The Night Before Derek Became.. INFECTED!!!!!!

The night before Derek got his radiation treatment, he went on a mini overnighter in Wheeler Creek. He took Ragnar with him.

 Turns out she was a little freak when it came to the leaves..

That's right.. he was packin heat!

Staged or Not? lol

 It's ok to be jealous of all of this.. :)

 

 

And this is where he ended up sleeping in.. it was a prety cold night. He tried using a hammack but alas.. it was no beuno.

 



The Classic

On September 8th I ran The Classic 5k

www.runtheclassic.org

I was getting sick the night before but it wasn't until the last mile that I really felt it.

Boy do I need to start using my inhaler again!
Derek was the best cheer-er too! Plus he took me to Sill's Cafe afterwards :)

Jordan ran the Kids 1k and was being all silly about it before hand

JeNae has more pics on her Blog..

The Classic went all out in our swag, but I think that coolest part was that they had

Leo The Lion from Real Salt Lake Soccer Team.

He came in on Life Flight and the guys who were doing security took their jobs

a little too seriously.. there wasn't anybody anywhere close to where the chopper was

going to land.

 

At the start of the 5k.. JeNae missed the shot of me jumping in the

air to give Leo a legit High 5 lol

After the end of the race I got my picture with Leo!

Miss Something-or-Another-With/From-Utah-Something-or-Another

was also there and did some face painting. You can check out JeNae's blog for the

rest of the pictures..

I think I did pretty well for not feeling well that day. I was getting upset after the race results

were posted becuase I couldn't see my name anywhere on the female lists..

I was infact listed under males lol

Bonus.. one of my former XC teammates ran the race and I finished

.6 seconds behind him.

Another race to run again! Healthy too (later that night full blown sicky kicked in).

 



The Sundae Run!

 

I Scream..

You Scream..

We ALL Scream for ICE CREAM!!!!

That's right.. me & Jordan ran for ice cream at the

First Annual Sundae Run

at This is the Place Park!

The webiste event link below:

http://sundaerun.com/

 

Derek is the best supporter ever! I had to tell him

to tone down the cheering :)

Coming into the finish with Jordan running me in..

FYI: the course was either UPhill or DOWNhill..

the end was the only flat-ish part..

My calves were a burnin!

Enjoying my Ice Cream Sundae I totally earned!

Jordan WON THE SPRINKLES DASH!!!!

This was even after he was running around crazy while I was out on my race..

and doing push ups..

and sprinting the course 2x!

The annoucer said "Look out! We have a future Olypmian here!"

as Jordan jumped over the cement blocks around the course.

Us with our Finisher's Ice Cream Bowls..

Jordan got the frisbee for coming in First.. we think..

we didn't see any other kids with one..

I think Jordan used up ALL the spinkles!!!

Here is Jordan finishing the Dash!

This is for sure a race that will be done annually!

Even though it wasn't timed I still tried to use it to measure

where I'm running at to adjust my training for

the Save-A-Sister Run in October..

Their Catch Phrase was: No Timing Chips just Chocolate Chips!

FAIL! There were no chocolate chips lol



Most of the Year 2012.. Cuz I have been Lazy &/or Busy!

Yup.. The title speaks the truth..

Once School was out for summer school I thought I was going to have more time..

Then I started Assistant Coaching Bonneville High's Cross-Country team..

Where did my summer vaca go?!

At least Davis School District doesn't start til Sept 4th :)

Ok so, short captions with the pictures because let's face it, it's going

to be a big post!

Busted finger when I was making a cake for the my classroom Feb Birthdays..

Me & my s.i.l. Kris putting our wedding dresses to good use with her sisters! Btw.. Kris is preggers!

We were all in our wedding dresses.. well except for one of her sister's cuz she's not married yet..

But soon I hope!

I turned 27.. and had cheesecake & Waffle cookies!

Spent my 27th bday down in St. George Hiking. This was the Cinder Cone Volcano:

http://www.utah.com/thingtodo25270.htm

Bryan & Dani came with us & were super awesome to let us stay with them!

Derek made some Volcano salsa..

One cannot not go to St. George w/o hitting up some Zions!

RubySnap Cookies even made their way to Zions!

Top of Observation Point.. my fav hike with my fav person!

Dinner of course had to follow! Dani & Bryan...

Leslie & Shay..

Cory & Allie..

Justin *Shakes fist*.. I'm glad I have such great friends still down in St. G!

Golden West 5k for Schools group photo! No Boot on the foot this year!

Me & Jax.. he lasted about 5 minutes "jogging" with me & then we waited for JeNae where he finished with her & Madison. My ankle was feeling great so I ran the rest of the way.

Baby Thalia Jade Nelson! Tyler & Kris's #3.. to me she has now established her own face, whereas before she was looking alot like her sisters!

Weenie Roasting @ our house.. Sonja was such a goof ball when it came to Ragnar..

One must see the re-enactment in person..

Look at this cute lil cheeseball! Bryners!

