Run, Bike, Swim

I just did my first triathalon and it was great. It was all because my sister did one about one month ago in Texas. She got me all fired up to give it a try. So...after 3 weeks of training I did it and I survived to tell about it. It was a 3 mile run, 10 mile bike, 300 m swim. I am not a big swimmer, so that was the hard part. Hopefully I will have a little more time to train before my next one. Thanks Krystle for lighting the fire!

Davey Jones...or is that my mom?

So...I thought you all might like to see what my mom looks like on Halloween. Ever since we were little kids, my mom has had a great love for Halloween. I think this is partially due to the fact that it is also Krystle's birthday. My mom loves dressing up and usually starts planning her costume a year in advance. I wonder what she will be next year!

Alley Cat!!!

So..."Q" has officially turned into an alley cat. I am not a big animal person, but John loves cats. I never actually thought that I would be a cat owner, until the day John told me he saw a mouse in the garage. Maybe this was John's clever way to make me give in to getting a cat. We went straight to the Humane Society to adopt our little kitty. I was starting to get a little worried that "Q" was not going to be tough enough to be a killer. When we first got him, he was scared of us and wouldn't venture any further than the main floor of our house. Little did he know that right outside the door was "cat paradise". I am happy to say that "Q" is finally starting to earn his keep around here. His killing tally includes 1 tarantula and 2 mice. He makes us so proud!!!

Nicaragua House Update

Here are a few updated pics of the house in Nicaragua. It is going to be awesome. It was really fun to see it in person. You can't appreciate the amazing views and the magnitude of the house in the pictures. Anyone want to come on vacation?

Nicaragua

So as most of you know John and I along with a few other people are in the process of building a beach house in Nicaragua. It is suppose to be finished either late spring or early summer 2009. So we decided to make the trip out here to see what it is all about. We arrived in Managua on Saturday, spent the night there and had a driver take us to Rancho Santna where we rented a house just down the street from where we are building. We are certainly happy that we had a driver, as the trip was quite the adventure, especially the last 30K that was on a dirt road. I think we ended up driving through 6 rivers and tried to avoid some of the biggest pot holes that I have ever seen. John and the rest of the crew went surfing yesterday. We arrived at one of several surf beaches to find we had it all to ourselves with the exception of all the crabs. It was beautiful. Apparently the surf has not been that great according to those who have been here before. Hopefully we will have some pictures of the house on the next post.

Mesquite

Last weekend John and I made the "long" journey to Mesquite, NV for what we like to refer to as our family reunion. I was surprised that I was able to talk John into going since his plane was still in the shop...so our only alternative was to make the drive. This was John's first time going since last year we were on our honeymoon. John was in heaven as he was able to play two rounds of golf per day. The 2nd day they didn't quite make it through all 36 holes as it turned into quite the downpour. John also learned how to play Paigow Poker. Luckily we had some family members who were able to help us out. We even left there "big" winners, mostly because we didn't lose anything. It was super hot down there topping out at 111 degrees.

Going Green

So John and I decided to "Go Green" this summer by riding scooters rather than driving our cars. Of course there are times when a scooter just doesn't cut it such as going to the golf course and making the weekly trip to Costco. John gave me my scooter for my birthday, and then I guess we just figured that my buddy needed a buddy. I will let you decide who has the pink one and who has the red one!