Weight loss Junkies :)

For over a year my sister Krista and I have been on our own personal weight loss journey's and can I just say...we're looking pretty darn good!!! I thougt it'd be fun to post a few pictures of us "back then" and one taken over thanksgiving break. I love you Krista and am very proud of you. It's been fun doing this with you :)

My Little Mans 4th Birthday :)

This little man, the cutest little man EVER celebrated his 4th birthday over thanksgiving weekend with all the family. What a fun thing to be there for. He's such a stud! I loved spending time with him, he has such a fun personality and I'll miss getting hugs and kisses from him. Happy Birthday Kai Bear!! I love you!

Kai's cake request: Chocolate cake, blue frosting and rings (ring pops) Made to his exact specifications :)

Me and my little man! Love him!

Vegas!

I went to Vegas this last weekend for a briday shower for my good friend Cari...I love these girls! All of them!! It was so fun to see everyone and chat :)

Halloween 2011!

Halloween was a lot of fun this year! I got to go to a church dance which usually isn't all that fun for me but I was pleasantly surprised...it was a blast!!

Rosie the Riveter
Rosie and Sandra D :)

Rosie and phsyco surgeon!

100 pound celebration!!!

The past year and a half has been amazing! Difficult in so many ways but amazing none-the-less. As I look back on pictures of the "old" me I don't recognize the girl in the pictures. I can't believe I let myself get to where I was and am so grateful that I've gotten to where I am now. I will never be able to fully express my gratitude to all that have been my cheerleaders through this first 100 pounds...THANK YOU for standing by me and for putting up with me. I know I can be a handful :) Just ask my parents! To celebrate 100 pounds down my amazingly talented friend, Mel (mdarlingphotography.com), and I had a photoshoot up Kolob Canyon! The leaves were just changing and the weather was perfect! I loved the way the pictures turned out. Enjoy!

January 2010
October 2011

Angels Landing :)

My friend Kim came down a few weekends ago and we got to go to Zions and hike Angels Landing! What an amazing hike! Difficult but so worth it. I have been told that it was a greuling one and so I mentally prepared myself...it turned out to not be as bad as I thought it would be. I was amazed at the beauty of the earth looking down from the top of Angels Landing. What a beautiful world we have been blessed with. I was overcome with gratitude for my many blessings. :)

To change, health, and happiness!

Hello blog friends! Today I am grateful for my health. I'm grateful for the ability to laugh, walk, run, hike, think...just function. I feel so blessed today. There is so much to be grateful for. As this next semester approaches I can't help but feel a little apprehensive about the changes that will take place. New poeple, new professors, new schedules, new apartment, new everything. I mentioned in past posts that change is the only constant in life and for my life it is definetly the truth. As much as I dislike "change" I can't help but thank my Heavenly Father for the changes that I've seen take place not only in myself but in others around me. Change, such a daunting word but so needed to accomplish big things in life. I'm grateful that I have friends who help me see change as a opportunity to better myself and change the world around me. I've been thinking about who I was at this time last year and all the changes that have happened in just a short year...it's amazing! As I learn to accept change I learn to love the lessons I learn, the lessons I was sent here to learn. In short, I'm learning to be grateful for change :) I hope you all are realizing how amazing you all are (whoever reads this blog), how much potential we all have within ourselves. How strong we are!

10 days is up!!

Today was the last day of my juice fast...all I could think about all day was the yummy vegetarian dinner I was going to eat after work and boy was it good! By doing this juice fast I realized that my body can survive and survive really well without meat of any kind and that all it really needed was real nutrients. Nutrients provided by fruits and vegetables. It feels odd to think that tomorrow I'm not going to be bringing juice to work with me for my meals and snacks and that I actually have to think about what I'm going to eat tomorrow and to tell you the truth it's pretty daunting! I'm so glad I was able to do this and believe me, my body is definetly thanking me!
On another note, my big sis Krista and her husband just started THEIR juice fast today!!! I'm so excited for them! It's challenging but so worth it! Keep it up!

Juice and Raw Veggie/Fruit Fast-Day 9

Today was a great day!! I am still amazed and how great my body can feel by only eating fruits, vegetables, beans and almonds. I feel so...energetic. I have a day and a 1/2 with being very strict and I'm excited for after this "fast" ends to revamp my lifestyle...again. :) I have had quite a few people tell me that this 10 day juice fast thing is crazy and completely unhealthy and the only thing I can say is that I feel great! I feel that I'm getting in MORE nutrients than I was getting before I started this. If anything it's healthier! That's just my opinion and I think my body would concur. The world of juicing is great!!

