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Dam to Dam 20K

6:31 AM Tukiyooo 0

Saturday I did something completely ridiculous! I ran 12.4 miles without being prepared. I’m pretty sure I ran less than 10 times in the month of May and the longest run was 8 miles at the end of April. NOT SMART DARCI!!!  But I finished, Kyle stuck with me the entire time, and I know I will never run that far without being prepared again! Here is a quick recap. But just as an FYI, the pictures are on the light side because it rained over half of the race. :( We went down to Des Moines Friday evening to pick up our race packets. It was wonderfully organized and we were in & out of there in just a few minutes. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ixPIbDmdmHXgO9wbPslx93lxyfg5MGwyla18ljqg0XqmoXso7P4wfralikvdFzbwRmR04rCE_-CqR7tRjY63oN87Df3iImNOdJ6WUi0Yei8S9lKT46VMMPTWTHyEPOvhLU_HkORvLChs/s1600-h/IMG00062-20100604-1757%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00062-20100604-1757" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbzEzrC9AvMkA9VAllo1bc9ewyxTfobOd49tRmf1hMbE0boSfYSFczfuc5iBUJbCOgT__YgmfBtdK1cKVf_JRRktIEcEmExGtGlbzbv-TqDGDI2S_x0UYkELmtJUZkuNfHOrENDaxUFak/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00062-20100604-1757" width="404" /></a> After packet pickup, we headed to Olive Garden for supper. We met Kyle’s cousins & their little 3 year old there. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqb8JK16MdT4g2Dw6K3tEQitaVeQT2xsPwlQJyTTY9mBgb3jrL9K-5aMKBNhVPxXPyj5rMglJhk_c1y50kQik1iRDZog-jkV6_VuTHuxLQivqOW-p_3yVQEQ33Fyvnvw6V9nOD_ACIfcg/s1600-h/IMG00066-20100604-1829%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00066-20100604-1829" border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBC4711gpeWPwWcQ2I1AEGVRk_QLimoBxdqITo3m0T21VqXf7WFhe-57vLAksz-mR07DQ4CrmQGCyK7TQv_sSW8jOMh0NQqQnM36nrp-udQ7h8xmkuKLmVVNDXTIZqwXizIIf5f-wYBps/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00066-20100604-1829" width="404" /></a> I definitely got my carbs in, Kyle and I both ordered the tour of Italy…good stuff!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHxg2RMOKDT5UARQ5-qDuJPCEBwZoP1w2nSlWDqW0kWgBg4tCbB5gCh1i-VEXBrvYYrpm7sIXsBPZgqV6vkZLO2J3iMTH-UXFxTtpUbRO1lhfIZyw7DyWjl5xedBQyyhyphenhyphenpk0K1JX2HqHh/s1600-h/IMG00068-20100604-1908%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00068-20100604-1908" border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2pbptMnlO35Yjl_6OVeb9tsLDJ02RNqn7LatxHjP-kQMbsFdYb2ej5LaI8SjGjUCIXYBA6UAn_lYGL-Re6fEQ8hNs6j7JYMuGOcfXOkgU6Mn74JmpA0mRBybFX89tEv62wckamwKstlw/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00068-20100604-1908" width="304" /></a> With full tummies we headed downtown to check into our hotel for the evening. We had a great view!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHDvLVPiUx9B290-BGCfMh62YVdjJ0IAEHycQLUf-ch_9J56iDlvS5GweCabZBNRNu0qhS3b8ehMzx1IvGTZ2Ibz2-DiHHqu7bwK6RlthCcKccy2NSpIKQKg_vk_RFY-yt3wBYqcRHUrA/s1600-h/DSC07496%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07496" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nU5hKgjgqn7tVa-XKBWMvCiuwduIuL_nTc8Naq1rm_h1D_tw6XRGJPKWk_cRZjBpIeU7TGEx5vtJ3wMGZMabtHVXQMT64IwhZ6f69yt-fvSMF1fL_Ze1aw2gjjZNEJpBKianimZShL2s/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07496" width="404" /></a> With butterflies in my stomach, I got my race gear ready. I knew I wasn’t prepared and there were major thunder storms headed our way. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT17fnWU9zOnhtfF76jLEevXEB2x4uti6dX4ikkCfi4nN_rEBrnvnU0XKq4d4o0rgQG0Dga70t8O1GRTu-TeclPkBTR0ZkUbwaGEfqeeHD-QrNt9GLVlkOd8Nmjzt6re0QwJATITXhTYY/s1600-h/DSC07498%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07498" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9IEDq5h9h-57HYTsmMB0Irsx5qFyxaY1iMgVNkas4cVDpKLx0GDPJnDdum4qfvDaB01pKQ1b3WURWUeOWseNqM3eQ34qPt-jBUZxwJ70guL9UKt68sRHdWv8SSIt5wFPekdxj1XkEjC7/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07498" width="404" /></a> Kyle & I both were quite restless throughout the night. I kept waking up, worried that I missed the alarm. But 4:30am came & we both hopped out of bed and got ready. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppR_yngIjWBX9zJPHSCd4bfhwwEIWkWZIR0Uvkx07ssMeIZyPjIcbLVuKIXyyLCeFZAMg_qVcJbznz_2jIkIbTW_YwvLF52LNhko4S6KUYB-ryfzBSWKiogbBT5FWDBi0aSnWdA8kum3C/s1600-h/DSC07500%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07500" border="0" height="543" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwM2Dylcu4DdYuBcLpQLGnoJBaT7aBkkzovDFY7yr7SWn0qT6U5RB0YGSnkoc4OZBQTK7Q9KabwMSecN51Mvy7YNtXWq-bhQ4xodDDwgVH-1mNVMBNrg2HKor1EG0hDkNFGCY5B8vQvwEy/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07500" width="399" /></a> From 5am-5:45am 7,000 runners were bused from downtown Des Moines out to Saylorville Dam. The race began at 7am. So for over an hour we were standing in the wind & rain, no fun! The gun went off and we didn’t cross the start line for about 15-20 minutes! I started out feeling pretty good, but not enjoying the rain. Miles 1-6 went ok, we were keeping an 11 minute/mile pace, and it was raining the entire time. I was so glad Kyle decided to stick with me! I know he is the reason I was able to push through. Between mile 6 & 7 I suddenly had the feeling I had to go #2! This may be TMI…but it was part of the race! It was too early to go pre-race! So we stopped along the way and had a potty break. We had to wait for the porta-potty for about 5-7 minutes. The entire time I could feel my legs getting tight. It was rough to get back into my “groove” after the potty break. The rain had cleared, but now we were just soggy and I could feel my wet shorts rubbing on my legs with every stride. I’m not sure what mile it was, but I did something to my knee. Nothing too bad that I couldn’t keep going, but it was fairly painful. We did a walk/run routine for the majority of the rest of the race. We ran the last mile with all we had. I was ready to be done! I couldn’t have been more excited to see the finish line!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iCmqYQVVSpvdrbD8Uc-VOOdcr51MqAzRGxkI6CTw169hJpZTwZwnQenRNbBFhpn7_Sb1lSjh3wP0z49drK1FiLgZTqZoX17du3Qb0vARQCbW3RgoHDCgjmCtuq7MGasOch7N1_hyphenhyphenludM/s1600-h/finish%20line%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="finish line" border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMbv1qVA4sQ0CBv_A3eJA2_tfKWbxDeyNw4IYtuCOG6B38bJcHE2alLrzIdcwb1rWiFlXzwYYGIsmfo6llTevYXzlSElHgrB35yVzZzjkp4dfUFz2Ys7M8bqqsYO4J3VgG_r8Q9VhFzOf/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="finish line" width="404" /></a> I knew Kyle was disappointed in our performance, but he was so supportive the entire way even though he wasn’t feeling the best either. I LOVE my running partner. I know I wouldn’t have been able to finish without him by my side. We took advantage of the free food & Powerade and met up with Kyle’s cousins to check out the downtown farmer’s market. The entire time our bodies were screaming at us that we had pushed them hard enough for the day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQx3eE4nZYlvJ_Bv_Aj624CQEt4uuPYf22bjSCyG1-jGwH6mwLy4-QoiVScdr1LnpDSd6QvT_zWUKQjoLOgGxU6NUBj8WCrJCZwTiA4UdjSbhE1sSVZDiU2hr_Jl4NoqxMVG6LUKGCkdSB/s1600-h/IMG00071-20100605-1121%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00071-20100605-1121" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivl47fa9ayKztbZvZ_SOimJ7WCzjksUYK_lB5DbsZYhGCVXTMs1vUNP3wxWrzBaMDv730XmMllShpSj_n6Sixbx3X131YQW0acn40QyNvJNZRB0zoz5OefqSAIQ3w9PCs169RM0_mRBOdz/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00071-20100605-1121" width="404" /></a> I know it wasn’t the smartest thing I’ve ever done and I’m pretty sure I didn’t do any long term damage to my body, but boy, oh boy am I hurting today! My knee is super stiff and I’m pretty sure muscles in my body are hurting that I didn’t even know I had. With all of that said though, I’m proud that we finished, I’m so blessed to have a great husband who is so supportive, and I learned my lesson! ;)

