Sink or Swim

That should be the title of my life. I seem to always feel like, if I don't start swimming harder then I am going to sink!
Work is crazy, the girl I worked with quit. Which was a really good thing for her, I think. She lived so far away, it had to be a pain. But it wasn't necessarily a good thing for me. I already was busy, but now I am super busy trying to do everything she seemed to do so easily. Trying to keep it under 40 hours is hard, and I don't want to even work that since I am still working for CES training and such. Another sink or swim is my training for tri's. That is a catch 22 situation. It's hard to find the time and energy, but I also love it because it is a stress relief and makes me feel good. So, I find myself running or swimming at 11pm. Don't worry I don't ride my bike that late. I am scared of the dark and oncoming head lights.
So, my next tri is in Bear Lake this weekend. I am really excited for it. I have been looking forward to it all summer. It may be cold, but at least it is home court advantage. My last one was last week here in Logan. I did awesome, if I can say that. I won my division. YIPPEE. Pretty soon my niece Kenna will be able to do them too:). I hear she is a fish in the water.
Oh, PS my house is awesome. I love it. And I love living with Alli. It is really nice to live with someone who is your best friend, sister, and someone you look up to.

Here's the new home of Carlye Dahl and Alli Dahl. Yeah. I finally figured out how to do this. It looks lop sided, but it's not the house, only the photographer.

Disney and Running

Kay, everyone knows I get along with kids so well because I am still a kid. They are more at my level. Well, yesterday morning I went swimming at 5am and lets just say, kids don't like getting up early. Around 8:30 I was wiped out. But I still wanted to go running. So, around 9:30 I finally motivated myself. So, with Sage begging to go outside and my legs aching to stay inside, I decided to let SAGE win. I love her way too much.
Well, I headed out with Sage, a leash, and of course my IPOD. Yes, Jenny, the world of running is so different with tunes. Music has an unique power of influence. Being tired, I needed some pick me up music. WHAT did I pick, DISNEY!!!!!! You'd be surprised how fun it is to run to Ugly Bug Ball or the romantic Mary Poppins, or Lion King. (I just realize that they almost say the F word in the song, F_RT! Pee you!)
Well thanks to the kid tunes, I was rejuvenated and as my spirit lifted so did my legs. Sage and I spent a romantic evening running under the full moon with Disney setting the mood. I ran a lot further and longer with Disney reenergizing me to my youth!

Baby, Kids, and Adults

So, Renee sent me the cutest email about the cost of raising a child and its true worth. I have been wondering lately why I absolutely love children and sometimes (most the time) prefer their company over adults. Because the best years of our lives are when we are children. And being with them helps us go back for a little while. Parent are so lucky to have them around all the time. But I am even luckier to be able to have them around when I want and when they start being pains, "Here, you can have him back". I love my nieces and nephews because I have an excuse to play make believe again, or watch Monsters Inc. over and over. Or an excuse to just giggle and giggle and giggle. And if I want to dissect a bug, I can if I have a little kids around. Instead of looking morbid and cruel for pulling the legs off, I look like I am teaching and exploring the animal kingdom with a child. I am admired rather than scorned by my ability to ooze the guts out. But what I love is being able to sing with my niece Kenna over the phone and she doesn't say, "Aunt Carlye you sing terrible". She just keeps singing, louder and happier. And I smile and laugh. Instead of having to run on the treadmill for and hour to get a work out, I can chase my nephew around and around while burning an astronomical amount of calories because I am laughing so hard between trying to catch my breath. Why do I love kids? Because they make me feel alive, more a live then anything else. With children, when I take a deep breath its a breath of peace and joy, not a breath of relief and exhaustion. Bless the children!!!!!!!

SWIM, BIKE, RUN a tiger is chasing you!

What a way to celebrate a birthday, a triathlon! We had so much fun. It was the perfect temperture for the whole race. It about killed me, but it felt so good. I was also very humbled. I thought I was tuned up to swim, but after my first lap I realized I was out of breath and really dragging. I guess I need to practice a lot more. IF anything the tri kicked my but in gear to work harder at training.
It was also really nice to be able to hang out with the family and just chill afterward. We all were wiped out and hungry. I liked getting away from home and not having the worries of my house, job, or calling. An escape from reality for a bit. But now I am right back at it. I am excited to go to work in the pm because one of my bosses is out of town and this should give me the opportunity to get my office in order and catch up on some stuff.
You know what it would be really cool if we as sisters could all take a little road trip and do a triathlon together. Who would be interested?

Easter

I love Easter. Its a great holiday!!!! One reason is that there is NO PRESENTS. But an awesome home cooked meal by my mom. Oh, and for the Dahl Family we have a huge reunion this summer, the first week of August in Provo.

My Best Friends Wedding/ Girls Trip

So, last weekend I spent in Oregon with one of my best girlfriends. Why would we go to rainy Oregon for our trip? Because it was my best friends wedding. Don't worry, it wasn't a guy and I definitely wasn't trying to steal her back. Although the thought crossed my mind to kidnap her and bring her back with me. That way I wouldn't lose her to the most adorable "husband". But I love her way to much, so I decided to support her very wise decision. I couldn't find a better matched couple. It's like draft horses pulling loads, they don't have to be exactly the same they just have to work together to get the load going. And the two of them are very different, especially in size, but they are a perfect match pair. I could see how much Matt adored Amanda and how much Amanda loves Matt. It was a great experience, although bitter sweet. As I sat in the temple waiting for them to come in to begin the ceremony I thought back on the experiences Amanda and I have had. There are way to many to record and almost all of them are better kept secrets. She is an amazing friend and I have yet to meet another human being who knows me so well and who I just love being with. It is always entertaining or comforting. Everyone deserves a friend like that, and hopefully it is their spouse. A true bosom buddy! Someone who you can live with, but also someone who you wouldn't want to live without. As I watched them come in to be sealed for time and ALL ETERNITY, I realized that they too were best friends. It was so nice to see that Amanda was in good hands with my REPLACEMENT. I was jealous he gets her, but I think he really deserves her and I know she deserves him. I hope that when I kneel at the alter with the man I love that my eyes and heart will be filled with as much love as I saw between them. I know he will be my best friends too. I just wish I could find him and he find me, gosh dang it.

Although my trip with Emily was a blast. Sometimes it is good to be single, oh so good. We had a blast, driving in our hot red rental sports car across Oregon's beautiful country. Or dancing in our flip flops in the pouring rain outside the Portland Temple. Or getting lost in the middle of, who knows where. I still wonder where we were? And going to an Irish pub for good entertainment and delicious food, while finding that guys in Portland really like Mormon girls who don't drink or want to go home with them, HA HA! And of course the unlimited amount of treats we had stashed in the back seat. OR the pleasant delight of shopping without sales tax and the killer deals. Like on Irish decoration and Adidas bags.
Yeah, its not so bad taking a girl road trip.

Coming back is killer. Going to work the next day for 10 hours and then training for my tri in 3 weeks. I don't suggest coming back from vacation and running 3 miles, biking 15 and swimming for 30 minutes. It just is a little bit exhausting. But oh how happy I am to be alive and be able to do all this!!!!! Lucky, HECK YEAH BABY.