tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791701404059518582024-03-13T17:36:12.067-05:00Hangin' with the HakesThe daily life of a boy, a girl and a dogMeredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.comBlogger209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-69515972937469275442013-01-09T11:15:00.000-06:002013-01-09T11:15:59.485-06:00RIley Caroline Hake<div style="text-align: center;">
Riley made her debut on December 20, 2012. We ended up having to evict her because she was in no hurry to come on her own and I didn't want to be in the hospital on Christmas. We went in early on the morning of the 20th, started the necessary meds, waited around all day, saw little to no progress for about 6 hours then within an hour and a half had dilated from 4 to 9 cm. The doctor and nurses started getting stuff ready for delivery around 8:30 and she was born at 9:00pm. I had a very easy delivery and consider myself very, very lucky! I have no complaints about delivery, other than being soooo hungry all day. Ha ha. Here are some pics from the last few weeks.</div>
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She's here!</div>
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21 3/4"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekKUVuY4ztkQ57GrNVcbHQLrSYOwkiJexKoWhyphenhyphenG8D-V3HKhJUCL8-KpEp4YG9gMu2Buv1sJZBNWCCHv83Ro0LsEzwhvUhuRic0uYzqWFEsSr0klExaMs5_3TJxfs-nhHugZtu7szm9_E/s1600/Look+at+those+feet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekKUVuY4ztkQ57GrNVcbHQLrSYOwkiJexKoWhyphenhyphenG8D-V3HKhJUCL8-KpEp4YG9gMu2Buv1sJZBNWCCHv83Ro0LsEzwhvUhuRic0uYzqWFEsSr0klExaMs5_3TJxfs-nhHugZtu7szm9_E/s320/Look+at+those+feet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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She's got long, skinny feet!</div>
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Dr. Harris. The best doctor ever.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bziw-vn6eh1fKwKY7Cc4MIhKp4QrKWkBjX3seLDWFlgX4Sxj06L12E4wlSZAYUjrZLTyMi3PQ0sJAainaLrtvBLJkmVI3lQx09TnHt7oPfILWL9YGJOwFDBpcuxZ4E6Kd9ryvGoXbUA/s1600/Proud+Daddy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bziw-vn6eh1fKwKY7Cc4MIhKp4QrKWkBjX3seLDWFlgX4Sxj06L12E4wlSZAYUjrZLTyMi3PQ0sJAainaLrtvBLJkmVI3lQx09TnHt7oPfILWL9YGJOwFDBpcuxZ4E6Kd9ryvGoXbUA/s320/Proud+Daddy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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First picture with daddy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjda5NjplRE9XwRTGVZF1hA2vu4oJQSOD66XliaYqCkCU1sN5UE6t5F1slbOZpt-RC0avQvu9RHbVnuNnJYAZUozffTMmmhkfOza2IC3bz1aMkygiS_656jSnV_LqZVEF9dyJuP5B1xx4M/s1600/The+Weigh+In.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjda5NjplRE9XwRTGVZF1hA2vu4oJQSOD66XliaYqCkCU1sN5UE6t5F1slbOZpt-RC0avQvu9RHbVnuNnJYAZUozffTMmmhkfOza2IC3bz1aMkygiS_656jSnV_LqZVEF9dyJuP5B1xx4M/s320/The+Weigh+In.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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8 lbs 5 oz. Much bigger than anyone thought she'd be.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tJnoTxUxQO7hRoJVtHimHN1lC1hd3mCURcJBD4VYNF-6JIvzx27Nr3XbP3V2cUGI_nz75uBYJZeC1pu3olJJmma3x98TLc4mkCF7AirMDGGdrMg_ZterlExltykXM23w8A2Wa42wu6I/s1600/photo+2-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tJnoTxUxQO7hRoJVtHimHN1lC1hd3mCURcJBD4VYNF-6JIvzx27Nr3XbP3V2cUGI_nz75uBYJZeC1pu3olJJmma3x98TLc4mkCF7AirMDGGdrMg_ZterlExltykXM23w8A2Wa42wu6I/s320/photo+2-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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Philip was smitten.</div>
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Meeting Mimi and JoJo.</div>
