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What a great weekend! This past weekend Steve and I went down to Salt Lake and spent time with my family. It is my mom's birthday this coming Tuesday and it will be Pioneer day this Monday, so we decided to go down any celebrate both with my family. We went for a hike on Saturday morning to the Living Room trail right above the U of U and what a view we had of the valley. After our hike we met up with my Aunt LoLo and had breakfast at Ruth's Diner up Emigration Canyon. It was soo good seeing her and visiting. My mom and I went to the Bulterville's Day parade that afternoon to see the cool floats and eat some candy. That night my family went out to eat for my mom's birthday and then we over to the park to the Butlerville's Day carnival, music, food truck and fireworks. There we saw my best friend's family and catch up on each others lives. It was great seeing everyone.

Steve and I are still training for our half marathon this coming September, but the week before we were heading down to Salt Lake both Steve and I were trying to run 7 miles and my body did not want to. The day before that we went up to Bogus Basin to go for a hike and we of course got lost and hiked  around 6 miles, so I was pooped. Other than that, feeling great and amazing.


Us sitting on Living Room couches


Check the view and ignore the goons


Scottie and I back at it again :)

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