Lunch of champions! 1/4 cup black beans, 1/4 cup corn(fresh off the core), fresh green beans, sliced strawberries and salt! So good!!

Parris' Baptism :)

Today I had the opportunity to attend Martha's daughter's baptism. What a wonderful experience. I love baptisms. It was great to feel the love in the room and be able to witness such a wonderful time in a little girls life :) Congratulations Parris!

Detoxing-Inside and Out!

I figure if I'm detoxing the inside of my body I might as well detox the outside as well! Tonight I bought a detoxifying face mask...may I just say my face feels as soft as a baby's bottom:)

Juicing and Raw Veggie/Fruit Fast-Day 8

I have never felt better!! I realize that I'm not doing exactly what the documentary showed but I love how I'm feeling and that things I'm learning about the food that we eat. Today I made a great juice for the next 2 days breakfasts ~5 oranges peeled, 2 grapefruits peeled and 3 large carrots..DELICIOUS!! That made about a quart of juice. I love juicing! One thing I have learned from doing this is that you can do anything if you put your mind to it. 8 days ago I was extremely overwhelmed by the thought of doing a juice fast but as you take one day at a time and tell yourself you can do it, before you know it 8 days have passed and you're still standing! I love learning new things about myself and am loving being on this journey. Thank you all for your love and support!

Juice and Raw Veggie/Fruit Fast-Day 7.

Yep. It definetely makes a difference to chew! I had an amazing salad today for lunch that filled me right up :) ~1/4 cup black beans, half a cucumber, about 10 fresh green beans, 1 mango, a tsp of chopped fresh cilantro and a sprinkle of salt...mmmm...yummy! I'm feeling really good. I have good news on the weight homefront!! I have now lost 6.2 lbs since starting this fast :) So exciting! I'm thinking about making this a lifestyle change. With a few tweeks of course. I'm finding great satisfaction in trying new things to help my body be healthier. I'm grateful that I have the means to keep doing this.
On another note...tonight Mel and I watched a documentary on Netflix called Food Inc. I was mortified!! Everyone needs to watch this! I'm definetly going vegetarian after watching it. No doubt about it!

Juice and Raw Veggie/Fruit Fast-Day 6!

All I have to say is THANK HEAVENS THIS DAY IS OVER!! I know I said yesterday was the hardest day by far but I take that back, TODAY was by FAR the most difficult day. I chose today to be the day I would only have juice for all my meals and snacks (no beans, almonds or raw veggie/fruit munchie snacks). What a day. I felt pretty good but it was hard to tell my mind to tell my mouth that it was ok to not be making the chewing motion. :) I chewed a lot of gum and ate a lot of ice at work because of it. Those who are completely juicing for 10 days or a different period of time, hats of to ya. It's a toughy! Tomorrow I'm going back to the "regular" thing that I've been doing and only have 4 days left!! I've already planned my end my fast meal! I know there are a couple friends out there that are juicing right now, all I've got to say is good luck and keep it up! :)

Juice and Raw Veggie/Fruit Fast-Day 5

Goodbye Day 5! :) Today I woke up and had 1/4 glass of carrot juice and 4 almonds followed by a 2 mile run. Which I felt GREAT for! The energy that I'm feeling while doing this is amazing! After my run I got ready for work and for breakfast had a 8 oz glass of grapefruit, carrot, apple, celery and plum juice with a scoop of greens. Snack time consisted of 1/2 glass of tomatoe and sweet potatoe juice with 3 almonds...Lunch? My delicious salad that I mentioned in older posts. Had a 1/2 glass of fruit juice for my second to last snack of the day with baby carrots and for dinner had a 8 oz glass of Veggie delite...not the yummiest but filling! Still awaiting my bedtime snack of 1/4 cup carrot juice with a scoop of greens and 4 almonds. So excited!!! Funny the things that make me happy these days :) Tomorrow I'll be doing an ALL juice day...no salads or beans or almonds or cut up veggies, just juicing! We'll see how that goes! Wish me luck! :)

Thought this would be interesting for all you readers out there..tonight I juiced an ENTIRE bag of spinach and this is all the juice it made! What?! Crazy!!

