Friday, July 10, 2009

It's ELECTRIC

Yea, Jamon and I actually had the same day off work that neither of us had to request off. These kind of days don't happen often. So what did we do with our time off for the 4th of July?

That's right, camping. Camping at Electric Lake. It was so BEAUTIFUL!
























We relaxed around the fire and made smore's. We set up our small little tent and started watching a movie and then the rain started. It rained pretty hard, so we put the seats up in the Element and slept in there. For a night camping it wasn't that bad. We woke up and had blueberry muffins and sunflower seeds for breakfast, loaded up and took off.

We went to bed early that night so we could wake up early on Saturday and participate in the 10K Freedom Run. We woke up at 6:00, rode our bikes to the park, found my brother and his wife and her family, and started to run at 7:00. We both started to train for it a couple months ago. Jamon reached 6 miles during his training, but I only reached 4 miles and that was in the beginning of June. My busy work schedule didn't allow for any training the 2-3 weeks before, but there is something about running in a "race" that makes you just do it. I walked maybe 1/4 mile, but ran everything else. Jamon did much better and ran the whole thing. It was fun that we could both do this together. We are already preparing for our next 10K which will be August 22. Anyone want to join us?

(I think the sweat make us look like we are glowing. Oh well, what can you do with just a camera phone

After the run we were trying to decide what to do with the rest of our day. Outside was too hot and our house wasn't much cooler, so where could we go where we could relax and be cool? The movies. The good old dollar movie (which is actually $2.00 now). It was great. Then it wouldn't be a 4th of July with out a BBQ and Fireworks. We BBQ'd with some friends in our old ward and then watched the Stadium of Fire firework show. Jamon can now cross one more thing off his to do list, kissing during a firework show, it was "Electric."

6 comments:

Jamon said...

I love fireworks!! :)

The Mrs. said...

I think you guys look good in sweat...I bet it smells good too.

Too bad you can't capture that with a camera phone. Smell-a-phone...anyway,

I love the first picture of you guys.

Jamee

Cameron said...

That camping place looks cool. Where is it?

Natalie in Sparks said...

Hey guys, it sounds like a great weekend! How are you anyway? its good to catch up with you through your blog.
That is awesome you did the 10K! Good job! I did a 10K 3 years ago and I trained for only a month, and like you Staci, had only gone 4 miles at a time before the race. However, like you said, the adrenaline kicked in and I finished with energy to spare! (However, one of my knees was killing me!)
I would love to do the other 10K with you in August, but I dont' think I can make the trip then. I did a 5K in April and it was great.
Also, that lake looks beautiful! wow!

Natalie in Sparks said...

oh yeah, thanks for the birthday comment on my blog! We had a great time at the concert and it was an awesome b-day! I don't know if the concert is sold out in Utah, but the American Idol tour is performing this Tues night (the 14th) at the E center if you want to go last minute!

Mark and Kelly's Blog said...

Way to go on the 10K. I'm jealous. And where the crap is electric lake?? Never even heard of the place. I love that picture of you two in front of the tent. You both look fantastic.