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it's going to be long post...apparently I win the worst blogger award. Lots to catch up on so here I go...
First things first I promised more pictures from Utah, I don't have many but thanks to Jeana for the ones I do have.
Wish I had some of my Dallin Man and I but I guess he was just having too much fun to come by Auntie Jen haha

The trip was a blast and I would do the 24 hour car ride all over again in a heartbeat. BIG thanks to Jeana & Brandon for inviting me and allowing me to tag along on their family vacation.

Next up July 31st was the Packer 5K Run to kick off the Packers training season....I ran it with Jeana, Brandon & Jasmine. Wish Jill could have ran it with us, but she a volleyball tourney that day, thought of her the whole time!! It was a fun day...we got to run a lap around Lambeau Field....INCREDIBLE! They had cameras going and as you ran around you could find yourself on the big screen, talk about feeling smaller than an ant. I want to go to a Packer game now just for the experience. My goal for the race was to not stop running, and guess what?? I DID IT!! oh dang talk about being stinkin' proud of yourself. I may not be to the point of loving, heck not even liking, running, but man I LOVE the feeling I get afterwards. I loved being able to see Jas as she was on her way into the field and being able to cheer her on, I loved seeing the smiles on Jeana Jas and Burbs afterwards, I loved seeing the finish line after coming out of the field knowing that it was almost over. My time was about 32 min, wish I could break that 30 min mark, but hey I accomplished my goal.

It was raining that day a little bit and I didn't want to use my Ipod in the rain which worried me (I tend to get quite bored and need music to keep me going) All during the race I had to keep telling myself every time I wanted to walk..."You can do this, You can finish" Especially after coming out of the field and seeing that finish line....that got me thinking how this life is so much like a race! Everday I tell myself "You can do this, You can finsh" Hopefully one day I can cross that finish line with a big smile on my face and say "Yup I did!" Schertz Family Reunion 2010...my gosh I just love when I get together with my family. They are all loud and funny to boot and I feel so very blessed to have each and every one of them in my life. The whole day I just kept looking around and smiling thinking of my Grandpa & Grandma Schertz and how they would have loved to be here smiling and laughing right along with us, heck I'm sure they were looking down on us just laughing at all of us.

MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! 21 baby! The night before my birthday Jeana, Jas & I had a slumber party, ordered pizza and ate ice cream cake then rented a movie. Gotta love a good ol' slumber party! My present to myself was skydiving, yup that's right I went skydiving and I would do it again in a heartbeat! It was the most incredible feeling I have ever felt, I really felt like I was flying and I got to see for miles. I was beyond nervous all day long, and especially when I got there, but when we got in the plane I kept saying to myself, "the only way down is to jump..." Getting my instruction, my instructor and pilot were awesome!!
Jeana thought she was funny and wanted this picture just incase I didn't make it..aka...the last picture
My Mom, Dad, Jeana and Brandon came with me and I can't thank them enough! It meant so much to me to have them there cheering me on....So glad they were there with me!!!
Most "AMAZING" thing ever!!! (haha hope you like that Jeana) I guess I may have said amazing a million times that day and I was made fun of for it...just jealous I tell ya

You can tell I was a bit excited!