Tara Jane

Have You Missed Me?

2008-07-08T15:12:00.000-07:00

Well, I figured since Joey has been gone for 5 months now and I haven't blogged since then, it was about time. So where have I been? What have I been doing? I know you are all dying to know, huh?

DIERKS BENTLEY CONCERT
April 25, 2008

My cute friend Lindsay Meintel, who is a talkshow host on the morning show for 101.5 The Eagle got BACKSTAGE TICKETS to Dierks Bentley, so Annie Sonntag, Lindsay and myself went and had a blast! Don't Dierks and I make such a cute couple? We also met Bucky Covington (former American Idol contestant) after the concert. He's the drunk hottie with long, blonde hair below.

NEW YORK CITY TRIP
April 2008
(to visit Emily, Lance and William Bullen)

It was so fun to play with Em in NYC for 4 days (and right before she moved home too). Lots of fun runs, going out to eat, shopping, broadway play, waiting in line to try and get into Saturday Night Live and downtown Manhattan nightlife. We went to Jersey Boys and it was absolutely fabulous. Thanks for letting Emily and I have so many girls days/nights out Lance! I even got to meet up with Jessica Baucom for a morning stroll through Central Park before I headed back home.

JAZZ PLAYOFF GAME
May 1, 2008

Annie, Lindsay and I got tickets to Game 6 in the first round of the playoffs - Jazz vs. Rockies. Our seats were actually pretty good. We had a blast and the Jazz even won this game too!

ST. GEORGE TRIATHLON
MAY 10, 2008

Well....I completed my first triathlon!! My friends and I went to St. George. Three of my friends (Kisty, Sue and Brooks) did the triathlon with me, however I must have thought I was Super Woman or something because I signed up for the Olympic distance and they all did the Sprint distance. It was definitely a tough race - 40 mph winds and white-capped waters during the 1.2 mile swim (the swim ended up being cancelled for Sprint race), a head wind during the entire 24 miles of biking and running in St. George's red sand to finish it off - but SO much fun! I can't wait to do my next one.

FUN FRIENDS
Kisty • Annie • Me • Kristen • Brooks

SAN DIEGO ROCK 'N' ROLL MARATHON
JUNE 1, 2008
What would I do without Erin? Not only is she my absolute best friend and confidante, but she is the best running partner ever! We have run so many races together over the last year. We had such a fun weekend trip to San Diego to run the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon (my FOURTH marathon - can you believe that?). Erin's cute mom, Julie came with us to be our cheerleader and chaperone :) Besides the marathon, we had fun shopping, eating and getting lost driving around in our rental car!

PRE-MARATHON
Here we are picking up our race packets

POST-MARATHON
I can't believe I am posting this 'beautiful' picture of me (haha!), but oh well....
I LOVE YOU ERIN!!!!

MAX'S GRADUATION
June 5, 2008

I cannot believe the baby of the Wood family is out of highschool now. Max is my hero! He excelled so much and I love bragging about my littlest brother. Max got Academic All-State in football, basketball and track; was awarded Highland High's Nick Caputo award; received many scholarships to help out with college; was valedictorian with a perfect 4.0 GPA; Senior Class President; and "Mr. Perfect" according to Highland High's school newspaper article, haha! I LOVE YOU MAX! Congratulations and good luck with everything ahead! I know you will be just the same in college.

WASATCH BACK RELAY RACE
June 20-21, 2008
12 crazy girls, 181 miles, and 32 hours later our Highland Highschool team FEAR THE RAM made it from Logan to Park City. This is the second year I have done this race and each year gets better. This year I was runner #9 in the second van, so it switched it up A LOT from last year. We had a blast and it was so fun to be able to spend so much time with my highschool girls! Love you guys!

First leg of the race on Friday afternoon

Van #2 (Runners 7-12)
Me • Lindsey Fairclough Little • Lezlie Wagner •
Lauren Nelson Foulger • Megan Burton Woodley • Jessica Baucom

Camping out in between legs at East Canyon
Dunham, Rex, and Brandon & Katie Plewe came up to cheer us on and help us party!

