Tiffany and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary yesterday. August 20, 1993 was a great day for us. For our commemoration we ate dinner at "Rising Sun", our favorite sushi bar. Then we went to see Danny Gans perform at the Mirage. After that we checked in to the Silverton Hotel for the evening. When we woke up today we had breakfast at the cafe and then walked around the Bass Pro Shop. It is a HUGE outdoors and sporting goods store. Tiff had a lot of fun checking out the camping equipment. I liked the trout and bass tanks, as well as looking at the boats.
When we got back home we packed up the girls and spent the afternoon at the Desert Breeze water park. Our girls loved it. Altogether it has been a wonderful last two days. When Tiff woke up this morning I told her "we have started our next 15 years". I cannot see how it could be possible, but I hope they are as magnificent as the first 15 years.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
I am running a marathon
Earlier this year I set a goal to run a marathon in 2008. When I tried to find a marathon to run I did not have much luck. All the marathons I found were either on a Sunday or in August in Nevada in 110 degree heat. I put in to run the St. George marathon but I was not picked in their lottery. I had essentially given up and resigned myself to waiting until January 2009 to run the "Running from an Angel" marathon at Lake Mead. Then I got an email about the Valley of Fire marathon that will take place November 22, 2008. It is a Saturday and should be held in prime running temperature. I signed up and have started a formal marathon training program I found online through Runner's Magazine.
I cannot believe I have come this far. I do not mean to toot my own horn, but DANG!!! I AM GOING TO RUN A MARATHON IN THREE MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!! Two years ago I was 300+ pounds and would not run even if a dog was chasing me!! It just goes to show that nothing, and that really means NOTHING, is beyond your abilities if you apply yourself.
I cannot believe I have come this far. I do not mean to toot my own horn, but DANG!!! I AM GOING TO RUN A MARATHON IN THREE MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!! Two years ago I was 300+ pounds and would not run even if a dog was chasing me!! It just goes to show that nothing, and that really means NOTHING, is beyond your abilities if you apply yourself.
Kevin's graduation
This last weekend our family traveled to Tooele Utah to attend my younger brother's college graduation. My little bro (Kevin) received his Bachelor's degree in criminal justice which he plans to put to good use in moving up the ladder as a TSA guard at the Salt Lake City airport.
We left Thursday afternoon and got to Stockton (where my parents live) Thursday night. Friday Kevin and I played golf with my dad, and with Kevin's father in law (Bob). In the afternoon my girls and I went fishing with my father. Dad learned of a small reservoir outside Stockton that is packed with trout. That evening the whole family went to the Mandarin, which is our favorite restaurant in Utah. It is a local Chinese eatery in Bountiful.
Saturday my girls had breakfast at my parent's place while I ran 9.5 miles in Tooele. We then traveled to Salt Lake City for the graduation ceremony. It was a great event. During the ceremony it dawned on me (and I hope I am right) that in college when the instructors are teaching math, writing, science, or whatever else, underneath it all the lesson that every teacher is trying to get their students to learn is that there is nothing they cannot accomplish. When you think the lessons are difficult, or the homework is tough, or the tests are hard, it is because they are supposed to be. By challenging you in whatever area of study the instructor is teaching they are really teaching you that you can accomplish anything. That is the principle lesson you need to learn in college (or so it seems to me).
After the graduation the family went to the Mayan Adventure restaurant in Sandy Utah. It was a really interesting place. It is a HUGE restaurant that has four levels and a large pool in the center with cliffs and a waterfall. Every 20 minutes or so they had actors dressed like Mayan natives come out and put on a cliff diving show. Very interesting experience. I recommend it to anyone.
Sunday we went to Church with my parents and then drove home. The trip home went quick with only one stop in Filmore for a potty break for the girls, and one more potty stop in Hidden Valley, about 60 miles outside of Las Vegas. The entire trip had the girls either napping or watching DVD's in the car while Tiff read a book.
We left Thursday afternoon and got to Stockton (where my parents live) Thursday night. Friday Kevin and I played golf with my dad, and with Kevin's father in law (Bob). In the afternoon my girls and I went fishing with my father. Dad learned of a small reservoir outside Stockton that is packed with trout. That evening the whole family went to the Mandarin, which is our favorite restaurant in Utah. It is a local Chinese eatery in Bountiful.
Saturday my girls had breakfast at my parent's place while I ran 9.5 miles in Tooele. We then traveled to Salt Lake City for the graduation ceremony. It was a great event. During the ceremony it dawned on me (and I hope I am right) that in college when the instructors are teaching math, writing, science, or whatever else, underneath it all the lesson that every teacher is trying to get their students to learn is that there is nothing they cannot accomplish. When you think the lessons are difficult, or the homework is tough, or the tests are hard, it is because they are supposed to be. By challenging you in whatever area of study the instructor is teaching they are really teaching you that you can accomplish anything. That is the principle lesson you need to learn in college (or so it seems to me).
After the graduation the family went to the Mayan Adventure restaurant in Sandy Utah. It was a really interesting place. It is a HUGE restaurant that has four levels and a large pool in the center with cliffs and a waterfall. Every 20 minutes or so they had actors dressed like Mayan natives come out and put on a cliff diving show. Very interesting experience. I recommend it to anyone.
Sunday we went to Church with my parents and then drove home. The trip home went quick with only one stop in Filmore for a potty break for the girls, and one more potty stop in Hidden Valley, about 60 miles outside of Las Vegas. The entire trip had the girls either napping or watching DVD's in the car while Tiff read a book.
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