Sunday, March 28, 2010
Only 4 weeks to go!
Here are my belly pics at 36 weeks. These next 4 weeks are going to fly by! We are so excited to meet are little peanut! I am feeling great and still moving around easily. As you can see, Kiley is ecstatic as well. She was so funny trying to show off her belly as JC was trying to take a few belly pictures. She looks like she is giving my belly a kiss, but she is actually giving the belly a zerbert or some people call it a raspberry. Anyway, we have been practicing how she is going to hold her little sister; Kiley insist that she is going to hold her on her shoulder and she can't wait to slide down the slide with her. Oh, how scary this may be....I will have to keep my eyes wide open. I will continue to update more often as I continue to grow!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
What a great time we had celebrating JC's 35th birthday. We enjoyed a night out with 3 other couples in Athens. It was so nice to get away and have some adult conversation without being interrupted. Kiley enjoyed her night with our babysitter, Raven. They played chalks, watched Aladdin, went for a walk and ate McDonald's. They finished off their night with ice cream cones. Great times had by all! Happy 35th JC!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Transitions: Saying Goodbye to My Bike
Transitions, we don’t realize just how often we transition from one stage or our lives to the other. It is now been nearly 4 years since I last rode my Cervelo, a bike that at one time was way better than I was. My final race on my bike was my ½ ironman, just one week before I got married.
I remember buying the bike just like it was yesterday. I had just finished teaching 4 weeks of summer school, which pays fairly well, and to the bike store I went and so did all of my summer school money! At the time, I wasn’t sure I really wanted to spend my money on the bike, however, JC (my boyfriend, at the time) had his bike, and if I was ever going to spend any time with him, I would need to purchase a bike. I have to admit, that I started riding because of him. However, it eventually did become my passion, and I have more of dream to get back on the bike than he does at this time.
The bike was perfect, red and fast: much better than I was since I had not been on a bike since I was like 12. The truth was, I really didn’t even know what a road bike was. I bought the clip in pedals, shoes, helmet, triathlon bars, the bike shorts and shirt uniform, the whole bit. I remember coming back to the apartment and trying out the brand new expensive bike, time after time, I fell trying to clip in my shoes. How upsetting it was to wreck that bike! I had never owned anything that costly before!! Howver, it didn’t take long, and JC had me in the mountains riding. It was something we did every weekend, which then lead us into our lifestyle of competing in triathlons and racing for 680 the Fan and Subaru.
Now, my bike is transitioning to another owner, I am sad to see it go. What awesome times and memories that bike has given me….and a lifestyle. For years, that is the lifestyle that JC and I created, enjoyed and loved. It was our stress reliever, our quality time, and our life. It hit me hard to think I haven’t been out for a ride in years. However, we have transitioned ourselves, to a family of 3 and soon to be 4. We no longer have the time to go out for a 4 hour bike ride or the convenient bike paths that were just minutes away. Although, the bike riding may be on hold for now, I can’t wait for the day, that JC and I expose our daughters to the world of road bikes and triathlons. Hopefully, if will become a lifestyle for them someday.
I remember buying the bike just like it was yesterday. I had just finished teaching 4 weeks of summer school, which pays fairly well, and to the bike store I went and so did all of my summer school money! At the time, I wasn’t sure I really wanted to spend my money on the bike, however, JC (my boyfriend, at the time) had his bike, and if I was ever going to spend any time with him, I would need to purchase a bike. I have to admit, that I started riding because of him. However, it eventually did become my passion, and I have more of dream to get back on the bike than he does at this time.
The bike was perfect, red and fast: much better than I was since I had not been on a bike since I was like 12. The truth was, I really didn’t even know what a road bike was. I bought the clip in pedals, shoes, helmet, triathlon bars, the bike shorts and shirt uniform, the whole bit. I remember coming back to the apartment and trying out the brand new expensive bike, time after time, I fell trying to clip in my shoes. How upsetting it was to wreck that bike! I had never owned anything that costly before!! Howver, it didn’t take long, and JC had me in the mountains riding. It was something we did every weekend, which then lead us into our lifestyle of competing in triathlons and racing for 680 the Fan and Subaru.
Now, my bike is transitioning to another owner, I am sad to see it go. What awesome times and memories that bike has given me….and a lifestyle. For years, that is the lifestyle that JC and I created, enjoyed and loved. It was our stress reliever, our quality time, and our life. It hit me hard to think I haven’t been out for a ride in years. However, we have transitioned ourselves, to a family of 3 and soon to be 4. We no longer have the time to go out for a 4 hour bike ride or the convenient bike paths that were just minutes away. Although, the bike riding may be on hold for now, I can’t wait for the day, that JC and I expose our daughters to the world of road bikes and triathlons. Hopefully, if will become a lifestyle for them someday.
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