General conference

I just love our modern day prophets. I am so thankful for the knowledge I have that Heavenly Father still leads and guides this church. I'm thankful for modern technology that makes listening to the prophets so easy! I'm thankful that we get to do just that every six months!

The finish line

I am SO sore! Of the 4 marathons I've run, this year's race was definitely the hardest! Everything hurt. I'm pretty sure I'm going to lose my right pinky toenail. I was SO thankful to finally see the finish line after 26.2 miles! And I'm thankful to finally be in my bed. I'm beat!!

Preparation

I'm running a marathon in the morning. I'm not prepared. I only made it to a 15 mile long run before I had to quit. I'm running the race tomorrow with zero expectations. If I can't run, I'll walk. If I can't walk, I'll get on a relief van and ride to the finish. Even though I'm not as prepared as I would like to be, I'm thankful for the preparation I did get today. I drank a ton of water, I had a great massage, I ate delicious gluten free spaghetti, I soaked in a warm bath, and I'm going to bed early. All my stuff is laid out ready to go. I'm excited and nervous! 

Mom time

My mom is pretty freaking awesome!! I love her and I love spending time with her. I don't even care what we do, I'm just thankful to have her close. I'm thankful for the scalp treatment I got while she got a much needed haircut. I'm thankful for a trip to Costco so she could have her first green smoothie adventure. I'm thankful for a quiet afternoon at home, a delicious (as always) dinner at Anasazi, and a movie on Netflix. I'm thankful for the laughs and the fun. I can't wait to spend tomorrow and the next day and the next day with my crazy, funny, beautiful momma!! 

80 mph

I drove down to St. George today. I'm so excited to spend a few days with my mom, sleep in, and run the St. George Marathon this weekend! I'm thankful for a little bit faster drive down today. They changed the speed limit since the last time I drove down. It's now 80 mph almost the entire way! That, plus the beautiful fall scenery made for a rather enjoyable drive!

A day

I really needed a day. I had a massive headache for most of the day yesterday. I woke up not feeling awesome. So I called in sick. I spent the day resting, getting caught up on some chores, and putting things together for my trip to St. George (TOMORROW!). I'm thankful that I could just take a day. I really hope it helps my body reset a little bit and I wake up tomorrow feeling awesome!!

Raspberry jam

A while ago we got a quart of raspberry freezer jam from the wife of one our bishopric members. It's been hidden in our freezer. We broke it out on Sunday and I've been trying to find any excuse to use it as much as possible! It's tasty.