Run ...

Nick, Run ...


Nick participated in the Georgia ING Half Marathon (13.1 miles) on Sunday, March 29th.

He trained for 7 weeks in preparation for this event. He was very disciplined and followed a strict regimen. He also ate tons and tons of pasta among other healthy delights.

We would get up every morning and exercise (cardio and weights) and he would do his longer runs on the weekends.

Here are some before, during and after pictures.


BEFORE

During

AFTER




Nicks time was 1:57 which is AMAZING!!!! That is about 9 min./mile and he even stopped to pee. Wow! I'm so proud.

I'm a Dixie Girl, in a Dixie World ...

Well, here we are in '09 and today we were hit with some serious SNOW! Mom and Dad were late getting home, so I was just sitting by the window waiting to go out and play.

This is the second or third time we have seen snow in Atlanta, but this is by far the most accumulation.

Here I am ready to go ...

I hope you enjoy these short videos of me playing in the snow. I LOVED it!

A Medieval Valen-time ...

Nick and I went to Medieval Times with our friends, Shane and Lindsay Dietrich. Neither of us had been and heard it was something you had to do. So, Lindsay made the reservations and we went...on Valentines Day.

We were crowned when when arrived and treated with the utmost chivalry. We were given red carnations and were deemed "Good Sir" and "My Lady". We were yelled at by our waiter (not mean, had to for all to hear). We were asked to eat with our hands (no utensils available in those days) and we ate off of metal plates and drank out of metal mugs (were not to be used to make sound effects). Our meal consisted of the following: Tomato Bisque Soup, Half Roasted Chicken, Ribs, Baked Potato, and Apple Pie (kind of like you get at McDonald's...it was delicious!). We were on the "Blue" Knights team. Which is the color crown we were given when we arrived. Other knights: Yellow, Red and Yellow, Black and White, Green (mean, enemy), and Red.

The tournament and games were great, but the highlight for me was seeing the AMAZING horses. That was my favorite part. I hope you enjoy the pictures. It really was a great Valentines Day.