This last weekend my Prince Charming and I spent our Saturday going to different fairs. To start off our morning the University Student Apartment Association put on a Block Party, they had a bunch of difference venders, as well as cottonw candy, pop corn and blow up toys. They mostly cater to those with small children, but since we don't have one we went to eat their pizza.
Next on the list we went up on campus there was a Health and Wellness fair put on by the University of Utah Hospital and the College of Health. It was not too busy, we came home with a lot of free stuff. While we were there we were able to see our heart rythms, (I found out that Nathan does have a heart!), we got out Blood Pressure tested as well as our Glucose Levels. Oddly enough Nathan's glucose level was really really low, and mine was kind of high, and he had eaten more sugar than I had. But it's another thing he can brag about beating me, he has better glucose levels :).. We also got our body fat tested, mine was a tiny bit lower than his, he is really healthy and I am under for girls. It was fun going around to different booths to learn about different health topics. There was a womens tent and they gave out free prenatal vitamins and told me I should be taking them not matter what because it's good for me, so since they were free, I will take them up on that. We had a lot of fun.
After some relaxing in the after noon, and getting our energy up for the biggest fair of the day we headed to the Utah State Fair with Dash and Zoe Porter and Nathan's Brother Sean and his date Tera. We had a lot of fun looking at all the fat animals, admiring how the sheep didn't have tails, trying not to step in the cow pies, and watching all the interesting people that have come from many places to be at the fair. We ate fried foods, drank lemonade and watched a hypnotist that seemed to have lasted forever. We saw lions, and tigers, no bears, but a monkey and horses too. Not only that but we saw some sea lions that knew how to pose in front of a camera. It was quite the event, a lot to take in, but one thing I will say is that they know you want to try their game or eat their food so they charge an arm and a leg for everything there. I had fun, it was my first time to a state fair, and I surely enjoyed the company.
We had a great weekend, it was hard to come back to real life yesterday, work was hard and I have a test this week so reality hit me hard yesterday morning. It makes me more excited for this upcoming weekend and the adventures that lie ahead. :D
~Linn
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Game Time
This last weekend our Stake put together a Back to School dinner and 5k. Friday night was the dinner, sponsered by Citrus Grill. The dinner is usually done by Cafe Rio, but Citrus Grill was still really yummy. They did a drawing for Miche purses, they are really nice, and really cute purses, and I was one of the lucky few that actually won one of them. It was really funny because we kept kinda chanting my number and the second to last bad the guy calling the numbers just looked at me like 'are you kidding me', and called out my number I was probably the most excited person there. Thanks to Nathan for giving me his number :)
There were kids activities which included nachos, cottoncandy, and face painting. The funniest thing was that the cottoncandy stuck to the kids faces, and they it all the way up both cheeks, it was pink and blue, but still wanted their faces painted, I have no idea how they would have painted her face it would have had to have gone over all the sugar. It was just so cute. It was a great opportunity to get to know our neighbors that came, that aren't members. It's so fun to have these activites to meet so many new people, and to see our friends.
Saturday morning at 8am we had our Stake 5k. It's free and just for fun. We headed out early into the cold morning and set off on our run. There were a lot of people from our ward there, both helping and running. It's so cool there is a stroller category to encourage you to bring your kids, and for those who do have kids to participate. The run was a lot of fun, I pushed myself really hard, I was hoping to get a personal record, but there were a bunch of hills and turns in it that slowed all the runners down.
In the end it was a successful race. Nathan ran it with me, so did our friends Dash and Zoe Porter, as well as Amber Pederson and Issac (she won 3rd in the stroller division :P). We all had fun and enjoyed our dinner at Cafe Rio that night. Dash won I think 3rd in Mens and I won 2nd in Womens Overall so for part of our reward we got gift certificate to Cafe Rio. It sure was a great morning! Overall a great weekend.