Juice and Raw Veggie/Fruit Fast-Day 4!

Today was bar FAR the hardest day of the fast!! I was craving EVERYTHING!! Chocolate, chai tea, chocolate and more chai tea! Physically I feel great but mentally I'm so sad that I can't have yummy food :( I stayed strong today. I drank my veggie juice instead of getting a chai tea. I'm feeling "clean" today and am excited for how I'll feel in 6 more days!!!

Juice and Raw Veggie/Fruit Fast-Day 3 :)

Well, I'm still smiling :) I think my bodies acclimating to this fast and surprisingly I'm actually feeling pretty good! I haven't been having headaches like the first day on it and the hunger pains are starting to subside. I do miss my night snack of Natural popcorn...in due time. :) Today I had my amazing salad again but added half a nectarine as well...mmmm, so good! Things are going well on this end and I'm loving the way my body is starting to feel, even after 3 days. It's amazing how our bodies can "talk" to us. When I started this fast I weighed 178, I'll be weighing in on Saturday morning...hoping for a good number :) Benefits of pratically starving yourself ;) Until next time.

Juice and Raw Veggie/Fruit fast-Day 2!

I made it through day 1 and almost day 2! I actually feel better than I thought I would. I love the feeling of knowing that my body is cleansing itself. I felt a little headachey this morning and VERY hungry but had a 1/2 cup of carrot juice and that seemed to tide me over til breakfast which was a glass of fruit juice and 5 almonds. I have been making sure that I drink plenty of water and am feeling half way decent. The picture below was my lunch today...DELICIOUS!!! 100% raw veggies and fruit with a 1/4 cup black beans and a sprinkle of salt. Amazing!

Broccli, Black Bean, Cucumber, Cilantro, and Mango Salad :)

Juice and raw veggie/fruit fast-Day 1

A few weeks ago I watched a documentary on Netflix called "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" that was amazing and I suggest everyone watch it. It talked all about getting pure nutrients from our raw fruits and veggies through juicing. One man decideds to go on a juice fast for 60 days, meaning he only "ate" or rather drank pure vegetable and fruit juice for every meal. By doing this he was able to heal is body of health ailmant he had been living with for years and lost over 100 pounds. So, that is where my inspiration came from to do this juice fast. I am doing it a little bit differently, here is a sample menu:

Breakfast: 1 cup freshly juiced veggie and fruit juice, 5 raw almonds
Snack: 1/2 cup juice, 10 carrot sticks
Lunch: Broccli, black bean, cucumber, cilantro, and mango salad.
Snack: 1/2 apple, 1/2 cucumber
Dinner:1 cup veggie juice
Snack:1/2 cup veggie juice, 5 almonds

That's what my next 10 days will look like. I started yesterday, Saturday, around 2. The last 24 hours have been rough but I'm hoping it will pay off. Here's to juicing! :)


Thank heaven for amazing friends who let you use their juicer :) Thanks Mel!

Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies! Delicious!

I have been CRAVING sweets today and decided to search the web for some clean eating desserts...this cookie recipe I found is delicious and only 110 calories per cookie! AMAZING!! And it's gluten free for all you friends with gluten allergies i.e. Heather Anne :) Enjoy!

1 cup Almond Butter (I used peanut butter, didn't have almond butter)
3/4 cup Sucanet (I used organic white sugar)
1 large egg
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
dark chocolate to liking

Preheat oven to 350. In a medium bowl mix together first 5 ingredients. Add chocolate chips. Drop dough by spoonfool in a greased pan. Bake 10-12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet then remove onto a cooling rack and cool for another 15. Yummy!!

