I'm back

So once again I got way behind on bogging. It’s like I don’t have anything to blog and then all of a sudden a ton of things will happen and I can’t keep up! So here is once again, another recap. There are going to be a lot of pics, so make yourself comfy! Note: It has been suggested, (Jon and Rachel) that I put my running posts on another blog because they are monotonous. So my new running blog will be at

rundianarun.blogspot.com

Girls night out. I can't remember the name of this delicious place we went. Girls help me out. Their hot chocolate tasted like they basically melted a chocolate bar into my cup!

We went with the Larsen's to walk around Stanford before we headed over to the Burgon's pool party.










I have the cuttest husband ever.





After going to the Burgon's pool party, we all went and ate pizza! We all squished into our little car.

Mmmmmmmm, Yellow Submarine sandwiches!

Jessica's fling for the trip.

We walked by this guy who was a dog walker and there were the coolest dogs there. Jessica fell in love with this one.

We went to Pier 39 and watched the sea lions for like 2 hours! I could have watched them all day!

This guys was freaking amazing! He is the only person all day that I gave a tip to and boy did he earn it! He was totally like the guy in Mary Poppins!

Jessica and I bought our awesome fake Ray Bans on Pier 39!

We had a long day of being tourists. Thank goodness for the train because we would never have been able to find parking in the city!

We went to Kate's Kitchen in SF. Wow it was delicious!

The other day Jon had a doosie and fell off his mountain bike. This is the second time I have had to patch him up! He clams that the dirt in San Francisco is different than in Utah! Really he should have gotten stiches in his ankle, but we don't have insurance so I just steri strips them. That didn't work verywell though becuase it was such a gaping hole!

My first home made batch of dinner rolls! They were delicious!

Jon is still working at the chocolate factory. He always comes home covered in chocolate dust and smelling deliciously chocolaty!

Where is Sarah?........There she is!



Hanging out in our kitchen watching Eric do magic tricks with cards.



Sarah and Patrick chillin at our place. Blending into the couch.

This is Sarah's dog Maggie. She is like the cutest dog in the world! She is so snugly!

We enjoyed going to the beach every day and soaking in the beautiful and warm sun!

We played a little bit of Blockus.....Sarah kicked our trash every game!



Jon and I had our first Ruby's experience with Sarah, Patrick, Heidi, and Paul.....and it was delicious!



We went to Patrick's favorite cupcake place called Sprinkles. These were the best cupcakes I have ever tasted!






Hope you all enjoyed the recap of our lives!

Rock Climbing

We had so much fun with Ben and Anisha rock climbing. Even Andy came to join us later. I could hardly move the next day I was so sore!

Running

Ran: 9 miles in One hour and 25 min, pace 9 min 30 sec min/mile. Jon and I went to Laguna Beach this weekend with some of our good friends and Jon came on my long run with me. It was so beautiful! We ran next to the beach for all 9 miles. I feel kind of bad because originally Jon said he was only going to run 4 miles, but I kept on egging him to go on, so he ran the whole thing and did awesome! It was the hottest day ever though. I am so used to running in SF.

Running

8-23-08: Ran 8 miles! in one hour 16 min, pace: 9:32 min/mile through GG park

So Jon and I tried to have a picnic by one of the Pond. there were so many birds we could hardly sit down! One even jumped up on me and tried to eat my sandwich! And then of course they hung around because Jon kept on feeding them his granola bar!

Running

8-19-08: Ran 4 miles in 34:47 min, pace 8:41 min/mile. Through GG park

Running

8-13-08: Ran 4.11 miles in 37:01 min, pace 9:00min/mile. GG Park.

8-16-08: Ran 7.01 miles in 1:06:06, pace9:25 min/pile> Through GG Park to the beach and back. Jon cam running with me on this one. It was fun to run with him!

In answer to my dad. I am enjoying the endorphin rush a lot! Other benefits are that my butt is getting somewhat tighter! :) I get to get outside and explore, but it is faster and not as boring because I am running. My knees have been holding up well also.

Running

8-11-08: Ran 4 miles for 38 min, Pace: 9:41 min/mile. Ran to Golden Gate park and back up a lot of hills!

Running

8-4-08: Ran 3.72 miles in 35:39 min. Pace: 9:34min/mile. Ran around Twin Peaks

8-5-08: Ran 2 miles in 17:09 min, Pace: 8:32min/mile. Ran in Golden Gate Park

8-6-08: Ran 3.5 miles in 30:51 min, Pace:8:47min/mile. Ran in Golden Gate Park

8-8-08: Ran 3.05 miles in 26:08min, Pace:8:32min/mile. Ran across the Golden Gate Bridge

8-9-08: Ran 6 miles in 54:24 min, Pace: 9:03min/mile. Ran in Golden Gate Park

Running

7-30-08: Ran 3.51 miles, time: 31:59, pace: 9:06 the beach

7-31-08: Ran 1.53 miles, time: 13:53, pace: 9:03 golden gate park

8-2-08: Ran 5.01 miles, time: 48:12, pace 9:37 golden gate park

Running

7-29-08 Ran a measly 1.3 miles time: 13:04 pace:9:47

Running

7-28-08: Ran 3.5 miles 32:02 minutes, pace: 9:06 min/mile (personal best!) Jon and I ran across the Golden Gate bridge and back. It was very windy, but totally beautiful!

