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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Bryce Canyon Half Marathon
I finally did it! I ran a half marathon! I have been wanting to run one for so many years, but after about a week of training I would get frustrated and give up. This year I was finally able to work through my training and complete my goal. It was so exciting to cross the finish line and have people cheering for me. The best part was to get the finsher's medal. I think I am hooked on races now :) I am planning on running the Mesquite half in November next. Wish me luck.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
NYC Day 6 and 7
***Warning: Long posts! I don't know how to change the order so they are not very organized.***
The 6th was our last site seeing day because we went home early afternoon the next day.
The 6th day we met up with Jay, Shona's cousin, again and he showed us around Central Park. I loved Central Park! I want to go back there as soon as I can. We spent a lot of time in Central Park and I took a ton of pictures so I will post them when I can. We also went to the Lincoln Center, the LDS Manhattan temple (I need to go back so I can do a session there), and The Museum of Natural History (the one filmed in The Night of the Museum).
The temple was cool because it blends in with the city so well, the only thing that really sets it apart it the Angel Moroni on top. It was neat going there. The museum was cool, but there was a lot to it. You would have to spend over a week just in the museum in order to see everything. We got to see quite a bit, but not close to everything.
After the museum we tried to find the restaurant Serendipity 3 because I heard it has really good frozen hot chocolate. Well we walked forever to find it, and then it had a 30 min wait. We didn't have time to wait so I took a picture by it and then we were on our way to BROADWAY!!!
That night we went to see the Phantom of the Opera on Broadway! I loved it! I am so glad we were able to see it. I think I am the only one that felt that way, but I don't care. It was awesome! I loved the theater it was in and I loved...pretty much the whole thing. After the show we walked around Time Square some more. It's a cool sight to see a night so I am glad we were able to experience it.
Then we took our last subway ride back to the hotel and went to bed.
I absolutely loved this trip and can't wait to go back! Luke even said he would like to go back.
Day 7 We went to breakfast, packed up, went to the airport, and then went home. I have never been so sad to leave a vacation before :( I kept thinking we should stay a couple more days, too bad we all had to work when we got back home.
New York, I will be back!
The 6th was our last site seeing day because we went home early afternoon the next day.
The 6th day we met up with Jay, Shona's cousin, again and he showed us around Central Park. I loved Central Park! I want to go back there as soon as I can. We spent a lot of time in Central Park and I took a ton of pictures so I will post them when I can. We also went to the Lincoln Center, the LDS Manhattan temple (I need to go back so I can do a session there), and The Museum of Natural History (the one filmed in The Night of the Museum).
The temple was cool because it blends in with the city so well, the only thing that really sets it apart it the Angel Moroni on top. It was neat going there. The museum was cool, but there was a lot to it. You would have to spend over a week just in the museum in order to see everything. We got to see quite a bit, but not close to everything.
After the museum we tried to find the restaurant Serendipity 3 because I heard it has really good frozen hot chocolate. Well we walked forever to find it, and then it had a 30 min wait. We didn't have time to wait so I took a picture by it and then we were on our way to BROADWAY!!!
That night we went to see the Phantom of the Opera on Broadway! I loved it! I am so glad we were able to see it. I think I am the only one that felt that way, but I don't care. It was awesome! I loved the theater it was in and I loved...pretty much the whole thing. After the show we walked around Time Square some more. It's a cool sight to see a night so I am glad we were able to experience it.
Then we took our last subway ride back to the hotel and went to bed.
I absolutely loved this trip and can't wait to go back! Luke even said he would like to go back.
Day 7 We went to breakfast, packed up, went to the airport, and then went home. I have never been so sad to leave a vacation before :( I kept thinking we should stay a couple more days, too bad we all had to work when we got back home.
New York, I will be back!
NYC Day 5
Today we got to see the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the Financial District!
We first went to the Financial District and saw the Bowling Green Bull (the one in Hitch), Wall Street, the National Stock Exchange, and Tiffany's. I could handle working in the Financial District one day.
When we were ready to see the Statue of Liberty we got in a really long line and waited for a while, until we got close to the front and realized we had reserved tickets and didn't need to wait in line at all. We were a little upset with ourselves. We took a boat out to Liberty Island and took a tour around the island. We wanted to go into the crown, but those tickets usually sell out 4 months in advanced, luckily we bought our tickets early enough that we at least got to go into the pedestal of the statue. For some reason I always though the Statue of Liberty would be bigger then it was. Don't get me wrong, it is the biggest statue I have ever seen, but I thought it was be a lot bigger. After Liberty Island we went over the Ellis Island and took a tour there. It was really interesting and I was able to find some of my ancestors on the registry.