Dam to Dam 20K

Saturday I did something completely ridiculous! I ran 12.4 miles without being prepared. I’m pretty sure I ran less than 10 times in the mon...

Bootcamp kicked my butt

10:06 PM Tukiyooo 0

Until this morning, I thought I was in excellent physical condition. After this morning, I realized the joke was on me. Almost every exercise we did this morning was something I hate doing. I hate push ups. I hate lunges. I hate dead lifts. I hate jumping jacks. Then there were the new exercises that I learned to hate too. The fake swimming exercise with stretchy rope thingies hooked to the wall, the reverse push ups with some straps hanging from the ceiling while lying almost parallel to the floor and holding onto the straps, jumping up on giant tires, the mountain climber exercises with sliding things under my feet, the burpee thing (ugh!). I wish I could say it was fun, but when is pain fun? When is panting, sweating and gasping for air fun, especially when a young, 20-something handsome male is pushing you really hard, telling you "KEEP GOING, FASTER!!! FASTER!!!"? After fifteen minutes I thought to myself, 'if I get out of here alive, I AM NEVER COMING BACK!'. After 35 minutes, my heart rate monitor said I'd burned 276 calories. It always reads half of whatever the machines say, so it's fairly accurate. Thirty minutes on the StairMaster only burns 200 calories, so I was happy with the results. Normally the bootcamp class is 45 minutes, but since today was my intro class the first ten minutes was spent going over the exercises with me. Am I going back on Wednesday? Of course. Will I keep going after my month is up? No. One, normally it's $247 a month which is ridiculous. There are only three people in the morning class, which is also odd. The guy that owns/manages/teaches and is the CEO is about 20. He's in great shape, but he's 20! He was nice and seemed to know what he was doing, but the place was kind of strange. I was slightly flattered when the owner said he would have to up my weights next time because the 15-pound dumbbells were obviously too light for me and the dead lift weight (I have no idea how much - it was a kettle ball) was too light. Next time he said he'd make sure I used heavier weights than the other women. I guess that's a good thing. The most valuable lesson I learned today is that I don't push myself hard enough on my own, and I'm very competitive when it comes to exercising. Hence, group exercise classes are probably what I need to focus on to get the best workout possible.  When other people are doing the hard stuff, like push ups, it's hard for me to say I can't do it. I feel like I have to prove something, like I may be 20 years older than you, but I can do everything you can do (and more!). Overall it was okay. Maybe it'll be more fun when I feel more comfortable with the exercises. It was a lot of stuff to learn very quickly, and a lot of hard work. Plus the ton of lunges I did just about killed me. My butt is already sore!

