My ideal weekend.....

What does my ideal weekend consist of?? Eating out, seeing a movie, eating out, running, eating out, seeing a movie and so on. So this past weekend was so my ideal weekend and more. Friday night was CPK, Maggie Moo's for Chris and 2 White Chocolate Fudge Cookies from Smart Cookie for Christy and then the cute cheesy movie 'Horton hears a Who' with, ofcourse, a Large Diet Coke to share. Saturday morning was our traditional Einsteins Bagel. We go every Saturday morning and take at least an hour to eat a bagel and ofcourse, we share a Diet Coke. Love it! Then it was off to our 10 mile run. My friend, Amy joined us this time and it was the furthest she had ever ran and she did GREAT! But I think what got her through the last 2 miles was knowing that we'd be eating at Pei Wei and getting Paradise Bakery Chippers to go. Mmmmmm, black & white chippers, mmmmm. My mouth is salivating right now. You don't understand...eating at Pei Wei or Paradise Bakery is a real treat for us Provo Residents. It's a pretty good drive to the nearest location.
After that, Chris and I went to the gym and sat in the jacuzzi. Gross right?! We ran 10 miles and then sat our filthy bodies in the public jacuzzi. Haha. I don't care, it felt great. Then off to another cheesy, but not so cute, movie 'Alvin & the Chipmunks'. The only thing I enjoyed in that theater was my popcorn and Large Diet Coke to share. Movie theater popcorn is so worth it though, so all was well. Sunday morning was perfect for an Easter morning. We drove up to the Tabernacle to listen to Music & The Spoken Word.(pictures to come) I love listening to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir live. It was a beautiful program. If I could wake up that early every Sunday morning and if I didn't mind the drive, I'd do it every week. And when we got home from church, we discovered that the Easter Bunny had made a stop at our home. She even hid some eggs to create an Easter Egg hunt for us and I heard she hopped across the grass when delivering the sweet basket. Thank You Primos! You're so thoughtful!

So there you have it, my Perfect Weekend. I know it has a lot of flaws. Like maybe the constant eating out or constant consumption of Diet Coke but for some reason it's perfect in my eyes. Maybe it's the fact that I get to spend every minute with my Love. My Best Friend. Christopher. And sitting at a table in a restaurant, just talking and enjoying food just sounds so appealing to us. I think it's all just a habit we've created and I know it won't be like this forever, so I guess you can say we're soaking it up and enjoying every minute. I know that's pretty irresponsible, seeing how we're still poor college students, but it's a price I'll pay. I LOVE MY WEEKENDS! & I love spending time with my Christopher! Whether it's running together, going on drives together, eating together or watching our late night shows every night together, 'The Family Guy' or 'The Tonight Show' and falling asleep on the ground every night and then one of us eventually moving the both of us to bed, usually around 2 or 4 in the morning. Love it.

We Heart Family!!

Even though our trip down to AZ this past weekend was very quick and most of the time was spent running and running and some more running, we were able to meet up with some of the family and some of them came to support us at the end of our Race. We love you guys!!

Meeting up with everyone Thursday night at SomeBurros

My Mom, Dad, Grandma, sister JaNae, and two of
her cute kids, Marley and Bronson, came to cheer me on before my last leg

Finally the end and oh SO sweaty!

Favorite 1st's

1^st time meeting the team that we would be spending the next 32hrs with

1^st time spending 32 hrs in a van with 5 other girls who ended up being some of the kindest, funniest, wittiest, goofiest, weirdest(in a good way), stylish, & generous girls…THANK YOU for the CD, pull over fleece, adorable running hair band, hot tamales, Dermatologica face wash & lotion, running tips & running encouragement etc….

1^st leg of the race, which was Chris. All of us girls were so nervous for him like he was our little boy or something…the excitement was definitely there. He said everyone was running a 6:15min mile for the 1^st mile. Fast! Don’t worry, he took it down a notch after that.

1^st run by Lisa and her yelling in a voice I didn’t know could come out of her, “I’m gonna get him!” and pointing at the poor guy in front of her….if he heard her yell that, he was most likely scared. Don’t worry, we got video of her passing him. That kind of determination is what got us to the finish line Saturday at 6:30pm

1^st time running in complete darkness and such serenity. We were out in the desert with no street lamps. Those night runs consisted of you, your ipod and your support vehicle 300yds in front or behind you. It was great!