We spent the majority of the day visiting the 2 islands so by the time we were back in from Ellis Island we were ready to go home and go to bed.
We first went to the Financial District and saw the Bowling Green Bull (the one in Hitch), Wall Street, the National Stock Exchange, and Tiffany's. I could handle working in the Financial District one day.
When we were ready to see the Statue of Liberty we got in a really long line and waited for a while, until we got close to the front and realized we had reserved tickets and didn't need to wait in line at all. We were a little upset with ourselves. We took a boat out to Liberty Island and took a tour around the island. We wanted to go into the crown, but those tickets usually sell out 4 months in advanced, luckily we bought our tickets early enough that we at least got to go into the pedestal of the statue. For some reason I always though the Statue of Liberty would be bigger then it was. Don't get me wrong, it is the biggest statue I have ever seen, but I thought it was be a lot bigger. After Liberty Island we went over the Ellis Island and took a tour there. It was really interesting and I was able to find some of my ancestors on the registry.
We spent the majority of the day visiting the 2 islands so by the time we were back in from Ellis Island we were ready to go home and go to bed.
NYC Day 4
The 4th day was Sunday so we decided to make it a very low key day. I needed low key, by this day my feet were killing me!
We took the Subway to the Ground Zero to see where the World Trade Center was and walked around that for a little while. It was crazy to think that there were 2 huge buildings at the sight. Right now they are building one WTC and it will have fountain to recognize that day. There is a tribute center set up in one of the buildings that was close to the WTC and we were able to go into that. It was very sad to see the quotes from people who were around on that Sept 11, and to watch the videos they had set up. It makes me so mad that someone would do that to our country, but I am so proud that America united after that and I am so grateful for the troops who fought for our freedom.
The WTC is really close to the Hudson River so we walked along the river for a little while and then walked to the Brooklyn Bridge. On the way to the bridge there was a guy selling purses and he had one that I wanted!!! I was so excited, a purse was the main thing I wanted when I came to New York. We walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and had pizza at a nice pizzeria there. Then we took the subway back to the hotel.
We took the Subway to the Ground Zero to see where the World Trade Center was and walked around that for a little while. It was crazy to think that there were 2 huge buildings at the sight. Right now they are building one WTC and it will have fountain to recognize that day. There is a tribute center set up in one of the buildings that was close to the WTC and we were able to go into that. It was very sad to see the quotes from people who were around on that Sept 11, and to watch the videos they had set up. It makes me so mad that someone would do that to our country, but I am so proud that America united after that and I am so grateful for the troops who fought for our freedom.
The WTC is really close to the Hudson River so we walked along the river for a little while and then walked to the Brooklyn Bridge. On the way to the bridge there was a guy selling purses and he had one that I wanted!!! I was so excited, a purse was the main thing I wanted when I came to New York. We walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and had pizza at a nice pizzeria there. Then we took the subway back to the hotel.
NYC Day 3
By this day we were getting tired of walking because we walked at least 5 if not more miles every day, but we kept going. Today we went and did a tour of Madison Square Garden. It was neat to see the locker rooms (we even got to see where Wayne Gretzky's locker was), and the auditorium where they host The Draft. I think Scott and Luke liked this tour the best. I thought it was really interesting and I am glad that we were able to go.
After the tour we took the subway down to China Town and Little Italy. It was a neat experience, but I don't need to go back. There were so many people that you literally had to push through crowds to go anywhere. I hate that! We had lunch at a pizzeria in Little Italy, it was yummy. We also had fresh made gelato...also very yummy! I wanted to buy a purse on Canal Street but I never found one I wanted :(. While we were in that end of town we ended up in Soho which I thought was really cool. It had a lot of good shopping and the biggest Hollister store I have ever seen!
After Soho we took the Subway to Washington Square and got a picture of the Arch and was able to relax for a little while. The cool thing about NYC is that the parks always have something going on. While we were at Washington Square there was an India festival going on and a lot of cool things to see.
By the time we were done at the park we decided we were done for the day and headed back to the hotel.
After the tour we took the subway down to China Town and Little Italy. It was a neat experience, but I don't need to go back. There were so many people that you literally had to push through crowds to go anywhere. I hate that! We had lunch at a pizzeria in Little Italy, it was yummy. We also had fresh made gelato...also very yummy! I wanted to buy a purse on Canal Street but I never found one I wanted :(. While we were in that end of town we ended up in Soho which I thought was really cool. It had a lot of good shopping and the biggest Hollister store I have ever seen!
