No Decency...

As I was driving Grace to her theatre class today, this was my view...

COME ON PEOPLE....I am not a prude, and I really try not to judge, but if you are going to ride a motorcyle...pull up your pants!!!

Thank you.

A visitor, Halloween week, and winter!

I was afraid this was going to happen....I would start a blog and be so busy, I don't have time to update it everyday. So, please don't give up on me if I miss a day or two or three....

Last weekend a dear friend came to visit us. Billy used to work with Derek and he and his family lived in our neighborhood. It was so great to have him here and wished the rest of his family could have come too. Next time! Grace was just 3 when Billy moved, but was so glad to get reacquainted with him. They spent of couple of nights reading together. Fun weekend!

Saturday kicked off the official start to our Halloween week...you moms know how it is, starting about the week before the actual holiday there is a party here and a party there. The girls enjoyed crafts at games at The Little Gym party. More Halloween posts to come....about 3 more parties to go...and then the trick-or-treating!

And I think winter is here...pull out the shovels and the sweaters! If you live here you already see it and if you don't...well, the snow is flying today. This is my backyard this morning, but since I took this picture it has pilled up...everything is now covered in white.

It is a good day for a pot of soup! Guess what is for dinner tonight?

Corn Maze Crazy!!!

We are a little Halloween crazy around here. We have not decorated like crazy (that would be our neighbors) but, we are in the spirit and counting down the days to trick-or-treat! A tradition started a few years ago was an annual visit to the CRAZY CORN MAZE! The kids loved it.

"Which way do we go?" That was the theme of the night.

We spent the first part of our night trying to keep up with the kids and trying not to loose them in the maze. The darker it got... the closer to us they stayed.

After about an hour of running, and I mean running, Grace heard the chain saw going in the haunted part of the maze and was ready to go home... But, not until we got a balloon. It was crazy fun!

New York City

Sorry it took me so long to post this, but I new it would be a long post and it took me a while to put it together....

We arrived in New York Friday evening, the 9th, which was our actual anniversary. After checking into our hotel we found ourselves a quiet little restaurant for our special dinner. It was a really cute Argentine restaurant (didn't write down the name, silly me) with the table sitting with doors open to the street outside. Derek reminded me that he proposed at an Argentinean restaurant in Salt Lake! Very romantic...we drank a very special bottle of wine we had purchased a few years ago at our favorite vineyard in Napa. It was really the perfect night....great food, excellent wine and the best company...with my best friend in the whole world!

Saturday we decided to walk down by ground zero and onto see the Statue of Liberty. We were staying in Tribeca, on the southwest side of the city. It was about a 20 minute walk. Ground zero looks like a great big construction site now, but it is hard to erase those images we all remember not that long ago.

The cross on the left was about the only physical reminder of the tragedy that struck this New York City block.

WOW! She is so cool. I guess seeing something like the Statue of Liberty is Amazing because we see it on tv all the time, but when you actually see it in person it makes you realize how lucky we are to be here! We spent some time milling around the statue an taking pictures around the island. The views were amazing!

Saturday night we met up with my cousin Michael and his partner Pelle for a fantastic Italian dinner. They live in Brooklyn, so they know all the hot spots in town. After our wonderful meal we walked all over Soho. We stopped in at Rocco's for dessert! WOW! That is all I am going to say. Thank you guys again for the wonderful local hospitality. We had a GREAT time!

Sunday morning was really lazy, thank goodness, because we walked for about 12 hours straight on Saturday. I am not sure I have ever been so tired! We had tickets for Wicked that afternoon. It was a beautiful day, so we walked down to Central Park and sat in the sun for a while before our show.

The show was amazing! And we had a wonderful time walking around the city. We took a cab back to the hotel to give our feet a rest and then went out for a Lobster dinner!

We ate at a place called 10 Downing. The food was great, but the atmosphere was interesting...probably a whole other blog post in itself.

Monday morning we got up bright and early to go see the Today show in person. We were highly disappointed to see a crowd of screaming 13-year-old girls surrounding the building. Some kid named Justin Beiber was the featured performer. We couldn't even get close to the building. We still had a good time walking around.

Monday was our final day and I hadn't done any shopping yet! My husband is wonderful in many ways, but he sucks at shopping! So, we did our best to do a little. We ended up with souvenirs and I am going back with my girlfriends to shop another time!!!!

We had a wonderful trip! Thank you for letting me share it with you. Thank you for a very special weekend Derek. I love you! Looking forward to see what the next 10 years has in store for us.

NYC Anniversary Trip.

I haven't forgotten about the blog!!!! But, it has been a crazy week. Just like you working people...I have a lot to catch up on after being gone for a few days. Derek and I had a fabulous time in New York City, and I will tell you all about it...but, it is late and I have to go to sleep. Here is a glimpse at what we did last Saturday, but the trip started on Friday....see you on the next post.

10 Year Anniversary

We are celebrating our 10 year anniversary! Whoo hoo! Look at us so young and in love. I often wonder how I got so lucky to have such a wonderful man in my life. He really is prince charming...

I had no idea 10 years ago what life had in store for us, but would not change a thing!

We have been blessed with a wonderful life in the mountains of Utah, two beautiful girls, surrounded by our wonderful family and friends! I count my blessings everyday. My husband is truely one of a kind, my best friend, my soul mate! Happy anniversary honey!

Prom again...

As promised I have a picture of me in my prom dress. It cleaned up pretty nice and dang...it sparkles! My date was much cuter this time! Love Derek's bolo tie! We had a blast dressing up in our old clothes, taking us back to our youth a little... I remember now the rash the sequins gave me the night of the prom! But, it was fun and Grace told me I looked loke a princess. I knew I hung onto this dress for a reason. Thanks again to Randy and Jolie and the fun party!

A marathon..and running for good health!

Breaking news...I am registered to run my first marathon! Yikes! My good friend Holly talked me into it. (For those of you who don't know...this is Holly!)

I am very nervous to run a marathon. I started running a little over a year ago. I hated it at first, but have learned to really enjoy the 'high' and the intensity of the workout. Something about sweat dripping in your eyeballs becomes fun! And the feeling of accomplishment at the end of a good run is exhilarating! I have always enjoyed exercise and trying to eat right, but this has forced me into being a bit of a health nut. I also think this gives me a little sense of normalcy because of my diabetes.

Just a little background for anyone who is interested...being a type 1 diabetic is like being a living science project. Constantly thinking about everything I eat and being able to take the correct amount of insulin to keep my sugars under control is no picnic. Running make it interesting because I have to do a lot more calculating and monitoring of my sugar levels.

I am sure there are others like me who love to run and be healthy, but I don't know any other type 1 diabetics who run or run marathons for that matter. I am looking forward to the challenge and appreciate the love and support of my family and friends.

The race is in May, so I will keep you posted on my progress in training and the day to day grind of the challenge with diabetes. Thank you Holly for signing me up!