Remember that horrid accident? I was at the open house air show out @ base with my dad & some of the kiddos (check JeNae's blog for pics.. http://jjclegg.blogspot.com/) then I left to go to a graduation at YHA.  When I left I felt prompted to go get gas @ Smiths.. I didn't need gas.. but luckily I listened & witnessed this. So glad for my emgerancy responder training! I took care of the lil girl until they sent her off. I left when LifeFlight came (fire trucks blocked me in so that was fun) & cried to my mom on the phone. Luckily there were so many helpful people there to help get the truck up enough so EMT's, Firefighters, & Police Officers could get the Mom out & taken care of!

Disneyland! Me & Derek's Collection :)

Check JeNae's blog for all the cute pics! http://jjclegg.blogspot.com/

Madison "Chell! One with Me & Derek!" She's so cute! Everyone loves to cuddle with

Uncle Derek!

Sun burn+ walking around for a few days in the parks= Where's Aunt Chell's Knee?

Holly Swelling Batman!

Firehouse Pizza in Logan.. BEST EVER!!!

Legit sign @ the Logan Temple.. Seriously..

Playing in Ragnar's doghouse.. Jordan was on the second level and I couldn't get a picture of him :(

On our way to Military Night @ the Rodeo! That's Jordan's bunny ears..

Yup.. Jordan got a trophy! Jaxson came in close behind in Muttin' Bustin'!

Again, check JeNae's blog for video & more pics of all the Clegg Boys!

http://jjclegg.blogspot.com/

After a hot & sweaty night @ the Rodeo!

And now some weddings.. btw.. I still have 2 more friends in October who are

getting hitched! October is a great month to wed is it not? :)

Tara got MARRIED!

Dani got MARRIED!

Angie got MARRIED!

Me & Cassie in the Tabernacle while Angie & Logan were taking pics with their parents..

who sing in the Tab Choir thus the pics in front of the pipes.. SSSSSHHHHHH- I touched one lol

Legit Team Shirts :) I'm all offical.. first meet is this Friday @ the Highland Invite..

Time to make a t-shirt blanket.. these are mostly from 2010..

24 shirts..

That would've been almost doubled if I didn't have that dang ankle injurty in 2011..

But it's ok.. Starting this Saturday MY fall racing begins with doing the

Sundae Run with Jordan :)

Whew! That's it.. for now..



The Start of Married Adventures...

So over Christmas break we were lucky enough to have a week off together- which we haven't had that much time together since the honeymoon, or even before we were even engaged! So Derek got the "itch" and we planned a trip out to Copper Mtns so he could go rock hounding (his brother Ryan came along as well).  Derek was kinda disappointed with the turn out of rocks, however, Ragnar had the time of her life!

This would be her teasing Derek because she had no problem on the rocky slopes!

Well, the antelope used to play here..

Derek happy camper :)

Hungry anyone? Had a hard time keeping this away from Ragnar

Me & Ragnar in front of a mine.. isn't she so cute?!

Danger Cave... it's gated off.. take a guess why..

 Danger Cave again..

She sat herself down on the loose gravel slope to keep an eye on me & Derek.

We will go back to Danger Cave when it's light outside, there's so many more caves to check out that are not gated off. It was a fun day trip, so glad we were able to take advantage of the freakishly warm weather!

Puppy Love

Behold.. the newest Sorensen..

Her name is Ragnar.. it means "Judgmental Warrior" in Old Norse. As of today she is 5 1/2 months old..

We bought her (actually I bought her as my Christmas present) off of KSL and she came with Rashka.. yea that needed to change.  I looked for names that started with 'R' but since she's a GSD/Lab mix it needed to be powerful-and since Spartacus is a male, Ragnar it is!  Plus the name helps that she is my new running buddy :)

Ragnar & Kamana

And yes, the pug is just fine with her. They are like the best-est friends ever!   Aside from the occasional trying to um *cough cough* each other, they get along just perfectly!  She does try to heard him when we go for family walks, its actually pretty funny.

Well.. she's a dork all the way around.  Remember the wind storm?

Yea.. she's the ONLY one that was EXCITED about! She was dragging sticks and branches up to the back door, and even after we cleaned them up-she just drags them back!

And the way she acts when I leave for work makes it so hard to go!  For example, when I go outside to warm up my car I let her come with me since she likes to run in the snow, eat it, and chase the birds in the tree.  Not this time, she jumped in the front seat, curled up in the smallest ball ever, and WOULD NOT COME OUT! I had to pull her out and the face she gave me was so sad :( 

I don't even want to wonder what it will be like when we actually have kids!

She's fascinated with planes :)

Kristy is her groomer.. did you expect anything less? (Note that it is not Kristy in the picture, but in fact she is taking the picture)

Doesn't she look like the ugly dog from Ghostbusters all wet?

Look at those ears!!! She's such a cutie!!!!

Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday

Ok, here it is.. here is what you all have been waiting to read/hear about..

The Big Day..

Tying the Knot..

The day where Me & Derek become husband & wife..

Our Wedding Day..

But more importantly..

The day Me & Derek were Sealed for Time & All Eternity!

