so long, farewell

1) what was i thinking?
and
2) how am i supposed to get up that?

another one bites the dust

I'm sure you know (because I've mentioned it about half a dozen times), but I'm running the Wasatch Back this next weekend.
I'm not the captain of my team -- and I'm glad I'm not!
Here's why:
The team consists of 12 girls.
A few drop because other commitments come up. One drops here, another there. We pick up a few more to fill our vacancies. Another drops. We get another. One decides it's not going to work.....
I think we've ended up with about three or four of our original 12!
I'm so glad we know quite a few people who run because now, a week before the race, we need to pick up two new girls.
It will all work out, right?

Despite the frantic collection of running bodies, I am so excited for the race!

running soundtrack

I hit my 100 mile mark today on my Nike+!
I was pretty bummed last night when I loaded my runs onto nikeplus.com. I knew I was right around 100 miles, and I was -- at 99.84 mi.
Are you kidding me?!
So running my scheduled 3 miles today wan't very hard.

today's songs: "Stick Shifts and Safety Belts"

running soundtrack

June 5, 2009

I run.
And, sometimes when I run I listen to my iPod.
I always put it on shuffle, which means I have no idea what I'll be listening to that day. Sometimes it's Kelly Clarkson or Celine Dion, sometimes it's Hilary Duff or Christmas music.
Today was a listening day, and what better way to start off the day than with a great album by none other than The Standards? (I told you - I NEVER know what I'm going to get, not that I don't have control over what I listen to...)
[for those of you unfamiliar with The Standards' great harmonies you can associate yourself here and here]
Song No.1 for Friday, June 5: "Dreamer"
[am I only dreaming I'll run a marathon, or can I actually do it?]
I also got to hear little from Enchanted - "A Happy Working Song" - and I sang it almost all the way home to Brian. [he loves me!]

"It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so don't fuss, dear; get on with it."
- Audrey Hepburn

I relate -- that is how I was brought up too.

I adore Audrey Hepburn and I'm happy when I read "Audrey Says."
Thanks, M., for bringing all of her wisdom to light!

Let the Training Begin

Last Name	First Name	City, State
WATTS	BILL	LITTLETON, CO
WATTS	BRIAN	NORTH LOGAN, UT
WATTS	BRIAN L	SALT LAKE CITY, UT
WATTS	JENNETTE	ST GEORGE, UT
WATTS	LORI L	GILBERT, AZ
WATTS	TODD	ST GEORGE, UT
WATTS	WHITNEY	NORTH LOGAN, UT

The results are in folks....

I am one of 7200 runners that have been chosen to participate in the 2009 St. George Marathon!

I'm stoked, to say the least. And, also a little scared.

26.2 miles is a long run.

Any pointers, tips, advice, words of wisdom are welcomed, encouraged and most appreciated!

And, we're back

Today I begin my fifth season of playing softball with the Cracker Jack Kids.
Kind of hard to believe.

Catch the action tonight, Wednesday, May 6 at 9 pm at the Smithfield Ball Fields.
It'll prove to be a great game, even if you get rained on!

So un-talented

I can't even get my hyperlinks to work today.
I should call it a day.

the LET (low-expectation theory)

Sometimes I think myself crafty, or creative.

That is, until I see things like this.
Or this.
Or this.

Or this.

Or this.

Or visit here and realize that I'm not.

Me Want Cookies!

Hey, thanks for the cookies Nik!
They were delicious.

I wanted to let you know Chod did share.
Now he can have another cookie in his life.

Hope you've had a great day!

Happy, Happy Birthday Grandma Dear!

This coming Tuesday will be my grandma's birthday!

I just wanted to give a little shout out to her for her special day.
I hope it's great and you get to enjoy the sunshine!
We love you Grandma!
Love,
Brian & Whit

Jog for Jiggy, 2nd Annual

Tomorrow, April 18, 2009, I and the rest of the A-Team Gang will compete in the 2nd Annual Jog for Jiggy.

In honor of an awesome, spunky girl we will run our hearts out in the Salt Lake City 5K. We will all finish and it will be great!

Last year, only one person threw-up, a couple of us were passed by older men and we enjoyed all the bananas, chocolate milk and taquitos we wanted at 7:53 in the a.m., followed by a scumpcious breakfast at the 2nd oldest restaurant in Utah, Ruth's Diner.

Here's hoping for another great run! Go big or go home.