After Soho we took the Subway to Washington Square and got a picture of the Arch and was able to relax for a little while. The cool thing about NYC is that the parks always have something going on. While we were at Washington Square there was an India festival going on and a lot of cool things to see.
By the time we were done at the park we decided we were done for the day and headed back to the hotel.
NYC Day 2
After a much needed rest we were up and ready to go for our second day in New York. Today was cool because we spent a lot of time at Rockefeller Center. We got to see all the flags outside and recognized places that have been on TV and in movies. We took the NBC Studio Tour, which was interesting, but not as great as I thought it was going to be. While we were on the tour they told us you could get tickets to see Jimmy Fallon's (Sp?) monologue and standby tickets for his show that day. We got the tickets and then did some more site-seeing. We went back to Time's Square for a little while, had lunch, and then came back to the "Rock" to get in line for the monologue. That was really neat to get to see Jimmy Fallon in person and to hear his jokes before he puts them in his show. One of my favorite jokes was his thank you jokes it was; "Thank you mirrored sunglasses for letting me look at you, looking at me, look at you, looking at me..." He was really funny. After the monologue we had to wait to see if we would get into to see the show, but we were numbers 86-92 and they let in the first 70 people, so we just missed it. At least we got to see the monologue.
After that we did a little shopping at H&M (which I am a big fan of now) and I bought a really cute dress and a shirt. It's not very expensive and the clothes are really cute. We also went shopping at some souvenir shops and got a lot of magnets!
For some reason I feel like I am leaving something out, but I can't remember, if I remember I will post it later.
After that we did a little shopping at H&M (which I am a big fan of now) and I bought a really cute dress and a shirt. It's not very expensive and the clothes are really cute. We also went shopping at some souvenir shops and got a lot of magnets!
For some reason I feel like I am leaving something out, but I can't remember, if I remember I will post it later.
New York City Day 1
I don't even know where to start with this blog.... this trip was amazing!!! I loved New York and I would like to go back ASAP! I don't do well with tons of people around me because I get a little anxious, but surprisingly it didn't bother me at all while we were there. Wait.. I take that back I didn't like how busy it was in Chinatown and Little Italy, that made me anxious. Other then that I was fine.
I took a million pictures so I will post a few later.
So, our plane left SLC at midnight and we got to NYC at 6 AM (NYC time). I thought that I would be able to sleep on the plane, but boy was I wrong! I was way too excited to sleep, I think I slept for about 30 minutes, but that's it. We got a shuttle to take us to the hotel and that was a scary ride. I felt like we were going to hit every car we were next to. NY sure has narrow lanes! Anyways, we couldn't check into our hotel until 3 PM so they let us leave our suitcases in the lobby. I was not happy about that, I worried all day that someone would steal my luggage. No worries, when we got back our luggage hadn't been touched. We stayed at a Holiday Inn in Long Island City so we were 2 miles from Manhattan. We were 4 blocks from the subway which was nice. I feel like I understand the subway there (I'm a pro)! The first thing we did in NY was take the subway into Grand Central Station. That place is so cool, but very busy. We met up with Luke's mom's cousin and he showed us around the station and then took us around town. He showed us the Chrysler building, and some buildings that I can't remember the names, we went to Times Square (which was really neat), and we went to the Empire State Building. It was really cool to be on top (well close to the top) of the ESB and see the city. You could even see the Statue of Liberty from there. While we were enjoying the views it started to rain on us, and it was raining hard! We decided we had seen enough and wanted to go down, well everyone else had that same idea so the elevators were packed! Instead of taking the elevator down we got to walk down the stairs for a couple floors before we could get back on the elevator. As soon as we got to the bottom it had stopped raining and the sun came out.
After the ESB we went to the Rockefeller Center (we went there a lot so I will talk about that one in more detail in day 2), FAO Schwartz and played on the Big Piano (the one in Big), went shopping in Saks 5th Avenue (all I got was a Chanel ribbon ha ha) and saw the St. Patrick's Cathedral. By 3 PM we were exhausted so we went back to the hotel, checked in, and were all sound asleep by 6 PM. What a day! I would never recommend a red eye unless you had a hotel to take a nap in when you got there.
I took a million pictures so I will post a few later.