Second leg of the race....there's nothing like running in the middle of the night.
My second leg was absolutely beautiful as I ran along Echo Lake at almost 3:00 am

Third leg - RAGNAR!!! (well, I ran the first part of the Ragnar hill - Lauren was amazing and ran the actual Ragnar) This stretch of the race was crazy - running in the middle of the day, straight up hill, on a dirt trail. I climbed over 1450 feet in elevation in just 3.6 miles. Lauren ran after me and climbed over 1600 feet elevation in 4 miles. I was so nervous for this leg, but we ROCKED it!

ALMOST THERE!!

Team #134 (most of us) at the finish line

STRESS FRACTURE!
BOO HOO!

How sad is this? I guess this is what I get for running too much. Last week, I went for my usual run and thought I was going to die I was in so much pain. I went to InstaCare to get an x-ray and they gave me this beautiful boot and I have to wear it for at least A MONTH, no running for one to maybe two months. I am so sad!!! I guess I will just have to bike and swim more....

FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND TRIP TO ISLAND PARK

We had such a fun weekend at Rylan Hayes' cabin in Island Park. We watched fireworks along the lake (look at Brandon's great photography, watched episode after episode of Arrested Development, ate delicious food, boated, laid out, fished, hot tubbed and just RELAXED for the weekend. I had so much fun. Thanks Ry for a fabulous weekend!

Don't worry....I still managed to waterski with my gimpy foot. The waterski boot is just like my medical boot, right? Haha! The water was just too perfect, glassy and beautiful - plus Rylan made me....

ELDER JOSEPH WILLIAM WOOD

2008-02-26T12:30:00.000-08:00

My cute little Joey left the MTC today and is headed for the Mesa, AZ mission field!! We got to talk to him this morning while he was waiting for his flight. I miss him so much already and he has only been gone for 3 weeks. Haha, this is gonna be a long 2 years with my little bro/confidante gone! But, I am so proud of him for serving a mission and I know he will be a fabulous missionary. Here are some fun pictures celebrating Joey today!

Joey's always in a beanie!!
What cute brothers I have (on the day Joey opened his mission call).

I haven't been crying at all, have I?
This was the night before Joey left when he got set apart.
Also, don't you just love fluorescent colors! Gotta love the FAG BAGS!
Funny that Joey wears this ski outfit for real
and this is my 6th grade beauty!

I LOVE YOU JOEY
AND WILL MISS YOU SO MUCH!!!

Yes or No???

2008-02-15T11:12:00.000-08:00

Let's be honest....I don't have much style when it comes to fashion, especially my HAIR! I think the last time I changed my hairstyle was in 2001. My cute friend Kisty does hair and is amazing! We've been talking about doing something with my hair since December, so I finally decided to just trust her and do it. So, last Friday I CUT BANGS!! Funny that this really isn't that drastic of a change, yet I'm still freaking out. Haha! What do you think? And...funny that this picture and the one to the right are pretty much the exact same positioning and everything :)

The Name TARA WOOD

2008-01-29T18:55:00.000-08:00

This is kind of cool....try it with the link below.
Thanks Des....

HowManyOfMe.com

There are
159
people with
the name
Tara Wood
in the U.S.A.

How many have your name?

I LOVE MY NEW ROOMIES!

2008-01-29T18:24:00.000-08:00

Last month I moved in to a house with two fabulous girls! I am loving having fun girls to come home to each day, talk to late at night, ask which shirt looks better with which shoes and just to lounge around with. They are both awesome, are both my age and we all get along wonderfully! We are very rarely all home at the same time - Darnell Thompson (left) is a nurse and currently in school to become a nurse practitioner and Laura Downey (right) is a physician's assistant. Laura is the lovely owner of our home - our little sugar momma! This cute picture was taken at my little brother Joey's mission farewell. They were so nice to come and support my family! Love you roomies!

What City Do I Belong In?

2008-01-16T12:06:00.000-08:00

I took this quiz after looking at the link on Laura's blog and I LOVE the city that it compiled for me....

...New York City...

You're the energetic, ambitious type.
And only NYC is fast enough for you.
Maybe you'll set yourself up with a killer career
Or simply take in all the city has to offer.

What City Do You Belong In?

I've been TAGGED!

2007-11-07T21:21:00.000-08:00

Stoker tagged me (I know that is not your last name anymore, but the nickname has stuck, sorry)....so here ya go....

