happy 4th

this year for the 4th it was like any other year...parade in gresham was on saturday, lunch at grandpa & grandma's house monday at noon, lots of family, lots of laughs and fun times....all the same except i decided to let my cousin talk me into doing the leopolis triathlon. i've always wanted to do a mini triathlon and this was just it. the swim was in leopolis pond (disgusting is about the only word that comes to mind, we were heat 9 so by that time all the mud and muck and who knows what else was all brought up), 5 mile bike and 2 mile run. i didn't train really so that's my own fault, but i did fine up until the run, by that time my legs were just jelly and i kept getting really bad side cramps so i ended up walking most of the 2 miles, it was also around 90 degrees. i'm glad i did it, but i don't know if i'll do it again (maybe if i actually train it wouldn't be so bad) surprisingly though i was not sore the days following, except my rear from the bike, i guess i have the bellin run to thank for getting me into a little bit of shape...

before. all pumped up and ready!the "i can't believe i just swam in that water" look...classic!

exhausted and so ready for a nap

a HUGE thanks to aunt vicki for taking pictures throughout the race