So, our plane left SLC at midnight and we got to NYC at 6 AM (NYC time). I thought that I would be able to sleep on the plane, but boy was I wrong! I was way too excited to sleep, I think I slept for about 30 minutes, but that's it. We got a shuttle to take us to the hotel and that was a scary ride. I felt like we were going to hit every car we were next to. NY sure has narrow lanes! Anyways, we couldn't check into our hotel until 3 PM so they let us leave our suitcases in the lobby. I was not happy about that, I worried all day that someone would steal my luggage. No worries, when we got back our luggage hadn't been touched. We stayed at a Holiday Inn in Long Island City so we were 2 miles from Manhattan. We were 4 blocks from the subway which was nice. I feel like I understand the subway there (I'm a pro)! The first thing we did in NY was take the subway into Grand Central Station. That place is so cool, but very busy. We met up with Luke's mom's cousin and he showed us around the station and then took us around town. He showed us the Chrysler building, and some buildings that I can't remember the names, we went to Times Square (which was really neat), and we went to the Empire State Building. It was really cool to be on top (well close to the top) of the ESB and see the city. You could even see the Statue of Liberty from there. While we were enjoying the views it started to rain on us, and it was raining hard! We decided we had seen enough and wanted to go down, well everyone else had that same idea so the elevators were packed! Instead of taking the elevator down we got to walk down the stairs for a couple floors before we could get back on the elevator. As soon as we got to the bottom it had stopped raining and the sun came out.
After the ESB we went to the Rockefeller Center (we went there a lot so I will talk about that one in more detail in day 2), FAO Schwartz and played on the Big Piano (the one in Big), went shopping in Saks 5th Avenue (all I got was a Chanel ribbon ha ha) and saw the St. Patrick's Cathedral. By 3 PM we were exhausted so we went back to the hotel, checked in, and were all sound asleep by 6 PM. What a day! I would never recommend a red eye unless you had a hotel to take a nap in when you got there.
Memorial Day
This year my dad's birthday was during Memorial Weekend so we had a surprise party for him. He turned the big 5-0 so we wanted to make it a big deal. Tristan (my sister), Luke, and I towed up all of my dad's 4-wheelers to Coalville without him knowing and set up for the party. We even tried to cover the fact that the 4-wheelers were missing by putting tarps up where the 4-wheelers usually are. Apparently that didn't fool him; my mom told us that as soon as he got home from work he saw that they were missing and asked where they were. My mom's response was "what 4-wheelers?" She doesn't do well with surprises ha ha, but she did keep this one!
Well everyone arrived for the party 30 minutes before my dad was supposed to be there, and I think we got a good turn out. When my dad arrived he was blindfolded and had been since they left Salt Lake, since my dad drives Parley's everyday in the winter he knew exactly where he was at. I think he knew something was up, but he didn't know what.
When he arrived he was very surprised! I think he was so happy to see his close family and friends there to support him. Overall, it was a really nice party and I think we all had a good time.
My immediate family ended up camping at the church where we had the party and then we hung out and played games the next day. Luke's parents were also camping in Coalville so we went and hung out with them as well, and we camped with them on Sunday night. On Monday my family, and Scott and Megan went 4-wheeling in Coalville and had a blast. I only was able to take a couple pictures before my camera died (I will post later), but the views were amazing and the riding was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the ATVs my dad Scott were on both broke down so we had to fix both before we could keep going. We never did get Scott's to work that day, but we were able to get my dad's running.
Sometimes I feel like these weekends go by too fast!
Well everyone arrived for the party 30 minutes before my dad was supposed to be there, and I think we got a good turn out. When my dad arrived he was blindfolded and had been since they left Salt Lake, since my dad drives Parley's everyday in the winter he knew exactly where he was at. I think he knew something was up, but he didn't know what.
When he arrived he was very surprised! I think he was so happy to see his close family and friends there to support him. Overall, it was a really nice party and I think we all had a good time.
My immediate family ended up camping at the church where we had the party and then we hung out and played games the next day. Luke's parents were also camping in Coalville so we went and hung out with them as well, and we camped with them on Sunday night. On Monday my family, and Scott and Megan went 4-wheeling in Coalville and had a blast. I only was able to take a couple pictures before my camera died (I will post later), but the views were amazing and the riding was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the ATVs my dad Scott were on both broke down so we had to fix both before we could keep going. We never did get Scott's to work that day, but we were able to get my dad's running.
Sometimes I feel like these weekends go by too fast!
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