AMAZING!!

So Sunday was a CRAZY day! I had to wake up at 3:30am to take my Moses to Carlsbad, if any of you know the area that is about an hour an half down south, going towards San Diego. We left around 4 am and got there at 5:30 am so he could get ready for his marathon that started at 6 am. He had been preparing for this race for months. He was expecting to finish the race between 3 hrs. 30 min –4 hours; he took off and I went on an hour long venture to find the car. IT WAS INSANE! There were so many people, so many cars, who wouldn’t get lost? Not only was there a marathon that day with about 1200 participants, there was also a half marathon that started an hour and a half later. I was able to take a little nap then I made my way to the finish line. I was just hanging out there watching all the runners come in expecting to see him 10 minutes later, but no there he was making his way to the finish line. Turns out he ran the marathon in 3 hours and 17 minutes! His average time for a mile was 7 minutes 33 seconds! AND he qualified for the Boston Marathon, which was something he was not planning on doing, but it just so happened that he did. Marathons are great! I would love to do one at some point in my life, but I don’t think it will be any time soon. Moses will be preparing for his next marathon while I am training for my next 10K hahaha, I still have a looooooooooong road ahead of me!

**Moses at the start line getting ready for the big race**

When it Rains, it Pours...

So I am finally back in beautiful California…well sort of beautiful it has been pouring like NO OTHER! The perfect way for southern CA to welcome me back after leaving Utah. Yesterday I went to the streets of LA with my future mom-in-law and sis-in-law and my mom to figure out wedding stuff. I had never been there! It was crazy! It’s totally what you see in the movies, people negotiating with you and trying to convince you to buy their stuff and then walking out to enter another store where they are going to do the exact same thing! I have never seen so many of the same things in my entire life! It definitely was an experience, but it was fun. Amongst all the bickering and misunderstandings that happened that day when four women get together we were all able to relax at the end of the day and laugh about the crazy things that occurred that day. The wedding experience has been very much of a nightmare up until this point. Like many say, “when it rains, it pours.” This is the perfect expression for how the wedding planning has been but after yesterday I was able to see that everything is going to be okay. I definitely think my sister was right when she would tell that trying to plan a wedding out of state is tough and that things will get better once I came back home, and after yesterday I realized that she was right. THANKS LIZ! The best thing about an intense storm is the aftermath, like here you see the green grass and the beautiful flowers, for the most part that is what I have noticed in my life is when times are hard the experiences that you gain from them are the most memorable and helpful. I love trials and would not want to have it any other way, without them how can I ever expect to learn anything? This experience so far with planning a wedding I have learned that it is important to speak up for the things that I would like and to share what I am feeling with others, and if I choose not too then I just need to keep my mouth shut, thoughts to myself and NOT COMPLAIN! I have such a loving fiancé who is willing to hear me rant and rave about everything and anything, unfortunately he carries a lot of it on his shoulders too once he hears it all… so I am now learning that I can’t do that to him either…he’s just so great. I know that I have a loving family who I can turn to at any point. My sister is awesome and so logical that it’s sickening sometimes…haha…her logic is always so right on the ball that I feel so dumb that I didn’t notice it! I seriously thank my sister for pointing out my moments of insanity because without her things would be ten times harder.

CAVED IN!

So I finally caved in to this whole blog business... it's funny though b/c since I am about to get married I keep hearing how I should start this blog and it is one of the perfect ways to keep people updated... kind of like facebook, hmmmm. Haha. Anyways this should be fun! I'm excited! So basically the wedding plans are still up in the air! Moses and I get married April 24, 2010 and seem to have all the details figured out but no venue, definitely stressful. It's hard to not want to start screaming and yanking my hair out but it's nice to have a loving man who helps me remain calm amongst all the wedding drama. I know it's supposed to be hard, but I didn't think it would ever feel impossible haha. We'll I finally bought my wedding dress. I got it yesterday and I am so excited, definitely not the type of style I would have gone for first, but I put it on and just fell in love with the pretty white dress AND according to my wonderful sister, she claims that I have to love it and feel beautiful... so I did...so I bought it! haha There isn't much more to say besides that I am saying goodbye to Provo on Saturday and heading back to Fullerton. I cannot wait to be back in CA and be closer to my fiance and family. Well, that's all I have to say for now I guess...haha.. I am sure once I get the hang of this more I will write more.