NYC

Rob Meyers (fellow Ohioan Class of 1999, now runs for Reebok), Andy Baddely (a Brit and 8th at 2007 World Championships in 1500, New Balance guy and 2 time roommate), and me at the Hudson Hotel in NYC after racing at the New Balance Games. Small rooms and as an American straight guy, I was part of the minority.

HAVASUPAI. If you have not been there, you should go before you die. And you'll probably need to do it within the next few years while you still have your health. It's a 10 mile hike in and 10 miles out. You can have some mules carry your gear for a price. No trash bins. No open flames. Carry out what you carry in. Whit and I would have been okay but I thought I would starve so we packed way too much food. Hiking in was a bear, but after eating 30lbs of food in three days, hiking out was easy. This place is a paradise at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Cliff jumping, beautiful hikes, rope swings, lazy rivers. It was great vacation!

According to one of my teammates, "Being last years NCAA champion is no longer a fluke." On June 24th, I claimed the title of USA National Champion as well. It really was surreal. So now I get to represent the USA at the Pan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan.

April 27 2007- B.S. in microbio.

8 years after graduating from High School, I finally made it through my undergrad at BYU! Here's me with my mom and dad and wife.

The Luckiest Guy

So I really am the luckiest guy in the world. Whit is great. She says, "If you wash that dirty, white hat of yours, I'll make you any dessert you want." Sounded like a good deal to me. So that's what I ordered. A triple chocolate layered mousse cake. It was delicious.

CLEVELAND...You've got to be tough!

So this is what happens when you play intramural dodgeball. I ran up to the half-court line and threw that ball as hard as I could. Well if you cross the line you're out. In an effort to stop myself asap, I got this little diddy. The rowdy fans, our wives, said it looked like i pulled a break-dace move out there. Needless to say that ball was like a laser, and I was out.
Here's some more tough Clevelanders. My buddies Pat (Mr. Clean) and Matt came out to ski the greatest snow on earth. We went out to dinner and gave them a little tour of Temple Square.

Manly Cooking Aprons

Sonny the brother-in-law, Eric the father-in-law, and myself wearing our new aprons that Whitney made as Christmas gifts. As you can tell, Sonny and I have a rivalry between our BYU and University of Utah Alma Maters. Obviously Dad, being a professor of geology at BYU, is a BYU fan, but the dinosaur apron was a perfect fit. Both Dad and I were relieved BYU beat U of U this year in football. That's why our grins are that much wider than Sonny's!

Burritos as Big as Babies

Here's what you get when you order the Macho Grande at Cafe Pierpont. It's $14, and basically all you can eat. It really is the size of a newborn. I ate over half of it but had no desire to eat it all considering I'd be content with the leftovers for the next two days.

A Day at Utah Lake

Jake invited Whit and I to Utah Lake for a day. We did some wake surfing, wake boarding, and tubing. Wake surfing was a new experience. Even though Utah Lake is filled with green gunk and I face planted in about 6 inches of lake bottom mudd, I still loved it. This little pic is of Jake and I doin a little dance for the ladies.

Whit and I headed up to the hot springs in Spanish Fork. The hot springs were great and I caught a 4 foot bull snake! Some of these things were so hot they scalded my foot when I stepped into them! The guys from left to right are Bowen, Warren, & Jacob (a.k.a. Swede)