Fun with Ruby and Julie

Ruby and Jules came up for a visit. I love it when friends and family come to visit. We had a wonderful time. Here are some pics of our outings to Marbles Museum, painting, and feeding the ducks. Thanks so much for coming.

Peachtree City Triathlon

Taylor, Jamie, April Giddens

End of Race with Ruby and Julie
Hill kids sacrificing their Saturday morning to cheer us on

So, I am a little slow at blogging about the triathlon last weekend. It was a good race that I am happy to have behind me but look forward to doing again. The scariest part for me is the swim. I am scared of cold water and being kicked in the face which neither occured. And I didn't run into any water moccasins, which is always a plus. The biking was not my favorite mostly because my bike is ghetto. I was tired of every person passing me and saying "on your left." Thanks for rubbing it in! Next time I will invest in a road bike; hopefully, that will help. I was a little slower on the run this go round. But all in all, it was a good race. The highlights were seeing Ape and Jules in the race (getting pinched on the bum as they passed me) and having friends and family cheer us along.

It was so much fun hangin' with the Giddens. Everytime I leave them, my face hurts from laughing. Taylor was kind enough to spend the entire race taking pictures. 

I survived!

Julie convinced me to sign up for my first triathlon. It was so much fun. Most of my anxiety was because I didn't know what to expect. I figured out a good strategy for swimming the hard way (even though Julie told me what to do in the first place). Biking was a little slow but I got a second wind with running. I did listen to my ipod while biking and running. I listened to an hour of General Conference while biking and music like Britney Spears, Warren G and Black-eyed Peas while running. Maybe that is why I did better running. There was a 72 year old woman racing who rocked the mic. Amazing! It was so much fun, Julie and I have already signed up for Peachtree City triathlon in August!