The Human Experience

Every morning while I'm getting ready I like to watch a new documentary on Netflix...most the time they're about food and weight but today I decided to watch one in a different genre. It was called The Human Experience. If you haven't seen it I highly recommend it. I loved it and learned so much. I had a little awakening while watching it and wanted to share. As human beings it is in our nature to think about ourselves and our needs on a daily basis. Thinking about ourselves is a natural part of life but when we get so caught up in our lives and forget to look outside of us that's where we go wrong. I am guilty of this everyday. In this documentary a group of young adult men decide to look outside themselves and experience life in a totally different way, in the shoes of their fellow men. I won't tell you the experiments because I want you to watch it but I will tell you that I realized a lot about life. No matter how hard the road life is meant to be joyful. We are meant to experience pain and hurt and sadness but are also meant to experience joy and love and life. I thought about this in terms of my weight loss journey that I have been on for a little over a year now. There are days when I just don't want to get out of bed and gripe the whole way to the gym and at the gym. Days when I get frusterated with the weight I STILL have to lose and how hard it's going to be. After watching this documentary I realized that I have NOTHING to complain about. My life is almost perfect compared to some of the individuals they interviewed yet they were still smiling. One individual said, "There is nothing that bad to keep a smile off my face, I'm alive aren't I? Yes, I have leprosy. Yes, my family left me. Yes, I look different but I am able to experience the sunlight, and converse with my fellow brothers and sisters in our leprosy colony." I am determined to reach outside my box and find joy in EVERYTHING! I am determined to work through the pain of running, the pain of lifting, the pain of heartbreak and keep going. Be strong. At least we're a live!! It's a beautiful journey. :)

Chuckwalla...

Mel and I FINALLY got to go on a hike today! We took "the loop" at Chuckwalla..at least I think that's what it's called :) It was a beautiful morning and a great start to the weekend. I love going new places and being in nature. I'm so grateful I have the ability and opportunities to do so.


Mel got SO excited when we saw a Desert Tortoise! It was pretty awesome!
Mel and I on our hike..Love her!

From May '10-July '11 :)

Shoulders!!

For all those out there on your own weight loss journey you all know what it's like to step on the scale and see the numbers keep going down...THE MOST EXCITING THING EVER!! Well, the next best thing? Watching your body transform and discover muscles you never saw before. Tonight while waiting to leave for bootcamp I decided to take a few pics and I was pleasantly surprised at what I saw...SHOULDERS!! What!? Holy crap! I was so excited! I could feel them but haven't yet SEEN them! They're coming along nicely if I do say so myself :) It was a very exciting night!
On a different note...the world of "weight loss" has been amazing lately. Very challenging but extremely exciting! A lot of firsts have happened this week. Monday I started to count calories again (so I guess kind of for the second time, but it's been over 6 months since the real first time), Tuesday I wore a tank top to bootcamp for the first time, Wednesday I attempted to jump rope (for the first time in YEARS), and Wednesday night I bought scrub pants in size M for the first time!! It's been a wonderful week! A week of realizations and of firsts! Life is meant to be enjoyed and we're here to learn how to love every minute (even through difficult times). I am extremely blessed. Blessed with an amazingly supportive family and friends. Blessed with the ability to workout until I puke. Blessed with the strength and determination to keep going! Life is good.

No more 2XL!

2 week goal...I DID IT!

A few weeks ago Marth and I had an intense workout that involved crying and frusteration and more crying so Marth being who she is (she's not one to coddle your feelings), she looked me in the eyes and said, "K, then let's change something. If you're not happy with it do something about it! You have until July 7th to accomplish a short term goal. Think about what you want that goal to be and get back to me." NOT what this chica wanted to hear AT ALL! I'm a sensitive person. Sometimes I just need to be loved but Marth, knowing me so well did the right thing. And I'm so glad she did. We made a goal to lose 5 pounds in 2 weeks, July 7th was the deadline. I weighed in once a week and guess what?? I did it! I'm finally in the 170's!!! And not only am I in the 170's, things have started looking up ever since I set my sight on a goal. A short term goal, yes, but a goal none-the-less. I learned these last two weeks that if I don't set goals I'm only working toward the end...the end that says, "k, you have 65 more pounds to lose, go!" What!?! Not motivational. By setting this short two week goal I felt I could accomplish it. It wasn't out of my reach. And I've gotta tell ya, people have noticed. Five pounds might be five pounds but it sure does make a difference. I'm so grateful for a friend who kicks my butt!

