Jared's Birthday and the Hurricane Half Marathon

A couple weeks ago Jared signed both of us up to run a half marathon down in Hurricane. The race happened to be on his birthday (April 24th) so we decided to spend most of the weekend down in southern Utah. We drove down Friday with some friends, and did a session at the St. George Temple - we loved that!

On Saturday we got up very early - around 5am - to run. Jared did really well and finished 11th in his division. I was happy with my time. I finished in better time than I anticipated. The race route was very scenic, and the sunrise was amazing! Overall, we both really enjoyed it. It was the first half marathon we've ever run - I don't think it will be our last.

Later that day we enjoyed some relaxing massages. We finished off the day with dessert with some of my family. Even though Jared is another year older,
he is still - most definitely - a kid at heart!


Had to include this picture of Jared as a little tyke - it's one of my favorites.

Vegas Vacay...

Our four-year wedding anniversary was March 9th, but we decided to postpone celebrating it until we had a weekend to get away. We ended up going to Las Vegas last weekend. Vegas would not typically be my first choice for a get-a-way, but we stayed in a resort that wasn't on the strip - and it didn't have a casino, so it was actually very relaxing.

We relaxed by the pool in the afternoons, and then in the evenings we took the hotel's courtesy shuttle downtown for dinner and a little shopping. We also watched some of our favorite DVDs that Jared brought along for the trip...always a treat. It was a perfect, much-needed break for both of us. I can't believe it's already been four years...looking forward to many more!