Super Bowl Sunday

Today, we went running and swimming as a family. It was so fun to have everyone participate! Mike cooked a great dinner - pork, asparagus, brocolli, baked potato, salad. YUM. Then, we sat down to watch the game and the commercials. Morgan and Katie wanted to know if they could just skip the game. :) We filmed a commercial for Katie's class. It was pretty funny because she had to use British words in the skit (e.g. Bobby, Bees Knees, cheerio, blinding, beastly, bum, biscuits). I think they had 11 takes, and we certainly could have done more if we had time! All in all, it was a great, relaxing weekend!

I was torn about which team to cheer for in the game - I love Peyton, but it would be cool to see the Saints win.

Busy, Busy, Busy

We had a whirlwind of a January with a trip to Indianapolis, a lot of work travel, and a lot of running with my training for the Gasparilla Half Marathon. Last week, I went to the Chataeu Elan outside of Atlanta for a sales meeting. The resort was fantastic. I really enjoyed it. FANTASTIC food, nice rooms, nice meeting space, curteous staff, nice grounds, and more! I highly recommend it for corporate meetings.

Today, I had my long run with my tri group, and then I hung with the family at the house. It was so nice to have a day where we didn't have to rush all over.

Boycotting Hilton

I guess I have been such a bad blogger that I completely forgot to discuss my boycot of Hilton Hotels. When we went to Utah in December, the last stay of the year would have put me into Diamond status with them. I asked at the hotel outside of Salt Lake if the THREE night stay would count as a 2009 stay or a 2010 stay because I could always check out and check back in. They said it would count for the year that you check in, so it would be a 2009 stay. As I am sure you have guessed by now, it counted as 2010. Of course, I assumed that Hilton would honor it if I just called them. WRONG. I called, and they refused to change it. The girl on the phone said that I "might" get a challenge offer that would help me get there faster this year. Wow, thanks.

So, I am going to keep a running total of the nights I stay in OTHER hotels and nights that I get the people traveling with me to stay in OTHER hotels.

So far in January, I have 7 nights that have gone to Westin/W, and in Feb so far, I have 8 booked (with 3 of those nights tied to 6 other people who I would have gotten to stay at Hilton but we are now staying at W because of me). So through Feb, that is 15 for me + 18 for the people traveling with me for a total of 33 nights for the first two months of the year. I will continue the updates. Hilton, probably not the best customer service. I wonder how many others are also changing due to this kind of experience??

Morgan in a bow!

Morgan doesn't like me to do her hair, and I don't think she has worn a bow in her hair that wasn't required for cheer in YEARS. But, she bought this bow yesterday at JamFest and loves it. She even let ME do her hair. Amazing. She looked so cute.

Nine Miles

WOO HOO! We are back from our ski vacation, and I went for my long run that I missed while I was gone. I would have done it Saturday, but I decided to wait until I was back to do it as it was COLD there. Well, shocker, it was 26 degrees last night in Florida. DOH. So, I ran at 10:45 instead of early in the morning when it was more like 40. Much better.

I did the 5 minutes run with 30 seconds water walk, and I averaged 11:59 min per mile. :) BARELY under 12. I am proud though as my heart rate average was 5 beats a minute less than when I did 8 miles. :) My legs are pretty tired, but I did it!
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Cousins in the Snow

We have had a great time in Utah. last night, we played bunko and hand
and foot until well after 1:00. We celebrated New Year's in eastern,
central, mountain, and pacific. The kids had a great time. Morgan fell
asleep before midnight and was a bit grumpy when we woke we up. We had
sparkling cider toasts, and it was my first sober new year's in over
20 years. It was a lot of fun, and I even felt good enough to run this
morning on the treadmill. This altitude gives running a whole new
twist, but I did it!!

Yesterday, we went skiing in Park City. The kids did really great, and
Chris, Morgan, Katie and I even went down the long run from the
freezing cold top of the mountain. Morgan didn't even fall one time!
Katie was having a hard time turning, and she went straight down the
bottom third of the mountain screaming her head off and flying. Mark
went chasing after her and caught her near the bottom. chris said he
couldn't stop so he just kept going. :) it was a lot of fun. We loved
Park City skiing, but we all preferred the equipment at Snowbasin. The
girls loved skiing with Sophia. She is really great and has such a
great attitude.

Today, we are hanging out at Bubba and Linda's, and the kids are
playing in the snow. The girls are building a now fort to protect them
from the boys. :)

Another fun day

Today, we woke up to snow and went to bed with snow. All day long we
had snow. :) however, we didn't get to go skiing because of it. So,
Linda, Heidi, and I went to Walmart and bought lots of small sleds
(flat sheets that were slippery on the bottom). We went to a
neighborhood spot, and everyone had a blast! We went down that hill
for about 5 hours straight. I have video that i will upload and lots
of great pictures but I am too tired to figure out how to distribute
right now. Tonight, we went to a Mexican place (Morgan wanted to know
why they eat so much Mexican in Utah), and then the girls went to see
the princess and frog movie while the boys went to avitar. Tomorrow,
we are skiing in Park City. Tomorrow night, Linda and Bubba are having
a party. We are having a great time. I hope you all are enjoying the
holidays. Happy New Year!!!!!