59th Birthday

Okay, it happened!  I can't believe I am 59.  It sounds so old and 60, well that will just be unreal.  Some days I feel tired and like I should be 100, but most of the time I don't feel old.  I am glad that Ben and I are still healthy.  It feels good to be able to run.  This Saturday we will be running a half-marathon - slowly - but we are doing it.

My birthday always seems like a big celebration and, of course, there was a lot of treats.  Saturday Connie and Dave came down and visited.  Also, Ben and I went shopping with my birthday money.  I got a new outfit, pearl earrings and a new wallet.  Sunday most of Ben's kids came over which was nice.  Jennie and Katie and families came over Sunday night for dinner which also was very nice.  Larsens gave me a great pedicure set and Rallisons gave me a brown earring and necklace set.  All in all, I feel spoiled.  Brian called tonight which topped it all off.  All I really like on holidays is to know that the kids remember.  Presents are not necessary, but admittedly fun!

I have to confuse how much junk food was consumed on my birthday weekend.  I should have enough stored sugar to last for several lifetimes.  In fact, I am somewhat worried about the effect on my body for running this weekend.  Okay, here is the confession (and remember this is just Saturday and Sunday) 4 twist donuts, 2 big brownies, several small butterfinger candy bars.  I don't think I ate my own cake and ice cream.  Just the thought of junk food makes me want to be sick, but, unfortunately, yesterday I had to eat the rest of the brownies and the 2 peanut butter cups.  Then today my friend brings chocolate chip cookies and that would just be rude not to eat one.    Tonight, I added some peanut m & m's to the mist.  Back to healthy food.  I think I am going to die!!!!!  I can see my tombstone now - With Sugar she lived, With too much Sugar she died!

October 1st

It is already October.  I was going to do a great job of journaling this year and I didn't do so good, but I do want to go back and include a few things.  This is General Conference weekend.  We started out today by getting Tripp at about 6:30 a.m.  We went and watched Colin and Amelia play awesome soccer games!  We managed to get home just in time for the opening song of the 1st session.   There were definitely a lot of warnings about the temptations of satan, that we need to read scriptures and stand up for what we believe. 
Ben is at the Priesthood Session with Michael and Nicolaas.  Chad went to Richfield with his family to visit friends.  Katie and I went to the Relief Society Session last Saturday (Jennie had to work).  We had lots of fun.  Katie helped me pick out some Christmas presents for the little girls.  We went shopping.  A new Sizzler just opened at The District and Katie wanted to go there (not a normal choice for her).  I am pretty sure we tried one of everything.  After the meeting we went to see Jennie and took her Cafe Rio.  Of course, we had to eat some chips and queso.  Katie and I especially like President Uchtdorf's talk at the conference.
i just ran 3.3 miles and then walked a mile.  On October 15th, Ben and I are running the SoJo Half Marathon.  Michelle is going to run it too.  We did a 10 mile run on Wednesday which took everything I had.  I do better at the short runs--not that I have ever been fast.  We just figure that someone has to be last!