Alrighty, so, I made sure that when I set up our temple time is was at a time that would allow me to sleep in (beauty sleep!), get ready, and head down to the temple without any added stress.  Spoiler Alert: Mission Accomplished!  JeNae came with me to get my hair and make up done by Julia- she is fabulous! She has her own little set up in her basement and the one responsible for doing my nails for the last few months, well since July.

After that we went to Jamba Juice for breakfast.. it's tasty, I'm the Bride so I say so, and because there are no Orange Peel's up here in Ogden *shakes fist*.

From there I came home, wondered around talking to my aunts and grandma, and of course txting Derek :)  We headed down to the temple and of course there is some kind of traffic jam so we ended up arriving at the temple 10 minutes after we were supposed to.  No biggie, Derek was there and we got business taken care of!

I Love to see the Temple, I'll go inside someday..... As a Child of God I've learned this TRUTH

A Family is FOREVER!

Oh how I wish I could describe what happened next, but seriously no words can capture how amazing I felt or how much love was in that room.  I'm tearing up just remembering all of it!  Let's just say that there's no way that this church is not true.. just the fact that I am now sealed to my best friend, no man can break our bond, not even death, that we will have an eternal family is evidence enough that this is the one and only true church on the earth today.  Kneeling across the alter I could not keep my excitement in!  I know my feet would not stay still and all I wanted to do was jump around! Oh and Derek wore the "zebra" print tie that my parents got him during the ceremony :) score one point for nugget!

We came out, did pictures which little miss Madison did not want anything to do with me.  It's weird because she always comes to me and even has a fit whenever I leave.  James said because I'm not wearing basketball shorts, I don't look like Aunt Chell.  Either way, when she's older I'll have a little blackmail.. bwahahahahaha!!  I was so happy to see family and friends waiting outside for us, many of which traveled long distances to be here for our special day.  It warms your heart knowing that people love that much!

And yes, Derek is a SUPER SPINNER!!!

Ah.. The Luncheon..

Ok I'll admit it.. I am pretty much still upset about what happened at the luncheon so I am not going to go much into details.  But here is what you do get to know.. 1) Shaun and Dani are the best when it comes to holding a wedding dress when it's time to pee. B) Jamba Juice is very filling on a busy day, however I was super thirsty. 3) NEVER eat anything just to show you are thankful for someone's hard work. D) Lastly, to put it in a way that my friend told me when he was trying to cheer me up about the whole mess.. What better way to start a marriage than experiencing the power of your husbands' priesthood! I am very thankful that my family and my husband were able to give me a blessing as soon as I needed one.
Behold.. Cookies of DEATH!!!

All Aboard!!!

After that hot mess, we went to the Union Station in Ogden to take some bridal party pictures.  They turned out just the way I was hoping they would! Bonus part is that my photographer told me that we can re-take our couples pictures since my face started to swell up again.. Anaphylacitc Shock is not fun.

Happily Ever After Starts Here...

From there we went to the reception where I was pumped full of Benadryl and Derek was the brave one who got to stab me with my epi-pen.  What better way for him to learn how to do it than under fire!  Everything turned out just as I had planned! The Photo Booth was a big hit- esp with the little kids! My decor lady came through and made the room even better than I had imagined!  Paying that extra money for a ceiling canopy was definitively worth it! It added so much to the atmosphere of it all!  The cupcakes turned out amazing thanks to our friend Teresa!  I believe she made about 500 cupcakes and it seemed like only 50 came home with us!  All of the white chocolate covered popcorn balls were eaten!  So many people came it was again, heart warming that people made the effort to share in our joy.  Then we cut the cake.. the CUPcake that is! Then there was toasts given my Kristy, Shaun, Jason, and Ryan.. hello Martinellis sparkling cider! It's Derek's favorite thing to drink like ever so it was fitting.  Then we had our first dance to "To Make You Feel My Love" the Adele version.  Oh I could not stop crying! Then to keep the flood works going, I danced with my dad to "Love Without End Amen" by George Strait- if you know what has happened the past few years then you would understand why so many people were crying during our dance & I got to see my daddy cry for what I can remember being only the 3rd time in my life.  Derek & his mom danced to "In This Life" by Israel Kamakawio'ole.  She had bought a Kukui Nut Lei for Derek and a flower one for her, but halfway through the song she passed it onto me as well as Derek's hand.  It was cute :)  Then the rest of the traditional activities happened, the bouquet toss, garter toss, random dancing which Jaxson wanted to dance with me the entire night!

Light Up the Sky with Our Love

It felt that as soon as it started, it ended.  It lasted a good 3 hours before we took off for the honeymoon but considering the condition I was in, I didn't get to enjoy the first part of it.   We left to everyone waving glow sticks! It was pretty much awesome to see the dark night sky lit up from the entryway lanterns and glow sticks.. I could have gone without all the butt smacking thou!  We took off in Derek's completely decorated Nissan towards Logan to spend some time at the Anniversary Inn.. Hawaii will come during school, work & work break :)

From This Day Forward..

Thanks so much to all of you who helped bring my dream wedding to life & creating such an amazing party to celebrate the start of mine & Derek's new adventure! 

P.S. There is no charge for this awesomeness!