Meg's visit

My friend Meg was in town last week from Saint Thomas. She came to Salt Lake to party with me, before her next adventure. She is moving to Nigeria in July to work with Doctors Without Borders. She is so kick ass!


Our "partying" mostly included hanging out with my family:



and hiking in southern Utah:

The Salt Lake City Marathon

On the 16th of April I finished my sixth marathon with a personal record of 4:26. I was in so much pain, but I made it...here is photographic evidence:

Mile 25, so happy to see those girls

Half way!!!













The final stretch...

Done.

What marathon to do next?

Spring Break

Timo flew to Salt Lake City for his spring break...seriously fun. It was kind of like SPRING BREAK '97 but better. It actually reminded me a little of SPRING BREAK 2003, which is kind of what life was like in St. Thomas. Only here, there was no beer, no beach, it was 30-50 degrees colder and I am 10 shades whiter. Thank goodness we saw frat boys that drove from Georgia.

Over the weekend we drove to Moab to hike in Arches and mountain bike around the park. We are so awesome!

A-MAZING!

President's Day = Awesome

Today was amazing. This month and last month I worked a "butt-load". This weekend I finally had a few days off. I aspired to do something fun, and I did. SNOWSHOEING.

Sue and I hiked up east canyon.

...and, I organized my front closet. This weekend was so fun.






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Hilo, Hawaii

The first week of the year I flew to the big island of Hawai'i to visit my brother, Seppo. As you might imagine, my trip was AWESOME.

Here is a photo journal of my week in paradise.

Day 1:
Kick-butt run (See previous post)
Hiking to the waterfalls in and around Hilo
Watching whales from Seppo's balcony





































Day 2:
Snorkel
Hot spring
Natural steams room
Went to see the lava flow
















This snorkeling spot was beautiful

The lava was much more impressive in real life

Day 3:
$5 sunglasses from Walmart...Dream-mart
11 mile hike over lava flows
Camp on the beach

Day 4:
Snorkeling at a remote beach
Hike 1 bajillion feet in elevation, back to the car

Day 5:
Relax










Day 6:
Scuba diving
Manta Ray night dive
















Day 7:
Camp
Butt-kicking run
Relax
Fly back to Salt Lake City