My Trip To Salt Lake City!

Hello all!

So I spent the last two days in Salt Lake City to check out a ski resort that my company is considering for one of our big meetings. I have to say that this trip was awesome! I have never been to a mountain resort before and so I got a lot of pictures!



Up 11,000 feet

I could certainly tell that the air was so much thinner here. My stomach is a little bit queasy , my heart pounds and my breathing is more shallow.

When I got to my room, I was met with the sweetest chocolates welcoming me to the hotel.

My dinner at the resort was delicious! When I travel, I let myself have some meals where I indulge. I don't want to deprive myself on these rare occasions.

Pale Ale Potato Soup

Corn Flake crusted chicken and vegetables

Glazed apples with vanilla ice cream

I decided that even though this resort had an awesome gym that it might not be a good idea to do my normal exercise routine with my asthma. I didn't know how my body would react to the altitude but I assumed not well. So instead in the morning I woke up and took a yoga class.

We had a beautiful view of the mountain but the class wasn't my favorite because the instructor wasn't really the most "relaxing" talker. In this type of class, I would want someone to talk to me slowly in a calming voice, this woman did more explaining than anything and talked about her dogs, technology, etc. Also, her routine was nothing but lunge poses.

I did realize how the air was affecting me when we went from a forward fold into a sun salutation. The blood rushed through my body and I got so dizzy. It kind of felt like that feeling you get when you stand up too fast, except multiplied by 3.

I also had a spa treatment compliments of the resort and it was lovely but a little awkward. I am not usually one to indulge on spa treatments. Every once in a while, I will treat myself to a manicure or massage but those are few and far between because they are expensive. Since the resort was offering, I decided to try something that I would never pay for. It was called Body Glow. Basically, they exfoliate your skin, then rub natural lotion on you and wrap you up in what feels like cellophane and blankets. It is to put moisture back into your skin and it was really lovely. Although, I didn't realize the extreme lack of privacy I would have for the treatment. The woman made me feel very comfortable though and all in all it was very relaxing!

Wedding Update!

This weekend I went on a wedding prep crusade! I just got on a roll and started getting some stuff done.

So before I sign off, I do have a wedding update! Before I flew out to Salt Lake City, I got my flowers delivered from BridalBouquet.com. I ordered my bouquet and the bouquets for my bridal party.

I still have to match the colors but I think they will be pretty close!

I know that the dresses have a bit more red, but the only other option was REALLY RED and I think that these will be better. I will be holding the burgandy bouquet while my bridal party will be holding smaller ivory bouquets.

Bridal party bouquets

I also was able to order all the bridesmaids gifts, parents gifts, got a great idea for a favor, did some research on a rehearsal dinner dress and I ordered a canvas print of one of our engagement photos. Pinterest gave me the idea to use a blown up canvas print of our engagement photos instead of a guest book so then after you get married, you can hang it up in your house!

I will share what I can when things come in, of course I can't share the gifts because I want them to be a surprise!

Race Recap: Isabella Santos 5k

Happy Saturday lovely blog readers! My morning started out with a 5k run for charity and I couldn't wait to blog about it because it was so much better than I expected! I had never heard of the Isabella Santos 5k before and so I didn't really know what to expect. As a blogger, they offered me and my fiancé a free race entry and the ability to give a free race entry to another couple to help promote the race. Of course, I jumped on the opportunity but assumed it was probably pretty small if they were asking for my help. I am pretty sure the 10 people who read my blog weren't going to help their numbers too much. : )

When Dwayne and I got there this morning, the number of people in purple shirts was overwhelming. It was one of the most organized races we had ever done and I have to be honest and tell you that it was some of the best swag I have ever received for a race.

We got cinch bags which anyone in the exercising world will tell you, are the most awesome things every invented. Inside there were coupons, chapstick, granola, snacks and the best racing tshirt I have ever gotten. It wasn't your typical $4 cotton tshirt. It was an actual  Running T!

You can see Kat sporting it here. Dwayne and I chose to go with the "I look like I am going to rob you" motif.

For those of you who want to see what the back of the shirt looks like. Here is a kid that finished the race with his dad...just barely.

The race was in an area of Charlotte called Ballentyne so it was on asphalt and it was pretty consistently small inclines and declines. Some of those inclines gave me a run for my money.

The starting line was filled with people ...

One little person caught my eye in particular.

This little girl was hardcore and I will be honest and tell you that she was in front of me the ENTIRE race. This little girl kicked my butt, I will admit it.

In the first mile I kept up with Dwayne and his 7:15 mile pace. Then I started slowing down to more of my average racing pace which is closer to 8:15.

 

 

When we finished the race, there were volunteers handing us reusable ice packs which I thought was the coolest thing! It cooled me down immediately and I wondered why every race doesn't do this?

I finished the race at a solid 25:43 and was 5th in my age range and 119 overall. When I saw the finishers board, I realized that there were 1,000 people running with us for this fight against cancer. How awesome!

We waited at the finish line for Kat and John to come through and started screaming when we saw them. They did a great job!

Although John needed a recovery minute

I was so happy that they joined us for this race and I hope that they can for several more!

Congrats to all who ran today for this amazing cause. Great job all!