There were kids activities which included nachos, cottoncandy, and face painting. The funniest thing was that the cottoncandy stuck to the kids faces, and they it all the way up both cheeks, it was pink and blue, but still wanted their faces painted, I have no idea how they would have painted her face it would have had to have gone over all the sugar. It was just so cute. It was a great opportunity to get to know our neighbors that came, that aren't members. It's so fun to have these activites to meet so many new people, and to see our friends.
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| Nate and Linn <3 |
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| Not sure what I'm doing with my face |
Bear Lake Adventure
Just before school started we had the opportunity to go to Bear Lake with our ward. Our bishop has a beautiful cabin up there on beach front property. With Nathan's calling as Executive Secritary, which is part of the bishpbric, we were invited with the other couples in the bishopbric to stay Friday night to Saturday. That Friday I got off work early and we headed up, took our time driving through Wyoming, who knew that was such a senic drive ;).. When we got to the cabin in the early evening, it was so pretty and a little chilly too. It was perfect and the cabin was huge! We were the first to arrive, so we got a personal tour from our Bishop. He told us all about the sentimental pictures around the cabin, and how each part of the cabin was designed. It was just beautiful, and it felt really homey. They did a great job in building and decorating the cabin to feel welcoming.
As the night drew on we enoyed a yummy dinner with fellow ward members, and enjoyed a fire outside by the lake. The setting was just perfect. We were in great company and had a wonderful time, even after the fire the boys played a few rounds of pool inside. It sure was a perfect way to end the summer, as it was the last weekend before school started.
Early Saturday morning Nathan left to be a good citizen a volunteer at a Make A Wish event, to raise money for cute children with cancer, to make their wishes come true. Just a little plug on that, I think it's a great opportunity to support sucha great cause. I sure didn't want him to go, but he has such a great time volunteering for them, and being a provider and making things happen for a lot of young children.
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| Owen and Linn |
After Nathan left I went for a beautiful run, I was able to run a long the lake and watch the sun rise, it was such a beautiful sight. Nature around us it just to magical, I always find it so refreshing to be out and enjoy our surroundings. With the afternoon coming on, we headed out to the water where Darci McMickle from the ward swam with me, she was so patient with me it was just so hard to get in such cold water. I was being a baby, but after about 30 min of trying I finally jumped in, and enjoyed the water the rest of the day.
We had two boats up there, and I spend pretty much the entire afternoon on the Knotts boat, we tubed, and wake boarded. It was perfect. The weather was warm, and the water was great, it was really choppy but so fun. For lunch I ran up to the cabin to grab a sandwich before heading back out to the water, and on my way I stopped to play with Owen Orrock (In photo) and Aria Preece, two cute kids from our ward that were enjoying the playground. It's so fun to see the young kids having as much fun as the adults :)
Friday, September 10, 2010
Wandering Dreams..
Last night, I went to bed reltively early, we got up at 5 am to go to the Temple together. Aw. It was fun, and so neat to do sealings together. Anyways... When we woke up this morning Nathan asked me if I remembered what I said to him last night when he came into bed. Of coarse I didn't I was asleep. Apparently I told him "I pick you, I want you. Only you." Something to that effect.
As the day has gone on I've been thinking about that, and I do remember my dream last night that I would have said that.
In my dream, we were in a defferent place, not in Utah, not in our same apartment, it was all screwy. Anyways, in the dream I had to pick either him or someother guy. At the time, in the dream, Nathan and I were married but for some odd dreamly reason I had to pick between my husband and some other guy, of coarse they don't let you see the face in the dream, but that doesn't matter. The guy was a jerk, and the whole time in my dream that I was arround this other person I was just constantly thinking about Nathan and how I wanted to tell him that I wanted to be his. This is where my sleep talking comes in... In my dream I had searched hard to find him and tell him I was his, and that I wanted to be with him and only him. I found him eating at some restraunt/hair salon place (yes this is a dream anything can happen right), and I grabbed him kissed him and told him that I picked him. I have not yet told this dream to Nathan, but as the day has progressed to now, and events have happened, I find it interesting what our mind thinks up and the kinds of dreams we do have.
