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| Pre-race |
Don't we look awesome?
I recruited my family to join me in my school's 5K fundraiser this morning.
We all had a good time and got some good looking shirts.
It was a good, good day.
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| Post-race champions |
More posts are coming.
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Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Good Use...
Ruby has put the baby chair that I fixed up to good use.
Yum!
Gotta love that morning hair-do!
Monday, February 21, 2011
so let me get this straight...
this little girl...
and this little girl...
call me "Aunt Crystal"
and all I have to do is spoil them rotten?
I can totally handle that job!
Monday, January 31, 2011
As Seen on TV
I started my day by chillin' with a certain little girl who I love very much.
We were a little lazy and decided to hang out on the coach and watch some TV...
Unfortunately there wasn't much on other than silly infomercials.
As we flipped through the channels we learned about many gadgets that are supposed to get you in shape...
There was a machine to get you a nice 6-pack...
As we flipped through the channels we learned about many gadgets that are supposed to get you in shape...
There was a machine to get you a nice 6-pack...
Its called the ABCoaster.
We weren't too impressed.
Then we discovered a gadget that tones your legs...
It's called 3-Minute Legs.
Still not impressed.
This one looked fun...
But only if we got to wear matching outfits like hers.
I had to talk that little girl out of ordering this one...
I told her they had it at Wal*Mart so she could get one there...
We both agreed this one was just creepy.
Yikes.
And this?
We just didn't like the name.
Or all the smiley faces.
I eventually got the remote back from her, turned the t.v. off
and just sat and listened to all the stories she had to tell me.
and just sat and listened to all the stories she had to tell me.
She had lots of stories and even more smiles!
We decided that we'll just stick with some running shoes and a stroller to keep us in shape and save our money for more important things like rice cereal.
What a great way to start the day!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Happy
How could I not be happy when this sweet baby girl is in my life?
She is a miracle wrapped in joy and dipped in sweetness.
I love her so very much!
Friday, November 26, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Family Pictures
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| The whole gang |
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| Sisterly love |
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| We may not have had the order quite right, but you get the idea |
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| What a good looking couple |
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| Tender... |
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
she's baaack....
Crystal the Olympic swimming champion has returned to the pool.
Okay not really, but I did finally get back in the lap pool after a 16-month absence. With sweet encouragement of Reese and Ethan, I dusted off the ole' cap and goggles and headed to the legacy center to give swimming another chance. It felt so amazing to get back in the water. I had convinced myself that being on the high school swim team for 4 years had ruined swimming for me and the thoughts of ever returning to swim between those dreaded lane lines and suffer from skin reeking with the stench of chlorine would send me into a nervous wreck.
That may sound a bit over the top but it's true. I am so glad I did swim team in high school for many reasons: friends, exercise, following in my brothers footsteps and to be part of a team. But I never was and never will be a competitive person so I always hated competing in meets, preparing for meets, or even thinking about meets because it made me so nervous and sick to my stomach. Ever since my swim team days I have linked those same feelings of nervousness and anxiety to swimming laps or even walking into the locker room of the pool.
Basically, it was a very big deal for me to finally get back into the pool yesterday. And I couldn't have and wouldn't have if Reese and Eth hadn't been there.
After pushing all anxious feelings aside I jumped in and pushed off the wall. The second I took my first stroke of freestyle I realized how much I still love to swim. I love the feel of my arms and legs pulling my body through the water. i love the silence of everything but water splashing and swishing past my ears. I love using muscles I haven't used in over a year. It was almost therapeutic for me.
I now view swimming in a new light. It's now where I want to go when I need quiet time, where I go to spend time helping Eth or spending time with Reese, and a place to go when I need to burn off a few calories. Swim is no longer a chore or a requirement but rather a little bonus to my life. Swimming with body that is 20 pounds lighter also makes it more enjoyable and makes being in a swim suit a little less intimidating. I feel comfortable in my own skin for once. Even if it is super itchy and dry from all that chlorine. I guess the title "She's baaaack" is a little off because I don't feel like the Crystal who is comfortable in her body is back, but more that she is here for the first time. I feel like I have finally accomplished what I set out to do when I first started this blog. That is to feel healthy and good about myself. It may have taken me a bit longer to get to where I am today than what I originally hoped for but ever step of the way has been so worth it. I'm on the right track and life just keeps getting better.
All i have wanted to do lately is spend my time with my family and with those who I hope will become family someday. They are all the most important people to me. I feel like it's okay that I don't spend every weekend with friends from high school. I miss them all like crazy but I realize that all of our lives are different and that is okay. I guess you could call it "growing up" saying that makes my eye twitch a little.