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Already has Paddy wrapped around her finger.</div>
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Hello world.</div>
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Our Christmas present.</div>
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Meeting Uncle T and Aunt Boo Boo</div>
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Sara and Jenn came to meet her too!</div>
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She's got it pretty rough.</div>
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7 days old.</div>
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11 days old.</div>
Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-70936211557783114672013-01-09T09:34:00.001-06:002013-01-09T09:34:47.198-06:00The Last Few Weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We spent the last few weeks as a family of two soaking up our time together and getting last minute stuff done. </div>
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39 weeks- 12/11/12</div>
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For obvious reasons, we didn't do a lot of Christmas shopping this year. Luckily, I have a little Christmas elf that did it for me!</div>
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<a href="http://drewholcomb.com/">Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors</a> Christmas show. We love them! </div>
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Tried eggplant parmesan to get labor started. Didn't work.</div>
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I finished up work on December 14th. It was bittersweet since I have been a "working girl" for 10 years.</div>
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Last dinner as a family of two. We ate Outback because we heard they had a chicken dish that would send you in to labor. Didn't work.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, I'm 38 weeks today. And I'm so very ready! I wen to the doctor yesterday and am still not dilated at all (boooo!!!!) but am 70% effaced and her head is dropping every week. So I could either go to my due date or be in labor tomorrow. Gee, thanks Doc. That's helpful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday, November 11th my sorority sisters from college got together at Amsterdam and had a little shower for me. It was so great to see everyone! I could have sat and talked to them for hours!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well, I am 34 weeks today. I can't believe Baby Girl will be here in 6(ish) weeks! I went to the doctor last week and we kind of started talking about her arrival. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I go back next Tuesday (at 35 weeks) and he's going to check me for the first time because I'm heading down tot the beach next weekend for a wedding and he wants to make sure everything is ok. Part of me hopes there is a little bit of progress but I don't want there to be too much because I really, really want to go to my cousins wedding! After next week's appointment, I'll go every week. Crazy!</span></div>
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Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-52292933576386727262012-09-26T15:55:00.000-05:002012-09-26T16:02:55.835-05:003rd and Final<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well, I'm officially in my 3rd and final trimester. Holy hell, how did that happen??? As if it wasn't already going by at warp speed, I know it's only going to get faster. Here I am at 28 weeks (9/25).