I know pretty much all of you have seen the movie Inception and how they manipulate our dreams, often times I have wondered if my dreams really are my thoughts, or if someone put those thoughts in my mind with out me realizing and this is the outcome and leaving me thinking back on it all day. Dreams are amazing, and I love day dreaming where I wish things would happen that I know never will, but it gives me a chance to see myself as a winner and having accomplished things and to allow myself to build confidance in myself and the things I do.
What do your dreams say about you? Are there really hidden meanings behind them? Was my dream telling me that I need to let Nathan know that he is the one I picked and that I want to hold onto him forever?? If so, thats not biggie, but is there something else. All of this has just left me thinking today.. <3
~linn
As the day has gone on I've been thinking about that, and I do remember my dream last night that I would have said that.
In my dream, we were in a defferent place, not in Utah, not in our same apartment, it was all screwy. Anyways, in the dream I had to pick either him or someother guy. At the time, in the dream, Nathan and I were married but for some odd dreamly reason I had to pick between my husband and some other guy, of coarse they don't let you see the face in the dream, but that doesn't matter. The guy was a jerk, and the whole time in my dream that I was arround this other person I was just constantly thinking about Nathan and how I wanted to tell him that I wanted to be his. This is where my sleep talking comes in... In my dream I had searched hard to find him and tell him I was his, and that I wanted to be with him and only him. I found him eating at some restraunt/hair salon place (yes this is a dream anything can happen right), and I grabbed him kissed him and told him that I picked him. I have not yet told this dream to Nathan, but as the day has progressed to now, and events have happened, I find it interesting what our mind thinks up and the kinds of dreams we do have.
I know pretty much all of you have seen the movie Inception and how they manipulate our dreams, often times I have wondered if my dreams really are my thoughts, or if someone put those thoughts in my mind with out me realizing and this is the outcome and leaving me thinking back on it all day. Dreams are amazing, and I love day dreaming where I wish things would happen that I know never will, but it gives me a chance to see myself as a winner and having accomplished things and to allow myself to build confidance in myself and the things I do.
What do your dreams say about you? Are there really hidden meanings behind them? Was my dream telling me that I need to let Nathan know that he is the one I picked and that I want to hold onto him forever?? If so, thats not biggie, but is there something else. All of this has just left me thinking today.. <3
~linn
Thursday, September 9, 2010
World's
Greatest Husbands... Thats what the posters said on Saturday Morning. Amber Pederson, Zoe Porter and I set our early in the cold morning to run our first 1/2 marathon, not only was it Amber's first 1/2, but it was her first race ever!!! Wow!
We did the Salt Lake 1/2 Marathon, it was a lot of fun. We ran from Mountian Dell Golf Course up the canyon behind it to the top of Emigration and finished the last 8 miles down Emigration Canyon into Research Park, where we had a glorious finish.
The best part of the whole thing for me, besides finishing and doing it with friends was having Nathan on the side lines cheering me on with posters that said 'I love you Linn' and 'You did it'....Why do I care so much you ask?? Because Racing is my life, it's who I am, and he had not seen me race before, and it just meant the world to me having him there. Thank you Prince Charming for being there for me!!
Thank you to Amber and Zoe, as well as Amanda and Kelsie for getting me to train you guys for the race. :)
~linn
We did the Salt Lake 1/2 Marathon, it was a lot of fun. We ran from Mountian Dell Golf Course up the canyon behind it to the top of Emigration and finished the last 8 miles down Emigration Canyon into Research Park, where we had a glorious finish. The best part of the whole thing for me, besides finishing and doing it with friends was having Nathan on the side lines cheering me on with posters that said 'I love you Linn' and 'You did it'....Why do I care so much you ask?? Because Racing is my life, it's who I am, and he had not seen me race before, and it just meant the world to me having him there. Thank you Prince Charming for being there for me!!
Thank you to Amber and Zoe, as well as Amanda and Kelsie for getting me to train you guys for the race. :)
~linn
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Livin The Good Life..
