Knock on wood...

I think I have found the magic solution for my acne.......DO NOTHING, SPEND NO MONEY. I have spent years and tons of money trying to find something to help my bad skin. It's sensitive so I keep trying to find something for sensitive skin and this week I tried water only. Most of my small cosmetic pimples are gone and I have only had 1 red bump show up all week. I have also had some sun that could be playing a part in this, but seriously?...if all I needed to use was water all these years? I'll let you know the results next week if it is still under control. Usually when I think I have a breakthrough, it backfires and I am left where I started.

13.1 in 2 hours 5 minutes...with a potty break

Poor Blistered Feet! I had a blister early on in training...I thought those days were gone. I shouldve gotten new socks like I wanted to.
Hey...That guy is talking to us. I really wanted to throw up at this point


Using the rest of the energy I had to pick up a little speed to cross the finish line
Happy it's over!

Jump Picture take 2


Jump Picture Take 3

Saturday April 18

4:40 AM: Wake UP
5:00 Eat Egg Sandwich

5:10 Off to pick up Annie

6:15 Board Train to the U of U

7:00 AM Race Begins to sound of some gospel choir on the Legacy Bridge

Mile 1. 9.24 minute/mile Couldn't really get going it was too crowded. We jogged at a steady pace, and watched and listened to the foot steps all around you

Mile 2.We were passing up all sorts of people running including a reggae band on the sidewalk then.....Potty Break 3 hour minute/mile

Mile 3. 7.24 minute/mile We were booking!!!!! It felt so good.

Mile 4. 8.27 minute/mile saw Julianne Smith...a dear old friend:)

Mile 5. 9.30 minute/mile first uphill...not too bad
Mile 6. 8.50 minute/mile...gotta love the Gatorade at the aid stations and some guy was cooking bacon in his front yard for the runners...no thanks!

Mile 7. 8.42 Minute/mile Hi to Jill and Lonny Jacobs at Movies 10 in Sugarhouse. We loved sugarhouse. It was so beautiful.

Mile 8. 8.29 minute/mile Early onset of the dreaded toe blisters. Legs getting sore. Power bar in my pocket doesn't give much aid to my lack of energy. Every time I looked at Annie she looks like she is going for a stroll around the block...she was awesome!

Mile 9 9.15 minute/mile Stopped and stretched at Liberty Park, the blisters are in full burning effect so my feet have been running crooked resulting major pain in hips and knees

Mile 10 9.15 minute/mile Using muscles that I didn't know I had, the sun was beating down on our backs. Annie still enjoying her jog and the scenery

Mile 11 9.37 minute/mile. Blisters...what blisters....

Mile 12 10.30 minute/mile "This hill SUCKS!" up 200 East to South Temple

Mile13.1 9.22 minute/mile. Pretty good for wanting to throw up and having no juice left in my legs.

I love Annie and I am so glad she came to do this with me, even though she did make me have a 5 minute potty break, it wouldn't be the same with out her! Memories for a lifetime Part II.

Giraffe's are not allowed in the theatre

We finally got to see the long awaited Wicked last night. Now I can definitely tell the obsession that people have with this production. The Music was phenomenal, the costumes were from another time, each one had so much detail, the stage was lifelike (I had to remind myself it was fake when it was raining) Elpheba was all I expected and more. I loved Galinda/Glinda...there are parallels to my other favorite production Aida, Glinda/Amneris are cute, vain and funny. The lead male has the same beautiful tenor part and they both fall in love unexpectedly. WOW!!! I cried when she flew, mostly because I was so happy/grateful that we could be there to be part of such a cool thing. These are the days that make life wonderful! The only bad part is that we sat behind a giraffe and the usher fell asleep and was snoring behind us... I don't know how that happened. We sat in this directors box at the back of the theatre because all of the seats were sold out after we stood in line for 5 hours. Our choices were the directors box, Sunday, or single seats scattered about the theatre. We went to Olive Garden before it started and I got to pick up my race packet at the Salt Palace...what a fun downtown experience! I wish we could do that more often! I am so sad that it is all over. Abram came and it was fun to see him watch the show. He didn't budge an inch. And sometimes I would lean over and poke him and he'd smile but not take his eyes off the stage. Abram loves the Wizard of Oz and witches and has for as long as I can remember. Now I am also a lover of witches....I'll ride around on a broom anytime with you Avi. Dorothy made a small appearance and I am sure he's the one in the theatre that appreciated it the most.

I got a camera, I got a camera, I got a camera, hey...hey..hey.hey

Josh bought me my early Mothers Day present yesterday...a new little camera! I am so excited I have been "camera-less" for almost a year now. I borrow them a lot and have made use of my handy motorolla razor phone, but having my own purse digital is so nice.........Just in time for the big 1/2 marathon on Saturday. Hopefully I'll get some fabulous pics of Annie and I crossing the finish line with big smiles on our faces. She ran a 1/2 last weekend too in NV. What a tough girl. These are pics of us playing camera during breakfast.