"he sook you out!"

Soo what happened to the month of September? I'm not really sure because yesterday it was the beginning of the month and I was happily frolicking in the sun and now it's October.. hmm weird.. I had a lot of fun this month though! The first week, I flew back to my roots (Washington) and went to a wedding of one of my best friends from High School! Kate married Jason Skelton and it was a beautiful day and she looked gorgeous (a post to follow soon I promise!)

Then the next weekend, Danielle, Rachelle and I headed up to Logan to run the marathon! It was such a fun and pretty course! Rachelle's familiy, Megan, Bailey and my cute Grandpa came to cheer us on! My goal was to make it under 3 hr. 40 min. to qualify for Boston and I ran it in 3 hr. 34 min.... so... Yes you guessed it! IM GOING TO BOSTON!!! Danielle qualified as well and so we will run Boston together! Rachelle did so good too! I am so proud of her for actually running a marathon with having three kids! She is AMAZING and my hero!


With my cute Grandpa. He still fits into his World War II uniform at 93 years old!!!

We're Rock Stars!!

Then my me and my roomies decided to head up to Park City for some Alpine Slide fun! We walked around town, did the slide and had some yummy pizza!

Here are a few pictures from Washington. While I was there, we headed over to Okanogan to watch Parker sell his pig (Babe Magnet is what he named it!) Damian went with me! I absolutly LOVE this little guy! It was so fun to be in the car with him for 4 hours while we drove over the Mountains to Grandma B's house! He is so cute and so sweet!

With Grandma B and Bart

We stopped at a cho-cho train and he loved walking around on it!

Okay and LAST thing... A few weeks ago Paul came and visited his favorite Sister in laws!! He rented a sweet CAR and we drove up the canyon in it! He was pretty much the luckiest guy riding with 4 girls!

oh btw if you are wondering what my title means... I was talking with Kristen one night and couldn't think of the right word of saying "seek".. so I said "sook"... but apparantly its "sought".. who would've known! :)

ahh life!

Wowsers it's been a while! and boy do I have some fun catching up to do!! Life has been just as you would imagine a young single adults life... career, dating, crazy adventures!, empty food cupboards, roomie fun, uncontrollable laughter, sleepovers with nieces and nephews, house party's, traffic school, ward functions, institute, concerts and LOTS of running! The Top Of Utah Marathon is in 2 weeks and my sisters Danielle, Rachelle and I are going to ROCK ITS SOCKS OFF!!!

So lets start with the career.. I absolutly LOVE my job! I am teaching First Grade and have the cutest class ever! They are so fun, entergetic and loving! It has been so fun learning and teaching!
K, we will skip the dating part, because lately it has been non-existant because of the above mentioned.. but lets just say, we are working on that department...

I was able to see my WHOLE family!! It was a spektacular day with bumber cars, lasertag, arcade games, racecars and fun!! I love my family so much!

Now the adventures!! Danielle and I took a fun roadtrip to California because she had her Ironman.. yes that is right, she is super woman and swims 2.6 miles, bikes 120 miles and then runs a full 26.2 marathon! It was such a fun roadtrip! Lets break it down in pictures for you!

3 a.m. with the Dream Team (parentals) to cook an amazing breakfast for Dani before the race.

Wishing her good luck before the race! (notice it is still dark... these people are crazy!)

After cheering all day long (12 hours!) Dani decides to recover in the first aid bed! She needed fluids pumped into her and wasn't keeping anything down! The Bradshaw boys were there to cheer and support!

A delicious dinner we made one night!

Dani finished 3rd in her age group! She really is an IRONWOMAN!

Then we take a little trip to Yosemite!! Fun times!

Lake Tahoe!

Decorating the car!

Salt Flats!

So a while back, my cousin Zach and I took a trip to Lake Powell with some friends and had a super fun time! We did lots of boating, eating, relaxing and discovering!

Jumping off the houseboat!

the famous cousin face!

skiing on beautiful powell

birthday fun!

My super duper FUN birthday!

Oreo Cake!

SLC Roasting Company!

Pretty flowers!

Baptism Day

I have many nieces and nephews. And they just keep coming! They are all the cutest things in the world and so I love to blog about them! I decided to personally blog about each of them when they are baptized into our church. (click to check out the LDS church)

Carter Dunn (my sister Rachelle's first son) was baptized yesterday. Carter is the first grandson in our family and I love him so much. I can't believe he is already 8 years old!

A few things that describe Carter: He makes the BEST sound effects you will ever hear! He has the most amazing and contagious laugh! He is the sweetest and kindest and most honest kid! He reminds me a lot of my Grandma Ila! I can tell he is growing up because last time I saw him he came right up to me and gave me a big hug! (Usually he is busy playing with toys or something else!) He is a really good big brother! He loves it when I come over to his house and sleep with him! He is a really good student! He loves the solar system! He loves animals/bugs/sharks/reptiles! I love how he still calls his mom, "Mama"! He skips everywhere he goes, rather than just walks! (really it's so cute! )

I am so happy that Carter has chosen to be baptized! He is being raised by amazing parents and is growing up to be such an amazing boy!

24?

so I am turning 24 and I'm not sure how I feel about that number. First of all, its even and I'm not a fan of even numbers and it just sounds old and .....old!!!! I mean honestly how many single old 24 year olds do you know? Most of my friends have been married for years and are having babies (multiple) by now! But don't worry.. I am completely content with my life right now! I am happy, having the time of my life and carefree! I love the single life (dating, countless ward functions, spontanious trips with the roomies, following the own beat of my drum, doing what i want when i want, having silence when needed..) but I am just saying that 24 is getting up there in age...

I thought of some numbers to represent my life thus far!

24- my age

23- plus 3 is the number of kids in my first grade class that i will have

22- number of kids I miss dearly in the African Orphanage!

21- the number of hoodies/sweatshirts i own! I love them!

20- the number of people in my family! I love them all!

19-times i have listened on repeat to the shakira song on my blog.

18-miles I am running on Saturday to train for my marathon in Logan

17- day of my Birthday!

16- minutes it takes me to get ready from wake-up, shower, eat, walk out the door!

15- add a couple zeros and you have guessed the price of my car... you could say i will have a payment on her for a while!

14- jeans... a D.I run is in order

13- Temples in Utah Danielle and I are traveling to before the end of the year

12- girls I worked with at EFY and LOVED it so much!

11- amazing traveling experiences around the world!

10- number of pigs I raised growing up! :)

9- food items i could eat with peanut butter! (sandwich, pretzels, celery, toast, crackers, chocolate, strawberries, apples, bananas..I love P.B.!)

8- How many plants I have!

7- number of years i have been driving before i got my first speeding ticket (just this last month)! I accepted the ticket graciously knowing that I have well earned it!

6- AMazing, Wonderful best friend SISTERS!

5- states I have lived in (idaho, washington, utah, hawaii, california)

4- longboarding accidents!

3- boquets caught at weddings!

2- hands down i have the BEST parents you will have or ever had!

1-awesome Brother who puts up with a lot of sisters but we still love him!

Roommate FuN!

I love my roomies! They are so much fun and we get along so well! There is no drama which I love! They were so welcoming and nice when I first arrived and we have all been friends since!
I love the late night chats with the girls, watching the Bachelloette with Kristen, talking about boys with Marianne, running with Kristen, going to institute with them, singing Kareoke, and being able to talk about the gospel! It's a fun house and best of all... we like to PaRTy!!!!



Watching the fireworks with Marianne and friends !

Seven Peaks with Kristen

Rodeoing it up!

At the park!

feeding the ducks