Fake-out

In the midst of my training for the Wasatch Back my Nike+ decided it would rather die than keep on, keepin' on.

I had just joined a family group on the Nike+ website.

No recorded runs for me.

Last night I finally decided to calibrate my Nike+ -- in hopes of making my runs more accurate -- but to no avail. "Connecting to receiver" was all that would come up as I started my run. Nothing would work. I toook the sensor out of my shoe, pushed the button -- nothing.

I was disgusted with the device.

Brian's battery in his sensor died a few weeks ago and I was not about to buy another Nike+.

"I'll just do without," I thought.

I"m not totally attached to the system. I just wanted to record my fastest 5K.

Anyway, back at home, Bri took a look.

"Yeah, that's exactly what happened to mine."

Gonner. Not exactly the best news.

But wait -- what did I notice this morning?! My receiver sitting on top of our microwave!

That must be Bri's.

Wait a minute -- I took that out to charge my iPod the other night -- and never plugged it back in!

Hallelujah!

Anyway, now that that is solved -- I'm planning on running a marathon in October.

Anyone have good training tips?

Spring Fabric Giveaway

I decided to visit TheFarmChicks today and found they had posted a giveaway yesterday!
Pick your favorite two fabric patterns from Pixie Dust Fabric and leave a comment on TheFarmChicks website for a chance to win.

Hurry -- it only goes until April 17th!

Becoming a Tradition

Here it is -- a little earlier this week! Hurry, it's today!

Free Aggie Ice Cream after Tasting Hamburger
9:30AM to 1:30PM
NFS 209
Free
Taste hamburger and get a coupon for a free scoop of Famous Aggie Ice Cream.
Participants must be 18 years or older and have no food allergies.

Conclusion

I've come to a conclusion, as I was re-reading my blogs of about a year ago -- when I wrote about my memories from college and Utah State -- that I did a pretty dang good job!
I laughed again as I remember those things.
I don't mean to brag, but wow.
I think my blogging/writing ability has slowing deteriorated.
I need to work on that.

Sorry About Our Bad Luck!

The Hamburger Taste Test was today.
I'm sorry about the late information. I thought it was later this week.

I'll try to be more timely next time, but look -- it got me to post on my blog!

Free Hamburger and Ice Cream Anyone?

Here's an idea:

Hamburger Taste Test

9:30AM to 1:30PM

NFS 209

Taste hamburger and get a coupon for a free scoop of Famous Aggie Ice-cream; participants must be 18 years or older and have no food allergies.

Not such a bad deal, right?

The Excitement Is Skipping Inside Me!

P.S. As fun as it has been to be here in Burley with Bay and Garrett, and the fact that I've learned so much from them and we've had a great time together -- I cannot wait to go home tomorrow and be with Brian.

It's been nine days since I've seen him and I miss him!

I am also excited for Homecoming week at Utah State!

Go Aggies, Go Aggies, Hey, Hey, Hey!

Childhood Memories: Fall time

Yesterday, as I sat at my home in Burley, sick of writing "Thank You" cards and having watched about all the What Not To Wear episodes I could, I decided to go see what the great outdoors had to offer.

What I saw when I got out there was a yard full of leaves -- and when I say full, I mean FULL! So, what else can you do when childhood memories start flooding your head but engage and satisfy them?!

I remember growing up here, and every fall brought the same things: tons of trucks full of potatoes, beets and corn, a lot of dust and allergies, and a huge pile of leaves that called my name. The pile was always almost as tall as me. I used to spend hours jumping, playing, re-raking and jumping more into our pile of leaves, after we had raked them. It was the greatest thing in the world -- to come home from a long day at school and play, until dark, in our pile of leaves! My little sister and my neighbor and I would bury each other in them. We would try to jump from the tramp into them. We probably even incorporated some version of "house" outside with our leaf pile. That pile of leaves meant fall!

Yesterday, I realized I'm just as picky about raking now as I was back then. I really like to have all the leaves that I can possibly get in the pile. No mediocre job will do. I did have to relax a little, as the wind was making it impossible for me to get as many leaves as I wanted to into my pile. It ended up being a long process becuase the rake decided to give out about halfway through my raking. Nevertheless, I got it done and waited, with little kid anticipation and excitement, for Bay and G-man to get home from school. They were hardly impressed, to say the least.

The pile now only goes to my waist. It has shrunk through the passing years.