Bootcamp kicked my butt

Until this morning, I thought I was in excellent physical condition. After this morning, I realized the joke was on me. Almost every exercis...

Up and ready for my bootcamp introduction

6:15 AM Tukiyooo 0

It was a busy weekend, and  I'm rushed for time this morning. Another sleepless night so I'm feeling exhausted, but kind of psyched about bootcamp. Thank God for caffeine. I did my best to do filling foods this weekend and not count Points, just my weeklies (non-filling foods). It's really hard to eat Chinese food and have any of it count as filling food. I failed miserably and used 11 of my weeklies at one meal. Oh well. Also red wine is NOT a filling food. Ten weeklies wasted on wine in two days! I'm not much of a drinker and prefer to eat my extra weekly Points, but my mother-in-law isn't in town very often, so I let loose a little. It was fun but now it's back to the grindstone. Bootcamp is at 7 a.m. which is going to make me late for work, but I've already made arrangements that I'll be in at 10 a.m. This is my intro class, after this it'll be 6 a.m. classes which will work out fine with my work schedule. A few pictures from the weekend... <div style="text-align: center;">It was an absolute zoo at Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle. Gorgeous weather, hundreds of people.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OTRRmH0L7BpMa7SmQ51iqVw0qq1sYBdaj6BzIr0yRnN8hJPlYBMIMRcpbNQgXvewYHwV09Jt7c4ijibPZPyDOV-kWxkINqjpeliHhbh6is2H3RQ2td4tj-OlEU7_DT71octGXkXpUMgw/s1600/zoo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OTRRmH0L7BpMa7SmQ51iqVw0qq1sYBdaj6BzIr0yRnN8hJPlYBMIMRcpbNQgXvewYHwV09Jt7c4ijibPZPyDOV-kWxkINqjpeliHhbh6is2H3RQ2td4tj-OlEU7_DT71octGXkXpUMgw/s400/zoo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;">Flowers everywhere.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3uSehhmT7Ezix2HY9OU6EYCuBeYMRKUmEU4qpplxsn5woKRM0RpFLSg2NyXhkZtRhA61IAZNj0zReOhbcXXK_Buy1GX2jLRNkEbGjf5R8YX9XaWaq4ZafOFkFbryiVbUktD4uaLVnVkv/s1600/flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3uSehhmT7Ezix2HY9OU6EYCuBeYMRKUmEU4qpplxsn5woKRM0RpFLSg2NyXhkZtRhA61IAZNj0zReOhbcXXK_Buy1GX2jLRNkEbGjf5R8YX9XaWaq4ZafOFkFbryiVbUktD4uaLVnVkv/s400/flowers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Lots of beautiful fresh produce.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXqJgFVL8R6oFTxx7ORadp3nvFhyODvuzncHNWAiUP-ZxFx93pxjq4CniNKKD_UUEy_ZjVDR_CdR2gYdN95MUSrC8kCvIhUSWlDDB2JEvHAZW8nLNttB517OrGgDVZe7EZvSKxUy6CUlm/s1600/Fresh+fruit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXqJgFVL8R6oFTxx7ORadp3nvFhyODvuzncHNWAiUP-ZxFx93pxjq4CniNKKD_UUEy_ZjVDR_CdR2gYdN95MUSrC8kCvIhUSWlDDB2JEvHAZW8nLNttB517OrGgDVZe7EZvSKxUy6CUlm/s400/Fresh+fruit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Market Spice shop, my mother-in-law's favorite store. She spent a fortune in this place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhDC83crjbgZQs_Vxqj4pyAPbdWI_B9nDmk0SIYtZvG1K6rusVP1RPUE3bk2wsADhAaf9Om-BC1fvnZq1op2hew1G1gqMfEsUBFluMDVqQ-0PuzRelfkZCTSPBGZZjelTJsG_alJn9_ae/s1600/market+spice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhDC83crjbgZQs_Vxqj4pyAPbdWI_B9nDmk0SIYtZvG1K6rusVP1RPUE3bk2wsADhAaf9Om-BC1fvnZq1op2hew1G1gqMfEsUBFluMDVqQ-0PuzRelfkZCTSPBGZZjelTJsG_alJn9_ae/s400/market+spice.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of fresh seafood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_ydBGZszp8k2zVuM3ie1aOdspdKZAAkroe0LaBiVruuXRfGa-ca1A1PSuDTfV316vxrjrASOVsJ0uPaoiYx1DjTdPtjS0R2iyiGdChYHNZEYBBPVI9A-gVl0gkhEhS3Hlw2Am8EEt-LC/s1600/Grad+Pikes+Hmart+Kittens+077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_ydBGZszp8k2zVuM3ie1aOdspdKZAAkroe0LaBiVruuXRfGa-ca1A1PSuDTfV316vxrjrASOVsJ0uPaoiYx1DjTdPtjS0R2iyiGdChYHNZEYBBPVI9A-gVl0gkhEhS3Hlw2Am8EEt-LC/s400/Grad+Pikes+Hmart+Kittens+077.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4CjUG5fXR_9turO91NPEk-5eIfJMCNiCwrVVFseiwWxJinpk6_iPaxHMpp55N-FHXbTmAVGW6v92ua-1-Fih0scVWbahHB7v45Sx72ZUTG0NmvojE-B0JpwbZpwl37B8UflufJLCqjb5/s1600/Grad+Pikes+Hmart+Kittens+030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4CjUG5fXR_9turO91NPEk-5eIfJMCNiCwrVVFseiwWxJinpk6_iPaxHMpp55N-FHXbTmAVGW6v92ua-1-Fih0scVWbahHB7v45Sx72ZUTG0NmvojE-B0JpwbZpwl37B8UflufJLCqjb5/s400/Grad+Pikes+Hmart+Kittens+030.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and mom, and I was horrified that my belly was showing. These pants are too big and were falling off of me. I look like a bum and chastised my husband for not telling me my belly was hanging out. He said he didn't notice (!). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQcvniKWeQTlLucq8dQCK0AYq5JOTIXwrVHNJUFSrDd11UxHM7o_ppygZGB3b93XAQqM7InQc0x9XCLvAVbB3DTb4lCQWXWTzd15QOkzI1Nij09McM_UAmb9owe5idX6CSUxYd4AL9Slm/s1600/Grad+Pikes+Hmart+Kittens+063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQcvniKWeQTlLucq8dQCK0AYq5JOTIXwrVHNJUFSrDd11UxHM7o_ppygZGB3b93XAQqM7InQc0x9XCLvAVbB3DTb4lCQWXWTzd15QOkzI1Nij09McM_UAmb9owe5idX6CSUxYd4AL9Slm/s400/Grad+Pikes+Hmart+Kittens+063.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <div></div>