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This past Sunday, my family had a little shower for us up in Birmingham. We go tons of great stuff and were a little worried it wasn't all going to fit in the car! As you can tell, we coudn't see out the back window :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My second trimester is coming to a close. I am 27 weeks today. December is approaching fast and the thought scares the crap out of me:)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here are some pics from the last few weeks. I still feel great and really can't complain. We have our first shower this Sunday. I'm excited to start getting goodies for Baby Girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We still have a lot to do to the nursery but I was so glad to get the bed skirt and cushion back from the upholstry guy so I could really see how it was going to look. We are really happy with how it turned out! Now it's the little details, which to me are the hardest part :-)</span></div>
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Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-3008465774709307632012-08-14T16:28:00.003-05:002012-08-14T16:28:34.156-05:00It's Been a While...<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I thought I'd update with some belly pics...</span>
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I've, of course, neglected to post on the blog about this (or anything really). I'm afraid if I don't, I'll be mad at myself one day that I didn't at least somewhat keep track of this pregnancy.<br />
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<strong>How I've Felt</strong>: Suprisingly good! I never got sick (hooray). Just a few waves of nausea here and there. My boobs have been sore as hell though! I was pretty tired there for a while but last week and this week my energy level seems to be coming back. I've had some pretty bad headaches as well.<br />
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<strong>Cravings</strong>: Cheese, in all forms. Just thinking about it makes me want to go down to the mexican restaurant and order a large queso:) Sweets - which is very unusual for me.<br />
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<strong>Books I've Read: </strong>Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy; Bringing up Bebe by Pamela Drukerman; skimmed through What to Expect. But that book totally freaks me out. It's so overly cautious about everything. "Don't eat <u> </u> because 1 out of 1 million pregnant women got (insert crazy sickness)". Give me a break and tell me the sh&t I really need to know people!<br />
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<strong>Things of Note</strong>: We have recently found out that two of Philip's PA School classmates are also pregnant and due about 3 weeks before me. <br />
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Not yet in maternity clothes. And I'm trying to hold out as long as I can! I have a feeling that jeans will be my first purchase. My regular ones are starting to get a little tight.<br />
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At my doctors appointment last Thursday, the baby's heart rate was 160 bpm. He said everything sounded good. <br />
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We find out the gender on July 11th. I'm ready to know! I wish I was cool enough to wait but I'm just not. At this point, I have no feeling either way. If you read all the symptom indicators, I'm about 50/50. So who the hell knows...<br />
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I've still been working out. Not as much or as hard as I did before but trying to get to the gym at least 3-4 times a week. I'm still running but either on the treadmill or in the mornings. It's too hot after work to run outside. We are running the Peachtree Road Race (10k) on July 4th. I will be 16 weeks. Should be interesting.<br />
