Hud the Stud

 

Hud the Stud, latest nickname from daddy

eating wheat thins by the river

 

We were merely trying to take a picture when he dove in!

ice cream addict

Hayes Falls

 

will do anything for golf balls

grill master

too much fun

take me with you!

 

I always loved those ads for Eternity, now I have one for myself every morning

Calvin Klein ad

The Snow Globe

Did I tell you about our wild and crazy night last night?  Last night Hudson woke up crying, he's been sleeping all the way through the night as of late, so I was a bit disoriented.  That and I had stayed up till midnight reading Homeless Bird  all in one sitting.  So I woke up to flashing lights and Hudson crying.  I immediately said "TJ, what's going on!" he woke up assuming something bad was happening.  Oh and did I mention I smelled smoke.  Yes, I smelled smoke.  So as I woke up TJ I ran looked at Hudson who was just crying in his crib and looked out our front window to see a fire truck.  I didn't see a fire, so I didn't know if I was smelling smoke from Ft Collins or New Mexico, and one of my neighbors had a wild party or what.  TJ gave Hudson a bottle and he went back to sleep.  Then just as I fell back asleep, I hear a music box play Come, Come Ye Saints, my first thought was, maybe this is what the fire truck plays at night, but I quickly remembered we weren't in UT and that wouldn't be PC anyway, I went through my brain of all Hudson's toys, nope no religious toys.  TJ than reminded me that it was our snow globe of Temple Square that hasn't played music in over a year, with the exception of a Sis Missionary who shook it and it worked about 2 months ago.  I was totally wierded out, so I went to explore the condo.  I checked little Huds and he had his blanket wrapped around his head.  Granted it was a thin, blanket, but still, I took it off and he rolled to the side, whimpered and went back to sleep.  Coincidence, I leave that up to you to decide, but I think not.

   So poor Huds is now blanket free at night.  He snuggled himself into his mattress tonight.  It's hot so it really doesn't matter.  Also my neighbor called me tonight to inform me that there really was a fire here last night.  Kind of creepy, I can't decide what is better to live around lots of people that could go up in smoke at any time.  Or to live far away from everyone where no one would be there to help.  I think I'll go with option C, far enough so the fire doesn't spread, but close enough to run over to a neighbors.

That was our night and now I must head to bed and pray we all get some safe rest tonight!

Ask nothing from your running...., and you'll get more than you ever imagined . . .

That's from the book Born to Run, and yes I feel I was born to run, well I also feel I was born to do many other things.  Running is just something I LOVE to do.

Yesterday I went out for a 5 mile run, somewhere around mile 4 my Nike + system informed me I was running a 10 minute mile, to which I yelled, like out loud, like so everyone, even the large group of Amish in matching royal blue at the bus stop could hear me "AHHHH,  I DON'T RUN 10 MIN/MILES" and than ran a 7 min/mile home.

Today I did speed workouts at the track.  My first mile was a 6 min one, after that I got a little slower.....

I would also like to mention that my GPS system decided to not average in the last 5 years of running as of today, I think I might have hurt it's feelings.  However, it listened and now those pregnancy months are not counting against me, dragging me down whenever I look at my overall average.  All it shows is my run yesterday and today.  It feels great, actually!

I feel like a new woman, well a new runner anyway.

I used to hate doing speed workouts, but now that I see them as a ticket to becoming a better runner, something I have wanted for a long time, I love them!

I don't know why it took me so long to look into how to improve my running, all those wasted childfree years.  Oh well, I probably didn't have time to research it till I became a mom, and Hudson is pretty darn cute, and more than being a fast runner I want to be a mom, so whatev.

Also I'm really excited, I have pink running shoes.  I've always wanted bright pink running shoes but you know the shoe that fits you normally only comes in puce or tan.  Finally Asics read my mind and made me some hot pink running shoes.  Then I lost my armband and found a hot pink one on Amazon (bless you) for $16 vs the $40 I paid for the first one.   I love my life!  Not just because of my pink get up, but isn't it awesome!?

