming about what our next chapter might bring and being scared to death of not knowing what will happen, trying to learn some patience (still not working), thinking I should get a few of the above list done (but not), probably going to run to Hobby Lobby to look for items needed to work on some projects (which does include young women's so that works, or at least I will tell myself that.

Heading to San Diego

A few days after we arrived back home from Price, we turned around and headed to San Diego for Mikael's wedding!! We left after work one night and drove until I couldn't see straight anymore. Scott wanted to keep going, but I knew he had less sleep then me. The next morning we woke up and head on our way as quick as we could. Of course we were stopped by the "Fruit Police" to which Scott only rolled by slowly (not stopping at all) with a partially rolled down window and yelled "We don't have any fruit, just Drugs!" To which the "Fruit Police" lady responded "We only care about fruit." We all had a good laugh.

We then had to make go through two border patrol stops. One we were waved through quickly and the second we were questioned if we had any one or thing illegal. Seriously, who answers yes? So Scott decided to let them know that we were just smuggling the kids. The patrol officer just laughed and said we could toss them over the border and they would pick up Spanish fast.  Then we were on our way.

We decided to head straight to the San Diego Zoo since we had just enough time and may things we wanted to cram in the trip. The kids LOVED it! They loved the kolas and giraffes the most. Maybe it was just Harley that loved those, but that is all I have heard about and can think of now. Here are a couple pics, of the probably 100-200 the kids and I took just of the Zoo (not exaggerating either)

Lunatic

In June we headed up to Price for Scott to do the Lunatic Triathlon. It starts at 10 pm and is SO much fun. He did great he beat all his goal times for the run, bike and swim (even doing an extra 100). He came in 14th overall. I am so proud of him and it is SO much fun for the kids and I to watch him.