UGH.... some people

Today was one of those days that was just - "one of those days". Do you ever have those days? I was trying to do something nice for my offices and give them a Halloween treat. I went to Costco and spent about $100.00 on a variety of candy and put a cute little message on each bar. I was at a particular office and asked the receptionist if she would like some candy. She looked inside my bag, shifted the candy all around and looked up at me and said - "what, you don't have peanut m&m's. That's my favorite. Why don't you have peanut m&m's?" I told her I was sorry and i'll remember that for next time. She looked back in the bag, pulled out a snickers and said - ugh.. I guess I'll take this. I know it's not that big of a deal, but I try to do something nice and that's the thanks I get. Next time i'll get the M&M's.

Surprise, we're here....

Jason and I went up to SLC this past weekend to attend our niece's Baptism. We wanted to surprise Jason's family so we didn't tell them when we were coming in - just that we would be there. We flew in Wednesday night and drove to Jason's parents house to surprise them of our early arrival. They were shocked and called us sneaky, but happy to have us there.

I'm not sure where our camera was the whole time because we only got pictures of our day trip to Park City. We haven't been up to Park City for years, and I really wanted to ride the Alpine Slide and try out the new Alpine Coaster. Can you say FUN! We had such a great time going down the slide, screaming on the Coaster, and freezing our buns off. The picture below shows part of the track of the the coaster going up.






We are so proud of Oakley with the decision she made to get baptised. It was a special day to spend with family.

26.2

HE DID IT!!!! Well, they all did it - all 5000+, but we are most proud of the four we cheered on. The St. George Marathon was this weekend, so we loaded up the van on Friday and headed out. Staci wrote motivational messages on the van, i.e - go, go, go and run, run, run to inspire and motivate Jason and Bacho on the drive.

We pulled into St. George around 5:00pm on Friday night and started the marathon process. Jason, Bacho, Lucy - Bacho's sister, and Jake - Bacho's brother-in-law all checked in and received their racing packets. After everyone was checked in we headed over to the all you can eat pasta and salad bar. Yummy!!! After that we headed to the St. George Best Inn, our hotel and settled in for the long night.

The race started at 6:45am, but they asked the runners to be up at the field a couple hours earlier in order to bus the runners to the starting line. I had the job of driving them to the field at 4:45am, 3:45 az time. Poor guys!!! Anyway... we woke up to rain and cold temps. It hasn't rained during the race for 25 years. What are the chances??? I dropped them off to get on the bus and said good luck, stay safe, run strong and we will see you at the finish line. The picture below is pre-race.





4 - 5 hours later we started seeing our family members finish the race. It was so nerve racking because you have no idea where they are, what mile they are on, and if they are ok. The crowd was so big it was hard to see the finish line, plus it seemed like everyone had an umbrella, which made it extra hard to see the runners.





Everyone made it safe and ran an excellent race. Everyone finished healthy, just sore and tired. Who can blame them.... I am so proud of Jason. He trained so hard and gave up many saturday morning sleep-ins. This is one accomplishment not everyone can say they did. Great job you guys!!!

A piece of Fennie Jo.....

Anyone close to us knows Jason's sister Jennie, or as we called her Fennie Jo. She was an amazing person who brought joy into everyones live. She always had a smile on her face and a love in her heart for everyone she ever met. Most days when I was at the Watson house I would find Jennie doing a jigsaw puzzle, crossword puzzle, cutting up scraps of paper or simply watching her favorite soap - Days of our lives. She loved "Days" so much, that while Jason was on his mission, she wrote a recap of what was happening on the show in one letter. She hated that dumb, dumb Stefano!!!

Just like guessing which activity Jen would be doing, you could guess what article of clothing she had on. She had her favorites and wore them till they had holes. Jerrie, Jason's mom, tried and tried to get her to wear other clothes, but Jen held strong to her favorites.

Keri, Jason's oldest sister, found a lady who sewed bears out of old scraps of clothing. Now, thanks to Keri and the Lady that put the bear together - we have something special to remember Jennie by. The bear is made out of one of her favorite shirts.

Jennie passed away a little over 2 years ago, and we miss her dearly. But, this bear makes both Jason and I smile everytime we see it.

The back of the bear has a little saying which reads: A small bear made from my shirt to remind you of me. I am with you always. Though you may not see, the twinkle in my eye as I watch you from above - I am proud of all you are doing. I hope you know my love for you continues to grow. xoxox Jennie Watson

WE MISS YOU Jen-o-fo!!!