Spring Break AZ twenty ten

This year we headed out to Arizona for our annual Spring Break with Trevor's fam. We couldn't wait to leave the snow behind and get some sun! The hotel was amazing! We got there early Friday morning and headed right to the pool and ordered lunch and just sat in the sun, it was amazing. That night we went to Grimaldi's, the best pizza place in Arizona, and then went shopping at Scottsdale mall to get our Easter presents from Kenna- she is the best! Saturday Trevor went golfing and the girls stayed at the pool and had a huge Brunch. That night we went to dinner at Trevor's aunt's house and then went to see Invictus. Not everyone liked it, but I enjoyed it, the history was amazing. Sunday we layed out and played lots of tennis then went to a Mexican restaurant that made us all feel like we were having a "food baby". We came back and played some more tennis until about 11 at night. Monday Trevor and I went running up a mountain by the hotel and then ate a huge breakfast again and then headed to the Rockies Spring training game. It was so much fun. We then rushed to in n out and then RUSHED to the airport. It was such a blast and we already miss the sun!

Vegas!

This is the best ice cream place EVER, in the sketchiest place EVER
Outside of the new city center
Inside the city center, cool dessert shop
We ran in to one of Trev's best friends Bid and were so excited to see him again, we miss him and Lara tons!!

I haven't blogged in forever so I will catch up on our latest trips! Three weekends ago we headed to Vegas for the MWC championships. We look forward to this trip every year. We stayed with our great friends the Leavitts and wouldn't dream of staying anywhere else. They are so good to us and we always have such a blast. We watched A LOT of basketball. 7 games in 3 days. BYU lost which was quite upsetting! We ate lots of good food (Original Pancake House, In n Out, Yogurtland, Baja Fresh) and the list goes on. I went shopping with my friend Whitney while Trevor went and golfed. Then I went to get a pedicure with the Leavitt girls, which was tons of fun! Other than that we watched a lot of basketball. We went to the strip one night and saw the new city center but were so tired we didn't do much else on the strip. We are so grateful to the Leavitts and can't wait until next year!

Mountain People

This is my ADORABLE niece that I can't get enough of!!!










Colorado is known for one thing- its mountains! We love the mountains and get up to my parents condo as much as we can. We can't get enough skiing, snow shoeing, and relaxing. It nice to get away from our crazy lives for a few days and just relax. Here are a few pics from our trips this winter.

Australian Open

Normally, I really don't like January because it means Christmas is so far away and you usually have a million things on your to do list. And now I don't like January because people dont shop in January! But that is besides the point. The only highlight to January is the AUSTRALIAN OPEN! I love knowing that I can turn on the TV from 1-5 or 7-midnight and know I will be watching good tennis. It is so exciting and we can't get enough of it. I personally think Andy will win it all, I have faith in him although no one else does. And Henin is back this year, whom I dislike strongly, very strongly. She has no class and is a wimp but she keeps winning and its driving me crazy! We are hoping for another Roddick-Fed final but this time with Roddick winning. This makes us this much more excited for the US Open! So if I am not blogging that is because I'm watching tennis. The downside is that the live night matches there start at 1am here which means I am not etting much sleep, but it is so worth it.

Christmas Break!

This last Christmas Break was a great one! I somehow managed, with the help of my very generous manager at work, to get 10 days off after Christmas. We spent the Holidays with both of our families and had a blast. We left Christmas night to go to Costa Rica with Trevor's family and had a blast for 7 days. Costa Rica was amazing, I was so impressed! It blew Hawaii and Mexico out of the water. We rented an apartment in a high rise on the beach and it was amazing. we all had our own space but were connected to a hotel so had those amenities too! We stayed in Jaco, and were right by downtown and got to wander around every night, it was awesome! Kenna and Winston were soooo generous and we had such a blast. Coming home was a bummer, we miss the sun! Thanks Kenna and Winston!!

NYC MARATHON!

after

before




Two Sundays ago, November 1st, I ran the NYC marathon- my first! I absolutely loved it and would run it again in a heart beat. I ran it with my Dad and it was the coolest experience. It is one of the 5 world marathons and is said to be the biggest in the world. There were 44,000 runners and 2 million spectators, needless to say it was loud and entertaining!

We arrived Wednesday and because we were part of team ING we stayed at the Hilton with all of the other runners- legit runners that is, far from anything we were :). We wandered the city and had fun for a few days, ate lots of carbs, and spent some time at the Met. We had to take it easy to save our legs so we had to take cabs everywhere and limit walking. The city was sooooo busy because not only was the marathon happening, but the Yankees were in the world series and it was the Rock and Rock hall of fame. It would take 45 minutes to get a cab and the streets were flooded with people. But it was fun to see the city like that.

I was giddy the night before the race but finally fell into a semi deep sleep but woke up every hour on the hour. We had to get up at 5 30 to be in the lobby by six to get on the buses and drive out to Staten Island. The bus ride took almost 2 hours but we finally arrived. It was fun talking to everyone on the bus and finding out where they were from. We finally got there and it was madness, runners all over the place! We finally found the ING tent and had out bagels and gatorade and tried to get rid of the butterflies, but that never happened. All of sudden everyone went to their assigned group and we were directed to the start line. the first group went at 9 then 920 then 940 then 1000 we were off! We went over the Verazano Bridge then through old parts of Brooklyn that were so cool and then through queens then the Bronx then Harlem then into Manhatten. It was really hilly, which we didnt expect, but there is so much energy there you cant help but love it. The altitude was a huge help, i didnt get winded ever but my legs felt like rocks after mile 6, it was the weirdest feeling in the world. I was like a little kid the whole time, taking in the scenery, trying no to think of my legs! I was lucky enough not to hit the wall and have a great experience. My dad had a back issue at mile 16 where every step was intense pain but we did it together and he busted it out, so impressive for an old man, just kidding dad! If that would have happened to me, I am not sure I would have finished. We ran every step of the way together until 22 when Trevor jumped in and ran the last part and I went ahead with a nice lady I met haha. Once you get into Central Park you know you are close and the crowds are insane. I saw Columbus circle then i saw the mile 26 banner and I couldn't stop smiling, I really did it! Crossing the finish line was such a relief but the second you stop running you legs get so tight you want to cry. My dad finished right after me and we headed out to find Trev and my mom. All in all, we loved and are so glad we got to do it together. We are going to run the San Diego or Orange County next! We're addicted. my dad is already running again, and me, I havent seen my running shoes since and am loving it temporarily. I'll lace them up soon! Thanks Trev and Mom for putting up with us and for being our biggest fans!

NYC US OPEN- a little late!

times square's new paved street
packed house for the depressing Roddick/Isner Match

best day of tennis we have EVER seen
me and Rafa :)
We love the US Open!!

I know this is super late but I am so bad about uploading pictures! This is from the US Open in September. We had so much fun and saw the best tennis yet! We had tickets for friday and sunday but on Friday found out that the Saturday matches were Fed Roddick and Maria so we quickly bought tickets on stub hub before they sold out and then decided we would scalp our sunday tickets. We have never really seen scalpers but on Saturday it was INSANE, people were flooding the boardwalk trying to get tickets. The open just gets more and more popular and more and more crowded! We love new york and can't wait to go back next year. Thanks again pops!