Ironman

As some of you might know my dad is an Ironman! He has participated in 5 full Ironmans and a million half Ironmans. For those of you who do not know, an Ironman, is a triathalon. A full Ironman is a 2.2 mile swim followed by a 112 mile bike and then finished with a 26.2 (yes a full marathon) run. This past Sunday my parents came dad and my dad did a Half Ironman (which is half the distance of all of the above) in Augusta.


getting ready for the swim ...
there they go 1.2 mile swim in the Savannah River





Mike has the camera at this point and missed him going by. I however got a good picture with my Blackberry and uploaded it to facebook so I could tag my dad and all his friend could keep track of how he was doing.

on to the run.. only 13 miles

and he is done! with a victory beer! not bad for 58!!!

OH Walmart...

www.peopleofwalmart.com



trust me these pictures are classic!

Best website EVER!!!

As some of you know, I have a bit of a Pug obession. Just a little one ;)

I came across this website today at lunch. I can't stop smiling and laughing. it is so cute. basically it is a website with cute dog pictures that have captions of what the "dogs" are saying. You can pick by breed or just browse. I could probably spend all day on this website!

http://www.ihasahotdog.com/

internet

okay, I have found it is very hard to keep up with my blog without the internet.... what to do? get the internet back? make some visits to the Maduro room and use the internet, or somewhere else? I can type my little heart out here at work, but I cannot upload pictures...

Kelly and Bryan wedding

This past weekend one of my of my best friends, Kelly, got married back in Richmond. We started out friday with Mani/Pedis



Me and Colleen (Colleen fell asleep in the chair)

getting ready for the rehearsal at Gina's house (colleen, me and kelly)

Kelly and her dad

Kelly and Bryan

Kelly and me at the rehearsal dinner

gina, colleen, nikki, kelly, kristal, becky and me. holding up Bryan.

kelly getting some earrings from Bryan

me putting on the garter I hand made for her

it

said Mrs. Otto on one side and had a yellow ribbon on the other side. she cried when I gave it to her



cake

first dance

funniest picture of colleen

mike and me :)

colleen, kelly and me

austin (colleen's fiance) mr. kinnier (colleen's dad) my dad (had too much to drink), and mike

and they are off to the Dominican Republic. Punta Cana not Puerto Plata like us. We had a great time! so much fun and I am so happy for them! Can't wait when they come to visit in August!

My parents are coming!

So my dad called last weekend and said that him and my mom were going to come visit me and Mike as long as we had no plans. We had not planned anything but to stay in town and do things around the area. So when they asked, I said c'mon down! I am very very excited! My parents have only been to our house ONCE since we moved in. With the wedding we were home A LOT! So... they never came down because we were always going up. However, that trend has not stopped, nor will it for a while seeing as 2 of my best friends from home are getting married. I have been burning rubber up and down 95 and will continue to until at least next February. (seriously, I could probably drive home with my eyes closed .. and I will tell you all the good and bad exits!)

Mike has to work friday night :(, so I guess it will just be me, mom and dad for dinner. They are planning to get in around dinner time. Then Saturday Mike , my dad and a few others are going to play golf. My dad doesn't really play golf, he has no clubs, but he knows mike likes it and I think its cute. However, my dad, is a scratch golfer. I am not sure yet what my mom and I might do, maybe the Gilbert Peach Festival?? Who knows. Then we planning on cooking out and catching some fireworks somewhere on the lake. Sunday they will have to head back to ole virginny, but I will see them in just a few weeks for Kelly's wedding.

No they are not bring the puggles :( Mom wanted to, Dad was not so excited about it, especially since they have still not fixed Titan. There will be a lot of traffic and it will be hot, so it's probably for the better. And mom can spoil Tank with her loving!

***Also, if anyone has notice lately my blogs have been pictureless.. here's why. Michael and I decided to get rid of the internet at the house since we both have it at work (mine is a little restricted) and we both had it on our blackberries. My problem is getting photos on my computer to the internet. I plan on downloading some here and there when I get a chance to go somewhere with my computer and the internet.. but in the meantime, you will have to READ! ***

Let's just call it Backosis

Last night I had my follow-up visit to my chiropractor. After the doctor had looked at the x-rays and heard all my symptoms from the last visit, his conclusion was - a million different things. So here it goes.

1) I have a mild case of Scoliosis
2) I have 2 Pinched Nerves in my neck.
3) I have 2 Pinched Nerves in my lower back between my L4 and L5.
4) My neck is apparently too straight. This is what caused # 2
5) And the one causing the most pain, I have a severe case of Lumber Hyper Lordosis . This is what caused # 3.

Needless to say, I have A LOT of work to do on my back. And.... it's going to cost a small fortune. ( I will be taking donations and selling a kidney on Ebay if you know anyone that may need it.)Apparently my health insurance is horrible when it comes to Chiropractic care.

I am currently scheduled for 30 adjustments and massage therapy sessions, along with 2 re-exams. For the next 4 weeks I will be going 3 times a week and then we will go from there. I am not to do any physical activity for the next 2 weeks. No walking around the block, no vacuuming, not bending over, no lifting, no nothing. I can sit and I can stand, that's about it! If I have to go to the store or go to an event or something I can walk around there, as long as I try not to over do it and as long as I sit when I get the chance. And as long as I am wearing my tennis shoes (with my new inserts they gave me - more $.)

I can use the heating pad as much as a I want as long as it is 20 mins on, 40 mins off. Which is good, because I love my heating pad. I actually take it to work and use it throughout the day.

This will be an interesting ride..

Oh! and I got my first adjustment last night, which was very weird. Having my neck snapped around was crazy!! And my massage therapist, is a very strong man. I am very tender, but they told me that is to be expected because they are trying to loosen all my outer muscles that are too tight.