happenings.

sara wants me to blog more since i don't as often as i used to. i'm sorry sara that i have more to do than my life can handle. but i love you. come visit. i'll have time for that.

so here are some pictures from my phone [as usual. i'm too lazy to get out the cannon and upload the pictures. not to mention, my computer is 4 years old and needs more memory, so iphoto is a little slow these days. also, the old cannon is really old and takes horrible photos. so dana, please, you have that beautiful nice nikon. please give me your cannon. THUS, the pictures from the phone.]

my nightstand.

how much do we love the lamp?

also, my favorite family picture.

"the face".

seen here.

SHIN SPLINTS.

the worst.

if you don't know what that is, it's pretty much the muscle tearing away from the bone.

i've had them multiple times. but now is definitely not the time.

marathon in 10 days!

so we're taping.

and icing {still}

and rubbing {still. and still painful.}

and praying {yours are welcome.}

and we got some new orthodics.

you can do it, shiny.

[also, please notice the calf. if i were a chicken, then you'd want to eat that drumstick, wouldn't you? so juicy. thanks, marathon training.]

um totally saw this deer on campus today.

and then 4 hours later saw it again but up a little bit on the hill. and we decided it was pregnant. so it's a doe. a deer. a female [pregnant] deer.

and katie and her mom made this for our apartment.

inspired by the sign my parents, g.ma, and i saw in park city.

and that is all.

oh wait, no. it's not.

so you think you can dance is back.

and did you see the deaf guy on there?

amazing.

[i looked--not on you tube yet. just wait.]

oh also, the sound on my computer works again.

i no longer have to wear headphones.

waiting...

at the airport.

some pictures from erin's graduation.

congrats, grad.

she was so excited to see me.

[of course.]

beautiful mother.

oh some more pictures.

these are from way back in the day.

aunt's wedding.

mother made my dress.

and hers.

erin's bday some time when we were young.

erin hangin' on the giraffe fence.

not much has changed.

boarding...

addendum: the sunday morning post, 28th ed.

some more reminiscent photos.

probably more for my viewing pleasure than yours,

but it's still fun.

'06-ers.

senior end-of-year choir show.

that would be lyndi and i smack dab in the middle.

rich folks.

and later in the same show.

dorothy.

[please notice huge shoulders and extremely high neck.

and i bought black shoes and painted them with red acrylic paint and then red glittered them. crafty.]

and then i graduated high school.

and dana and sara and their friend nicole were funny things for halloween. well, nicole looks super cute. dana and sara are just hilarious. maybe i'll borrow one of them and wear it to our halloween celebration for all my 2nd graders.

oh, you've seen this before.

couldn't pass it up!

now we're into '07.

once upon a time, dad turned 50. and we had a big surprise party for him. but we didn't for my mom because she didn't want one. not her style. we went to cirque du soleil instead.

then there was easters.

and mom got erin and i fruit and veggie baskets.

[and i wish i still had those shorts. i had them from 7th grade until last year. that's 9 years.]

and that's all for right now. when mother is off of her computer, i'll be going back for more. it's just so fun.

the sunday morning post, 28th ed.

[actually it's a lazy saturday evening. at home. life's good.]

cute mom.

can we take note of how long my hair is?

it will never be longer than that.

and i'm cutting it when i get back.

it's time.

oh dad.

the weekend's been fabulous. lot's of relaxing.

run:

long run on the beach today. pier to pier {+ some}.

why can't utah have a beach

it's so beautiful, though. so we'll let it slide.

eye appt.:

verdict? left eye worse, right eye same.

grocery store.

used book store {hooray for children's literature. and picture books.}

remainder of day:

my stomach was in p a i n. sometimes my stomach acid decides to pour through my intestines.

in which case i am incapacitated.

so there was no way i was putting a bathing suit on and hittin' up the beach.

so i laid on the couch and my mom brought me probiotics.

and then we made pizzas. a kendrick family favorite. trader joes whole wheat crust pizza dough. bbq chicken. veggie. and pepperoni. [i hate pepperoni's. but em loves them. you go girl.]

and now.

for some reminiscent photos.

found these while browsing mom's new mac. {love.}

i only got through about 2 albums.

from 05 & 06

so, more to come next week.

henry doorly zoo,

omaha, nebraska

a girl in my class told this funny story of this boy who went to the henry doorly zoo with his 2nd grade class. and he went back to class and said, "teacher i have a penguin in my back pack." and she just kinda brushed it aside and told him to do his work. and he told her again. same thing. so he went home and told his mom. same thing. then his mom went in his room a little later. and lo and behold, he was playing with a little penguin.

listen.

joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat!

the goat claire and i made for when the brothers attacked a passing goat and dipped his coat in blood and guts and gore.

