Resolved

We went to the gym last night, we're always great at going the first week of the year, ha ha! We weren't the only ones there, holy cow!  It was PACKED with people like us that are attempting their new year's resolutions.

We have some pretty good motivation to keep our fitness goal this year...if all goes as planned we're going to HAWAII for the first time this summer! Finally! We've wanted to go so badly, we can't wait!

So, we are working on our swim bods since we plan on living in swimsuits for two weeks. QUESTION: what are some of your favorite songs or artists to work out to? Rihanna & Britney (why am I admitting this?) are my favorites.  I'd love to hear some suggestions so I can add to my playlist!

Safely Ever After

This is my Beautiful Wife smooching the camera. I'm the luckiest kid alive, and why am I alive? Because I wear a helmet (or so she says).

We have recently discovered that we enjoy bike riding. It is always nice to have hobbies that you enjoy together, and this is one for us. We took a leisurely 8 mile round trip ride on the Legacy Parkway bike trail. The scenery was impressive. We enjoyed the sounds of birds and frogs as we rode down the flat landscape. We saw a fox, dove, geese, ducks (all of which made me think about the local hunting regulations) and we also saw cattle, horses, and a bunch of busted down cars.

We stopped once to have a quick picnic. We did it old school and had Lunchables- I never knew those came with so many choices!

We finished up at the perfect time. The sun was going down and it was starting to get cold. Heather snapped this shot of the sunset at the end of our trip.

Bear Lake...and bacon

Well we just got back from a WONDERFUL vacation with my side of the family in Bear Lake. Scott and I didn't take a single picture, but my family did. I might try to steal a few of theirs to put on here. It was a blast.

One quick boast: Scott, Jeremy, and Luke (those are my two brothers) went on a bike ride AROUND THE ENTIRE LAKE! Wow. They rode 50 miles on Saturday morning. I am so proud of them! I rode 6 miles on Tuesday and was a little sore just from that... I can't imagine how they are feeling!

So...here is a picture that I stole from my friend Kym. She worked with us this summer as a marketing intern and there was never a dull moment with her around! We came away from the summer with many inside jokes.

Well last week, we finally tried something we've been talking about for a while. One morning on a radio station I heard the DJ's talking about a fad of eating bacon on maple bars. It sounded so gross to me, but the DJ's tried it and said they loved it.

We all wanted to try it for ourselves, and one morning Kym surprised us and brought in the maple bars and bacon.
You'll just have to take my word for it...it was SO GOOD! The 3 of us that tried it all liked it. In Kym's words "Its was just like having pancakes, syrup and bacon all in a neat little package...It was so good with the salty and sweet flavors, and the crunchy bacon with the soft doughnut."

Crazy I know.

Again? Sounds good to me

"Weber State University will be closed today, Feb. 1, until 5 p.m. due to inclement weather. All daytime classes have been canceled at all WSU campuses."
This has happened twice in 4 weeks...That's as many snow days as I ever had in grade school! Wow.
(p.s. I stood on my head at my yoga class yesterday.)

Yoga baby!

This was me today! I even know that pose, it's Warrior II. My friend Kajsa invited me to go to a Yoga introduction at our friend's work. We learned about where Yoga came from, how it's done, special ways of breathing, and what to expect your first time going. After, we stayed for an actual class. Within three minutes I felt an amazing warmth and peace...and burning in my thighs. At the start of class, I could barely touch my toes with my fingertips. By the end, I could stand on my hands. Seriously! I was so amazed. At the end, the teacher had us lay on the ground with our eyes closed for about 5 minutes. She came around and rubbed scented oil on our foreheads- I can't remember the last time I was that relaxed! The atmosphere of the place was perfect too, the only light was from candles, and there was soothing music playing. It was such a good time, I'm so glad I went. Kajsa and I are signed up to take some more classes. I need stress relief more than ever right now, and I think this is the perfect way!