1^st run of mine. I loved every moment of it. It started at 12am and I think I sang at the top of my lungs for 80% of the time.

1^st meal, food that didn’t consist of power bars, at DJ’s Bagel Café in Fountain Hills…mmmm good. Thank You Primos for the great recommendation!

1^st bout with heat exhaustion(not a favorite but a 1st)….sorry Natalie!

1^st meal after the race at El Charro….mmmm bean burro covered in their yummy hot sauce. Hits the spot every time! Followed by Haagen Dazs Coffee ice cream.

1^st shower

1^st real slumber that lasted 12hrs!

all in all, my 1^st Ragnar Relay was AWESOME and well worth the drive to AZ from UT…..in the Prius rental, which by the way, got us down in just $45 in gas!!

what joys accidents can bring...

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Haha! Chris and I had an encounter with a concrete median about 2 weeks ago and this is what we've been driving. The Toyota Prius. I think it's about the ugliest car I've ever driven but I've become quite attached. I love the simplicity inside and the fact that our gas expenditures have cut in half is great. Plus, the little power and park buttons and touch screen are kinda cool too! Anyway, hopefully our car is fixed before our drive down to AZ in two weeks. If not, we'll be cruisin in the PRIUS! It would be kinda fun to see what gas mileage we'd get on that trip. Ha.

Loved reading these from KSL.com...thought I'd share

Statement from President Thomas S. Monson:

"It was my privilege to know and love President Hinckley long before either of us was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles or the First Presidency. Through the years I have sat next to him, have served with him and have learned from him. I am a witness to his prophetic calling.
"President Hinckley was prodigious in his work ethic and was totally dedicated to the gospel of Jesus Christ. He was a friend to one and all and a leader who inspired spirituality. His outreach on an international scale was unprecedented. He was truly a prophet for our time. Like the Master, he devoted his life to doing good, and God was surely with him. His life was a gift to the world."

Statement from President Henry B. Eyring:

"President Hinckley had the gift to make people want to do better and to feel that they could. Last Tuesday I sat in a meeting with him as he considered and then decided matters of great importance, some about individuals and some affecting the entire Church. He was pleasant, incisive, and clearly inspired. For me, he raised the standard of what it is to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, giving all."

Statement from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:

"The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles unitedly expresses its heartfelt love and admiration for President Gordon B. Hinckley and the singular life of service he lived. He was our prophet, our leader, our brother and our friend. We feel a deep, personal loss at his passing.
"President Hinckley served as an apostle for more than 46 years, the last 13 of which were as the senior apostle during his time as prophet and president of the Church. From those earliest days to these most recent ones, he unfailingly demonstrated his devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ, whose witness he was at home and abroad.
"We will miss his wit and his wisdom, his leadership and his love. However, we cannot but rejoice in his reunion with his beloved Marjorie, with his parents and other family members who have gone before, and with the prophets of God, both ancient and modern, among whose eternal ranks he now stands. As the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles we echo the voice of the Master, ‘Well done, thou good and faithful servant. … Enter into the joy of thy Lord.'"

Scariest thing that's happened to me since living in Provo!

So I guess I shouldn't be announcing this on my blog but I've been home alone since Thursday. Chris has been up in Park City driving for the Sundance Film Festival and hasn't had time to come home once. So I've just been doing a great job staying busy and staying out of the house. Yesterday I even went to a movie, August Rush...BEST MOVIE EVER, by myself. That's right, I got their just in time for the movie to start and walked down that dark movie isle to luckily find a seat with my junior popcorn in one hand and my huge diet coke in the other. Loved it! I found that I actually do ok alone. I just mozy along and take my time doing whatever I'm doing. So everything has been fine and dandy until tonight...dun dun dun. It's 10:30, I just got out of the shower, I have all the lights on (I've actually been sleeping with some of the lights on because it makes me feel better, sorry landlords who pay our electrical bill) the T.V. is on and the dryer is going. Hey, lots of noise makes me feel less alone. Well, I'm in the kitchen with my bathrobe on and I hear a knock at the door. What?! 10:30 at night, that's creepy...who is knocking at my door? I stay put and immediately start texting Chris. This is how our conversation goes...

