timberlakes

friday night we left salt lake for the mountains, snow and a grand old time.
together we were 8 adults & 5 kids strong stuffed into the 2 cars that could make it. yikes!
turns out my friend from study abroad jessica knows my neighbors.
they have the cutest families and are a lot of fun to get together with.
we made yummy food, sledded, tasted the snow, talked talked talked,
and took in the pretty surroundings.
can it be christmas break already?

hiking with dad

my dad has been hiking a couple days a week for the last while, and i
joined him on a hike from my parents house last week.
we sang our favorite rock'n'roll songs as we braved the piercing wind
until ellie (the dog) decided she was done with the hike and turned around.
haha, i guess the dog wears the pants in the fam?!?

❤ you dad.

more hiking with dad here.

cabo wabo

we celebrated thanksgiving in cabo with zach & haley. it all started a few months
ago when jared and i found a 2 bedroom beach house on the cheap that looked amazing!
zach & haley were up for a mexican adventure so we did it together.

street tacos
surfing
fishing with jimmy
driving in mexico
a costco pizza thanksgiving dinner
piña coladas
todos santos
bartering
chips + salsa
morning runs on the beach
the freshest mahi mahi
whale watching
& star gazing.

half-er

i have some co-workers who are becoming runners, and the talk at the office turns to running pretty often these days. a group of us ran running with ed earlier this year in park city,
and we had a ton of fun cheering each other on.

i loved the race, and i loved feeling in shape for the first time in a while. so i kept the ball rolling and signed up for a half marathon without much thought. it was a bold move,
and i don't think i really understood my commitment until i drafted a training schedule and started some of those longer practice runs.

but lo and behold, d-day arrived today. or rather this morning at 3:30 am when i woke to a very dark house. i left at 3:45--this is am remember?--to catch a bus in american fork that dropped me off at the starting line eight miles up american fork canyon. the race clock started at 6 am, and i worked my way into steady jog down the cool canyon. from the canyon i ran through cedar hills and into american fork, passed the temple and finished at dad's alma mater af high.

my longest run before today was eight miles, and surprisingly i felt great through most of the race. at mile ten i had what felt like ten knives grinding into my stomach, aka side ache of death. i walked for about 30 seconds and ran the last three miles with a side ache off and on.

overall, great experience and i think i would do another half.
but seriously, i don't know how anybody gears up for a marathon. i felt exhausted and so pleased to see the finish line at half that length. those people are hard core.

boulder lake

we followed tradition and celebrated the fourth of july in boise with the lishes.
we added a twist this year and spent three days
backpacking near mccall, a posh mountain area a few hours north of boise.

our original hike failed when we couldn't drive the truck through
the foot of snow on the roads to get to the trailhead.
so we wound up at boulder lake,
still with snow but quite a bit less than where we first planned to go.
somewhere there is a video of a sledding adventure. in july. whoa!

i spend way too much time indoors and sitting, and i loved all the exercise
i got this weekend and being in nature.
we couldn't have found a better setting for hanging with the fam.
hope your holiday weekend was stellar.