my knee!

So I was getting out of my car today and had a few things in my hands and I had all my weight on my left leg and when I stood up my knee cracked. It was just slightly painful and kind of stiff for a minute or so afterward. I know it was not a serious injury, however, it made me feel kinda old! Then after sitting at work, I got up to take my break and it seemed a little stiff and not quite like its usual self. I guess I better take it easy....its as if my knee knew that the run on Monday was a small sampling of the days of exercise to come and it decided to have no part of this! I have been really bad about exercising for the past few weeks and finally got my butt to the gym and got a good run in on Monday. I really need to crack down though next week after we get the move behind us and are on more of a routine.

Moving on up....

Okay, so not really moving on up, but we are moving.....are all the gasps & sighs out? Yes I know, this is the fourth move in 10 months!!! I am so tired of packing I have almost decided to do away with everything and start over...if only things were not so expensive. The good news is that each time we have thrown away more and more stuff so we are constantly ridding ourselves of the clutter. One of the things that I do not pack is Jacob's prized cd collection. I am not going to be the one responsible for scratching hundreds of cds, are you crazy?!!

We are moving in with my mom & dad. They are so nice to let us come live with them for about 1 1/2 years while I go to hair school and work part time and while Jacob is in school full time and working full time. It is so expensive to live these days! Our dogs will be so happy to have a backyard again to run around in. I have been taking them to the park almost every day for the past 3 1/2 months to let them get their exercise. It was pretty chilly this morning. I had a hoodie on and my hands were frozen until I took a nice warm shower.


So I got to cut my mom's hair over the weekend and Jacob's hair today. Of course this was with assistance from my teacher at school! It is really kind of intimidating and scary because at this point with scissors in my hand, I realize I could really hack up somebody's hair if I'm not paying attention. I can't wait for this newness and learning period to be over with so I can have the confidence and really enjoy doing hair. I have thought about doing it for so long and finally decided it was the avenue I was going to pursue, so watch me go!

Other than that, not much exciting has been going on. Jacob's birthday is coming up in November, so I need to figure out what to do for that. Perhaps I could finish sewing the patchwork blanket I started sewing for his birthday last year! I know he would love it, it's just that the sewing machine & fabric were not cooperating together, so frustrating. Maybe now since my mom will be nearby I can work on it with some assistance from her!

Olympic Park

We went to the Olympic Park in Park City last weekend. Jacob got a new job with Xactware and his company was having a party up there for employees and their families. We, of course, forgot the camera! We never get pictures...so sorry it's just a boring blog!

I am a scaredy cat when it comes to rides or heights, so I wasn't the most adventerous person. When we first got there, Jacob rode up the tram and took the zipline down while I observed from the safety of the ground. Jacob wanted me to go up the tram to ride the bobsled ride down. I asked him to go do it one time by himself to make sure I could have open toe shoes & to make sure it wasn't way scary. I decided I would walk over to where I thought the bobsled ride should end. Well that was some walk! I didn't know it was going to be that long or that I was climbing the mountain on a paved path! I had convinced myself by the time I was nearing the top that I was going to ride the bobsled down regardless just so I didn't have to walk that long walk back down. When I reached the top (which is where the ride starts) Jacob was next in line to go. He was quite surprised to see me at the top. He went down the ride while I went and watched the instructional video and signed a release waiver. When Jacob got back to the top, I was really nervous about going because he was a little wide eye and said how it was a rough ride. I sucked it up though and still went! It was a rough ride, my head kept bouncing around and hitting the side of the sled (thank goodness for the helmet). It was fun & definitely different; I'm glad I did it. Jacob wanted me to ride the zipline down, but I had sandals on, so I couldn't, so we rode the tram down. We didn't go on anymore rides, because the lines were so long from all of the people there.

We ate dinner there too; the company had it catered. It was pretty good, I was hungry after my long walk. After dinner, there was an aerial show where the ski jumpers go off the jumps into the pool. That was cool. We stayed overnight and our hotel was nice too. It was a nice little outing that wasn't too far from home.