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Here's the belly shot at 14 weeks. It's barely there but you can see it. In regular clothes, it's not as obvious. <br />
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And can we please talk about how awkward it is to take a picture of yourself in a mirror??? What a strange little thing. I look like a freak every time.</div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-77829125237080015372012-06-20T11:13:00.000-05:002012-06-20T11:13:01.258-05:00Something extra...Written on 5/5/12:<br />
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Looks like we brought back something extra from Italy!!!<br />
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That's right folks, we're preggers! I found out on Wednesday, April 11. I took a pregnancy test the Sunday after we got back from Italy and it was negative. No big deal. We joke about getting pregnant in Italy but seriously, who gets pregnant that fast??? Apparently we do.<br />
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Fast forward a week to the 11th. Me and Philip were finishing up a run & bike on some nearby trails. For some reason, I had this nagging thought that I should take another pregnancy test, even though the one the week before had been negatigve. While we were cooking dinner, Philip said he was going to open a bottle of wine. I said, "let me just take a test before you do, just to be sure." Two mintues later and BAM! <br />
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I had my first doctors appointment on Monday, April 16. They confirmed that I was, in fact, pregnant and set up an ultrasound for May 2. </div>
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We told our parents pretty much right away. They were tickled to say the least. We told a few friends right away but that's only because if you see me at dinner without a glass of wine, it's pretty obvious something's up :)</div>
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I went to the doctor on May 2nd for my first ultrasound. What a strange but exciting thing. We got confirmation on how far along I am and the due date. So as of my appointment, I was 7 weeks and 1 day. Due date is December 18, 2012!</div>
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First Belly Shot: 7 weeks, 2 days.</div>
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<br /></div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-48563015030514447352012-05-05T09:25:00.001-05:002012-05-07T13:15:35.699-05:00Well, well, wellI haven't posted anything since September. What can I say. Life gets busy. I am not even going to attempt to go back and catch up, that would be impossible. Two big things we've done lately were running two marathons in about a month and taking a two week trip to Italy. <br />
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The first marathon we did was Mercedes in Birmingham. We did it as a "training run" for Italy and ended up running what will probably be the best marathon of my life. 3:54. Where in the hell that came from, I'll never know!<br />
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Official chip time: 3:54 :)</div>
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A month later we packed our bags and headed to Italy to run the Maratona di Roma. We got there on a Friday, raced on Sunday and spent the rest of the two weeks eating & drinking our way through Italy. I can't even begin to describe how amazing it was! If you're friends with Philip on Facebook, you can check out our pics. Two albums full of the best two weeks of our life!<br />