Jobs I've Had (from most to least current):
1. Dental Assistant for Dr. Clark Dana
2. Office Manager at Dana Orthodontics (for a whopping 4 1/2 months, haha)
3. Hand & Orthopedic Rehab (for SEVEN years - PT aide, receptionist, then billing)
4. Nanny

Jobs I'd Like:
1. Broadway performer
2. Dental Hygienist
3. Professional singer
4. Nurse
5. Artist for a professional dance company

Movies (or other DVD's I own) on 'PeteandRepeat':
1. How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days
2. Sex & the City
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. Fever Pitch
5. The Breakup

Books:
1. Currently reading Twilight (and LOVE it!!)
2. My Sister's Keeper
3. Mountains Beyond Mountains
4. Ordinary People
5. Confessions of a Shopaholic

A Few of My Favorite Things To Do:
1. Run (especially races with my running buddies)
2. Spend time/hang out with family and friends
3. Fold my laundry while watching shows I have DVR'd (I know, weird huh?)
4. Shop
5. Believe it or not, I have learned to love reading

I've Lived:
1. Salt Lake City, UT
2. Rochester, NY (for the Summer of 2001)
3. Salt Lake City, UT (man, I have lived everywhere huh?)

Favorite Foods (or what is most often found in/near my mouth):
1. DIET COKE
2. Almonds
3. Jelly Beans/Hot Tamales
4. Einsteins' Tasty Turkey sandwich
5. Red Butte's house pasta

Places I'd Rather Be:
1. ITALIA - Ciao Bella!!
2. Newport Beach (but it would have to be June, July or August too)
3. New York playing and visiting the Bullen's
4. Another European trip (like this time last year) to Spain, France, London
5. Brazil (I've always wanted to go there)
....so basically just on a vacation somewhere....

Words I Quite Like/Say Often:
1. fabulous
2. goodness
3. seriously??
4. shiz
5. hallelujah

Tag! You're It:
1. Julie
2. Leslie
3. Katie
4. Jeni
5. Jessie

I love my little Max!

2007-10-28T17:34:00.001-07:00

I am so proud of my littlest brother Max. He is a senior at Highland High School right now and unfortunately on Friday, they lost in the first round of the playoffs. I have absolutely loved going to his football games every Friday night. Not only do I LOVE football, but it has been so nice not having to worry about going on or having a date Friday nights, hahaha! Max had a great season and I am definitely his biggest fan! I am so sad that Highland's football season has come to an end! :( But who knows....maybe he will play for the U of U like they are wanting him to do. Keep your fingers crossed....

Can you believe he is my littlest brother?
Not so little, huh?

Nice catch for a much needed 1st down.

Oh....cute little Max!
You should have seen me....at least he had a reason to be crying.
But once I could tell he was crying out there on the field, I lost it.

Tara is Finally Blogging!!!

2007-10-12T12:09:00.000-07:00

How long have I had this blog page? And merely only to read all of my other friends interesting blogs? Hahaha! Yes, it is true....but I will break down per many of your requests and finally POST something...actually to use and make something out of this blog site. WARNING: I have NO idea what I am doing, do not have as an eventful life as all of you, but will try and enter the world of blogging as smoothly as possible. LOL!

So, what have I been up to, you ask???

Well....in a nut shell....

JUNE

Ran the Wasatch Back (relay race from Logan to Park City)
with a bunch of my friends

My running partner in crime - Erin Prince & I

at the finish line that ended in Park City
A bunch of my highschool friends are planning

to run this race next year and I cannot wait!!

JULY
Lots and lots of biking....
Wasatch Crest on Pioneer Day with my dad and brother Max ....and lots and lots of hiking

AUGUST
Flew out to Minneapolis to meet my brother Randy
(he was selling security systems for his summer job)
and drive 1590 miles home
I sure know how to SHOP!!!
Visited historical church sites like Liberty Jail on our journey home

SEPTEMBER
Is it winter??
Weekend getaway to The Cliff Lodge at Snowbird with the fam
(the weekend it rained, rained, snowed even, and rained)
Or is it fall??

And finally....OCTOBER
Ran the St. George Marathon with friends.
Beautiful scenery, great weather and my best time yet!