Farmington 5k and 10k 2012

When I was in Utah the middle of July my brother Cameron and I ran the Farmington 10k.  My parents and sister Courtney along with my cousin Danielle ran the 5k.  I was so happy that they all came to run with me.  It was very fun!  Scott's parents, his brother Erik and his wife Camille with their kids were there as well.  It was fun to see them!  I have to say running in a smaller city is so nice.  The last 5k I did in NYC, there were like 7,000 people that ran.  It was a nice change:) 

Here are a few pictures: 

Dad, Mom, Court, Me, Cameron

Me, Danielle, Mom, Courtney

Courtney, Me, Cameron, Dad, Mom, Danielle

P.S. I love my neon Nike Frees - they are amazing shoes!



Blogging Break

It's been over 3 months now since I have blogged... that is a long time! 

I remember the thing that stopped my blogging.  That was when my grandma passed away in April.  I didn't want to blog until I wrote something about her, but every time I sat down to write a blog post dedicated to her, it just made me sad all over again.  I still have that post sitting in my drafts unfinished.  So I just didn't blog.

Then Scott went to Utah for four weeks for an away rotation for school, and it was really hard for me.  So I didn't blog.  There were good things that happened during that time that I should have blogged about.  Like when I got to visit Scott in Utah and spend time with my family.  Or when my friend Lindsay had her beautiful baby Annie and I got to hold her.  But then Robert and Lindsay moved to St. Louis with Annie and that was really hard.  So I didn't blog.

Scott came back from Utah and it was so nice to have him back!  But there was a looming reminder everyday that he would be leaving again in a few weeks for Seattle.  So I didn't blog. 

Scott left for Seattle for another four week away rotation and it was just as hard doing this the second time around.  I've had a really hard time being husbandless... so I didn't feel like blogging.  I went to Utah to see my family and had an amazing trip!  I should have blogged about that - it's actually still on my to do list:)  Then coming back to NY after the visit was really hard.  I didn't want to come back to be alone.  The weekends are the hardest.  Now, Scott comes back one week from Saturday, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.  So the end of this lonely summer is coming and I finally feel like I want to blog again.  Things are looking up, and I'm feeling good about things again. 

I have realized in my blogging that I don't like to blog about things that are hard or make me sad.  These are the times that I sort of withdraw.  I have seen some of the things that my friends have gone through - really, really hard things.  Yet, they blog to share their experiences to help in their healing which could perhaps help someone else.  Sorry for the rambling, I just felt like I wanted to explain why I've been MIA on this blog for a while.  I'm back now, and life is good!