She made it! Tracy, "the little one", last of the Christiansen's to make it through Timpview High School! Top: Tracy with b.f. Chaison. Middle: I made Tracy a cake with graduation scrolls on top :) Bottom: our fam. (minus sunny) Congratulations Tracy!
We just had our state track meet last weekend. There were several exciting races. For the events that I coach, we had 2 school records set at state (one in the medley, and one in the 2 mile) We also had some other great runs, and everyone who ran at state had P.R.'s! Thoughout the season we had some amazing runs and lots of improvment! We had 10 new entries on our "Timpview Top 10 All -Time" list. But more than the awesome times run, I was impressed with the dedication, hard work and great attitudes of the girls, they never gave up, they are as "Tough as Nails". Since the state track meet has already taken place, it means that my job as a coach at Timpview is officially over. This has been one of the best and funest experiences ever. I will miss these girls so much! I really look up to them in so many ways and have really learned a lot from them. Each year you think you won't possibly be able to love this years team as much as last years... but every year I've been wrong about that. You get new girls and just after a few days realize how great they are (I guess it's like how people talk about having kids... they don't think they could possibly love the second one as much as they loved the first, but then they do? ha ha) Here's to you Timpview distance girls of 2006-2008!!!
I've been kinda bad about getting the news out... but we're finally going to have a baby. The due date is on Halloween! (I will truly have a scary halloween this year... I'm scared of labor) We don't know if it's a boy or girl yet. Josh of course wants a boy, I really don't care, as long as it's human :) I'm just over 16 weeks along now and things are going just great!
I'm really behind in blogging... A few weeks ago Josh and I went out to New York for a road race he was doing. I'd only been to new york for half of a day (a few years ago). We had alot of fun. We visited the basics like Central Park (our hotel was only about 1/2 mile from it so we got to run there each morning) we went to "ground 0" and Magnolia's (the delicous bakery) and Grenich village etc. etc. We also got to go to the Broadway- "Mamma Mia" that's the one with the Abba music. It was good, and fun! We were going to wait in the Line for discount tickets for like $50 a piece (people said this was the best deal.) We ended up not having time to wait in the line so we went straight to the box office and got great seats for $30 each! 
This is at the Hershey's chocolate store. Me drinking a huge thing of hershey's syrup. (america's chocolate is a bit, okay, more than a bit, behind that european stuff.)
This is one of my favorite pictures of myself... because I look like one of the Labrynth goblins!!!
( if you have not seen that movie, it's worth watching, I love it.)
I was tagged again by my cousin Koy, because I have nothing better to post about I'll follow through with the tagging. I'm supposed to tag 7 more people and then link back to them on my page, but I don't know how to do that, I'm sure that probably makes me sound dumb!
7 Random or Wierd Facts about me
1. I love to eat Andees mints when I am sick with a cold.
2. I never had a boy friend in Jr. High or High School
3. I'd like to have a trail mix candy despenser in my house (if I ever get one)
4. I like to run (that's wierd to most people)
5. My favorite Job ever was when I was repair woman at an outdoor store (fixing rafts, and tents etc.)
6. I read 2 of the Spiderwick Chronicles books today (the ones out of the reeces puffs box)
7. I am VERY paranoid about chicken germs (in our kitchen...when we cook!) everything must be sterilized after, including the soap bottle.
* Bonus: I am DISGUSTED by tomato skins and green chillie skins (when they are like cooked, but have come off the tomato chillie or like when you have tomatoes on your pizza and you take a bite and the skin like all comes off with that bite)
I've been using a MacBook lately b/c that's what I have for work. Can I just say that I am not impressed. I've used one before (when I was doing student teaching) and I just think they are stupid. Granted, I am more used to PC's... but that aside I still feel like a PC is a better option, more straight forward, if you are using it for your normal everyday computer needs. I am convinced that the reason people think Mac's are so cool is because they like the feel and sound of them as they type on the key board, and they like the white, that is their signature color... also, the little icons that line up on the bottom are a little more aesthetically pleasing. Not to mention the fact that "PC " from the commercials is a much more likable, approachable guy; unlike the arrogant, annoying "Mac". Lets be honest though, PC's (or "normal computers" as we call them) are just the better option!
I haven't made a post in like a month. I keep thinking about it but can't think of anything to post. Life for me has basically just been work. I've worked over 60 hours for the past 3 weeks, but it hasn't been bad. We've had several track meets (hence the 60 hrs.) and it's been really fun. We've got several new girls on the team who are totally dedicated and really doing some great things!