Up and ready for my bootcamp introduction

It was a busy weekend, and I'm rushed for time this morning. Another sleepless night so I'm feeling exhausted, but kind of psyched ...

Holy Trinity -- A Church On The Move

5:38 PM Tukiyooo 0

It was good to be back at Holy Trinity, Fallon today. The first thing you notice is the new sign which boldly welcomes people to worship and fellowship. The second thing is that the Holy Trinity congregation worships with energy. They sing the hymns with gusto, not dragging. They say the responses briskly. They are alert and engaged in prayer. The next thing you notice is the pictures on the wall in the Parish Hall. Someone values these folks enough to photograph them and display their pictures with their names so people can get to know each other. These first impressions of a healthy congregation are born out on deeper inspection. This is the first congregation in Nevada to identify someone to be trained as a lay evangelist. They offer a Bible Study, a divorce recovery seminar, a book group, a healing service, a mid-week Eucharist, private anointing for healing after the Sunday morning service, etc. They have 8 folks in the congregation trained as preachers, plus worship leaders and eucharisitic visitors. Their challenge these days is that their Parish Hall needs to be replaced. Needless to say that is at once painful and exciting -- painful because it means tearing down the building where many special memories were made -- exciting because it promises a better space for fellowship, education, and community events in years to come. As always, a visit to Fallon encourages me about our present and our future.

Holy Trinity -- A Church On The Move

It was good to be back at Holy Trinity, Fallon today. The first thing you notice is the new sign which boldly welcomes people to worship and...

Planning de la semaine du 07 au 11 juin 2010

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<h2>Permanences </h2><ul> <li>Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 07 juin de 9h à 12h30, - le mardi 08 juin de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h, - le mercredi 09 juin de 13h30 à 17h, - le jeudi 10 juin de 13h30 à 17h, - le vendredi 11 juin de 13h30 à 17h. <li><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2007/11/boutique-de-gestion.html">Boutique de Gestion</a> (sur rendez-vous) - lundi 07 juin de 13h30 à 17h - vendredi 11 juin de 09h à 12h30</ul> <h2>Ateliers </h2> <ul><li>CV - mardi 08 juin de 9h à 12h30 et mercredi 09 juin de 13h30 à 17h <li>Lettre de Motivation - mardi 08 juin de 13h30 à 17h <li>Pôle-emploi.fr - vendredi 11 juin de 10h à 11h30 <li><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/07/atelier-situtilises-tu-trouves.html">Sit'Utilises tu trouves</a> - vendredi 11 juin de 14h à 16h</ul>

Planning de la semaine du 07 au 11 juin 2010

Permanences Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 07 ju...

