Lets play catch up!

Holy Molly! It's been a while huh.
 I don't even remember what I last wrote about. But in the past few months we have bought a house, moved to Utah. (The kids and I) I'm training for my first series, Hayden finished his first year of school, Teagan is getting HUGE, and we still haven't heard back on Josh's early out.
  So now that you know the basics. Lets get back to the house! We got a house in Eagle Mountain. I love the area! The people are so nice and the ward is great! The HOA sucks but all in all we made the right move!
 The house has 3 bedrooms 2.5 bathrooms and is just over 2000 sqft. We have just under a quarter of an acre and our property line backs church farm property. Most of the landscaping is done but there are few things Im working on and that I have to get done by the end of the summer. We put up a fence. That I now have to paint..... and life will never be boring ever again! We have vaulted ceilings in the living room which is nice but I have no idea how ill change the light bulbs or the batteries in the smoke alarm but Ill cross the bridge when I get there. 
 I finished school this month and am now looking for a job. Id prefer one that I can do from home cuz then all my pay check is not going to day care but Ill take what I can get at this point! 
 Josh is still in the Navy, we are still waiting for his early out paper work to go through. If  all goes to plan he will be home in July if not hell be home just before Christmas. 
 Hayden is progressing well in his school. He has gone up a whole year. He was at a 2 yr old level now he is at a 3 yr old level! They think that hell be up to normal by the time he gets to kindergarten. 
 Teagan is smart as a whip! She has a few 3 word phrases (Hayden didnt have any till he was 3)  which is encouraging. She LOVES her brother! She will wait for the bus with him and she asks for him till he gets home she likes to wait out on the porch for the bus and when it pulls up she yells HAYDEN and holds her arms wide open and she waits till he comes up and gives her a hug! She will ask him for hugs and loves and to hold hands with him. Its so cute!  She likes to talk about everything and is in love with her daddy. She likes to look at pictures of him and to talk to him on the phone. She begs to look at pictures of him on my phone and when were done shell cry till we look through them again.
 Pictures are of the view from my deck, the back yard, and the front of the house.

 Well that's about it for now. I'll Update pictures and stuff later and I promise Ill be better at this stuff.

New adventures!

Wow! What a month! We have been so busy the last 2 months looking for and buying a house! We have finally found one in Eagle Mountain, Utah! That's right folks we are  moving back to the 801! This experience has been one that I truly do not wish to repeat. I knew buying a house would bring a lot of stress and moving from one state to a different one would bring even more stress. But goodness! The Navy has made this unbearable. I'm not exaggerating either. Between pay issues and then telling us last min we have to cancel our move and do it 2 weeks later, I'm ready to pull out my hair!
 This move means a couple of things for us. 1 that we will finally be in one house for more than 5 years. 2 Josh will once again be separated from the family for 9 months. 3 I get to find a job. 4 The end of Josh's Navy career is near! Yes the separation will suck. However, we have been apart for longer periods of time. But right now is the most logical time for us to buy a house and for the kids and I to leave. Because, Josh will be starting workups again next month, they are going to places like Canada this summer and he would be home next to never, which is harder on the kids vs. one long deployment. Josh's ship is scheduled to leave anytime between October and January. So there may be a chance he doesn't deploy but there is always the more likely chance that he will. While Josh is still enlisted we will be getting the BAH for San Diego, which means we will be able to put some money in to savings, or towards the car loan, or towards finishing the basement.
 The house has 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms 2000 ish square feet and an unfinished basement which has a cold storage room, plumbing for an additional bath and plenty of room for a family room and an additional bedroom. We are planning on putting an office/craft room down there. There is a 18x20 deck in the back yard. And the View is to die for! You can see most of Utah county and a good portion of Utah Lake! The location was something we put a lot of thought into. We wanted to be close to family but not so close that we feel like we are being suffocated. This way we have the best of both worlds with a 30min drive to family. Since Josh is active duty we get a discount on our utilities, which is awesome! And when he gets out he qualifies for disability with in the state of Utah you get a discount on your property taxes! So the Navy is kinda helping.
Well thats about it for me. Ill post pic when I get there next week! eeeekk!

New years resolution ACCOMPLISHED!

Thats right folks! Idid it! I ran a 10k which actually ended up being a 6.61 mile race rather than the traditional 6.2 mile race. It was hard and sooo worth it! There was a mile long section of it that was up hill at a rather steep incline, not as steep as the on-ranp of the Bay Bridge run but definitely as steep as the bridge itself if not worse. It was a killer for my knee but my knee brace did its job and I really didnt have too much knee pain on the up hill parts it was when we had to turn around and go back down that hill that was a bit ouchy! Though I did come down MUCH faster then I went up! haha! I wasnt able to take my camera and I just had the 2 girls I ran with take pic with their phones so no pic but youll just have to take my word for it!
This was the first race that I got a medal for running. Its just a finisher medal but its a FREAKING MEDAL! It is so cute its s pink butter fly with 2011 written in purple and has Iron Girl underneath it on a silver rectangle. Ill take a pic and post it some day though I found out that to get a finishing medal in my age group ill have to shave off 20 min off my run! haha the 3rd place girl in my age group came in at 47 min! how does that happen? The last 2 miles were a B****. Thats when the arthritis in my knees started acting up and my body said ummm youre done running. But my stubbornness kept saying you wont stop running till you cross the finish line it was quite entertaining for onlookers im sure some crazy woman shaking her head and grunting at herself haha! I had to pee so bad the entire time so when the race ended rather than go get my medal I made a dash for the potty yelling at people to get out of my way to the toilet. I got there and sat down and didnt have to pee! haha! Just my luck right! Well thats about it! Now to recover my knee fully and start working on my half marathon training! :) Wish me luck!