Life is just wonderful. I am learning and loving everyday. I am surrounded by people I love, admire and adore.
Ethan and I returned to the pool tonight, without Reese because, well, did I mention he is a firefighter? Yup, I have myself a studly firefighter for a boyfriend! So he was off doing firefighter stuff like, well, just brutal firefighter stuff. So it was just Eth and I off the the Legacy Center to get some swimming in and for the FIRST time in over 4 years that I didn't have the slightest feeling of hesitation, anxiety, or nervousness as I walked through the locker room and hoped into the pool. I was looking forward to my time spent in the pool and I loved it.
Also, Eth made some wonderful improvements on his breaststroke and will be kicking trash at his meet on Friday.
Okay not really, but I did finally get back in the lap pool after a 16-month absence. With sweet encouragement of Reese and Ethan, I dusted off the ole' cap and goggles and headed to the legacy center to give swimming another chance. It felt so amazing to get back in the water. I had convinced myself that being on the high school swim team for 4 years had ruined swimming for me and the thoughts of ever returning to swim between those dreaded lane lines and suffer from skin reeking with the stench of chlorine would send me into a nervous wreck.
That may sound a bit over the top but it's true. I am so glad I did swim team in high school for many reasons: friends, exercise, following in my brothers footsteps and to be part of a team. But I never was and never will be a competitive person so I always hated competing in meets, preparing for meets, or even thinking about meets because it made me so nervous and sick to my stomach. Ever since my swim team days I have linked those same feelings of nervousness and anxiety to swimming laps or even walking into the locker room of the pool.
Basically, it was a very big deal for me to finally get back into the pool yesterday. And I couldn't have and wouldn't have if Reese and Eth hadn't been there.
After pushing all anxious feelings aside I jumped in and pushed off the wall. The second I took my first stroke of freestyle I realized how much I still love to swim. I love the feel of my arms and legs pulling my body through the water. i love the silence of everything but water splashing and swishing past my ears. I love using muscles I haven't used in over a year. It was almost therapeutic for me.
I now view swimming in a new light. It's now where I want to go when I need quiet time, where I go to spend time helping Eth or spending time with Reese, and a place to go when I need to burn off a few calories. Swim is no longer a chore or a requirement but rather a little bonus to my life. Swimming with body that is 20 pounds lighter also makes it more enjoyable and makes being in a swim suit a little less intimidating. I feel comfortable in my own skin for once. Even if it is super itchy and dry from all that chlorine. I guess the title "She's baaaack" is a little off because I don't feel like the Crystal who is comfortable in her body is back, but more that she is here for the first time. I feel like I have finally accomplished what I set out to do when I first started this blog. That is to feel healthy and good about myself. It may have taken me a bit longer to get to where I am today than what I originally hoped for but ever step of the way has been so worth it. I'm on the right track and life just keeps getting better.
All i have wanted to do lately is spend my time with my family and with those who I hope will become family someday. They are all the most important people to me. I feel like it's okay that I don't spend every weekend with friends from high school. I miss them all like crazy but I realize that all of our lives are different and that is okay. I guess you could call it "growing up" saying that makes my eye twitch a little.
Life is just wonderful. I am learning and loving everyday. I am surrounded by people I love, admire and adore.
- Brandon and Hope are having a girl! I cannot wait for November!
- Jeff and Rachel are due in January
- School is going... well it's just going
- Work is awesome, especially my job at the Special Ed preschool(Best Job Ever!)
- Reese just started the mission paper process and is doing firefighting all summer
- I teach the sweetest 7 & 8 year old kids in primary and I love it
- Finny Mae is growing up so fast and I got to introduce her the world of Barbies. She mainly slobbered on Ken's head, chewed on Barbies ill proportioned feet and growled at them. I couldn't have been more proud.
Ethan and I returned to the pool tonight, without Reese because, well, did I mention he is a firefighter? Yup, I have myself a studly firefighter for a boyfriend! So he was off doing firefighter stuff like, well, just brutal firefighter stuff. So it was just Eth and I off the the Legacy Center to get some swimming in and for the FIRST time in over 4 years that I didn't have the slightest feeling of hesitation, anxiety, or nervousness as I walked through the locker room and hoped into the pool. I was looking forward to my time spent in the pool and I loved it.
Also, Eth made some wonderful improvements on his breaststroke and will be kicking trash at his meet on Friday.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
encore!
It is Family Karaoke Night.
I love these people!
Why would I ever move out and miss nights like these!
Listening to them is making my homework time much more enjoyable!
I love you family!
I love these people!
