I was exceptionally happy for him. 
Congratulations cousin, you deserve the best! It's always funny to me wh
en I tell people about Woodruff, AZ. "Where's that?" Is always the response that I get. But every now and then, I do run into someone who has heard of it and then they usually follow-up with an inbreeding joke. You laugh, but remember my hands, hmmm.... So anyhow, this last May was the infamous Turley Family Reunion. Every time I go, it's a bit of nostalgia for me as I remember the summers visiting Grandma and Grandpa Turley. The shag green carpet, Wheel of Fortune on the 24 inch TV screen, Skip-Bo, the best homemade spaghetti sauce I've ever had, going to the chicken coop with Grandpa, Grandma commenting on how big I've gotten, playing in the Little Colorado in their backyard, swinging on the bed swing at the Allen Park, jumping in hay at a nearby abandoned barn, riding in Grandpa's rusted old Ford truck, and sleeping on 
the pullout bed. Those days are long since past, but I still love to go back and revisit those memories. At this last reunion the weather was a bit chilly so we stayed in the church most of the time. I couldn't handle it for too long and took some of the kids with me to visit the my childhood memories of Woodruff. Mom thought this was a great idea and joined us for the walk. She showed us the school where she went as a little girl. It was a one-room class, which sounded a little like Little House on the Prairie to me... ha ha! It'
s now been turned into a library but was closed for the weekend. She then walked us to the house where she first lived when she was born. Rumor has it that the chandelier that Grandpa Turley put in for Grandma still hangs in the house. Sadly, the occupants that reside there now haven't kept up the place and trash is scattered all through out the lawn. I love old kept up houses, so it really is a shame because it could be a really cute place. Mom pointed out a few more houses that h
ad once belonged to some relatives of ours, but don't ask me to remember them. We then headed over the the Little Colorado, probably my favorite place to play as a kid. Mom was hesitant to let the kids go down there. Hmmm, that's funny, she used to let us play there all day without ever checking up on us. Times have changed. Mom stayed at top and I insisted that the kids come down and play a bit. Of course, they were all eager and excited. The car is still there, do
n't know how it ever got there, but as a kid I was always intrigued by it. After a bit, mom got anxious and was ready to have the kids back up. I took a few more pics and soaked in another fond memory....
8 Randoms tag
The rules:
I tag Krista, Melody, Sara, Nikki, Amanda, Lizzie, Beth, and Missy.
On April 19th I accomplished one of my fitness goals to run in the Pat's Run (and without stopping, except for water). For those of you who don't know much about it, it's a 4.2 mile run in Tempe and ends on the 42 yard line to commemorate the life of Pat Tillman (his ASU football number is 42). The proceeds from the race go to scholarships for ASU students. It was absolutely one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had! There's just something about running with a huge crowd (at least over a thousand) and for a great cause. On top of that, the weather was absolutely perfect, a little overcasted and cool.The best part was when I entered into the stadium. I had chills throughout my body, maybe this was from the cold sweat but either way it was still amazing! So right when you enter in there's this huge picture of Pat Tillman and maroon and gold balloons all over. And then of course, there's the Finish Line with the ASU football players along the sides rooting you on as you come in. One of them held his hand out to high five me and as soon as I did the rest of them were quick to join in. The camera man at the Finish Line snapped a picture of me as I was slapping all their hands, so now I'm just waiting for it to get posted with all the other million pictures they took that day. So my friend and I are now looking forward to running a 10K in California in June. And I just heard there's a 5K/half marathon in August at Disneyland. Don't think I'll be ready for a half but we'll see!
So I've been called to blogger repentance! It's a been almost two months since I last posted, which is a big No No in blogger world. And so I am truly sorry for not being better at this. So please forgive me and here's a brief update of what I'm been busy doing:
is will be my fifth year going and I absolutely love it! I've helped plan a couple of the trips and so I've taken it on myself to do it again since last year was a huge success. This year, I only made reservations for 35, but I have over 70 people who are on my list of wanting to go. Crazy! So for a while I was pretty busy working at trying to get that together. You can check out my blog that I've been working on: http://ysahavasupai2008.blogspot.com/
As some of you know, one of the few talents I have is painting flowers on my toes. I used to do them a lot, but lately I just haven't taken the time to pamper myself with silly things like that. So after a very long time of having naked toes (no kidding, it's been over a year) I finally decided it was time to pamper my poor feet and give myself a pedicure. A friend had taught me this trick, and it's very simple to do. After you paint your toes, take a toothpick (I clip the end with a fingernail clipper to make the end blunt) and dip it in some craft paint. Be sure to dot it on some paper first so you don't get a globby mess on your toes, I like to practice making the flowers first. Then pick where you want to put your flower (middle, top, bottom). I start the flower by dotting the middle first (usually in yellow). Then I take another color and dot the petals (5 dots, usually white). Now this is optional but it adds a nice touch: Take another toothpick, not trimmed, and make tiny speckles off to the sides of the flower. Now once you've made your pretty flower, be super careful not to smudge it and let it dry! The wood paint takes longer to dry, so you'll need to be patient. Once they're dry, take a clear coat nail polish and paint over them. This will prevent them from peeling off. And that's it! You'll impress without spending the big bucks! Good luck!!! :)