June

I love June, it means summer is really here, and it happens to be when TJ and I first started dating, June 3rd to be exact.  I had invited him along with a couple other guys I was interested in and a bunch of other people to a croquet party. I was throwing that weekend.  TJ couldn't come and through a series of intermingling texts, I ended up accepting a dinner date with a guy, and agreeing to meet up with TJ for a concert with some friends that the date and I were going to go to after dinner, I had to decide, ditch my date who I knew really liked me and jump out on a limb for this guy that I didn't know if I had a chance with.
Quickly I asked my date if I could bring a guy along.  He was mad and well as you can imagine he didn't show up for our "date".

After that first time we got together, we went out 3 more times before he left town for that weekend.  He would send me texts and pictures and voice memos.  At my croquet party I had undivided attention from the other two guys I really liked before I met TJ, but I just couldn't get TJ out of my head.

I'll have to back up a bit here though.  I almost didn't go to class that day, I thought going home to take a nap would be a better idea, but than I realized that wasn't like me, well not for religion class anyway.  In the door walked my twinkly eyed husband.  The first time I saw TJ I knew he was for me, I wouldn't really think about it too much except for when I saw him and then I would be mesmerized.  There was one time TJ walked into a large church meeting and my roommates and I were against the back wall in the last row, I couldn't stop starting at him.  My roommates told me that I was obviously staring, to which I said "I'm going to marry him", to which they said, "you said that out loud", but I didn't care.  I didn't think too much more about him.  But the next time I saw him in our class "Teachings of Isaiah" I decided I should at least talk to him, although I had previously resorted to making him come to me.  It was the last week of class, and I had been through so much heartbreak before, I thought, what do I have to loose.  So I used the planned conversation from the first week I saw him, luckily he was wearing his highland rugby sweats again, so I could.  Then I played my cards the best I ever had and said (in a southern accent, not really) "I'm not from around here, and I sure do like to hike, do you know any good hikes" to which he got my phone number.  First and Last time I played my cards so well, I guess I was saving it for the right guy.

That night I went home and told my roommate, "institute boy got my number!"  Then just as I put on my glasses to head to bed, I heard a knock on the door and my vibrant roommate yell "institute boy!" I popped my contacts back in and ran downstairs in my jammies, only to have him ask me on a date for his friend.  My roommate was mortified and worried she had embarrassed me but as previously stated I could handle anything, and honestly I wasn't mad or uncomfortable in the least, so I thought maybe his friend is hot?

We went on a triple date, he had this bubbly blond cheerleader, I thought great they're going to go get married, live a perfect life, good for them!  My date was kind of nerdy, kind of cute, but it didn't go anywhere.  I managed to give TJ "the look" and moved on with my life.

Randomly TJ would call me now and then, I didn't know why, he had the blond bubbly cheerleader.

Finally I went home to visit my mom and run the Boulder Boulder , I decided I was going to join the Air Force, become a pilot and do something exciting with my life if I wasn't going to be a wife and mother like I really wanted to be.  I prayed and told God all my feelings.  I decided I was going to focus on my running and school and not give any guy much of a chance till I was where I wanted to be.  I also decided I was going to move on and not long after that heartbreak that I let obliterate my soul for a year hurt me anymore, always hoping he was going to wake up and realize he wanted me as much as I wanted him.  Just at that moment I got a text, I was certain it was from the one I loved, but it was from TJ, I didn't think much of it, I was in CO, he was in UT, not happening.


So then when I planned my croquet party I almost didn't invite him, I didn't want to be this older lady chasing after this younger guy, but you know what it worked and now look at us. More in love than we've ever been.

Here's an overdose of pics from dating . . .

croquet

4 years later

church activity

TJ meeting the in-laws in Mapleton, UT

playing in the fountains at Gateway on the 4th of July

4th of July Sugarhouse Park

random parade we stopped and watched in Heber, on our way to a reception in Duchane

circa Park City, bishops cabin

my awesome house I lived in, so many good memories

Pumkin Pancakes

the temple at night

Dave Curtis' Cabin

Mt Timp temple, Christina's endowment

TJ ran part of ragnar with me, one of our fist dates

That's our story well the start of our story together.