easter love.

while i'm waiting on pictures from my boy and my mom from the marathon, i thought i'd share some easter pics. we had a lovely little easter sunday. it's not quite as good without my sister, her hubs, and the baby girls around. still we had a delicous dinner with the parents and emma, followed by egg dying. i love spring time because then it's almost summer and that's what i love the most. not to mention that my last finals for school are on monday. i feel so blessed.

this is what dad did right after dinner. his usual chair, the usual game.

26.2

this past saturday was the salt lake marathon. my sis, annie, and emma all ran the half in fantastic times. i did the full for my second time. i will have pictures to come shortly. i must say this was my hardest run i've had. i was that idiot who was sobbing the last six miles. why was i sobbing you ask? mostly from pain, but also from thinking i was for sure going to quit and have to hop on the back of that EMT guys bike. or maybe because the guy with one leg, or the kid on crutches weren't even crying. not to mention the many old men with joints of steel passing me. yes i sucked it up enough to finish the race in 3 hours 54 minutes. and after swearing to myself in my head that i would never do this damn distance again....i'm sure i will. something about it is addictive. that horrible pain in your legs and the blisters and the toe nails falling off. all part of the fun. the best part was having my incredible family cheering me on at the end wondering why on earth my face looked so distorted from crying. even my sweet bf came to support me even though he's still revcovering from having his tonsils out. i'm so proud of my sis and cute roomies! it was great to train with people that i love so much. and we have more races to come that we'll be doing together this year. stay tuned for pictures of me whining, and the others looking fresh through the finish line.