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Florence</div>
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Venice</div>
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Siena</div>
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Tuscany</div>
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Umbria</div>
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Since coming home, we've tried to keep things under control and rest a little bit but for whatever reason that's not in our DNA. April 21st we ran the Finish on the 50 10k here in Auburn. As you can probably tell, you finished the race on the 50 yard line in the stadium. I'd have to say it was pretty cool. Philip ran a super fast 43 minutes and I got a PR, 49:19! It was hot as hell and there was only 1 water stop at mile 2. But somehow I managed not to pass out and run pretty well. <br />
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We've got a lot of stuff coming up in the next few weeks. Just when I think we might slow down a bit, life seems to get busier than ever.Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-20666693862647842062011-09-21T09:31:00.000-05:002011-09-21T09:32:37.120-05:00My boys<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwmQGY0AlFFQVn5K1f4ROCwP5lfyEtCObSr9udlp9A1HXecFGvs_Whq5XPKdd9NcObAgWi9EuuKQLEEXPCYHgv27UuVXBLMFmp6rg7I9D_R5xmw-iroW7jGYsqVDXBsR77BRHSDgCwI8/s1600/phil+%2526+charlie.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654820547831720594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwmQGY0AlFFQVn5K1f4ROCwP5lfyEtCObSr9udlp9A1HXecFGvs_Whq5XPKdd9NcObAgWi9EuuKQLEEXPCYHgv27UuVXBLMFmp6rg7I9D_R5xmw-iroW7jGYsqVDXBsR77BRHSDgCwI8/s320/phil+%2526+charlie.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">M</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">y boys napping Sunday afternoon.</span></div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-49993520772090586182011-08-27T08:57:00.007-05:002011-08-27T09:58:03.286-05:00Summer in Pictures<div style="text-align: center;">Here's a brief re-cap of our summer in pictures <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>{may be out of order, thanks Blogger}:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_D_Uug_Addvo0HDsZtrCm2L-EQEFq9DB-PgwdDSdAMau5Dlj5ZayTKOonqnBmMfM55dFcdhFrNqYbqEypriwydiOryMuFc3kqat3TGdxRxLjODtuzzZfP8BYU4602tTwaMpo85EIQVs/s1600/IMG_0827.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_D_Uug_Addvo0HDsZtrCm2L-EQEFq9DB-PgwdDSdAMau5Dlj5ZayTKOonqnBmMfM55dFcdhFrNqYbqEypriwydiOryMuFc3kqat3TGdxRxLjODtuzzZfP8BYU4602tTwaMpo85EIQVs/s320/IMG_0827.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645545614257344162" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally taking our long-awaited trip to Italy <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">{aka our 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> anniversary present to each other}</span>. Signed up for the Rome Marathon in March 2012!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_D_Uug_Addvo0HDsZtrCm2L-EQEFq9DB-PgwdDSdAMau5Dlj5ZayTKOonqnBmMfM55dFcdhFrNqYbqEypriwydiOryMuFc3kqat3TGdxRxLjODtuzzZfP8BYU4602tTwaMpo85EIQVs/s1600/IMG_0827.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyHD7J9vkCQvEKodEJDnzV2Uih-vnC4tTgdJC-iJnKc4jwhcHOBdXVd_eVxmWC6cOOYJZvLlbM_6L7iQW3ZGAqQ5ZhwDHpCNNvQ4sa_AKkxtvshowrR790Bsi5U96zkJIl0cdE2d_iGA/s1600/DSC_1345.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyHD7J9vkCQvEKodEJDnzV2Uih-vnC4tTgdJC-iJnKc4jwhcHOBdXVd_eVxmWC6cOOYJZvLlbM_6L7iQW3ZGAqQ5ZhwDHpCNNvQ4sa_AKkxtvshowrR790Bsi5U96zkJIl0cdE2d_iGA/s320/DSC_1345.