Wasatch Back 2010

Craig ran in the Ragnar relay with Chris, Jill and some of their friends and had a blast. I volunteered at Snow Basin on Friday night and had tons of fun, but wished I could have seen the team - they passed the Snow Basin exchange a few hours before I got there. Here are a few pictures from the race.

Pre-race. The team got together the night before the race started and decorated the vans. Go Team Swassnar!


Craig and Caleb at the Canyons on the lift - Caleb loved this fun ride!

After the race. Craig finished his legs at about 9 am on Saturday and I met him in Park City. He sure looks good after 3 hours of sleep and 15 miles!

Team Swassnar after finishing - they ended up running the 188 miles in about 32 hours. I'm hoping that I can run next year. Seeing all of the runners gave me some motivation! Maybe next time, I'll take some pictures during the race too!

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a great Memorial Day weekend with lots of food and family. On Saturday, lucky Craig was taking a practice LSAT while I went to the Cemetery with my parents. I guess the youngest still gets dragged along :).

Sunday, we had a barbeque with Craig's family with great food! I made an Asian pasta salad filled with tons of vegetables. It is from The Pioneer Woman's Blog - if you haven't been to her blog check it out http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/. You'll become addicted to her recipes, stories, and pictures. I promise. Craig, his brothers, and our nephew played soccer.

We love this little man!

The "men" playing socceer.

On Monday, I headed to my parent's house. Poor Craig was at school all day, getting the newspaper ready to publish (yes...he is the sport's editor for the school newspaper. Kind of nerdy - I guess I rubbed off on him a little.) More yummy food and fun with nieces and nephew. We are so lucky to live close to our families and love spending time with them. We will sure miss them if we go away to Law School!

Why do I...

Love cutting up fabric just to sew it back together again??

I have no clue, but the outcome is sure cute this time! Now the question is what should I do with it?

Cooking Experiments

I have been seeing quite a few patients lately with gluten intolerances because of Celiac Disease and they ask if I have any tips for cooking gluten-free. The fact is that I don't ever cook gluten-free because I don't have to! I decided to purchase (well, my mom paid for it...) some gluten-free flour and try some easy recipes and replace wheat flour with the gluten-free stuff.



First experiment: Gluten-free pancakes! They look just like regular pancakes. I thought they would be really flat, so I added a little extra baking powder and they were nice and fluffy!

Perfectly brown...

Success! Craig liked them. They had a slightly gritty texture and different taste (from the rice flour), but I would eat them again. Maybe I'll try a more risky recipe next time!

We've Joined the Ranks

After 4 years of marriage, we finally decided to join the blogging crowd... and we would probably jump off a cliff if everyone we knew jumped too.

I can't guarantee that we will be posting very frequently. We don't have cute children to post about - we only have a cute dog, but surely nobody wants to hear about the life of our dog, though he has had a quite traumatic life thus far - eating chicken bones, eating spiders, eating an entire bag of trail mix, contracting pneumonia, and being bitten by another dog all of which required emergency trips to the vet. Who knew a dog could cause so many problems?

Craig and I sometimes have fun and exciting adventures. A couple of weekends ago, we headed to Las Vegas with some friends. The boys (and Ashley) went to the 311 concert while Alysha and I watched about 5 episodes of "The Nanny".

The 311 Crew


We also spent time at the pool, on the strip and just hanging out. It was such a fun trip and we were glad to get away from work and studying for a weekend!

The Girls


The Boys


In front of the Belagio