Finding peace :)

Peace...the one thing I feel like I have been lacking these past few months. Peace within myself and feeling at peace with my life and the direction it's going. It's truly an amazing thing to feel at complete peace with ones self. One thing I can say I've never felt. I have never felt content with my outward appearance. I know that outward appearance isn't everything but it definetly doesn't hurt if you love what you look like right?? Today, I finally felt a little slice of peace with who I REALY am. Who Angie Turner is. I am not defined by my weight. I am not defined by beauty or outward appearance. I am defined by how I treat others. How I love others. I am defined by kindness and service. Today I realized that I am a daughter of God and that He loves me no matter what but for ME to love MYSELF I need to keep on this journey. To prove to myself that I'm worth that love. Today I found just a little bit more peace within myself. The peace that will keep me going day after day.

Inspiration...

This post is dedicated to my good friend Melanie! How I love her. Melanie and I met once, yes, once, when I was up north with a friend we met at the gym and I absolutely fell in love with this women! She has a heart of gold and the strongest desire to become healthier and lose weight. The look in her eyes is one of determination and strength. She has always inspired me and left quite the impact on me. We haven't talked for quite some time and then tonight we reconnected on facebook. Let me just say, Heavenly Father sure knows what you need at just the right moment. Today was a VERY challenging day. My mind wanted so badly to shut down and forget about everything but thenm sweet Melanie started chatting with me and my night has turned around. What an inspiration she is of wanting to be better and change! Talking with her about fitness and goals has brought back the spark and I feel on fire! I want to so badly achieve the goals I have set for myself and because of Melanie I feel a little bit closer to doing that. Mel, you've got this girl!! We can do this together!!

Fitness Analysis...

Recently I've been focusing a lot on coping strategies for stress. Believe it or not I'm EXTREMLY stressed right now. I'm sure we all are in different ways. Such is life :) Well, yesterday was a little bit of a stressful day. It's approaching the last weeks of the semester and finals week always adds a little bit more stress to the routine. Let me give you a little background, yesterday I went to pay a bill online, well, the first time I submitted it it said declined, please resubmit, so I did and it said the same thing. Well, I resubmitted it AGAIN and it still said the same thing. Without thinking about it I resubmitted it AGAIN and it still came back with the same message. So, I decided I should probably check the bank account I was paying it from (I knew I had money in the account to pay it). They payment had gone through ALL THREE times and now my account was negative a very large amount. The bill was almost a big amount. Anyway, I instantly freaked out silently. I was sitting in the computer lab at school and couldn't freak out openly. I called my bank and they gave me the run around and said that I'd have to wait a couple days and see if the company I was paying would refund me...yada yada yada. I wanted to curl up in a ball and cry. I was already stressed out enough and now THIS?! Because of the coping mechanisms that I'd been learning about and trying to apply recently I decided to try and change my attitude and decided to go to the gym and work it out! And I did just that. Let me just tell you...Working out when you're angry is the BEST!! I have never worked out that hard in my life. I felt so much better and gained a new perspective. What I realized is that when you deal with stress in healthy ways and not mope around in your troubles and instead do something productive it changes your view on everything around you.
Now, to get to the title of this post. After my workout I got to sit down with a fitness guy at Gold's and he talked to me for about an hour about nutrition and fitness. I only have 55 more pounds to go to get to my goal weight and I know that if I taked it one day at a time I can accomplish my goals. I loved it and my motivation to keep going on this journey was reignited!! I love fitness and getting healthy!! I'm so grateful that my body works and that I have the ABILITY to workout and make myself healthy. So grateful for challenges and for lessons we learn from them. Life is beautiful!

Not comfortable anymore...

After losing my first 65 pounds I started to feel "comfortable" with my new body and became lazy about weight loss. After all, I had a new amazing body that I'd never had before. Well, after feeling "comfortable" for the past 3 months, I'm DONE! I'm not comfortable anymore! Tomorrow is a new day and I'm starting over, starting with a early moring workout with Marth! Oh boy! Wish me luck! :)

Almost there...