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645545609806253826" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">June- Went to the Dominican Republic with our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">besties</span>, Tony & Britney</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJc_N2re01KnLDX-RQLQ2a7FnqxNnUxAFdhes7zuVhp-9_UUkX5vK_JqkHoVX2EOe8gYZJhoXt0BBhe6Vs5fU4OEt9Bm4xKiUJcgFaPfUgSZvXQWlaGNBUsQFegjP0Pg8q7rylmn1Uf6o/s1600/DSC_1415.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJc_N2re01KnLDX-RQLQ2a7FnqxNnUxAFdhes7zuVhp-9_UUkX5vK_JqkHoVX2EOe8gYZJhoXt0BBhe6Vs5fU4OEt9Bm4xKiUJcgFaPfUgSZvXQWlaGNBUsQFegjP0Pg8q7rylmn1Uf6o/s320/DSC_1415.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645545609197116098" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Me, Tony & Philip celebrating our 30<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th's</span>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJc_N2re01KnLDX-RQLQ2a7FnqxNnUxAFdhes7zuVhp-9_UUkX5vK_JqkHoVX2EOe8gYZJhoXt0BBhe6Vs5fU4OEt9Bm4xKiUJcgFaPfUgSZvXQWlaGNBUsQFegjP0Pg8q7rylmn1Uf6o/s1600/DSC_1415.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSCRMHnGc2iBtwQftyJ6gFVAOeQolqFI-SltL3caZ5brARKQ8mfAawrG-T4r1RFyrbkagrX03raVNtyfgMYu3bF56RDt0IevrgZNjBZeDeJmY_tRrHRcQJRH9RYMnYC-eTvOglS0qWfU/s1600/DSC_1356.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSCRMHnGc2iBtwQftyJ6gFVAOeQolqFI-SltL3caZ5brARKQ8mfAawrG-T4r1RFyrbkagrX03raVNtyfgMYu3bF56RDt0IevrgZNjBZeDeJmY_tRrHRcQJRH9RYMnYC-eTvOglS0qWfU/s320/DSC_1356.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645545599194377682" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The boys having fun in the ocean. Gorgeous!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSCRMHnGc2iBtwQftyJ6gFVAOeQolqFI-SltL3caZ5brARKQ8mfAawrG-T4r1RFyrbkagrX03raVNtyfgMYu3bF56RDt0IevrgZNjBZeDeJmY_tRrHRcQJRH9RYMnYC-eTvOglS0qWfU/s1600/DSC_1356.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuxozeY7WSf1Mg9Em9xfHmwv-QauoFcVgkAmYPYYtb_c2Wlp0pYA3Y-ZxyHzSyE-JoGajxB3BeC1WueBDRgKqaGdbo_KLpItFdmdm6xxqlGknOB3i201_ND2YVety2nQKQ0nj8ZxohEs/s1600/DSC_1344.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuxozeY7WSf1Mg9Em9xfHmwv-QauoFcVgkAmYPYYtb_c2Wlp0pYA3Y-ZxyHzSyE-JoGajxB3BeC1WueBDRgKqaGdbo_KLpItFdmdm6xxqlGknOB3i201_ND2YVety2nQKQ0nj8ZxohEs/s320/DSC_1344.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645542870320984850" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Philip waiting on the lunch I ate for 5 days- pizza!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuxozeY7WSf1Mg9Em9xfHmwv-QauoFcVgkAmYPYYtb_c2Wlp0pYA3Y-ZxyHzSyE-JoGajxB3BeC1WueBDRgKqaGdbo_KLpItFdmdm6xxqlGknOB3i201_ND2YVety2nQKQ0nj8ZxohEs/s1600/DSC_1344.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4bfyiy4zX_vpcynVT8JEl6knW-K7Y3qEmM_SEalBXT_wrVo2_-j-59gwPT7hFvVO_PlRCfX0lJz2dTVyvOfuMUfnWOadWhKMx6fO4HlKLVFwmBk3LURc0vxmMnGPPbJT95nfO1F2znI/s1600/DSC_1261.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4bfyiy4zX_vpcynVT8JEl6knW-K7Y3qEmM_SEalBXT_wrVo2_-j-59gwPT7hFvVO_PlRCfX0lJz2dTVyvOfuMUfnWOadWhKMx6fO4HlKLVFwmBk3LURc0vxmMnGPPbJT95nfO1F2znI/s320/DSC_1261.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645542862831361666" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what we did for 5 days. It was glorious!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4bfyiy4zX_vpcynVT8JEl6knW-K7Y3qEmM_SEalBXT_wrVo2_-j-59gwPT7hFvVO_PlRCfX0lJz2dTVyvOfuMUfnWOadWhKMx6fO4HlKLVFwmBk3LURc0vxmMnGPPbJT95nfO1F2znI/s1600/DSC_1261.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8mvfWmi-HFlndgCsZYxprxV_ZomoytBooBauKhfAHMy0AapXaHusCB_kdjBQV3aU_lVr4PYu7kk9VzLlbi5c9iE-fh2ghNIAueqI9ftRUV7VWRLIgpSxCxgMKEzIdqdP55FKLp1dnyU/s1600/IMG_0819.