Better

Feeling MUCH better.  The scriptures have brought so much peace to my restless heart and my tired mind.  I love it.

I've had a few people ask how Nate is doing with all of this.  It's hard on him, for obvious reasons.  He's SO tired of applying for jobs.  It's tedious and taxing, and he is sick of it.  I have talked to other couples who felt strained during the job hunt.  Nate and I have felt strained, individually, but as a couple, we are actually growing much closer.  I can see how times like these can pull a couple apart, but that hasn't happened with us, and I'm so grateful.  I love him so much, and we have been able to find the humor and blessings and love in this trying time.  What a blessing.  I think we both feel so defeated that we just sit together at night and just laugh.  Because what else can we do??

Everything is going to be alright!!

October Life, Part 2

Pretty much a repeat post from two weeks ago.  Still no job, enjoying pumpkin patches, running and trying to increase my spirituality.  My dad and I attended the Provo Temple together last week.  I needed that!  I haven't been to that temple since I've been married, so it was nice to go there again.

Cam and Nate ran the Salem Witches 5K on Saturday.  My dad went and ran with them.  They did great!  Cam told me he wants to run a half marathon with me one day.  I am so excited that he loves running!

I ran the Howloween Half marathon on Saturday night.  I've decided that I will NEVER do a night race again!  They are terrible!  I just prefer mornings.  But I ran with Shaylee, and we helped each other finish.  Our time wasn't great, but I told her I wasn't going to leave her behind.  There was this sweet deaf man who we kept seeing along the course.  Whenever he would see us, he'd give us a thumbs up, to "check in" that he was doing well.  Shaylee signed with him afterwards, and turns out he was all alone.  No one to cheer him on.  I'm so grateful we could be his support.  Sometimes races have NOTHING to do with yourself.  Sometimes you are meant to be there for someone else.  I am grateful I could do that for Shaylee and this nice man because I can't even count how many times someone has been there for me. When he finished, he came up and thanked us and wanted a picture.  Made my night!!!

I also spent some time with Cathy this week.  We always laugh when we get together because we have 8 kids between us and it's just nuts.  I love this girl.  She is a blessing in my life right now!!

Life Update (LONG post!)

Okay.  I have been slacking on my blog, and I don't like that!  This is my family journal, and I need to do better.  I'm going to try and sit down every evening and write down our day.  That's the goal.

So here's a quick recap of what I haven't blogged lately.

1.  The kids are doing great in school!  Cam had a field trip to Silver Lake yesterday and said it was a blast.  He's learning multiplication and division, and it feels like yesterday he was in Kindergarten learning addition!  Roo is loving Kindergarten.  I love her little homework worksheets.  She LOVES riding the bus, and I'm sad that the chances of the kids riding a bus wherever we move to are pretty slim.  Bear and I always have fun at home together.  She misses the older kids, but I'm loving have that time with her.

2. Still no job.  Trust me, you'll know when we get one.  He's had a few interviews though, and the IHC job is still in the running.  Our official move-out date is September 27, so the plan is to move to Salem if nothing else happens by then.  Sigh.

3. I have started a new workout program and clean eating, so be ready for that update each day.  I LOVE it!  The goal is to workout an hour a day, NOT counting running.  I alternate arm/ab day with leg day, and I feel so amazing already!

4. Nate did his 2nd Triathlon on Labor Day and rocked it!  SO SO proud of him!  He wants to do a half ironman next.  Woot!  Such a stud.  And hot, might I add...

5. Yesterday, I met up with my friend, Cindy, at City Creek for lunch.  She is part of our running group, but we had never met, since she lives in Southern California.  She came to Utah to run Big Cottonwood this weekend.  It was such a treat to meet her.  We walked over to Temple Square, since she'd never seen that before.  I hope she had a nice time and felt something special there.

6. My awesome running friend, Ty, invited our family and Joshua over for dinner last Sunday.  It was SO MUCH FUN.  We seriously laughed for like 3 hours straight.  I don't think I've seen Nate laugh so much!  Also, I got to snuggle baby Ginny.

7.. Nate is HOT.  That's all.

Nate, the Triathlete

Nate completed his first sprint triathlon, and I am SO PROUD!  He rocked it.  And he's officially hooked!  I'm excited to not be the only fanatic in the house anymore!

It was a reverse tri, so he started with the run portion (a 5K).  It was really fun for me to be a spectator.  I loved watching the lead guys fly into the transitions.  When he finished the run, he hopped on his bike for 11 miles.  Once again, the lead guys were flying.  Athletes are awesome.

When he finished the bike, he stripped down and ran into the pool.  He's been practicing swimming, but I was still nervous for him!  He was tired!  But he did awesome and finished a whole 6 minutes ahead of his goal time, which is just amazing!  I'm so proud!

He is already signed up for another one in September.  Back-to-back events?  Sounds like someone else I know.....  We're addicted!!