I felt good pretty much the whole run (was a little over 3 miles of running and just under 1 mile of walking total). It was nice. And the sun was up so I could see the valley while I ran...It was just really nice. I was thinking how nice it would be to be able to get up at 7am every morning and run. :-) I think I could get use to it. But unfortunately I have to work Wednesday and Friday and even though I've taken Thursday off too I won't be able to run because Kim will be at work. Since schools out I'm thinking of sleeping in again (woot woot) and then going over to the school track with Leah around 9 or 10 am. Then I can run around the track and up and down the bleachers. I can bring Leah's ball and tricycle so she has something to do. We'll have to see.
Yesterday was the only day that Stephan, Dallin and I could do something without Leah. I'd been wanting to do something with them for awhile but it never seems to work out. Yesterday it finally did. So we dropped Leah off at Kim's work and then the boys and I went to hike the Y trail. The Y trail is on the mountain to the east of BYU. It's only 2.4 miles total (up and back) but it's hard! It's really steep and there's about 11 switchbacks. We all wanted to see if exercising helped make the hike not so hard. Well after only 1 switchback I wanted to die! My legs were killing me and I was breathing hard. We stopped here and there (about ever other switchback), caught our breath, let our legs stop burning and then continued to the top. It was a hard hike! Way harder than I remembered...but it's been about 7 years since I've done that hike. Maybe longer. The view from the top was amazing. The boys kept saying how beautiful the view was as we were hiking.
One thing I did notice during the hike was that even though I had to stop for breaks and even though I was breathing heavy while we were hiking, when we stopped I recovered really quick. My legs weren't sore at all today either, even with my run this morning. I think exercising really helped with that. I really did think it would be easier after exercising 5-6 days a week but it still kicked my butt. I liked how quickly I recovered though. That make it really nice.
I loved getting out with my boys. Just being able to hang out with them. When Leah's around it's hard to have a conversation. She interrupts and wants to be a part of everything. I miss just being able to hang out and talk with them. It doesn't happen much at all. So yesterday was a treat. I appreciated my time with them and loved every minute of it. Next year Dallin will be graduating and going on a mission. Stephan could find a friend and move out any time. So I really, really appreciate memories like yesterday.
Afterwards we ate at El Azteca; hands down my favorite Mexican restaurant. I had a Fajita Scramble: potato, scrambled egg, chicken, onions, red/green peppers, cotija cheese and green sauce. It was AMAZING! I'm trying to pick something new and different every time I go there and I haven't been upset with any of my picks yet. This one came with 3 homemade corn tortillas. I ate WAY more than I should of but I was hungry from the hike and it was so good. The flavors in their food...just amazing! Dallin had carne asada nachos and Stephan had a carne asada burrito. Both liked their food a ton and almost finished all of their food-which says a lot because both of their orders were huge!
All in all it was a nice time. I really love my boys. They have grown into great young men that I'm proud of. Good friends, dependable, happy and for everything they've been through-really well adjusted! Not sure how much of it had to do with me or if it's just them coming of age. Either way I had a great time.
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