Girls on the Run

The first night we went out for dessert and I got the most amazing peach cobbler.

Doesn't it make your mouth water? It was wonderful!
The gals we trained with, what an amazing group of ladies.
Rebecca, Me, Molly, Carrie and Sheri

The four of us will be starting the program here in Mankato.

This week I got to go to Charlotte, NC for a few days. I was at a Girls on the Run training meeting for two days and I had a great time. Girls on the Run is a wonderful program that was started by Molly Barker. I had the privilege of meeting Molly and what a wonderful, fun person she is. The program is for young girls ages 8 to 13 to teach them how to have a positive self image of themselves and others. Throughout the program we also train with the girls, so that they are able to run a 5k at the end of the 12 week program. I have volunteered to be a coach and I'm also helping to get the program started here in Mankato. I was very inspired after the two day training. It was wonderful to hear Molly's story of what inspired her to start this amazing program. I am looking forward to starting our first season, which will hopefully start sometime after the first of the year. We got to know many of the ladies in our group and the first night after training about ten of us went out to dinner. It was fun to get to know these ladies and to hear some of the stories they had to share. For more information about GOTR, go to their official website at http://girlsontherun.org

Happy Birthday Jon!

Yesterday was Jon's 31st birthday. Being that it was General Conference weekend, we had a relaxing day. After the morning session, we went to some friends the Camps, for brunch. They had invited Jon and I and four other friends. We had french toast, breakfast casserole, fruit and juice. It was perfect! We left the Camp's house to join the Andersons to watch conference at their home. We ended up spending the rest of the evening at the Andersons eating, playing games, visiting and watching a movie.
I also surprised Jon with a birthday party Friday night. Four other couples met us at Olive Garden for dinner, which was a surprise to Jon. We had a great time at dinner, and then we all went to our house for dessert and games. Rita Anderson came up with a matching game using pictures of Jon at different ages. Once a match was made, Jon had to tell us a memory from that time in his life. I also did a slideshow with memories about Jon. I emailed family and friends and asked them to respond with a memory they had of Jon. I then put the memories in to a slideshow and we watched it at the party. It made for some good laughs and everyone got to know Jon a little bit better. Thanks to Carrie and Shannon, we had two wonderful desserts cheese cake and chocolate cake to indulge in, as if we hadn't had enough to eat at dinner. All in all it was a great weekend and Jon had a good time. He got to open his presents at midnight on his birthday October 5th. He just couldn't wait until he woke up, he had to open them before he went to bed. He may be 31, but he's still a kid at heart, when it comes to presents.