St. George Marathon

First of all, every time we go on vacation, I swear I'm never going to do it again...and then a few months later, I'm ready for a break and do everything in my power to go somewhere. This time was no different.

The trip down there was great--except somehow I managed to get a cold the day before. So, that part wasn't great. But the girls were really good and we didn't have to stop once. We went right to the convention center and got Ryan registered for the race and then headed back to my Grandma's house in Hurricane.

After a not-very-restful sleep, Ryan got up at 4 a.m. to get to the bus on time. The girls were nice to me and slept until almost 8 a.m.! (That was really nice, since I didn't sleep well either and woke up several times that night.) We tried to watch conference--but let's be honest--when you're in a place your kids don't know and there are so many new things to explore, you can't concentrate on anything but keeping them from destroying everything. So, I don't remember much of conference.

I am so incredibly proud of my husband! His goal was to complete St. George in a shorter time than he completed SLC. And, he did it! He came in at 4:59:44...which was a 35 minute improvement over SLC. I was so thrilled for him! And, he's been sore, but not nearly as wiped out as he was after his first marathon. Before the maration, he said he planned to take next season off--but I suppose we'll see what happens in a few months...

The rest of the weekend was very uneventful--except as we were packing to leave. Somehow, it always seems that while we're trying to pack the car, both my girls absolutely cannot live without both parents paying very close attention to them. It makes things very chaotic and hectic...so that's when the "I am NEVER doing this again!" comes into play every single time. But, we got the car packed and I survived.

I really did not get to hear conference at all. I did manage to hear a few talks while we drove on Sunday, but I definitely feel like I missed out on it. I'm really glad they will have the talks online and I look forward to listening to them in the next few weeks and then reading them.

It was really nice to stay with my grandparents. They were very accomodating and didn't seem to mind the craziness of the kids--so that made the stay really great. It was a pretty good weekend...and I'm just really proud of my wonderful husband!