Why would I ever move out and miss nights like these!
Listening to them is making my homework time much more enjoyable!
I love you family!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
summer smiles
June is here and I couldn't be more excited!
My family and I ran away for Memorial Day weekend and spent 3 glorious days laughing, swimming, and relaxing in the sun.
I of course spent too much time in the sun and am now paying the price, but I don't really regret it.
We did a little shopping and I bought 4 new shirts as a reward for some recent weight loss. Trying on shirts with completely fried shoulders and arms wasn't very pleasant but so worth it. We did some exploring and came across this in one hotel lobby. My dad insisted on getting my picture but of coarse I didn't mind a bit. I love this! If I could I would do this to my room.
We stopped by the Las Vegas Temple on our way back home. If it wasn't 106 degrees outside we might have got out and walked around the temple for a little bit.
Summer has officially arrived and I can't wait to start doing summer things! Reese is officially on-call for fire fighting which has me nervous, anxious and excited all at once. We have tentatively planned our the first hike of the summer with Natalie and Ethan for this weekend to continue our Tertin' adventures from last summer. They are my favorite!
I heart summer!
My family and I ran away for Memorial Day weekend and spent 3 glorious days laughing, swimming, and relaxing in the sun.
I of course spent too much time in the sun and am now paying the price, but I don't really regret it.
We did a little shopping and I bought 4 new shirts as a reward for some recent weight loss. Trying on shirts with completely fried shoulders and arms wasn't very pleasant but so worth it. We did some exploring and came across this in one hotel lobby. My dad insisted on getting my picture but of coarse I didn't mind a bit. I love this! If I could I would do this to my room.
We stopped by the Las Vegas Temple on our way back home. If it wasn't 106 degrees outside we might have got out and walked around the temple for a little bit.
Summer has officially arrived and I can't wait to start doing summer things! Reese is officially on-call for fire fighting which has me nervous, anxious and excited all at once. We have tentatively planned our the first hike of the summer with Natalie and Ethan for this weekend to continue our Tertin' adventures from last summer. They are my favorite!
I heart summer!Monday, April 26, 2010
rotten fish and rainbows
I had a fabulous weekend. School free Friday spent with my fabulous friends, pictures to come. Saturday was the first official day of yard work, my favorite! Mowing the lawn for the first time means warm summer is on its way! That evening Reese came with the family as we headed up to Draper to do a little shopping. The drive there was pretty much hilarious. Reese says the funniest things that get us all laughing. Here are my favorite two quotes.
-As we drove past IKEA:
Me: "Reese we still need to go to IKEA."
Reese: "Yeah, and I want to go with Brady so we can buy that rotten fish they have and eat it with him."
Me: "I'm not kissing you for two weeks if you eat that stuff!"
Dad: "In that case, I will buy you some right now Reese! As much as you want!"
-Soon we drove by the golden gates of "Day Break" where, as you all know, is an absolutely perfect place where all of your wildest dreams come true:
Reese: "Wow I feel so perfect right now, we must be near Day Break."
Mom: "Where is Day Break anyways?"
Reese: "Where the rainbow begins."
I love him! I had to document this for future laughs!
-As we drove past IKEA:
Me: "Reese we still need to go to IKEA."
Reese: "Yeah, and I want to go with Brady so we can buy that rotten fish they have and eat it with him."
Me: "I'm not kissing you for two weeks if you eat that stuff!"
Dad: "In that case, I will buy you some right now Reese! As much as you want!"
-Soon we drove by the golden gates of "Day Break" where, as you all know, is an absolutely perfect place where all of your wildest dreams come true:
Reese: "Wow I feel so perfect right now, we must be near Day Break."
Mom: "Where is Day Break anyways?"
Reese: "Where the rainbow begins."
I love him! I had to document this for future laughs!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
changes
weird.
exciting.
mixed emotions. bitter sweet.
I couldn't be happier to be moving to a new house that will fit our expanding family and work better for everyone but leaving the home you have lived in for almost 16 years is never easy. I love this place and always will. So many families around us have moved because they feel they need newer, better, and fancier homes for their huge family of 2 children. Not us, we feel so blessed to have lived in this home for so long. to have had jobs so we never had to move. we have made everlasting friendships and created unforgettable memories.
adventures in the field behind our house
building forts
playing night games
exploring the trees and swimming in the creek
countless backyard barbecues
parties full of teenagers and pizza
front porch chats
hide and seek in the crawl space
boys in pink bedrooms
mowing the lawn
mowing the lawn
mowing the lawn
love and laughs
this house has been good to us and we will miss it. it will remain in my memory "our house" not the lucky people who get to move in to this sweet neighborhood.
gratitude is in my heart for the blessings of good times here and the amazing opportunity to create memories in a new home.
exciting.
mixed emotions. bitter sweet.
