The kids are growing up!

I used the wrong password to log into my blog. Twice. Life is full. And I am happy! I have been keeping up with other peoples blogs however, and I have been more than impressed and motivated by the blogs of some of my "kids." I'm friends with many of my former students and they keep me in the loop on their happenings, and they are too cool to not share!! Their journeys are all over the globe and each has its own flair and unique personality.

Kid sister PAIGE is in Lithuania as we speak! She went to her semester abroad a week late due to a certain wedding she was in and helping organize. :-) Her blog is intriguing, comical, educational and has SO Many awesome photos!

The Runner SARAH EMOTO was in my PE classes for years and I knew she was one who would stick with running and exercise in general. One Saturday while I was on the bike, I saw Sarah running solo and I knew I had earned my paycheck. Then I heard she was running from LA to DC. 3,000 miles later her voyage is complete. Read her story, her motivation to honor fallen heros and where the journey took her.

KYLE might be turning into a hippee. From rock climbing to snow boarding to living out of a tent in Yosemite to athlete extraordinaire, Kyle is truly living life. His photos make you want to go outside and find color and inspiration even in the bleakest of landscapes.

CARLY went to Nepal and embraced the culture to the fullest. Being a student at Point Loma University, she won the grand prize in a photo contest and you will see why with one peak at her blog.

And onto a peak at Brian's and my honeymoon...

Back in September, we went on a trip. And now that we have beat the Kardashian time-line, we know we are golden! We arrived in Jackson ready to hike our heels off, forgetting we were at 6k+ feet and although we were quite fit coming off the end of the race season, we do not have any form of walking, let alone hiking fitness. And these things do not manifest themselves until you complete the 2nd 9 mile hike at elevation.

Brian REALLY!!! wanted to see a bear. He looked for them everywhere. This sign stated one had been in the area the week before. He was pumped to say the least.

*Note his hiking attire. We were odd-man-out in these woods. Everyone looked like they fell off of an LL Bean catalog page complete with walking poles, pants that zip off into shorts, canteens, UV proof $90 shirts, and those hats with the weird cloth-mullet things. They most likely had food for 7 in their backpacks and an emergency blanket. For their 3 mile hike. We had shorts and t-shirts and whenever we saw a sign that said "1.5 miles to the lookout" we took it! Ouch...

This is the first ever self-portrait photo I have taken. Doesn't do the Tetons or glacial lake justice...

Storms looming over the Tetons, again, iPhone not so up to par with showing what it REALLY looked like!

At our cozy cottage inn, Brian did a bit of reading as I drank copious amounts of coffee....

The only bear we found...

Then we went to Yellowstone, but that's a whole other story in and of itself.