If what you're doing isn't working, try something else

8:38 AM Tukiyooo 0

I had another sad little loss today. I weighed in at 162.8 for a loss of 0.8 pounds. Seriously. That is pathetic. I counted Points for all of two days, last Saturday and Sunday. I tried the rest of the week but I hate it. Really, really hate it. It's time for something different. What I'm doing isn't working for weight loss. It's great for maintenance, but I'm NOT at goal. My new plan is eating Filling Foods. My Weight Watcher leader has been suggested this to me for months, but I shudder at the thought of not counting Points. However, that's what I'm doing now, I am NOT counting Points. I eat mostly filling foods anyway, so it won't be that different. Today is day one of eating filling foods. Kind of scary to not even try to count Points. The gym has also lost it's charm. I still go almost every day, but I'm going because I have to, not because I want to go. A friend sent me a groupon link for a month of bootcamp for $39 (usually $247). Yes, that's a savings of 208. How could I refuse. I signed up and start on Monday morning. Each week I can attend as many boot camp classes as I can handle. I'll see how it goes. My plan is four boot camp classes a week and two gym visits. I watched the video on the bootcamp website, and I'm just a tiny bit concerned. It looks really difficult. I've done bootcamp classes before, but never at a bootcamp fitness center. I hope I'm as strong as I think I am, but I could be wrong. At least it sounds interesting and a real challenge. If I make a fool of myself, well, it certainly won't be the first time. :) It's an absolutely spectacularly beautiful day here in Seattle. Not a cloud in the sky. Sometimes I think because we become so accustomed to the dark, gray, rainy days, that when the sun shines, the colors are even more vivid than normal. Pictures tomorrow, I promise. My mother-in-law and her husband are in town for the weekend, on their way to Alaska for the summer. We're spending the day with them in downtown Seattle, <a href="http://www.archiemcpheeseattle.com/">Archie McPhee's Novelty Shop</a> (mother-in-law's idea), <a href="http://www.pikeplacemarket.org/frameset.asp?flash=false">Pike Place Market</a> for salmon throwing, and somewhere for a seafood dinner. It should be fun. I love my in-laws, they're actually a blast to hang out with (and they like me!). I'd be friends with them even if I wasn't married to their son. Have a great weekend!

If what you're doing isn't working, try something else

I had another sad little loss today. I weighed in at 162.8 for a loss of 0.8 pounds. Seriously. That is pathetic. I counted Points for all o...

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Hello friends! I'm glad you enjoyed my Austin post. Right now Kyle & I are on the bus to the start line for the Dam to Dam race in D...