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8mvfWmi-HFlndgCsZYxprxV_ZomoytBooBauKhfAHMy0AapXaHusCB_kdjBQV3aU_lVr4PYu7kk9VzLlbi5c9iE-fh2ghNIAueqI9ftRUV7VWRLIgpSxCxgMKEzIdqdP55FKLp1dnyU/s320/IMG_0819.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645542857364944386" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">My new obsession. This is the best.cookbook.ever. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8mvfWmi-HFlndgCsZYxprxV_ZomoytBooBauKhfAHMy0AapXaHusCB_kdjBQV3aU_lVr4PYu7kk9VzLlbi5c9iE-fh2ghNIAueqI9ftRUV7VWRLIgpSxCxgMKEzIdqdP55FKLp1dnyU/s1600/IMG_0819.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20xCDlL93EMxePtuGCQ4SpKUQFeBUIKPKSAYn3j1eHKlLtcdA_0WQGt3JOA_ivUCmeKzFk5uELKGJFmrnd8v9iQ-6eeb_cD5CwQGHIiQ0PwJqdVZgaEYRJ45UVP_p2M-GiGc9ort-r4k/s1600/IMG_0837.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20xCDlL93EMxePtuGCQ4SpKUQFeBUIKPKSAYn3j1eHKlLtcdA_0WQGt3JOA_ivUCmeKzFk5uELKGJFmrnd8v9iQ-6eeb_cD5CwQGHIiQ0PwJqdVZgaEYRJ45UVP_p2M-GiGc9ort-r4k/s320/IMG_0837.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645542853219350882" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Got my training schedule ready. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20xCDlL93EMxePtuGCQ4SpKUQFeBUIKPKSAYn3j1eHKlLtcdA_0WQGt3JOA_ivUCmeKzFk5uELKGJFmrnd8v9iQ-6eeb_cD5CwQGHIiQ0PwJqdVZgaEYRJ45UVP_p2M-GiGc9ort-r4k/s1600/IMG_0837.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvz3_lPDtaboNcJVo5VT6VxEUoJUajcnqkHqGB9Offr7y6xTwu7cRSe9mXlUMwUD0t-PRsO6PYlcwemVpFUnpk5h3WZMsZqvT2esaoFgXg20ECaLW7HqQWDTWHRp8-gTGqsL-ZHl2SAA/s1600/IMG_0926.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvz3_lPDtaboNcJVo5VT6VxEUoJUajcnqkHqGB9Offr7y6xTwu7cRSe9mXlUMwUD0t-PRsO6PYlcwemVpFUnpk5h3WZMsZqvT2esaoFgXg20ECaLW7HqQWDTWHRp8-gTGqsL-ZHl2SAA/s320/IMG_0926.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645542851769039250" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">July- Celebrated 5 years a week early! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">{so for the lame picture, only one we took}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvz3_lPDtaboNcJVo5VT6VxEUoJUajcnqkHqGB9Offr7y6xTwu7cRSe9mXlUMwUD0t-PRsO6PYlcwemVpFUnpk5h3WZMsZqvT2esaoFgXg20ECaLW7HqQWDTWHRp8-gTGqsL-ZHl2SAA/s1600/IMG_0926.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUmpxl1rMrb7HKXhY_SPFSUol1kwZN-QJ3UqjLnunaC87Ut4KOswjW1uN7Ioum1rH8Sc940Hf4ZW-ESSESVh_NMqrvg5Gu2cNbdx3ecnOt1esApt905F15r7qfe9QsWCz1jjesLmK5oU/s1600/IMG_0754.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUmpxl1rMrb7HKXhY_SPFSUol1kwZN-QJ3UqjLnunaC87Ut4KOswjW1uN7Ioum1rH8Sc940Hf4ZW-ESSESVh_NMqrvg5Gu2cNbdx3ecnOt1esApt905F15r7qfe9QsWCz1jjesLmK5oU/s320/IMG_0754.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645540816177986578" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">June- Attended the first Open Container Open at Kinsey's. Jamie & Joe were the champions!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUmpxl1rMrb7HKXhY_SPFSUol1kwZN-QJ3UqjLnunaC87Ut4KOswjW1uN7Ioum1rH8Sc940Hf4ZW-ESSESVh_NMqrvg5Gu2cNbdx3ecnOt1esApt905F15r7qfe9QsWCz1jjesLmK5oU/s1600/IMG_0754.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8t6xzpky_aWTO72xF2uI6u6-3ho_THiyYdM7EtRSsPVQ62aisrUjdmlxWfiY4ufE9HdPug9iZNxsmA-1aaEksZNVrZVb6hJD_KbjTD45MJbfrcWo2OhgONQ8k0GkvxvCVfV3MR3WMWYU/s1600/DSC_1440.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8t6xzpky_aWTO72xF2uI6u6-3ho_THiyYdM7EtRSsPVQ62aisrUjdmlxWfiY4ufE9HdPug9iZNxsmA-1aaEksZNVrZVb6hJD_KbjTD45MJbfrcWo2OhgONQ8k0GkvxvCVfV3MR3WMWYU/s320/DSC_1440.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645540809795606690" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">June 15- Philip turned 30!!! He was super pumped!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8t6xzpky_aWTO72xF2uI6u6-3ho_THiyYdM7EtRSsPVQ62aisrUjdmlxWfiY4ufE9HdPug9iZNxsmA-1aaEksZNVrZVb6hJD_KbjTD45MJbfrcWo2OhgONQ8k0GkvxvCVfV3MR3WMWYU/s1600/DSC_1440.