This past weekend Gaven and I took a road trip up to Logan. I must say Logan is one of the most beautiful places i've ever been.

Anyways... getting back on track. We went up to Logan to run the half marathon. It was a wonderful experience. I will say I am so proud of Gaven's hard work and watching him finish that race, he really worked hard. I loved seeing him cross the finish line.

At the end of the race they gave out medals to all the perticipants. I was amazed at the times some people had for racing. They gave medals out to all the different age groups. There was a 12 and under (yes thats right TWELVE AND UNDER) and these kids were running 1hr and 15-20min half marathons. First humbling experince, having a younger person beat your time... They then moved up in age groups, all the way up to age 60+ years. The winner ran a 1hr 20min mile (or close around that time) How humbling it is to have someone twice your age beat your time by 30 minutes.

It made me think of all the excuses in life we all make up as to why we don't do things. All my excuses melted away in that moment. These people laid all excuses down and raced to their best ability. Putting all age, sex, size (both vertical and horizontal) behind them. I was very humbled as I realized how many excuses so many of us put on ourselves because of what we perceive to be truth.

I think it goes to show how much room we all have to move forward and grow and learn and improve in life. In all reality there is no end to growing and learning. That use to bother me to say that... but, the more i've learned, the more I realize how much there is to learn, the more I grow, the more I realize how much more growth there is to experience. It could be improving your racing time, it could be improving your relationships, your knowledge, your finances, your goals... so many areas in life. I'm so humbled and full of gratitude for the lessons in life I continue to learn.

Tonight was so much fun! For the last couple weeks Gaven and I have been going for these long Sunday drives. Last week we went up Big Cottonwood Canyon. I felt like I was out of Utah. I had no idea it could be so lush and green. It was a quick step out of the city and into the wild. There is something about the smell and the feel of being in those places that I can't get enough of. I was ready to give up all of city life and become a mountain women!

We went driving tonight up in East Millcreek. It has the exact same feeling the canyon last week had (except this time it had houses). Oh how breath taking this area was. Once again I felt like I stepped out of city life and into a dream world. Some of the houses we saw were some of the most beautiful houses my eyes have ever laid eyes on. What a perfect place to dream! I felt like a kid with all the excitement! We both decided that we needed to stay on the east side of Salt Lake.

This is a picture of one of the houses we drove past. Yup, it's a dream house. Maybe not our exact dream house but close to it... Both the house and the location. So yes, we dream big but like Elenor Roosevelt so wisely put "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."