Austin, Texas

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Hey friends! For the past 5 days I’ve been enjoying a conference for work in Austin, Texas. We flew out early Saturday morning. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFSMiEA72GJBT4TW44KGfSdLO7SWKjUv48vl3k0HnQxbZEPsa4PoKw9qmqmHafurrTdFtC9lpikYFy8w8P3g19mWTAfcVXdQLhXd6ZaLbAfs1yK_ims1wqCFr-pl55Ej5wu5AGamYmH3j/s1600-h/DSC07415%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07415" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-t_LUebLx0mZbhqITP6kCUdX8NwaPTcf5jXvZSzdbnRCq7zshxi2GJZFEfOAMBSfb4CgbbR7Mwdzz1RluQ_gF-RqBZwJMtnRlc8FcSUbEC8OqmnOJPi5WTLt5DSYQNMy2Qm7X2oaI7Y5/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07415" width="404" /></a> We had a layover in Dallas and I took the opportunity to try some Red Mango fro yo!! Good stuff!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuiTSneY726RjrPNvhmqGkj3uedPHdfWdPkbBU9sxNFVKx-1YopCCLADBSRCPlbeOvOBMxIUdnVDpRlirwhk-lPI7AahzpphBx5v_p7Po_f4F__sp7jUOm79uI96To42jNY47GKpQmEGn/s1600-h/IMG00035-20100529-1540%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00035-20100529-1540" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyaWrxqHWPYnPbQM-mEVYeYWDjXYn7YeJYKEQy_L2WCrmDP-lyqfa2N42FENUYSCSSxjodXxKELgDL1rEWIaYTHzoW0r1cvmBR-iH6HW82LJXMaRIJn_VuLnTdfCPmFuLLbEQv6tFCCmu/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00035-20100529-1540" width="404" /></a> When we got to Austin we had some AWESOME Mexican at Chuy’s!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirq96mdxkOseSIM2o9DKheuF5nDUxFW4y5r-V8GXhbGEyMTKTwmxyMrc9yp0YuiFE09pxcwQDx7SHM5eTysoGjUF3JFxdwFe6vMKtgf24rD_lN8z0QUcMEZGprTdpsbtlPVToeJGd3ej4F/s1600-h/DSC07416%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07416" border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimj0mXvmV2zCBUNT-TFzdYb9sbLm9mj5hqe0toP2vXfdDwIhOCWkAmPA8a-P0Z60WlYX-4j1ihJ4MldUfHracSiYhCrCRrXle8kdzlO3baCJ6L0g3ZSFSSJqfuI3eOduDf6LlgMrQPs4fS/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07416" width="329" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrg1RY03BCEP_7IVmj8v4Nhr6SSmSZflpeJbfotOSkTTFUIN6daJlAZjdik9mbs6Od0MZwVccLmN9XP49hsaYsr-Ivgq4bzB60FcM0xV0pZFORUTUI6N5lXgxuuJ_f6y6O637HjPh0FRYl/s1600-h/DSC07420%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07420" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkA0sResPR8CJQFAZ8ahMawFuCc_OVeykeJPCTAzMuVTz3th-f1WwyCfm8d_FMsqXyHAd6R4M90y3IWKtUjwH5QE8OYZgLuScASW5vS7seUHp4cv8Zebg_7rybhHzCiVun4-7XXrNC07Dx/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07420" width="404" /></a> Mmmm…chimichanga! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgOt1lkLkA3ZP2WeptklA1BFBbAfylVPklMUtXC-UbB3MluOOtqqotDnqqoz0OKqOG7YPjECZZz-uRydwLMuJiytTRn-jILSy6qZ-kciXkBrNMkykf3PX1AW6Ec1E0nkqzO_WAOrO5Ef-/s1600-h/DSC07426%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07426" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjParRkcah2m-Y6C4_n-4iGDPMMNQa67zhU_wSlXXR5z9LdVKuiyNsbkBd3x0zTaQsn4C5j7V9zP5S9ILhnWzAvdl8YRL90L3a8vX5MuGhTTQPwyxMvHDzjrWjfdJFpAhGbcy3yajYBQFR2/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07426" width="404" /></a> The next morning I started out my day with a run around Lady Bird Lake! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrE57VvWcg92J7906A3xflN1Vkg0eMytoT4TRx7igaio6rVvMh6DrXsYOiYHNVNNdrFBs-iUnagUfEOLfQbUdtEpxcf3cbU0b1BzvDv7l9iyH0zATz9HrnsciYKbj_rkXXKvy3IpLYUgDq/s1600-h/IMG00037-20100530-0722%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00037-20100530-0722" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AjHhmgbv0mBDU6o2VeINbpsxAuamw5gVxIZVc2OWGv6xCFNHdPZ7yddq9H6GZNy07YnIDQ-vQdTg1RasFZ0cfnh7v00nAJ1OeWbmDr4J_5WFJq8U7bNLy4e_bQ_DWIYFeZ1nsM73YHhx/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00037-20100530-0722" width="404" /></a> After my morning run I met up with a few co-workers for a wonderful brunch buffet, including made to order omelets!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbcRmvdW6E7WyJtyUhVer1P3ILisxQt77CR1kR9_PBjb4nzXdItzG1xdsyRnrSZVy9jDxnp_PD0N6OGSwubswVVwKJpvA9yvvimH4Ts3XSgiIoZpYIHH8QyFA-P_Wx-OmAG_EM1fiF_nf/s1600-h/IMG00038-20100530-0823%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00038-20100530-0823" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCoWx360H1F259CO7ONXq13gZY-9dLvaWGgfmFCMG66tQ8uuAZ7_vUiTb3SOilo9mXRsNdEDODHS3U5AqgLUrjh-io4_4M0Xvr5r3THjXce0xFppsv93uCYsl7a8wmrfUwRGfl26GHN_4/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00038-20100530-0823" width="404" /></a> We had a day filled with meetings & sessions. In between though I sat out on the balcony and enjoyed the warm TX weather.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23RWUvKh-qeN8OKA2ya0G9XgEXH5vbc07-OXTJb-SbUZyeD-prJLR4F9XcJY7YpWYCCjWwQGQvys7ho93I6S8PFehEa7Yc8A6yIrmGRuehzWZrgY1bkJL7TyRwvBCYBk18-KKl8qebcnP/s1600-h/DSC07429%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07429" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtxJg0mDVcnp4Lf2w27Ag3WpvviJrhlUr4DjBhXUHrIY-dQvBua5o7xJY30858_mweS0DvFzJC5H4TCILgh6RX8EKyCOdadruw2IRMoWs_a4aFTKR8BiPSAxxDjbD7637ftA_bhDAe4d7/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07429" width="404" /></a> Downtown Austin is pretty cool!