In Salt Lake City. We are in our one bedroom apartment at the University Married Student Housing. It is a small cinderblock apartment, but we are slowly trying to make it ours. I think the more we stay there the more I am okay with it. It would be amazing if I painted though, add life and character to our place, we will see.
Through the months we have been in our ward we have had several callings, and currently Nathan is doing a great job as the Executive Secretary, and I am still the ward's Athletic Director, but also I am a Gospel Docterine Instructor. Our callings are both wonderful and challenging. We love the people we work with, and have such a wonderful ward, and so many great neighbors. Yes there are the few crazy ones, but we have many more wonderful friends that we are getting to know more and more.
In the last couple months a group of ladies from the Courts (ward) we get together in the evening after we are all off work, and head out for enjoyable and fun runs. We challenge each other with our runs, and the courses we take, but we are together, we chat and get to know one another so much better. I look forward to it each day. The days we don't run, I get a little bummed and I think Nathan does too ;)... We have the goal in accomplishing a 1/2 marathon this fall, a few of us didn't get into the Top of Utah like we had planned so we have found another one to do together too. It is so fun to have a connection like running to bring us all together, to be able to invite so many others too. We have some with kids and most of us don't, but it is great because we can take turns pushing the strollers or entertaining the kids. It is great for our Husbands too because sometimes they offer to take the kids for the ones who's husbands are working and they get a good does of babysitting. It is fun and enjoyable for everyone.
I have been reading a book called Born to Run. I am positive many of you have read it and loved it. It's taken a while for me to get into it but the more I am reading and the farther I get in the book the hard it's getting to put it down. I love reading of these Natives running Ultra Marathons and Women running them too, it makes me feel like I can get up and just go. Though I need to stay at work and finish out the day, it gives me a sense of greatness because I am a runner, each of us girls that go out together we are all runners, no matter the speed or the distance we cover, we make that effort to go out on the roads to exercise our bodies and invigorate our minds. We all were born to run, we were born to take care of our bodies and to be healthy. I feel so much better at night before going to bed knowing that I have put out that effort to run, swim or do a great exercise or some sort, I endulge myself in the exercise and I feel sure bliss after. I encourage all of you to grab a buddy and run. Even if you jog a mile walk a mile then jog another mile, your body will thank you. You will be able to enjoy the sure bliss of what it feels like to endulge yourself in running. I feel spoiled that my husband is so supportive of me getting that endulgence that I need, and to allow me to race, and to exercise and compete. I have such wonderful support from so many friends and family to continue my racing. I've slowed it down, I have only done one this year and it seems weird. I know that will getting married there are sacrifices that need to be made and this is one I can sacrifice as long as I can get out for my trainings, thats when I am a happy girl :).
I love to run, I love to eat, and so then I run a little more. Our bodies love it, and need it more that you can realize. Live to be healthy and happy. My dad always told us kids growing up, all he wanted for Father's Day, Birthday, or Christmas was healthy and happy children, and that is what I always want to give him, not just on those special days but everyday. So together lets live happy and healthy. <3
~linnmarie
Through the months we have been in our ward we have had several callings, and currently Nathan is doing a great job as the Executive Secretary, and I am still the ward's Athletic Director, but also I am a Gospel Docterine Instructor. Our callings are both wonderful and challenging. We love the people we work with, and have such a wonderful ward, and so many great neighbors. Yes there are the few crazy ones, but we have many more wonderful friends that we are getting to know more and more.
In the last couple months a group of ladies from the Courts (ward) we get together in the evening after we are all off work, and head out for enjoyable and fun runs. We challenge each other with our runs, and the courses we take, but we are together, we chat and get to know one another so much better. I look forward to it each day. The days we don't run, I get a little bummed and I think Nathan does too ;)... We have the goal in accomplishing a 1/2 marathon this fall, a few of us didn't get into the Top of Utah like we had planned so we have found another one to do together too. It is so fun to have a connection like running to bring us all together, to be able to invite so many others too. We have some with kids and most of us don't, but it is great because we can take turns pushing the strollers or entertaining the kids. It is great for our Husbands too because sometimes they offer to take the kids for the ones who's husbands are working and they get a good does of babysitting. It is fun and enjoyable for everyone.
