Good Times.

This week felt long in the middle of it, even though it went really fast looking back from the other end of the weekend. School is rolling along. Most of my classes are very tiny, including one with just two students. Imagine, if you will, how difficult it is to do say group work with TWO kids. Yeah...it doesn't work. But I love my students and I am loving my job, even if it has political issues and my classes are small. I really think I may write a book about the stupidity that is school politics. Unfortunately, it would be boring and pretty much nobody would read it. So maybe I won't write it!

I have been slowly getting my apartment cleaned up. I finished cleaning the front room carpet yesterday. It feels good to have clean carpet. I am still on a rampage to get rid of things I do not need. The clutter around me is killing me. It is a slow process but it is getting there! How did I get so much crap?

Friday, I had fun hanging with the Sandy family and eating burgers. Man, I love a good cheeseburger. I sure do love my little nephews. Oliver was especially cute with his blue face from his lollipop from dinner and while in the car he was sleepy and I put my hand on his face and he rubbed my arm. It is a good thing I have these wee ones around to get my baby time in! After dinner I played two softball games with a friend from church on his work team. We lost both games but it is fun to be playing again.

Yesterday, I hit the farmer's market where I found a place that has good beef to buy. I watched Food Inc. a month ago and really am not impressed with out meat supply in this country. I want grass fed beef and I think I will be able to get it through this company. Do not watch that movie if you do not want to change your views on food! Just a warning. I then went on a hike with my friend, Jane, who teaches at my school. We took her dogs and it was a fun little adventure to Stewart Falls. I am loving hiking in Utah. It is so pretty. Notice in the pics that the leaves are starting to change up there. I sure do love fall. It has been nice to have the weather a little cooler to sleep at night.

Last night was a baby shower for Shule, a former teacher at my school. It was fun to see her all glowing and to eat the great food her mother made. It was a great time.

I then went home and ran on my new treadmill. It was a great deal and I am enjoying having it...even though running outside will always trump the dreadmill! That thing was only 100 clams. Can you believe it? Me either. I am a lucky girl! That thing will make life in the winter easy. Well maybe not easy because it is major work to get myself to get on those things...but it will be handy.

Cheers!

More Onion Days 5k Pics...

Here are more pics of the race on Monday. It was fun to have Isaac run me in! I think all the people in the pictures looking at me are really just jealous of my hot socks.

This week is flying by. Been a bit busy with cleaning of carpets and getting some of the things I don't need out of my house and life.

Don't have much....life is good!

Labor Day!

Ran my fastest 5k yet, today. It felt great! Payson is a pretty place. Maybe I should get more serious about looking for houses down there. It was nice and cool this morning(basically COLD) so it was nice racing weather. It was fun to see sunrise over the mountains while running the race!

Josh(the brother from another mother) even ran. We had socks that people were jealous of. We are pretty cool. Pancake breakfast was at a friend's house afterward and it was fun to see her out in the real world of life(she is my Weight Watchers leader!) It was very nice that there was a bonfire, not only for Josh to try and roast a peach, but because it was COLD! The deer head was in the front of somebody's yard in Payson. I guess you know you are in Payson when you see a deer head in somebody's yard. Weird. I sang: "Deer heads, Deer heads, rolly poley deer heads" to Josh. He was not impressed. I was impressed with his candy fetching skills at the parade. He is a goof!

It was a fun day. More race pics to come shortly.

Hiking

Went hiking up Dry Creek Canyon with Jane. It was so pretty. I must get back into hiking.

Also hit The Storytelling Festival's Laughin' that night. It was very funny and a really nice evening. What a great weekend this is turning out to be.

Pics include hiking(one is of Mt. Timponogos from a ways away. It was funny because Jane was joking around and said: "They really should come up with a name for that mountain." I just played along not realizing that it was Timp and was like yeah...they really should...I didn't really know it was Timp...so it was funny). That house I am looking into buying in my next life when I am rich. Can you believe that waterfall?

Yeah. I live here!

I was awe struck by the pretty mountains yesterday. It made me glad to be back in Utah. Weird. Sometimes I don't like that I live in Utah but other times I am really content with it. Why is that?

I was playing tennis with a friend yesterday when I realized that the mountains were just so pretty.

The week has been just pretty typical. I guess I am back in grove again!

Here are some funny conversations from Health Class today:

1. A girl asked if I was married or dating anybody. I told her that was a pretty personal question but answered anyway.

2. Same girl mentioned how she always wants to eat chocolate while menstruating. The boys all thought that conversation was too much and inappropriate for school. I laughed. They compared it to talking about their crotch and I disagreed. It was just funny. Maybe you had to be there.

3. A real funny part of the previous conversation was that another boy who was not listening very closely said: "Who's a lesbian?" and we all laughed at him because we never mentioned lesbians. It as funny too...but maybe you had to be there.

An other exciting note. I was looking into subscribing to the Salt Lake Tribune and it was way too expensive but I have discovered that we get the paper at school and I can take a copy for free each day. Bonus. Isn't it wonderful how the little things can make me so excited?