Christy- someone's knocking at the door but I'm in my bath robe and I just don't want to get it...
Christy- they just knocked again....why don't they just call me?
Chris- then don't get it. who is it?
Chris- look through the peep hole.
Christy- YA RIGHT!? that's creepy. I just crawled under the table in the kitchen. But don't worry, the door is locked but all the lights are on so they know someone is home.
Christy- That's mean if it's someone we know and they know I'm home alone. (I was just trying to think of the possibilities and it being some creep just wasn't a possibility)
Chris- well just don't answer it and if it's someone we know, you can tell them you were in the shower.
Christy- if it were the Popes (our landlords who live above us) why wouldn't they just call?(Again, just trying to think of who it would be)
Chris- it's the ups guy. don't answer it (Chris had called the Popes because he was worried and that's what they told him...that it was the UPS guy)
Christy- Why the hell is the ups guy here this late?! (Sorry for the lingo...I was scared)
Chris- Seriously, don't open the door
Christy- don't worry! that's the last thing I'm going to do. That seriously pisses me off. I seriously want to complain to UPS (I was thinking about how that would be the first thing I'd do in the morning)
Chris- Caleb(Pope) has it and said he'd bring it down...

So that whole time my stomach was turning, I was so nervous and my palms were getting sweaty. It just really creeped me out! Oh and I was under that kitchen table for 20 minutes. So I started texting Cassi Pope and she told me that they were coming down to bring me my package. And this is what the UPS guy just had to deliver at 10:30 at night...






HAHAHAHAH. Oh my! Well I guess the Popes have been receiving our mail and got this package today from UPS and Caleb thought, "Hey, I should dress up as a UPS Guy and deliver this to the Hornes!" hahaha. Oh man, you guys are hillarious! And I mean that. Even though it scared the crap out of me, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Thanks for the fun eventful night!! We love being your neighbors and I especially will never forget this. Thanks! That had to be the scariest/funniest/creepiest thing I've witnessed since living up here!!

Definitely Inspired!

K all you cute lil Marathoners....I want to join the club more than ever now!! Salt Lake City Marathon, here I come! I think it's only appropriate considering the fact my first Half was last years same race.
(I reserve the right to back out and feel no shame if something were to start growing in my tummy...)

An Issue I've had for Quite some time....

All day today, I've been thinking about the poor girl who died crossing the street in one of these crosswalks yesterday. I have a real issue with it and was seriously considering doing a petition to make the City of Provo DO something about this problem! As a matter of fact, the same thing that happened to that girl, almost replayed right in front of mine and Chris' eyes TONIGHT! You see, that girl wasn't carrying a flag (not sure if that would've even helped) and a car in the far lane didn't notice other cars slowing and couldn't see any person. So he ended up fatally hitting her at 40-45mph. Tonight, Chris & I were in the far lane when he noticed some cars slowing, but it looked like they were just getting ready to turn. Out of NO WHERE, 3 students come crossing in front of us, causing Chris to slam on his brakes and honk. I immediately throw my hands up in the air and the students looked at me stupidly while pointing to the white lines, as if to say "Hello, we're in a crosswalk and we're invincible and every car can see us, duh!" I'm not KIDDING, this happens all the time where these kids think they're invincible while within the white lines! I couldn't help myself (considering the fact I've been steamed about this issue all day) and rolled down my window shouting, "CARRY A FREAKIN' FLAG IDIOTS!"
Anyways, I took this picture right after that incident. And while getting ready to do this post, the news comes on covering the issue. I guess Provo City Council read my mind and has finally decided to address it. It's just too bad they were too late. They're considering putting up a light system (exactly what Chris & Erik thought up today) that will be activated by students when crossing.
I just can't believe it's taken this long. But I guess I'm relieved it's happening at all.

Natty is Here!!

The Primo's found this new quaint Restaurant, Pizzeria Seven Twelve. And were kind enough to introduce it to us all! It may just be a new weekly visit...

And we could not be more excited to have Natty living in Provo! Now she can join us on all our fun!