I couldn't be happier to be moving to a new house that will fit our expanding family and work better for everyone but leaving the home you have lived in for almost 16 years is never easy. I love this place and always will. So many families around us have moved because they feel they need newer, better, and fancier homes for their huge family of 2 children. Not us, we feel so blessed to have lived in this home for so long. to have had jobs so we never had to move. we have made everlasting friendships and created unforgettable memories.
adventures in the field behind our house
building forts
playing night games
exploring the trees and swimming in the creek
countless backyard barbecues
parties full of teenagers and pizza
front porch chats
hide and seek in the crawl space
boys in pink bedrooms
mowing the lawn
mowing the lawn
mowing the lawn
love and laughs
this house has been good to us and we will miss it. it will remain in my memory "our house" not the lucky people who get to move in to this sweet neighborhood.
gratitude is in my heart for the blessings of good times here and the amazing opportunity to create memories in a new home.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
so far, so good
I love February, its awesome, mainly because it means yucky January is over with. Being that it is the beginning of this lovable month I figured it is a good time to see how I am doing on my goals I set back at the beginning of January.
First my physical goals. I love my working out! Aerobics is different everyday, some days we do Tae Bo and the next we do weights, then throw in a day here and there of complete cardio. It is awesome! Kick Boxing is probably the funniest, I mean learning to hit people: AWESOME! I haven't been doing yoga as much, but I'm still keeping running in my routine. Yesterday it was perfect outside so I took my restless Siberian Husky, Dash, for a good run! A little Train and Glee accompanied me for our 45 minute run! I have been eating lots better, with a diet full of protein and lots of fruit. I need to work on that vegetable thing and I'm still a huge fan of brownies, but I still feel so much healthier and happier!
My school goals are right in line also! I had three tests last week and did pretty good on all three, so I'm pretty happy. I have been doing good at staying on top of my work and not procrastinating too much so my stress level has been healthy. I need to work on getting to bed earlier so I'm not so tired in the morning and so I'm not crawling into bed so late that I don't read my scriptures. So early bedtimes and vegetables will be the focus of February(alliteration?).
So life is pretty much just fantastic right now! I am the luckiest girl with the best family and lots of sweet friends! This past weekend was awesome! Saturday was Emma Grace's baptism, I was invited and felt so lucky to be there. She is a very sweet and mature little girl, she and I are best friends. Saturday afternoon I went to lunch with my friend for Tacia's birthday. We ate lots of yummy food at Chili's and got all caught up on every one's busy lives. I loved it! Saturday night I got to hang out with a certain sweet guy named Reese. We chilled at my house and made brownies, best way to spend my Saturday evening.
My school goals are right in line also! I had three tests last week and did pretty good on all three, so I'm pretty happy. I have been doing good at staying on top of my work and not procrastinating too much so my stress level has been healthy. I need to work on getting to bed earlier so I'm not so tired in the morning and so I'm not crawling into bed so late that I don't read my scriptures. So early bedtimes and vegetables will be the focus of February(alliteration?).
So life is pretty much just fantastic right now! I am the luckiest girl with the best family and lots of sweet friends! This past weekend was awesome! Saturday was Emma Grace's baptism, I was invited and felt so lucky to be there. She is a very sweet and mature little girl, she and I are best friends. Saturday afternoon I went to lunch with my friend for Tacia's birthday. We ate lots of yummy food at Chili's and got all caught up on every one's busy lives. I loved it! Saturday night I got to hang out with a certain sweet guy named Reese. We chilled at my house and made brownies, best way to spend my Saturday evening.
Sunday was this sweet baby girls blessing.
Fin is my favorite! I feel so lucky to be part of her life and love her to pieces! It has been so much fun to see how she has grown in such a short time. I love to listen to her talk and see her smile. She is perfect and has a wonderful family filled with people who love and adore her, especially her beautiful and amazing mom.
I spent the rest of the day with Reese, my sweetie. We are awesome together! He makes me a better person and I couldn't ask for a better best friend. 
We went to Brady's for the SUPERBOWL!! It was so fun! My family is hilarious and the funniest people to be with! The Colts didn't win but it was a good game with a few good commercials.
Like I said, life is great! I'm the luckiest girl and consider myself extremely blessed to have a wonderful family and amazing friends! This week has been good to me so far and I think its going to continue that way. Saturday Reese and I are celebrating Valentines, I'm so excited!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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