Lake Havasu...

I spent the weekend in Arizona for the collegiate triathlon championships. I didn't compete because of a shoulder injury, but I went down to support my team... and maybe to enjoy this....

and this....

...while everyone back at home in Utah had snow. Ha. We went on a bike ride the day before the race to get a feel for the course - it kicked my butt (as you can see I'm the only one sitting down).

Glad I didn't have to race the next day. This is just one of the many hills they had to face as part of their 24 mile ride...

Yikes!

Watching everyone set up on race day made me wish I was competing, but then as the wind picked up I was pretty glad I didn't have to. 20 mph winds with 35 mph gusts! They were swimming their 1.2 miles in whitecaps and almost getting blown off their bikes! And the last 1/8 mile of their 6 mile run? Oh my! Not only did they have a brutal sand run, but they were running against a headwind that was so strong it was sandblasting everyone (it did not feel very good and I wasn't even racing).

Poor things! My teammates did well though. We didn't qualify for nationals, but everyone survived, and that's a pretty big accomplishment. 

My biggest accomplishment on the trip? Being the only one that knew how to back up a trailer :-) Thanks mom - for not letting me be a helpless girl!

The boys...

Every Saturday night, the boys go bowling. And by every Saturday night, I mean EVERY Saturday. And by boys I mean all the boys that live at my parent's house on the weekend - my two brothers and my two cousins from Texas. They're inseparable it seems. Guess they're just making up for all the years we wished everyone lived close together when we were younger so we could play. 

Jake and I joined them this time and had a blast...

We had three lanes (these guys are serious about their bowling) and hung out for over 2 hours. Turns out Jake isn't half bad at the bowling thing with 6 spares and 2 strikes in one game that led him to beating everyone. Which of course made me loose our bet and I had to make dessert for everyone.

On Sunday, Jake and I couldn't get enough of the beautiful weather! 45 degrees may sound cold but it was sooo perfect for our first hike of the year. We didn't even need jackets. I'm quite proud of myself for thinking to take a picture - even though it's just one and makes Jake's shoulders look oddly large. You can't even see the view, but it's better than my usual no-pictures-to-document-anything side... I'm getting there.

Can't wait for more of this spring stuff!

Just Hanging Out...

I started my spring break with a nice relaxing weekend with Jake. We had plans to be productive but then we decided to just relax and have a date night. We enjoyed dinner at the Sonora Grill, a fancy Mexican restaurant in Ogden. We ate swordfish. Who knew that was a Mexican dish. Then we went to a movie.

This is the newest zombie movie. Don't worry, it's not like all the others out there with the blood and gore. It's a comedy and it is definitely funny. Lots of laugh out loud moments. I would definitely see it again. And you can't watch that movie without thinking... waiting a second. Is that the twilight girl? It can't be.

Feast your eyes on Kristen Steward (the twilight girl) and Teresa Palmer. No way they are not twins - I mean look at them!

We ended the weekend with a delicious plate of angel food cake with strawberries and whipped cream. If the weather is nice, we may find ourselves in Moab next weekend... but Jake doesn't know that yet ;-) We'll see...