Recent projects

So, starting about a month ago, I started working at a sewing store. And I think in the last month, I have sewn more than I have in my entire life combined!! Seriously, my friends probably think I hate them because I'm always home, but I'm always working on some new project that I have to have done that day or the next. But, here are some pics of my recent makings. Enjoy! :)

Onto the next chapter

I know I'm long overdue in this post since I promised it to you guys last weekend, but it has been one crazy week!

But hey! The triathlon is over, which I am pretty sad about. I was so excited to be able to do whatever I wanted, but I miss having something to look forward to, to work towards. Which is why I'm making new plans, although I'm not going to reveal them to you until they are set. I know, I can be cruel.

Anyway, the triathlon went so so so well!!!! I had a fun trip with my mom, and two of my best friends. I didn't sleep hardly any the night before the race, which was kind of expected, but I wasn't tired thankfully, probably because I was so full of anticipation!

My mom was freaking out while I was in the water, but that actually ended up being the easiest part for me! Maybe it was because I was fresh and ready to go, or it was the smallest distance, but it was surprisingly easy.
The biking was the hardest, which is totally opposite of what I would have thought!!! There was this HUGE hill though, so that's a big explanation for it. But I didn't stop, even when the 65-70 year old ladies passed me up. haha.

Running was a lot easier than I thought it would be. It was relaxing. I set a pace and I just went for it. I even met a new friend on the run- and she even goes to BYU! I thought that was pretty cool. I finished off strong and accomplished this goal that seemed so impossible! Hooray!!!! My time was 3 hours, 10 minutes and 21.1 seconds...not too shabby if you ask me! ;)

The great part was I wasn't even sore the next day! Everyone says it's because I trained so well and was prepared, so it wasn't really pushing my body to do anything new. I would have to say though, that WHEN (not if) I do my next triathlon, I want to be faster. I want to beat 3 hours!!!!...or even take of 5 or 7 minutes, getting closer to 3 hours. haha

But thank you everyone for all of your support! I had so much fun doing this and am sure I will be doing other ones in the future! :)

Almost there

Well friends....week 20 is here; actually it's almost halfway over! That means that in 4....well, almost 3 days I will be down in St George (and everyone please pray for good weather!), standing on the edge of Sand Hollow, dressed in a wetsuit, my mother closing her eyes, praying I won't drown, in the background as I dive into the 60 degree water and start swimming with all of my might.

It's crazy to think of how far I've come in these twenty weeks. For all who have been following me and been hearing about it, it hasn't been an easy journey, but I can say that I have grown so much! Who would have thought 5 months ago that I would be able to run 10 miles...and not only run 10 miles, but run those miles keeping up with my best friend (who just happens to be one intense, fast runner). I keep telling her that I need her to run the 10K with me at the end so that I'll have to keep up with her and run faster. haha.

So it all leads up to this: all of those early mornings waking up to go swimming, all of the running through the rain, falling off my bike, meeting small goals, slowly getting better: all lead to those few hours on Saturday. Not gonna lie, I'm scared out of my mind! I feel like I'm walking into this thing blind. I've talked to anyone and everyone who has done a triathlon to see what it's like, and thankfully I've gotten a lot of good tips. But now I just have to go out and do it! I keep calming myself when I have little panic attacks (like tonight when I was at the store buying my CLIF bars for the race) and remind myself that I have trained for this, I have prepared for this, I CAN DO IT!!!! :)

I have heard so many people say over the past five months, "Good job, I could never do that." But guess what?! You totally can!!!! You would be amazed at what you can do! Yes, there will be hard times and days where you don't want to go, and there might even be injuries or vitamin deficiencies (haha) that will make you think you can't do it. But our Heavenly Father has blessed us with these amazing bodies that can do such incredible things if we will allow our minds to dream and set goals. For years, I looked at friend's parents who did triathlons and said, "someday I want to do one of those." Well, someday starts today. Stop putting off your dreams, and start believing that you can make them come true. Start believing that through hard work and determination, you can achieve those things that you want to. And if you think you can't, please think of me. I don't mean to put myself on a pedestal or say "look at me!" but really, two years ago, I was a very unhappy girl; overweight and unhealthy, not sure what I wanted out of life, just going through the motions. Today, 24 months down the road, I am the healthiest I have ever been, 75 pounds lighter, I know what I want to do with my life, and I'm pursuing all of those dreams that I was once putting off. You can do it!!!!

Okay, so I'll get off my little...or large I guess, soapbox. Here I go- 3 days left! I'll let you all know my time sometime Saturday or Sunday hopefully. It's here!!!!! Finally! haha. Wish me luck!