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS64jjaDYdgLTnNEbpg5X2Upwo41a9ErMzShZlJa3Yu5yQ5toPDQLN8U5HHCewiAs0HM1bRWRJCdeyYNuXOti1EdeAWmOa4RYogKckNUPWr5iu-Vml88A7aru71HphHhyphenhyphenmZoeAAAkW9qR_/s1600-h/DSC07434%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07434" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkx-x-_mXJBV2ugPci12SMuSZ6DOiiV16Za2Ihi49zrEWkars5jKw91UFwRTXokoFygQv84-5iqzHm15uI7VIOetA7JJQvgEjgAAqU0-BJlX2bCEu81LBbG_MFrTdKC7oXN2WRTpaHb94/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07434" width="404" /></a> In between sessions we tested out Blue Bell Ice Cream, something we don’t have in Iowa!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RfXQyeVdRcdxTo5JOlNZ028bN54q7sU-ZWdZgBjb7IiwPCuvoZcu_3znXxxnTDEfXFGy4SpzmezHsq7YVq34KhokPyoEb0OlB-OANhZVflWhH6LfE1LMVwEplnG-b5ZeHrz8Kvb5qhrL/s1600-h/DSC07436%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07436" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLMCfRhyMAfu2trtvfHxOBeCP0ufoj-ZTcoC0FUJDHDuBMm2Q3r58u8hiU-czfyZcQDfBBjwdVzA1PAWBRdgO6QfuC3qVCCKcO-yCEOoBxh0Q0m5hUBH3CzpqbB2FHkw7jNDIwzIjTxBi/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07436" width="404" /></a> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" border="0"><tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="200"><img alt="DSC07435" border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepVzH5uvr1HhZliKc4tdIo17kHsckt0EVBkpZE_xTjOT9tH7et46TdVI8n6bDKvMJ270zxuT0Yu-jSLSWfZtTfFn-I69HYy3j1fo1WLlTzpO7waBIKstQGtvfq6iouDa89fw6IOwp5SsW/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07435" width="204" /></td> <td valign="top" width="200"><img alt="DSC07437" border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJDkd7eKWa_KR-4rXo6ejhgDb8U-65oG_BuxbUPW7iaHScnq4CxB20S7dcEoFbKo-TgM-LXZv7nWqLOE8gxdFPv4hH1UxPX05gwLqEQ_8hWy729_doknTSmmihdeQ6KTwrioevzHFYd0O/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07437" width="204" /></td> </tr> </tbody></table> Here’s a story for you guys! For the past week before my trip (just for fun) I started doing some research on the next vehicle I want. Nissan Armada was on the top of my list. When we picked up our rental vehicle I got our scheduled car switched to an Armada. I got a 5 day test drive and LOVE it!! Hopefully it will be joining the Bangert family soon! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVflKBHidL017CIMlHph1lf4JDfb4w9jVUC6Ex9iOqrNpIi8kQXML9SoL93S3MzplxKwdhFhxXEdej1ySynwazrWJnY6BZSX8f6K3aYniKXiMfMEkk5Zfn2_bn4FPteUxQLUICd4MiC1LI/s1600-h/DSC07444%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07444" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotMWHofR-06-CfZnlxKeXgpxJ9_Cp29nMq6uNY8xl0-GcKQ_0AgVY-hdCxHF3qhHInY718QfnYl0doD1WJ5n7fwdgDOhb3evjHDaRRa2na6UhvYjEw07RCu6v-ptEcZHG-cLpFzbFzkqa/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07444" width="404" /></a> Dinner the next night was another Austin favorite, The County Line!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiKZR2tM2PR5IQMJtum66oOtWgNC9b8boWwqv2iF9CPKsD36G6paI7hmRhDaGJWYd7IlnlF6Cq1-iB0JyKtTdVkr1AlkWfjphLJQwHlo2NhrsbIzBCRyu2Wavg7cZHIyNiIx_K35uIUKb/s1600-h/DSC07445%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07445" border="0" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRmzItWa094uV1HgZhxtWGWRakPOj0Eb62Nf_uyv0c6D6Cjen1Uci6hhM-wbHvBzO4RXFl-86eTc8WAEL7WuTm5XUKulG1cp_aRbyZzUuAtBnLdVzjvI-he9GoBtqimW-I37gJYZPC8sO/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07445" width="329" /></a>   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMpyvkH42oMXXgi7vlfS46X-m1YCWUrOpKKwqMa2yO-NaSq6yuZ7XV30PDdWTr_vfrM1thedmxmHBBusGTnazjcwigkuWPuQWqx34kVPGOoOas6hjCgiNTSxKQYj4SrkVqBQeZ6N9zzeV/s1600-h/DSC07448%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07448" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7E_hSq665sQddDwC831jxClwZBVIP02hHgyPDRdpG2xOTnJ_IQDMcqYgna81N2Oi88Bcy_Mkx33ds-JsfiuPKLYQnwFpomAt89R-Pm_c_e4j-K_lsNoN3jOWhR6hhRoP2C176C7PtyazG/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07448" width="404" /></a> We sat out on the back patio enjoying the warm TX evening!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc3Yl1uiTusdA_f3xSiMTshD3iMn0Jy21MRLEhP_u6fRDkL9lfQM4zIwGq8wlBW7r-tyNFMhMH_xv4dsSiOX4PvOQdqalJtTda8IqYRQPesOC4mwqN4gpbsvpxa2SKiHbz71ZdrU_NuHG/s1600-h/DSC07455%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07455" border="0" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5YXsSCnZJf5IMm74ih9dDMJWwg71w2-J4i5QsbHPAOSnC2qChTEgXASOb_mtyzGjFlU21CyVCvMEQy66Q6SJqBguSbq6INIbgjX6IwiglTwLGE2WfUJ0y5zgLjwW9oTMZhaHR30K-_T4/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; 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Both were great!