It's so exciting...I'm almost out of the 180's!!!! I can't wait to see a 7 as the second number in my weight...not that the number is all that matters but it does make a girl feel good! :) Just 3 more pounds and it's bye bye 180's!!!
A lot has been on my mind lately. I've been thinking about all that goes into becoming healthy and really taking back what's yours. The mental change that takes place is an amazing, difficult process and can at times be emotionally draining. I've been looking back at old pictures, old being a year ago, and I don't even know who that person is. I can't remember what her likes were. What she did for fun. What her dreams were or if she even knew how to dream, and dream big! Now, I look at pictures of me, the girl who I've become and I see passion, life and love in my eyes. Passion for life that I've never seen before. Yes, I do have my bad days just like anyone else who is going through changes, whether weight loss or others, but all in all the good days far out weigh the bad ones. I'm really enjoying discovering myself and learning what I can do. I need to give a shout out to all that have stuck by my side through this process. Heaven knows I've been a brat through it. Thank you Mel for always reminding me that I'm worth it and that I have goals and dreams. Thank you for being my workout buddy and for smiling even when you felt like choking me. Marth, thank you for still believing in me. I can never thank you enough for the 5 months that you kicked my butt and have made me into the person that I'm becoming each day. Thank you for loving me. And to all my friends and family, you are all amazing and I'm so grateful for you all. Good luck this week accomplishing your goals. Keep you head up. I heard today, "If you don't like who you are on the outside (or inside), CHANGE IT!!" Love it!!

The reality has set in...

I'm gonna be real friends...this is tough! Real tough! I know that weight loss isn't supposed to be EASY but it was EASIER when I only had weight loss and work to focus on. Now that I've been going to school for a few months I feel like my focus is shifting and it scares me to death! Being stressed with deadlines and assignments all I want to do is eat, and eat bad. Fighting it is so difficult and I'm having a really hard time staying focused. Thank heaven for Mel and our workouts that we do together! :) Just wanted to share a little of the real stuff. Hope all of you are working hard at your weight loss goals.

From May 2010 to February 2011 :)

I'm not going to lie...today was a difficult day in EVERY way! I'm exhausted mentally and physically. All day I found myself wanting to just give up and tell myself that that's who I am and who I've always been then Mel came over and we took my "progress" picture...I couldn't stop smiling. As I look back on the last 10 months I can't believe that I've accomplished all that I have. It's been a rollercoaster of emotions and everyday has pulled different on my heart strings but I would NEVER trade it for the world. I will NOT give up! I will NOT quit yes another thing in my life. I'm in this for the long haul. Just remember, it's when you're at your lowest you grow the most. :) I'm so grateful for all that have walked by my side and especially grateful for my wonderful friends here in St. George who help me remember who I REALLY am and remind me of the stregnth I have inside of me. Anything is possible if you believe in yourself!!!

26!

Happy Birthday to me!!! I turned 26 on the 22nd of January and loved going out with wonderful friends and celebrating. The picture below is of Martha and I at Benja's, an Indian restuarant here. What a sweetie she was to take me out. I was sad that I forgot to take my camera when Mel took me out to Fiesta Fun and Samarai 21...I wish I would have gotten pictures :( But, I just wanted to say thanks to all my wonderful friends and family members who treated me like a Queen for the day! You're all amazing!! xoxo

:)

Hello blogging world! After a long "vacation" from my blog I've FINALLY found the time, or MADE the time to update....I know, I'm terrible :( Patience! Patience everyone! I have changed a few things in my life that have been amazing! Just recently taken on a vegetarian lifestyle and it's suiting me well. It's been about 2 weeks and I feel so much lighter and almost "cleaner" for lack of a better word. :) I bought a vegetarian cookbook and have tried some yummy recipes and am loving figuring out new and creative ways to cook with tofu. It's been so great to have friends who are vegitarians and to be able to ask them questions and recipes. One of my favorite things I've made with tofu is a berry almond tofu shake that my friend Holly gave me:

1/2 scoop of vanilla protein powder
1/2 cup vanilla soy milk
10-15 almonds
about a cup of frozen mixed berries
1/2 cup firm tofu
spinach leaves
1 T plain greek yogurt

It's the BEST!!!! Try it, you'll be addicted! I'm loving this new lifestyle.

You're probably all interested in my weight loss progress...well, things are moving right along. I'm finally getting back into a routine after the holidays and it feels so good to be on a schedule. All of you who know me at all know that I'm all about my todo list and my hour-by-hour schedule. It helps me to feel like I can handle work, school, working out and anything else that comes up :) I've finally broken the 185's and am loving it! I went to D.I. and bought my first pair of size 14 pants lastnight!!!!!!!!! I was literally squealing in the dressing room! What a good day it was!!!! I'm loving being challenged with school and working out and trying ot juggle life. I'm also loving living in St. George and having the red mountains to explore and find solace in on the weekends. Thanks to all of you for the support and for being there. Love you all!!