Lake Tahoe

Brooke got a pic of Me and Jon doing our flips off the dock.

The Burgons invited us to Brooke's parents cabin in Lake Tahoe. It was so nice to get out of foggy San Francisco! The water was so clear and beautiful. We really tried to soak up the sun as much as possible while we were there. We also got our trash kicked at KUBB and Ticket to Ride.

The Hyatt

The boys at the Hyatt

Golden Gate Bridge

Our classic couples picture

Guy in Bra

When we went to the Golden Gate bridge there was a run/walk for breast cancer awareness. This was one of the guys greeting the runners/walkers at the end.

This is for you Nicole Wright

We went to Japan town and I saw these deserts and thought of you Nicole and that desert you made. These reminded me of you.

Running

7-2-08 Ran: 5 miles in GG park (of course) 47:14 min 9:26min/mile. My legs hurt

Full House

Uncle Jesse in front of the Full House houses.

There was actually a lot of people on that hill taking pictures. It was nice to be at a place that felt so familiar....ahhhh Full House.

Catch up

So dad is way into magic tricks right now. He showed us one of his tricks that is really good! You will have to see it to know though! It involves fire and that is always exciting.

Bets watched Zoe while we all went for a hike.

My dad forgot a hat and didn't want his bald spot to burn...so he used my sweater and Rachel's belt to make a head covering.

Mark Sandberg took us on a fun little hike in Berkeley. Patches (their dog) came with us and was so cute. She would run a little bit ahead and then look back to make sure we were coming. At one point we turned around the corner and a little tiny dog came barking and running towards us. We though that it was so bold to think it could take on Patches. Three seconds later the rest of its posse showed up. I think the little dog was in a walking group and there was like six other dogs...which probably explains why the tiny dog felt so confidant.

Running

7-25-08 Ran 3 miles in GG Park. It was really hard today I don't know why. I felt really sluggish. I did find a new lake/pond that was really fun to run around though. Ave pace: 9 min 23 sec/ mile. I slow down a ton going up hill then make it up going downhill:)

Razor mamas

My mom's newest thing is to "razor" around places. She says that it is good exercise and it helps her hip not hurt. When we all were in Berkeley my mom convinced Lynda to dig out their "razor" and ride up and down Silano while we walked it. They can get a bit crazy on those things.

Running

My goal is to run a half marathon. So I have started a running schedule. It is really fun so far, but I have been running very far, so we'll see if I keep thinking that.

July 21: Ran 3.5 miles in Golden Gate park
July 22: Ran 4 Miles In GG park
July 23: Ran 4 miles in GG park

Can you tell I like running in the park? It is really fun to explore and find new places!

Rose Garden

We walked around the rose garden in Berkeley and got eaten like crazy by mosquitoes!

Sliding

This is a park Rachel and I loved as kids. It is in Berkley. Some kid in the park gave me the "fast" piece of cardboard and so I pretty much beat every one down every time!

Hard Rock Cafe

That day we went to pier 39 we did a lot of stuff. Here we are at the Hard Rock Cafe, which by the way was the worst restaurant experience ever! Our server tried to charge Josh (Brother-in-law) $91.70 instead of $19.70. Rachel (my sister) set him straight though! Oh yeah and those chubby little arms coming out of Rachel's chest are Zoe's.

Seagull!!!

You know... just feeding the birdie!

Family in town

My family was in town for the week. We went to Pier 39 and hung out. In the second picture down is our friend that is visiting from Spain. Julia was a fun addition to our family for this trip!

oops

Jon almost burnt our apartment down. He had this sheet laying over the stove while he was drilling something in the wall. He must have leaned up against the knob thingy and turned it on. I heard him yelp, ran in, and saw a huge cloud of smoke. Luckily Jon put it out quickly and and nothing was ruined. Now we just have a really awesome poncho.

Our new apartment

We are finally mostly moved into our apartment. It actually feels much bigger now that there aren't a ton of boxes all over! It is still pretty small though.

Foggy Fourth

For the 4th of July Jon and I unpacked all day and then around 9pm rode our bikes up to Twin Peaks to watch the fireworks. Unfortunately we couldn't even see our hands in front of our face it was so foggy. So then we went home and got lost driving around looking for a blockbuster. Oh and this is the first time I have had to wear two sweaters in July! (There! Are you happy now Amy? :)

San Francisco

This is Jon and Diana's life packed up into a little Uhaul on its way to a little apartment.
The first day at our new home...with our boxes.

Swirling

So I am going to play some catch up now and then hopefully will stay on top of things enough so I don't have to do this recapping thing anymore.

This video is at Amy's graduation party in the Anderson's back yard with the swirly thing that I have to ride on every time I go there. Kory was the only one that would ride on it with me...and I was sick to my stomach at the end as usual. At least I didn't throw up on him! Oh yeah and I am the one in the video that is cackling like the wicked witch of the west.



Girls night out. This was probably a month or more ago and I can't even remember what the occasion was, but I remember there was food and laughing involved!


This is what happens when you run out of diapers and there are a bunch of creative and problem solving girls around. She has a cloth diaper on underneath and the macy's grocery bag is to prevent wetness. By the way, this is Sarah's baby.

Duck and Ducky decided that our lawn was there home. It was really rainy that day and I think they got lost. We fed them our old bread and they loved us. They were our pets for the day.