{i can sing that entire musical to you.}

nauvoo, illinois

[please notice erin's dr. scholls. i think i'm bringin' em back. that is, mine back to provo. and i'm just bringin' em back.]

oh and another of claire and i.

i loved that shirt.

like loved it.

and one day i accidentally washed it with some lip balm. whoops.

st. louis, missouri temple.

please notice baby dana and young teenager emily. and h.s. senior me and college girl erin.

have a wonderful sunday.

i know mine will be extra good.

i'm going to nursery with my pops tomorrow.

love the little kids.

surprise grad!

{per usual, please ignore the poor quality of this photo. phone.}

yesterday:

8-11. class.

11-11.45. pack; send katie off with 2 oranges and a banana for her drive to the river.

11.45. gurus with missy.

12.45. en route: airport.

1.30. wait at airport.

3.06. depart.

delay for take off.

in flight. interesting conversations with guy next to me.

4.25. land {26 minutes late}

4.40. em picks me up.

4.50. arrive at csulb.

mom.

dad.

dana.

[dana's new nikon. loooove. p.i.t. {professional in training. i love making up acronyms and abbreviating words.}]

5. processional: erin sees me.

surprise!!

erin cries.

erin graduates.

7.30. cheesecake factory.

family, aunts, and g.ma.

late dinner. hate that.

but so hungry.

may or may not have had some cheesecake.

thanks g.ma.

10.30. arrive at erin's new[er] pad.

1/10 mile from the beach.

[see photo above]

today:

6.45. my body: "wake up!"

7.45. run on beach to gym.

8.45. bp {body pump. missed you. not the same alone in my room with the 10 lb-ers.}

9.45. run home.

10.35. breakfast.

11.35. doing this.

12. beach.

beach.

and more beach.

later. fam and fun.

love it.

erin was so surprised.

hooray!

15 days until marathon mania.

wooooo hooo!

as of late...

katie and i went for a bike ride.

we're getting ready for many to come.

the madness (aka craaazy school) is almost over {2 weeks!}

this is katie.

i bought a watermelon the other day.

umm, if you know me then you know how much i love fruit, how much fruit i eat, and how much i love watermelon and i much watermelon i can eat.

let's just say it's been 2 days and i'll be eating the last of it tomorrow.

and this is what we did the other day.

{katie made the pillow on the right.}

and ready for a relaxing weekend.

erin graduates tomorrow. congrats grad! {i think that's like my favorite phrase}

the sunday morning post, 27th ed.

3 weeks!!

i am so pumped!

yesterday was my final long run.

well, really long run. 12 miles isn't really a long run anymore.

i ran 22 miles.

22!

i felt great all day. and then i woke up this morning and i practically had to roll myself out of bed. and i could barely touch my toes. just a little stiff.

and i guess that's in part to not running once during the week.

oh, and for your viewing pleasure,

here's a picture of my toes [via phone = poor quality]

nbd. just a little black and blue.

left #2 will most likely fall off sometime between now and the marathon.

don't worry. i keep them painted. except it doesn't really do much.

ok, enough of the marathon. i am sorry. sometimes i just need to tell someone about it, and the blog is a good outlet. and it's only 3 more weeks. so just hang in there. or just don't read it.

my week?

crazy. sleepless. runningless. lots of lesson planning [which were fabulous]. sad: practicum's done. happy: more time to run, sleep, socialize, and do homework all in the same day.

happy sabbath.

check this out.

watch it.

then read it.

and know that i know it's true.

and it has changed my life.

and i read it everyday.

i can't not read it.

i know it's true.