I have been reading a book called Born to Run. I am positive many of you have read it and loved it. It's taken a while for me to get into it but the more I am reading and the farther I get in the book the hard it's getting to put it down. I love reading of these Natives running Ultra Marathons and Women running them too, it makes me feel like I can get up and just go. Though I need to stay at work and finish out the day, it gives me a sense of greatness because I am a runner, each of us girls that go out together we are all runners, no matter the speed or the distance we cover, we make that effort to go out on the roads to exercise our bodies and invigorate our minds. We all were born to run, we were born to take care of our bodies and to be healthy. I feel so much better at night before going to bed knowing that I have put out that effort to run, swim or do a great exercise or some sort, I endulge myself in the exercise and I feel sure bliss after. I encourage all of you to grab a buddy and run. Even if you jog a mile walk a mile then jog another mile, your body will thank you. You will be able to enjoy the sure bliss of what it feels like to endulge yourself in running. I feel spoiled that my husband is so supportive of me getting that endulgence that I need, and to allow me to race, and to exercise and compete. I have such wonderful support from so many friends and family to continue my racing. I've slowed it down, I have only done one this year and it seems weird. I know that will getting married there are sacrifices that need to be made and this is one I can sacrifice as long as I can get out for my trainings, thats when I am a happy girl :).
I love to run, I love to eat, and so then I run a little more. Our bodies love it, and need it more that you can realize. Live to be healthy and happy. My dad always told us kids growing up, all he wanted for Father's Day, Birthday, or Christmas was healthy and happy children, and that is what I always want to give him, not just on those special days but everyday. So together lets live happy and healthy. <3
~linnmarie
Saturday, July 31, 2010
One Year Ago…
Just one year ago we were in Park City for the weekend, for our honeymoon, and I had the flu, then passed it to Nathan. Boy am I glad this year I don’t have it!!
Just the other day Nathan told me I better not get it, and I sure was hoping that it wasn’t going to come.
We have now celebrated our year Anniversary, it was great. Nathan spoiled me with a wonderful Sushi dinner, I almost threw up because I took too big of a bite and the texture was slimy. Really besides that it was really good. Upon our arrival to Koyotos as we got seated I saw a beautiful rose on our table then realized it had a note in it, and it was a cute simple note from Nathan. He had arranged to take the Flower there and get it to our table while I was teaching a swim lesson just before dinner. It was a great surprise.
In the morning I spoiled him with yummy Crepes for breakfast, and half of his gift. He had his eyes on some Sambas (soccer shoes for those who didn’t know like me), they just happened to be on Sale, so I was happy to get them for him. He bought me two tennis rackets, well one for me and one for him. My reaction to the rackets probably was not what it should have been. I just have always hated tennis due to my lack of coordination, and my mom and grandparents being amazing players. Though its not my forte we still had fun playing together after dinner. We both sucked, and it was fun.
To continue our tennis experience we went again on Friday in midday in the blistering heat. It was fun. I hid in the shade, while I made Nathan be on the side with direct sun. We hit the ball around, no one really winning but just laughing and having fun. These times are just the greatest. Neither of us are pro at it, and we can learn together. This is the way games should be played, but with us, that hardly happens.
We have had a great weekend together. Spent a lot of time together, more than usual. Today I got a little annoyed because I had been with him so much and I am not used to it, but I still enjoy it. I took the weekend off work thinking we’d go somewhere fun, but we’ve had a great time here. And not to mention his soccer team Something United (that is there name, I didn’t forget), Won for the season. They played two games straight today, and they did so well!! I am so proud of their whole team. Nathan gets a Championship T-Shirt from winning.
I am so glad to have these times with my husband to build great memories and to keep close to him, and it will help us be stronger even in the harder days. I love him so much. He is such a hard worker, and works really hard at xbox, one day he will beat Robert. :)
~Linn
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