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGgKoEdrlzdAiT94sqhWM4IIpAiioPTSJsytj70m7ejtn6xyIadEQJw_jQmBFF-PzBOlnbEP4Veq0E2Zm9zCx5Z6IjdEWSlqMmr-f7eKaMWoXaaYPismWRjNbcgNiQYm4imxdL9obLGIr/s1600-h/DSC07481%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07481" border="0" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYLMm7v5NUE5r8iKOpRThPuj8lKkpcE_PaFEsGf9aF85jh4tBBBMD0HREYT7ZOOnu42v8tDjt6g-AE1nbXPkwjrqTgQ31vx8zUKMTWg6pU0KbMgfrGOhVUDW-3di4kXIuhc7vLEse6pzS/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07481" width="329" /></a>  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRTjzufFs1B9KIV3XsonmL-nt0ugtKn0pyOq8C3U9NhGxZ5Tpp_dnCIR-LnRtti1-QECN0WfZCOU_ETm72qPECg1JnLgYcyfbdGn-zqcrZP283-xI_w2CNPPNf39Zne5YT6V8zuK6Bs8d/s1600-h/DSC07482%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07482" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VDcjOjmDzLOvgmW31MpIqS7k1L_tKoc0LV3v2m4o_AjtoetD-DKGhM5mITPoPpvR3RImTbdVNyog-iqkP-gmeMnuw2YUgT-QDFPu7BT3E1GfZJWQ7A2hzMfWbEzzsU9cEwMDNzuI8N99/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07482" width="404" /></a> I loved the style of the restaurant, especially the GIANT crown molding!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtRriG0f-XyyTZeylcBszuKcY85-Hbl-gP25JGwjxW71pQMTxEsyXQ-JUDWasbxoqQjWK5Pzl3vzLDSDyIQJukmPd_m84mzu7glR1v8ng1fxCPFPROaKmIL8mBiVvWxD1dcKjpHRYLqmg/s1600-h/DSC07485%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07485" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNU716i_Rg8wods5m2DjcZgsyzxE2EqDvmLQi_yph8Sa76o7YjX-C8tYOV4WVVEPuzUwSnJEbHgRSgSwsgpAeJ6T4YVWjs-PmZ13O_gGoV8LKEXpmCMg9aXFULHVKzKgq0wGN_33T8kIuD/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07485" width="404" /></a> Here I am to prove I ate alligator! Not to sure at first…<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKVqKmAO6HNDYGVmSZKbtcBQYZgX_tr7LoLxgMKjZt68XJP-MOP9GkP-jT0wto0iWdpLUmIFY5_fd0_8bi3z53tyo2yV-yd5ct2K1lnGFRYBFyk1Aj7kVfr33LFDPeUjv7qQxfdVDl4Kn/s1600-h/DSC07486%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07486" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqwJM9B5Lg6WTx4ghpwXwjVQx-EZpEBFxx4vjtxmStSg7TLgyTFLViMkSalsPqIk1Uy8jt44NRQsn4F4uxdb27GeRemcNyvmyhXljAGyL9_VxWotiVxYoq-PvPtavF1sTgy0LYzN_NK8O/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07486" width="404" /></a> Going in! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKrUYdit4pyDpU1fIx_qUY5XU6KQB8lrT6QzXDp7UfRSTr5iHaUmvacOY8B_q9a2qZpDmy7_BUzrojAfZL5H0Ho3-qdyeUNEx0e04rA4X6ZwsH8AIIn0oyN9H0ywBSW8ebdmE_LAFFVjh/s1600-h/DSC07487%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07487" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJn7N4r7Lc6H5xm_RTcY_eItwICrfayLBGYo6ZAfmBrFfbC4m4YSNOcnqsmHR_ZKPqai6DJWugpwJXX_p3PcSKPuI4U64PMdFxlbb4bK56C5G-teKcGBtLSjSPU9t5Qw4Dqd6yL6FhSUb/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07487" width="404" /></a> It was good!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHtDLpEP748nzT1BnbZrO1MrPdFj_2q_wiB9ViVQGtlAGfzVoVGEPi7wccDJXiqBfIlqDKzd8MHlC4gz2DacQZQLdkb_ABZFIxeEUaPl0l8ILi97tuDrs7vHj8xoLO8397EwoYhDRt5oT/s1600-h/DSC07488%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07488" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcgSVbnF7APBvXhYeP3mkgtmWTHhBykyFcYEpiu1VrBpFlOG8Y2am1_c2lF-UoXSu9bu6cwg1uqW4ZkSp4JJmBHKbsKH41CCmZjN6XgNEdy7-FOj8JMuqR6xSM08vcOX7IwArO7nVZHaf/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07488" width="404" /></a> We also had some funny 2 tailed shrimp! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1DhBSFumRVJ48Vvp_yVTEQdEvRaF_UBGnjWDNXCp2k7-ey1TCUmhNfzhja8D2Vnrh7X8ukk3rFgthttsIQ4PRjpR-tDolGJgGf927LHmMN-AerMAnn-3LPfS50bkMf9s7eazX6h13RKk/s1600-h/DSC07492%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07492" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fF6faQkFjdiRFptVOzIoNf7YyZjZs71ZbSITgfnChVWiGtmIqL-T99kFeCD0Imcq1tq9Kjld4acsvhkdqx4Gj3iDO2GGyJpmxSTGHVLd0qW1fP0z12o7X2M_DzQFQrQCm374OCiYzF2V/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC07492" width="404" /></a> That night we went down to 6th street and enjoyed music at the dueling piano bar! It was TOO fun!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxfsogs0iylZ_8U1juxStDzjODdFiZOPhGFxjQQAFT00xRoGVt3OMIYptie5wwENaWhjSffoeEvW5Pz14NibmNfZODvYY_kYWxTUNHagryjwpcK7kbuvCOGbCky6AnCIiTEZSVnXpI12Q/s1600-h/IMG00057-20100601-2147%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00057-20100601-2147" border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAbw7DBVgYWy-iHihqz3wrhKBEsNHpyiIx3d94_IQMTuZSqc3ESU85dPNLt0XaBDvfv0dfWxAd47ehLVXyXKR-3MtwezzMZFE6pc8kBitIFNyHY2RvsQ1MAJbJdwuD0oLwHXkjY3VxXla/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="IMG00057-20100601-2147" width="404" /></a> Wednesday was mainly a travel day. We didn’t get home to till 3am…on Thursday! It was an overall great time, but it is always SO good to come home! Kyle and I have a race this weekend, so I don’t think things will be slowing down anytime soon!