Health, Wellness, and Life!

So its been a rough few weeks. Physically recovering from the half marathon has been easier than I thought it would be. Spiritually I have known what to do in times like these since I was a little girl. Emotionally has been the hardest. But all three of these can be tied together in the healing process. This post is more for understanding how to take care of yourselves in all aspects. Sometimes we have to experience something to really understand the struggle. Physically I knew exactly what to do to recover from the half marathon. I took a few days where I kept moving and stretching my muscles. I iced my knees when needed and I made sure to not aggravate them further. I didn't run, but we did go for walks, and did not let the sore muscles hold me back. Spiritually to help with the passing of my Grandfather and Beloved friend/sister Tina, I did what I have been doing my whole life. I went to church, prayed with all my heart, and read the scriptures. I found knowledge and comfo...

Okay so I mentioned in an earlier post how I wanted to come close to my former half marathon time. Well I thought I was still 19 and hadn't had a baby. Well news flash to me! I am 25 and have a 15 month old and hadn't run since October 2011. My first half marathon was back in October 2011 and the first 8 miles were down Provo Canyon. So killer on your quads but great for time. I came in at 2:15. I thought I could get that time again. I will be prepared this time and I have a new drive to keep running. Well your body is not the same after having a baby. Its still capable of doing that but I need to keep running even during breaks. We are planning on expanding our family, but my goal is to keep a running base through out my next pregnancy (whenever that happens). So the race!! It was actually a really nice day. It was in the 60's the whole run which was nice. We wish it would have been a little cooler because the second half of the race is out in the open and so the sun...

Okay so I know I haven't been around for a couple weeks. There was a lot of family life things going on. So here is the download update. About 2 months ago we knew we would be making a trip out to Utah for a funeral. We were playing the waiting game. My Grandpa has been fighting his forth round of cancer. He was having treatments done and seemed to be responding well. We weren't concerned about it. My mom, brother, and sister were heading to Utah to drop my sister off at college with her car. While they were out there they stayed with my grandparents. My mom saw that my grandpa wasn't doing well. She called my dad and they decided that he would go out there to be able to spend time with him. (It was my dad's father). So after my mom and brother came back my dad went out. He knew his father wasn't going to live much longer. The doctor told them that his body was in a progressive decline. Meaning that it doesn't matter how much food he ate or got up and move...