June 2010

June 2010 - In a nutshell: Madison's first dance recital, Family trip to Disneyland and Newport Beach, Wanda runs the Ragnar Relay Madison took a ballet/tap class this year and had her first recital on June 5th. Her class is so adorable - they are all so little! It's such a cute age. And look how proud she is standing next to her Daddy. We traveled to Anaheim, California, on June 9th and met Dave there (he was there for work). We spent the week at Disneyland and also visited Layne (my childhood friend) and Johnny Gehris in Newport. Their girls are 10 and 12 and watched ours while the four of us adults went to dinner after playing at the beach. The girls still talk about Brooke and Taylor's guinea pigs. Layne and her girls came up to Disney one day with us as well. They are sweet kids. Loved hanging out with them all. Oh, and Layne's pregnant - due in October. More power to her. I. am. done. :) Layne and me. We've been friends since we were 2 years old. She lived 2 houses down from me on Wind River Circle in Huntsville, Alabama. Who knew 35 years later, we'd hang out in Newport Beach with our families? This is our team of 12 that ran the Ragnar Relay/Wasatch Back. Natalie Anderton enlisted me for the adventure and it was awesome. I flew to Salt Lake straight from Anaheim late on June 16th, and Dave kept the girls. June 18-19th, 2010 - 188 mile in 36 hours. Each person runs 3 legs of 4-10 miles each. I was the first runner and ran 8.5, 8.0, and 5 mile legs. It was HARD to run in the mountains after training at ground level, but I finished. The last 5 miles ran at 5 am were brutal. But then I was the first one done. Yippee! Our van of the Tawanda 12 team was me, Natalie Anderton, Janelle, Julie, Sarah, and Jevonne. We had a great group of positive, powerful women. Love 'em. Me at the starting line in Logan, Utah. The route was absolutely gorgeous - and such a perfect time of year. Cool in the mornings, warming up by noon, cold at night - perfect for running. We ran the back routes all the way to finish in Park City, Utah at the Canyons Resort (where Dave and I own a property). Me and Nat spent the night in the hotel and then she took me to the airport the next day. Bye Utah - thanks for hosting such an awesome race!