get up and run..

 on saturday, i ran a 5k...against my better judgement AND the advice of my physical therapist...well, let's just say it wasn't exactly my fastest or most comfortable race..but, it was for a good cause, and i got to run at least one mile with my sister (until she totally smoked me). it was a good day for a run though, and it's always great to have two of the cutest cheerleaders on earth at the finish line for you...

to continue on my active streak, logan convinced me to go to the gym with him last night, and THEN go hike the Y after...even though i complained the whole way up, it was definitely worth it:)

 i was rewarded with ice cream, so everything is all right in the world now..

comings and goings..

last week was a pretty busy one...the day after logan's birthday, we left for boulder mountain with his dad, sister, and half sister. admittedly, i was a little bit nervous, because the most "camping" that i've really done has either been in a cabin at girl's camp, or in a tent in my back yard growing up.  and, let's be honest, neither option is exactly roughing it...so we took off, with trailer and dogs in tow, for southern utah...logan's whole family goes down to camp in the same spot every memorial day weekend...it's a beautiful spot up in the mountains in a clearing with pine trees surrounding it...the first night was FREEZING. i'm talking snowflake cold, people..but having a trailer was nice, and we made dinner and went to bed early..the next day was a little windy, but driving down the mountain for about a half hour to the lake brought both warmer weather, and some great places for hiking...

when we got back, there was a huge bonfire going, so freezing cold was no problem...we spent a lot of time hiking, logan took me shooting (probably against his better judgement)...let's just say i'm no annie oakley..i did somehow manage to shoot down a baby tree...

he's definitely a lot better than i am....even with a scope, i struggle to hit the broad side of ANYTHING. this was the tree that we were shooting at...we both had 10 bullets, and i'm guessing there's probably only 11 bullet holes..

we also went on a few dirtbike rides..logan's either a very brave soul, or completely insane, because he let me actually drive his dirtbike...it's been about five years since i drove one, so let's just say popping a wheelie in the first 30 seconds after giving it too much gas didn't exactly inspire confidence in my driving abilities...i pulled it together though and did better...

and now i'm bent on owning one of these...i've always wanted a bullet bike, but i think this is slightly more realistic...

and, of course, the best part of camping is the campfire dinners/smore's...and logan's family does campfires in STYLE.

we had just enough time before we left for one more hike, and...fishing, of course...i managed to catch a fish, even though all i did was reel it in (logan's dad cast and set up the pole for me)..i'm a hopeless outdoors person, despite my love of it..

and, of course, before we left, we HAD to carve our names in a tree (bucket list, check!)..he did this more to humor me, i'm sure...he's such a good sport.

felicitaciones

a quick post-happy-birthday shoutout to logan..he turned 23 on may 24, and we had a party (QUITE a party, might i add). the night before, i surprised him and took him to tucanos. and when i say surprise, i mean surprise...he even was blindfolded driving there so i could easily confuse him directionally...it worked like a charm :)

 it may or may not have been a slightly self-serving dinner, because i LOVE that place..but since i knew he would enjoy it, it happened regardless...then we went up to salt lake for a drive in movie..pretty fun night. is it weird that i planned two separate nights for his birthday, all because i wanted one night to be just me and him? maybe. but i'm fine with it..

 the next day, we went to breakfast, then i surprised him with his presents..his friends pitched in, and it was great. i did a preeeetty good job picking out some legit presents..not to toot my own horn *toot*. but he seemed to like them, and that's all that's really important..

i'm pretty sure his favorite present were the tickets to the lmfao concert that i had kept hidden from him for over a month..he had gotten hints, but i intentionally confused him when he accidentally guessed the concert. i'm so rude.

later that night, his family and friends all met us as La Casita (which is his favorite restaurant), then we went hot tubbing after..i like to think it was a successful birthday. since logan happens to be one of those fortunate lunatics who is blessed with not liking anything chocolate, sugar, or sweet, i made him a fruitcake...no, not like a fruitcake that hangs around years after christmas because nobody wants to eat it...a legitimate, made-of-fruit-but-not-cake fruitcake..observe.

   happy birthday to an amazing guy who i'm lucky enough to be with :)