SoJo Half Marathon

"It was either this or fat camp"
We did it! It was hard and 3 days later we still have trouble walking. I would recommend training thoroughly before attempting a half marathon. My time was somewhere around 2:20, Gav got under 2 hours. My only goal was to run the whole time, and even though I was slow, I made it and don't feel the need to do it again!

 

Also, thanks to everyone who supported A runner in the race. Your honking and signs and cheers helped us all! 
*held by a husband* Run faster, I left the kids at home!
*held by some kids* and you thought this was a good idea 4 months ago
*held by some friends* run like Channing Tatum is at the finish line... shirtless!
*held by some boys* your feet hurt because you're kicking butt!
*held by some girls* you look so skinny!

Stewart Falls

Easy enough hike that I didn't feel guilty doing it on a Sunday. You can't ask for better scenery than what this place has to offer in the fall. Words don't describe.

Also I've wanted this picture for a while. Gavin is a great sport!

I'd say fall's treating us alright so far :)

bucket list update

football games

hike a colored canyon

spicy candles

buy something plaid

luke bryan in concert

have fun with our nephew

Stewart falls hike: 4 miles round trip, easy. Drive up Provo canyon, after the tunnel, make the left turn towards Sundance. Pass Sundance and park by the ampitheater in the Timpanogos parking lot in Aspen grove. Take the trail just north of the restrooms. You should see a sign about 25 yards into the hike.

Luke Bryan

The two most attractive men in this world are, in this order, Gavin Scott and Luke Byran. I JUMPED on the opportunity to go to the Luke Bryan concert with Gavin's siblings. I love going to concerts with friends to dance and sing along and have fun and act drunk without drinking but Gavin's family members are more reserved than my friends & I so I was a little nervous about going to a concert with them. I started having some anxiety about it on the way there so I said a prayer asking for help to have fun and be able to do what I wanted without caring what others thought of me. Prayer answered.
Starting with, I was the only one in our group who wanted to wait in line to try and win backstage passes, so it took a minute, but I worked up the confidence to do my own thing and guess what- it paid off! I won a backstage pass to meet the openers- Florida Georgia Line (but I know them as Tyler and Brian now haha).

The rest of the night went just as good. I was dancing and singing the whole time... by myself... but I enjoyed it! It was dark enough and loud enough and the crowd there was big enough that I could do whatever wanted without making a scene. OK except maybe I made a little scene during his song "Shake It", but besides that I would do it all over again. It was so fun acting confident and a little silly. I would do it all over again!

 The girls. I was already feelin' it.

 I swear. My husband is the only person in this world who wears fan gear, jeans, and tennis shoes to a country concert.

...and the whole group!

Have fun dancing to this song

Pinterest

Pins I've attempted lately...

Top: original pin. Bottom: My attempt. Review: Really good but really rich. Serve in portions half this size!  http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/peanut-butter-pie-recipe/

Top: original pin. Bottom: My attempt. Review: Gav actually helped a lot with these- measuring the windows and cutting the styrofoam. He's a champ! The benefit of them is that you can pick out the exact fabric and exact measurements you want. The not-so-great is it's not actually much cheaper than store bought curtains, and it's time consuming.
http://learnandgo.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/diy-window-cornicevalence/

Starting to Fall

Every year it's like a break-up. Summer ends and fall comes. This year though, I've accepted it early; I am summered out this time around (which I never thought I'd say) and am moving on. Here's our seasonal bucket list:

Pumpkin flavored everything, Half marathon, football games, pick-your-own orchard, glittery holiday crafts, look at the stars, build a fire, go on a hike in a colored canyon, spicy candles, jump in a leaf pile, buy something plaid, visit some hot springs, corn maze or haunted house, carve a pumpkin, make a trip to Wendover, see Luke Bryan in concert, and have fun with our coming soon nephew!
We are always open to new ideas so feel free to share! and everyone's invited.

P.S. enjoy this inspiration picture with me

Baby Shower

A few weeks ago (I'm a late blogger) we got to throw my sister-in-law a baby shower. You guys!!  We are going to be an aunt and uncle! Gavin is probably more excited than I am- every store we shop at he has to look at the baby boy section. Talking to Ashley about shower plans she really liked the idea of a superhero theme so that's what we tried to decided to go with.

I think it all came together well.
Also, we've been thinking about what we could call our nephew besides Ryker. We love the name but have decided we need to come up with something more affectionate. We've narrowed it down to 10. Let us know which one you like the best! 

1. Rynomite
2. Ry of the Tiger
3. Rykosaurus
4. Rybot
5. Rykee RyRy
6. Gavin Jr.
7. R-Tan
8. R-Tizzle
9. Ryty Tyty
10. Ryker-T

Law of the Harvest

They do the work, we get the benefits, right?  The people we are renting from have a fantastic garden. We have more honeydew and cantaloupe than we can handle!

Also, my mom ended up with a 15 lb zucchini so I had to take advantage and whip up some tried and true zucchini cake...

Preheat oven to 350, then mix all together:

1/2 c butter       1 t baking powder

1/2 c oil          2 cups finely grated zucchini

1 3/4 c sugar      2 1/2 c flour

2 eggs             5 T cocoa

1 T vanilla        1/2 t cinnamon

1/2 c buttermilk   1 t salt

1 t baking soda

 

sprinkle topping: 3/4 c milk chocolate chips, 3/4 c brown sugar, 3/4 c finely chopped pecans (optional).

 

Pour into greased, not floured, 9x13

bake @ 350 for 30-40 min