LONG time no blog!

Wow it's been a long time! So much has happened and I don't even know where to start.
Josh came home July 1st. I won first kiss so he got to be the first one off the ship which was so much fun and an awesome once in a life time experience that I will probably never forget! I we took the picture and We are going to blow it up and put it in black and white and hang it above our bed. I'm so excited to get it done. One of these days Ill get my butt down to Wal-mart to get it done. We got to be on the news, almost every news channel in San Diego had us on it, we were interviewed by 2 different channels and they were on there too! I was a star for like 10 min! 

 After Josh got back we took a trip up to Utah which ended up coming a week sooner than we thought it would be because Josh's cousin Ryan died and we needed to be there for the funeral. That was a $1000 week. Because short notice flights are super expencive and I got a ticket!  We had a lot of fun. We got to have babysitters for out anniversary so we enjoyed cheep movies and a meal with out children! 
 While I was in Utah and Josh was in SD working he called me to let me know he is no longer going to apply for the Officer program, instead he is going to get out early if he can! It was a bit of a change and we are in the process of applying for getting out 11 months early. So we can take advantage of the bad housing market and low interest rates. If things work out we will be back in February. Fingers crossed!
  A week ago I sprained my knee and the week before that Teagan was sick with high fevers so I wasn't able to run for 2 weeks, I went running today and Made it about a mile before the knee started to ach so I thought hey I better stop so I don't injure it further and now its wrapped iced and elevated. I have a 5k that I want to be able to do next week its a POW/MIA run and I have been looking forward to it. But that one is a small thing compared to the 2 10k's that I am doing in October and November. I really really have to be ready by November. I'm doing my own 10k in October assuming my knee cooperates with me. Ill just clock the distance around the neighborhood and go for it. The one in November is called iron girl and I have to pay for that one and I'll do that one if it kills me. Given the current condition of my knee Id say its a good possibility! 
  Hayden is potty training ....AGAIN.... but this time he is doing well, he has gone 3 weeks or so and has only had a handful of accidents that are getting more and more rare which is AWESOME! I would save like $100 a month if I didn't have to buy diapers for him (or pull-ups) I think I'm going to move him into underwear tomorrow! He only has poop accidents anymore and hasn't had one in a long time. Fingers crossed it works! I have him signed up for  tiny tots, he is on the waiting list and so we are just waiting for them to call! 
 Hayden is getting ready to start therapy for his speech and we are looking forward to his progress with that! 
 Teagan is turning 1 in a few days. I cant believe how fast that year came and went! She is getting so big! Life is never boring in this fairy tale we call life!

The week after Bay Bridge.

This week I took Monday off and did the usual. but I bumped my run up to 4.25 miles And I stepped it up about 2 notches at Zumba! Really boring week really..... hmmmm

Bay Bridge Run!!

This week was weird. Josh was home for Monday and Tuesday, the days I usually run. Wed I did TBW and this week we had a substitute and this lady walked in and announced that she was on a mission! I am here to tell you shes a homicidal maniack when it comes to working out! Yes she has a perfect body but I think she was trying to make us look like her in the 50 min we were there! Thursday I did 4 miles in the morning and Zumba that evening. Friday I took off all together so I would have fresh legs for the race on Sunday. Sunday was the race! I got there at 7 the race started at 8 and I finished in 41:09! I was so excited to see my time. I had crossed the line at 45:35 but my time chip said 41 since there was 10,000 people there it took 4 min to get from where i was across the start line! ya 10,000 people! It was insane! There was a flood of people covering the whole bridge and the road leading up to it and after it!  Runners walkers even people in wheel chairs! It was awesome they had a different band at every mile marker, a Meriacci  band, the Navy Brass Band and the Navy Rock band  it was so fun to listen to them while we were running!  We took the Ferry home it was fun over all and I didnt stop running! While I was doing the steepest part of the run ( 12-13 degree incline) I had this moment where I looked over my shoulder and I could have sworn I saw my dad running with me. Then I heard his voice in my head telling me that I can do it and to not give up. That he was right there with me So I  cried really hard which made the run even harder but it was an amazing experience that I dont think Ill ever forget!

Twas the week before....

Twas the week before the Bay Bridge Run and Missy was scared she has run and run but still doesnt feel prepaired. shes done the running the lifting the training and such. And yet the thought of running the race makes turns her stomach to mush?  Ok Ok im not poet! But this week I did run 4 miles once... I was so tired on Tuesday I didnt even go to the gym at all, Wed. was a killer for my arms, and Thursday was Zumba..... again! Friday I ran about 2.67 miles and my boobs made my chest and shoulder cramp so I had to slow down and jog up hill for 115 feet at a 8.0 but..... I only can run tuesday next week and Im hoping it will be enough! No new weight loss just the same. though I did start having a normal breakfast rather than a slim fast in the morning to help with cramping. Other than that just nervous for next Sunday!