Downton Abbey

I absolutely LOVE this show! Taurean and I watched the first two seasons in one week and can't wait for season 3. If you haven't already watched it, you should. 

The music and opening credits get me all excited

Disclaimer: (I should warn you that two men kiss in the first episode. However, that is not what the show is about and it only happens once, so don't be discouraged)

Spring Break

So I know that my last post was about Disneyland.... but not much has happened since December so you'll have to bear with me as I post another Disney vacation. I promise, this will be the last Disney post for a while.

Here is the whole klan in front of the castle with Mickey ears and all!

I crocheted Mickey/Minnie hats for the kids! 

 Here is the brave crew that faced the Grizzly River Run

I don't know what Brookie is looking at, but she sure is excited!

 Waiting for the parade

My favorite snack- Dole Whips!

Matching Outfits!

Another great treat- Mint Juleps

Princess lunch at Ariel's Grotto

 Dinner at Goofy's Kitchen- which I highly recommend

Some people might say 5 days in the parks is just too much, but not for the Wheatley's! Thanks to my entire family (especially mom and dad) for making this such a great trip! 

Merry Christmas from Disneyland!

We're finally back! Taurean and I went home for a record long trip of 21 days! It was great to see family and friends. Taurean's parents decided to drive us to Disneyland the week before Christmas!

 The Holiday decorations were spectacular! We spent 4 days in the parks, and the weather was perfect.

We even found Santa inside the Grand California Hotel

 Holiday version of Small World. They even change the inside of the ride!

Because Taurean's camera died on our last day in California, we don't have any other pictures, but I'll post some family pictures later that were taken over the break. 

Running the Ragnar

Well.... I survived the Ragnar. With 11 other runners, we ran 196 miles from Chattanooga TN to Nashville.  It was the best and the worst thing I've ever done. I had a great time and I'm super proud that I survived. Six of the runners were from my ward in Louisville, and the other six are from Nashville. Thanks to my good friend Lydia who lives in Nashville, we were able to form a complete team! 

This is after I finished my last leg. These are the gals from Louisville hugging me because it meant we were finished running. 

Lydia and I in front of a cotton field along the route. The weather ended up being perfect. No rain, no snow, and 40 degrees during the day.

Here are some pictures from the finish line. Our team was running ahead of schedule, but a few of our runners got lost on their last legs and we ended up finishing a lot later than anticipated. But the important thing is that we finished!

So happy to be done. Don't mind me being awkward front and center

 Louisville van with our medals!

Here is the entire team! We had a 13 year old boy- who kicked butt, and are whole team ended up being LDS!

Here we all are! 

 More photos to come

I Quit

Today was my last day as a coach at Louisville Gymnastics! Although I was sad to say goodbye, I'm definitely ready for a break. 

Goodbye LG, hello life!

Go Cougs!

Two weeks ago Taurean and I headed south to Mississippi for the BYU vs Ole Miss football game. We had a great time and it wasn't too bad of a drive, only 7 hours. 

Apparently Ole Miss is in a tiny town in Mississippi. I thought it would have been a bigger town, seeing as it's a pretty famous college. It's in the middle of nowhere and the nearest Target is more than 100 miles away. If that doesn't show how isolated it is, I don't know what will. 

The weather was great and the natives were super nice! We got high fives and congratulations all the way to the car. 

We would definitely do it again! Go Cougs! 

DuPont Mansion

For our anniversary Taurean took me to a bed and breakfast in downtown Historic Louisville. I was really impressed with Taurean's choice. We had a great time. We were the only people staying in the house so we had it all to ourselves. We LOVED learning about the history of Louisville and seeing all the old houses. In the early 1900's downtown Louisville was super ritzy, and lot's of the houses still stand today. Here are some pictures of the great house. 

I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a nice place to stay. 

Here are some photos I found online from the time when Old Louisville was something special. 

In this one they're posing in front of the confederate monument which is still there. 

 Why did I not live in this time period?