Josh has also started his indoor season. He's run 2 mile races. One in NY and one in Seattle just yesterday. He's so close to breaking 4:00 but I guess he'll have to wait till nationals to do so. In NY he ran 4:01 and in Seattle he ran 4:00.8 He only needs to take off .8 of a second and he's there! (ha ha, easier said that done)
The snow is dumping down on us. Just last night we must have gotten 6 inches of snow and it's still going strong out there... it's February now so we just keep thinking, it has to slow down sometime soon. (actually I guess that depends on if the ground hog saw his shadow yesterday. I don't know.)
Josh and I are in Atlanta to spend thanksgiving with his family and grandma. Josh decited to run the 1/2 marathon out here. It's a huge race that included 7,770 people (not to mention a few kenyan's) we all went out in the McAdams family 15 passenger van, to cheer him on and had a real adventure. We even made it on the atlanta news! I'm famous! (okay, mostly it's just josh on the news, but i'm in there for a split second) click on the link to see my debut. http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/MyFox/pages/sidebar_video.jsp?contentId=5008999&version=1&locale=EN-US
We ran in a 5k Turkey Trot last weekend. We recruted all the Utah McAdams to run it with us, so that made it fun. from left to right we got Andy (josh's younger bro.) me & Josh, Clint (josh's older bro) and Jayna (clints wife). I hadn't run a race for about 5 months, so I was excited to run this one. I had a goal to run under 20 min. I made my goal by running 19:46! Of course Josh won, and his prize was a turkey gift certificate!
So, this is the first time that I've participated in these tags. My dear old cousin Koe hit me with this one. I'm kindof embarassed to do it because you just have to tell 6 things about yourself: habits, traits, deep dark secrets, etc. So here we go. Also, I'm supposed to pass this on to 6 people so I think that if you read it you should consider yourself tagged.
1. I was really scared of tonz of things when I was little. A few of these things include: E.T. Dinasaurs, Hitler, Witches, Gophers, Billy bob (at showbiz pizza), I really thought that all of them were going to come and get me in the night. Oh, and vampires, I even went through a phase where I had to wear turtle necks to bed so it'd be harder for a vampire to bite me.
2. I'm still scared of tonz of things, only the list of things I'm scared of have changed... sharks in lakes, intruders, people that may be lurking in my shower, Grizzley bears, badgers, rocky ledges, and being home alone.
3. I LOVE taco bell mild sauce. I eat them plain, from the packet. When I go to taco bell I grab a few extras for the road.
4. When I'm eating candy or something, like M&M's for example. I like to eat so that I have the same amount of each color of M&M
5. I have a large need to celebrate every holliday (and for some reason also feel the need to create theme meals, which usually ends up just creating more work...)
6. I'll eat lots of discusting things... for example... When I was in H.S. we were driving back from a track meet. Someone passed out a piece of bubble tape to everyone (including the old grumpy 65 yr. old coach) then they collected all the ABC gum and and put it in a big clump and I chewed it all!!!
7. and a bonus, because I just remembered this... My Junior year in college I was friends with lots of REALLY trendy people and so for some reason I thought it would be funny if I bought this ugly navy blue sweat suit from D.I. (like the 80's sweats and sweatshirt- all one color, no frills) that was about 5 sizes to big for me and wore it to school every day for one week.
okay, that is enough. those things make me sound like a total wierd-o, but I guess if the shoe fits...
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Last week we went down to Cancun. Amazingly Josh and I got a free trip from his running. We got to stay in an amazing hotel on the beach with an amazing pool. We got all the free food we wanted, including numerous virgin Pina Colada's and Strawberry Daquaries at the pool bar. But the highlight of my trip was swiming with the Dolphins! This is always something that's been on my list of "things to do before I die" It was so fun! First they kissed you on the cheek, then you got to shake their fins, and the best was doing the "super man" you lay in the water and 2 dolphins come behind you and put their nose on the bottom on your foot, then they push you through the water soo fast that you are pushed up into a standing position. Amazing.
My parents and Tracy are living in Hannover. Their apt. is RIGHT in the city. It's a really cool town and I loved all the culture, I had a fun time hanging out with my fam. and with my little sis. Tracy. Hannover is basically the government ctr. of the country so 80% of it was bombed in the war. Most of it is either re-built, or they are in the process of re-building it. A few things they have left in ruins.
This is the Rathaus (or city government building) it was less than 1/2 mile from my family's apartment. Tracy and I would go by it on our run every morning. (p.s. Tracy took this photo. she's a great photographer.)
This is the Old church just RIGHT by my families. It chimes every hour (and half hour and quarter hour...)
These are the apartments that my parents live in!
