I"M GOING TO STATE!!!!

So this is officially the first time in four years of running track that I will be going to State. This last weekend I ran the 3200m, 1600m, and was a member of our 4x800 team. I will be going to State in the 3200 and the 4x800. It was a great weekend! All of my races went well and I felt good about the results. I came in 6th in my 3200m  and our 4x800 team came in 4th. In the 1600 I came in 10th and only the top 8 go to State. So....on Wednesday I will board the bus and head to the beautiful metropolis of Casper where I will aim for a spot on the podium! Wish me luck!!

Track in Jackson

This past Wednesday the Star Valley track team boarded the bus for Jackson. The weather was yucky. There was rain and wind which made it very, very cold. None the less, we pretty much rocked the meet. I ran the mile in 5:51 a new p.r. and ran the third leg of our 4x800 with a time of 2:46; no 3200m this time. Ty feels like my I am getting to relaxed in the two mile so he put me in the 4x800 to wake my fast-twitch muscles up and get them going again. I felt pretty cool running the 800 a whole lot faster than I thought I could. In the end, despite the weather it was a great meet!

Baptisms for the Dead

Today we were able to go to the Idaho Falls temple  and do baptisms for the dead. It was a great experience like it always is except this time was a little different because it was Sydney Erickson's first time. It brought back so many memories of my first time in the temple and the many questions I had. Being the oldest meant that I didn't have anyone to lead the way for me, but we didn't let that happen to Sydney. Merrilyn and I made sure she knew why she was doing what she was doing and how to do it. It was a great learning experience for me. I also learned that right above the baptismal font is the celestial room in the temple. How cool is that?! 

We ate lunch in the temple cafeteria and then headed home. We were all bushed and slept until Swan Valley where we made the traditional stop at the square-ice cream store. Yes, JC did let us stop. :) 

It was  a great day!! And to end it I get to watch John Wayne movies with my favorite friends!!!