Thursday, July 8, 2010

California Dreamin'

We took a road trip to California last month to go to the U.S. Open and decided to make a week long trip of it. We started by going to two areas that were in Brady's mission, which was really fun. I enjoyed meeting some of the people that Brady spent time with while he was in California. This is a picture of us after we finally made it to our hotel room after hours of driving.








Hiking










Besides being with me, this is Brady's favorite place to be :)














Muir Woods National Monument was really beautiful and fun. I've never seen so many gigantic trees in my life!
























Don't ask. He's faking it.






The Golden Gate Bridge was amazing! I was nervous just walking on it because I'm so afraid of heights, but was really cool. Here Brady is trying to scare me by putting his feet on the railing...it worked.
















The Oakland Temple is amazing. So beautiful!






































Brady was doing this...golf













While I was doing this...freezing!













Time out for a pic













We decided to go to a baseball game (Giants vs. Orioles), my first ever MLB game, and I had so much fun. It was fun to sit and enjoy the game, look out onto the ocean and eat a hot dog and peanuts. Great night!












































Great field













This is us on the shuttle to to the U.S. Open. We are trying to do our excited faces if you can't tell. I knew it would be fun, but I had a lot more fun than I had anticipated. I for sure want to go again sometime in the future.













This is at the entrance of the Open













Also at the entrance













Brady signed up for a golf lesson (like he needs it) from a golf pro. It was cool because they hooked him up to a computer with sensors and critiqued his swing and gave him some pointers. I could have signed up, but would have felt really stupid because there were people standing around watching. I could have used the lesson, but oh well!




























It was awesome seeing Tiger Woods. He and Phil Mickelson just have this aura about them. It was really cool to see both of them!















Pebble Beach is so pretty. I was amazed at how beautiful the course is with the bright blue ocean next to it. And we had perfect weather which was awesome!









































We had such a great time in California and I can't wait to go back sometime soon. It was alot of fun to spend all day, every day, with Brady. Life gets busy with work and school and other constraints, so it was great to take a whole week off to spend time with just each other. :)

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day Weekend is always great. Not only is it nice to have a day off of work, but it's a great excuse to get together with friends and family and reflect on those who have passed before us. I ran by the cemetary Monday morning and it was great to see all the flowers...it brought a little bit of sunshine to my day!

On Sunday we had a BBQ at my parents house with the whole the Olsen clan, well, almost the whole clan. We had lots of good food and lots of fun.




On Saturday night, we went to the Bees game with some of our friends. It's always fun to hang out with friends on a summer night at the ball field.
Love this picture of all of us with Bumble

Going to the Bees games is good for me because I don't know too much about baseball. Brady said this summer he's going educate me on all the rules of baseball. I look forward to attending more games as the summer goes on and learning more about the game, I mean, I should know about it since it's America's pastime, right? :)

I Love Breakfast!

After the run we went to Kneaders for a great breakfast. We met Missy, Mindy, Dustin and the girls there and had such a great time. French toast and strawberries and whip cream....Mmmmm!Mindy and my CUTE nieces
Such a little character!
Miss and Bevs
Brady had to get a cannoli - very Godfather-esque
We're apparently in deep thought about something...
Until next time Kneaders, until next time...

Sunday, May 23, 2010

SLC Half Marathon 2010

We ran the half marathon this year and had a great time. If you see from the pictures below, Brady was growing out his mustache until after the race...that's why I love him, right?! Anyway, we had such a great time running together. I always tell Brady to run ahead of me because he is faster than I am, but he always stays by my side...I love him for that. This is the picture we took in the car on our way to catch Trax--eating our bananas and peanut butter & honey sandwiches. As we ran the course, my sweet Nana and two of my aunts were on the side of the road cheering us on--what a great feeling! Not only did they support us, but my sister Missy did too! She came and took pictures of us as we crossed the finish line into The Gateway. I am so glad they came out to support us, not only because it's great to see familiar faces along the way, but because we wouldn't have any pictures if it weren't for Missy. Love you sis! She took so many great pictures. Here are some of the great pics that she took. The crowd at the finish line is crazy! Everyone is cheering and screaming and the atmosphere is so fun. The crowd gives me the last little push that I need to finish strong.
Us running the home stretch!
Missy yelled our name and got a picture of us as we turned around...
Heeyyyyyyy! (I'm in the left-hand corner in case you can't find me).
After finishing--a great feeling.
Stretching and unlacing my shoes--oh it felt so good.Our cool socks designed to prevent blisters. Let me tell you, they really work! If any of you run long distance, you for sure need to get these. They are kind of silly, but they do wonders.


I've been trying for over an hour to upload a video that Missy took of us, but it's not letting me for some reason. Grrrr, stupid technology! Anyway, the 1/2 marathon was great, but now we have our sights set on the Park City Marathon on August 21st. Ahhhhh! What are we getting ourselves into?!?!!!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

My Utah Jazz

I'm having guilty feelings for 2 reasons: 1). I haven't updated my blog in over a month, and 2). I should be doing my homework...oh well though! For those wondering, the half marathon was AWESOME! My sister Missy took some great pics that I will post shortly, but in the mean time this post is all about my Utah Jazz. We've had so much fun this season going to the games and especially the playoff games! I have never felt so many different emotions in a 48-minute time frame that I do at the games; ranging from excited, to happy, to angry, to disappointed, to frustrated...guess that's what we do it for right? All for the love of the game! Here are some pics from the playoff games.

The noise-makers were vital to the well-being of my hands


Katie got us matching jerseys for my birthday...Thanks Kat--I LOVE it!

Our seats were right next to Katie's so we went to all the games together

When the Jazz played the Lakers in the second round and we lost game 3, I saw four fights breakout at the arena...it was crazy. I looked around as I was walking out of the arena and saw a Lakers fan get his head cut open from a Jazz fan; there was blood running down his face. WOW, this is serious business--do NOT mess with an angry Jazz fan...especially if you're a Lakers fan :).
I'm sad the season is over, but October is just around the corner....Until then Jazz....

Friday, April 9, 2010

Running Update


Brady and I have been training for the Salt Lake City Marathon for the past couple of months and have been so excited to run in it! We figured that while we don't have kids we might as well check this off our "to do" list. The past few weeks, my left knee has really been bothering me; lots of pain and swelling, so I finally decided to go to the doctor this morning. The doc says I have Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS)--I need to do more research on it, but he recommends I stop running and attend physical therapy for the next 6 weeks :(. I told him I don't want to stop running and he said "well, I know how you runners are, I will tell you to stop, but you'll just do what you want, so use your best judgement."

Sooooo, I will not be running the full 26.2, but I will try my luck, and my knee, at the half marathon and hope for the best. I'll keep you posted...

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Photo Tag

Here are the rules:

1. Open your 1st photo folder.
2. Scroll to the 10th photo.
3. Post the photo and the story behind it.
4. Tag 5 or more people.


This picture is hilarious!! This was taken last year at a game for the softball league we play in for my work; as you can see, I am VERY coordinated and have MAD skills when it comes to hand-eye coordination! My face is priceless, I am trying so hard to hit that dang ball...I don't know if I did (probably not), but I probably still had a lot fun! At one game, I about died when I hit the ball over the short stop's head--that was the highlight of the season for me; by far, the best hit I've ever had! Looks like it's time for me to hit the batting cages and start practicing because it will be softball time soon enough!

I tag everyone! I think it's fun to look back at old pictures.