Break the Silence 5k

This morning, my sister Jillian and I ran in a 5k at BYU, to "Break the silence" of pornography and domestic abuse, or, to just run a race, one of those. It was definitely not a super race, where you feel all pumped and excited. It was actually kind of weird... we were all lined up at the starting line, like 5 minutes before it was supposed to start, and this chick is reading stuff about pornography and domestic abuse, and all of the sudden, with no warning, we hear the starting horn, and we're like, "oh, ok, I guess we run now". No, "ready, set..." or "on your marks, get set..." or even "are you ready?"... it was weird. But, it was free, so we can't complain too much. The course was good though, and we actually did pretty darn well, if I do say so myself. I was a little bummed, because we came in one minute, 25 seconds, later than my goal time, but I still think we did awesome, considering that there was a fatty hill in the middle of it (we went East on Stadium drive from Canyon), you know the one Whitney. You would have been so proud of us. As I recall, during our last training, we frequently had to walk on that hill (not because of Whit, because of me), but Jill and I were cruisin'. We came in at 29:25, which means I shaved 5 minutes off of my last 5k time, which I was really happy about... progress! My training so far, has been going so great, and I am really enjoying myself, which really is the most important thing.

Tidbits...

Ok, so this is the last one, I promise!

This morning I ran my first 5k. Of course I have run 5k before, just never in a race setting. I did the Running With Angels 5k, and it was my first post-baby race, so I wasn't expecting greatness, and definitely didn't achieve greatness, but it was a lot of fun. I ran with my friend Natalie, from one of my old wards, and I totally forgot how great it is to run with someone. It makes it so much better! Natalie and I just chatted our way along the beautiful Thanksgiving Pointe Gardens, and before we knew it, we were done. I was actually a little worried about the race today, as all this week, I have been getting major cramps during my runs, and yesterday, my cramp lasted all day, even through Big River! But all was well today, so that was a relief! Sorry, no pictures, but rest assured, I looked ravishing!

This summer I am hoping to work on my speed a little, and I wanted a race to base my improvements off of (and there is definitely room for improvement!;), as I hope to do a 5k every month this summer. So I'll let you know how all that goes.

Thanks, Natalie, for a great run!

Nate had to leave for St. George this morning for another gig, so Jillian babysat (thanks Jill). When I got home, she was telling me how Asher was going through her purse, and pulled out a piece of paper and said: "Asher, no no" (which actually probably sounded more like-Asha, no no). I thought that was hilarious, what a little stinker. I was pretty positive he's known when he was doing stuff he wasn't supposed to, but now I know for sure! I just wish I could have heard him say it. Oh well, I'm sure there will be other times! 

One last little tidbit...

(warning, ranting follows)

2 weeks ago from this last Thursday, I ordered this awesome diaper bag off of ebay, for a great price. The listing said "free USPS priority mail (2-3 bus. days) shipping". Great, fantastic! So anyway, I win this bag, pay for it and wait. I never hear from the chick who sold it to me, then finally, after 5 business days, I email her asking about the tracking number, etc. Nothing. So a couple days later, I email her again, clearly bugged. She finally emails me back, and it's now one week from the day I bought the bag, and this is the first time I have heard anything from her. She says, "oh, sorry, I just had a baby, I'm behind on my emails...". Ok, whatever, I just had a baby, and it's not that hard to check your email. Plus, if your so busy having a baby, then why are you still doing your online business if you can't run it up to par (yes, she has an ebay store). I know, I'm such a brat, but it gets worse. She says the bag is a pre-order (which I didn't know in the first place) so she hasn't received it but should get it the next day, Friday, and then will ship it to me immediately. Great! No harm done. Another week goes by, nothing. I email her again... nothing. Finally, today (over 2 weeks later) I get an email from her telling me that she got it yesterday and just shipped it to me today and included a tracking number. She then has the nerve to say: "please don't leave negative/neutral feedback on me". Ok, so I had already decided that I wasn't going to be that type of person, even though she totally deserves it. The thing that really gets me, is not that it's taken so long (which is annoying, but it happens), it's that she was not communicating with me. She could have at least emailed and told me she still hadn't received the bag, or at least gotten back to me sooner. Am I being unreasonable here? All I'm saying, is that I paid a pretty penny for the diaper bag of my dreams, and have been so excited to get it and take it on vacay with me this coming Monday (which I now won't be able to do even though I ordered it over 2 weeks ago), and the least she could do was be a little more informative. When I sold my Amby bed on ebay, I let the people who bought it, know every thing that was going on, every step of the way, just like I would want any seller to do for me. Again, am I asking too much? I know the shipping was free, and I did get a pretty good deal on the bag, so maybe I shouldn't complain, but does customer service need to be sacrificed in order to get a good deal? I think not!!