Sunday, August 9, 2009
tucson in july
My sister and her family recently move to Tucson Arizona, soooo Mom and I quickly planned a girl getaway and headed for the Arizona heat to check out the new place. We got a good jumpstart on decorating, (pictures here), and we squeezed in a little play time too. Olive had a blast with her cousins and thought Owen was hilarious everytime he walked into the room. It was fun to see her around the other kids and to see how much fun she had with them. She got to see her first wild west show with real guns, and came home with her first cold and heat rash too HA! Man, Arizona is hot in July, but, we had so much fun, and it was all worth it.
pre-birthday bash
On my way home from work the day before my birthday, my little brother Kyle called and told me he'd taken a bump on his flight home from New York and that he was staying in Denver for the night,(cause for cupcakes a day early!)
So, Kyle, Nate and Julie came over for pizza and then we headed to the park with our cupcakes to celebrate and try out my new soccer ball. Happy birthday to me!
Once the boys were all sufficiently beat and Julie had spared my baby from a crazy black lab off the leash,(who charged and scarffed down our cupcakes-bonehead dog) and it's skittish and less than apologetic owner... we headed for the hottub. It was a pretty great pre-birthday bash, and not to worry, I had more cupcakes at home and they were delicious!
Monday, July 13, 2009
went spencer went!
Last Monday, Spencer decided that despite his lack of training rides, that he was going to ride the Triple Bypass again this year. I had already planned to throw a baby shower for my sister in-law on the same day, so we got up early and I dropped him off in Evergreen, CO between 5am and 6am on Saturday morning to start the ride.
The shower started at 11am and was a ton of fun (can't wait for that new baby) and then Nate and Julie decided to ride to Avon with me to greet Spencer at the finish line. We thought for sure we'd have time to make it there before he came in, but 30 minutes outside of Avon we got a call that he had already completed the ride. Not only was it 120 miles over 4 mountain passes (there were only 3 last year), but he finished in faster time. Training...who needs training.
Well, we quickly adjusted our signs, wore our homemade groupie t-shirts and had a good time meeting up anyways. We grabbed dinner in Vail and then rode the gondola to the top of the mountain before making the trip home. It was a day packed full of fun and we all slept like babies when we got home that night.
Way to go Spencer, we're so proud of you!
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