So I can brag right?

I just had to get on here and say that Daniel and I both got 4.0s this semester! I'm pretty sure this is my first 4.0...

Second Chance 5k 04.24.2010

The Second Chance 5k is an anual run that starts in the Health and Wellness parking lot at Utah State. The funds from the run go to organ donation and many people run who have either donated organs, know someone who has recieved organs, or they have personally received organs.

Last year I went and watched Tonia run the race. This year I was able to watch many members of my family participate. This is the order and some times of my families members:

1. Mitch (future bro-in-law) got 2nd place all around and 1st place for men. Around 20 min.

2.Phil (Uncle) Note, it was his 42nd birthday. Around 24 min.

3. Daniel (My Love :) ) Between 24 & 28 min.

4. Tonia (Aunt) Around 28 min.

5. TM (Cousin) 1st place for girls!!! woot

6. CE (Cousin) came in with TM. First Time

7.Shelley (Aunt) First Time

8. CL (Cousin) First time!

Dan and Mitch after the run

Here are all the people that were in our group.

Spring Break

For those of you who were wondering what we did for Spring Break...

On Monday we left around 2pm and headed down to Park City following as closely as we could to the relay race Daniel will be running in June. When we reached Park City we made a quick pit stop at McDonald's to eat and check our e-mails. So cool that places are providing WiFi! After a couple of wrong turns...we went to the Olympic Park. We had a great time there, everything is free, you can even walk around the park for free if you would like. We paid $7 each to go on a shuttle bus where a tour guide explained everything to us. The tour guide was able to tell us all sorts of cool facts about the sports and how they train in the summer. After that we went to main street Park City to walk around and so I could buy a magnet.

On our way back to my house we stopped and bought some running shoes. We stayed the night at my parents' house.

On Tuesday we picked my dad up from his work and went to a German deli. We had some good food there! We then dropped my dad off and went to the Old Dutch Shope to buy some European candies. After that we headed up to Kaysville and put together a bookshelf.

On Wednesday we went to Rachel's school play. It was so cute! I loved it. I was glad she wasn't a book worm like she wanted to be...I thought that they were annoying. We then packed up and went home and spent the rest of the week watching almost every NCAA Men's Basketball Game.

I Did It!

It took me 9 months but I just finished transferring all of the names in my Grandma Peeler's PAF file to mine! Now I need to go back through the list to compare what New Family Search has. Anyway I just wanted to share my joy!

USU Vs. Fresno State

Family History

First of all I would like to say how grateful I am that I have the time and the desire to do Family History work. :)

I have almosted indexed 10,000 names!

Right now I am working on my Peeler PAF files, I am updating them from what my Grandmother had. I am to the Surnames that start with T! Only T,U,V,W,X,Y, and Z left. I hope to complete them before the one year anniversary of my Grandmother's death.

There have been some frustrations with the family history work:

First, I have about 3 great-something- grandmothers who supposedly were never married. I have searched birth records, death records, and censuses and they were never listed with any husbands.

I really want to know where the Garrett's come from. Today I tackled Moses Gerritt/Garrett, he was born in the Netherlands and died in Pennsylvania. I was able to find his death record but that was about it. There might be something to Grandma Garrett saying they're Jewish though, there was a Moses Gerrits in Pennsylvania who buried his son in a Hebrew cemetery.

I did have some success today though, I was able to go back to Danie's 14th Great Grandfather, William Gillespie born around 1510 in Scotland.

My number one fear is that somehow someday I will loose all my PAF files. To prevent this I keep them on my jump drive as well, but you never know.