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzgNeWt75JtHKhmX7rvYL8oFsFvlWJES9JUWfj3keyluGfKIkCEZ3C0pdCTSeNqFMjlHniTxmGM_KN_FXPZ6ZGx__b_x6U8LhWWZztW7PLTGy-THcoXnGT5Ih09COMMhrDhZTyl5DcZs/s1600/DSC_1561.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzgNeWt75JtHKhmX7rvYL8oFsFvlWJES9JUWfj3keyluGfKIkCEZ3C0pdCTSeNqFMjlHniTxmGM_KN_FXPZ6ZGx__b_x6U8LhWWZztW7PLTGy-THcoXnGT5Ih09COMMhrDhZTyl5DcZs/s320/DSC_1561.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645540807098331058" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Another awesome 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> of July bash at Mary's. This years theme was "country club".</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rob Roberts IV and Anna Lawrence <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Hollinghead</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzgNeWt75JtHKhmX7rvYL8oFsFvlWJES9JUWfj3keyluGfKIkCEZ3C0pdCTSeNqFMjlHniTxmGM_KN_FXPZ6ZGx__b_x6U8LhWWZztW7PLTGy-THcoXnGT5Ih09COMMhrDhZTyl5DcZs/s1600/DSC_1561.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCeolCq7dZdPO2bJKzLT8anKuLjMF95t1IPcnQMDRjHp2HXH3M4Y4EHQTOvSarP5Elzkw2JDRI3Z3ndzAWbB8xc9mxaN0_lxw124WG_cRMyXYtd9GvvUecTLJbpmRAu3VFNaFlnkNhUc/s1600/IMG_0957.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCeolCq7dZdPO2bJKzLT8anKuLjMF95t1IPcnQMDRjHp2HXH3M4Y4EHQTOvSarP5Elzkw2JDRI3Z3ndzAWbB8xc9mxaN0_lxw124WG_cRMyXYtd9GvvUecTLJbpmRAu3VFNaFlnkNhUc/s320/IMG_0957.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645540799840956354" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Celebrated our anniversary weekend {Aug 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span>} in Atlanta with our friends. But without Philip. He was on call :( Went to see <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Nic</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Cowan</span>. Philip came up Sunday and we had brunch with our nephew Carter. Who is adorbs!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCeolCq7dZdPO2bJKzLT8anKuLjMF95t1IPcnQMDRjHp2HXH3M4Y4EHQTOvSarP5Elzkw2JDRI3Z3ndzAWbB8xc9mxaN0_lxw124WG_cRMyXYtd9GvvUecTLJbpmRAu3VFNaFlnkNhUc/s1600/IMG_0957.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3Drj6fHTu2WufSyjNF_H5KujvyMWZ1n73TJ0ZTjnGuK95_p-BnaXHExvzjCZccILytFwkE5sQQc7C8sqa9tc_3mxF5kUAX62kACuWbRPzLOk9HATbhIlC-IRio2qercluKLCMGHimxo/s1600/IMG_0910.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3Drj6fHTu2WufSyjNF_H5KujvyMWZ1n73TJ0ZTjnGuK95_p-BnaXHExvzjCZccILytFwkE5sQQc7C8sqa9tc_3mxF5kUAX62kACuWbRPzLOk9HATbhIlC-IRio2qercluKLCMGHimxo/s320/IMG_0910.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645540795592445106" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3Drj6fHTu2WufSyjNF_H5KujvyMWZ1n73TJ0ZTjnGuK95_p-BnaXHExvzjCZccILytFwkE5sQQc7C8sqa9tc_3mxF5kUAX62kACuWbRPzLOk9HATbhIlC-IRio2qercluKLCMGHimxo/s1600/IMG_0910.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>July 23- My cousin Kati's wedding! Philip missed out on this fun too. On call all weekend. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">BOOO</span>!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Sarah after the wedding:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoax8K6qk1WAoINiL9yu1MT0J7QS139Z-X7lkg0hJVueFj_D_7KRzsT6M-RVK414WtyItuqlHRq3IOQ3NYXIjcjzOT3Ejcz8Va_BCZuVKwWqs5ZRCYdv8iHV1eN2g0W755FsbuVHOSOAo/s1600/IMG_0861.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoax8K6qk1WAoINiL9yu1MT0J7QS139Z-X7lkg0hJVueFj_D_7KRzsT6M-RVK414WtyItuqlHRq3IOQ3NYXIjcjzOT3Ejcz8Va_BCZuVKwWqs5ZRCYdv8iHV1eN2g0W755FsbuVHOSOAo/s1600/IMG_0861.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoax8K6qk1WAoINiL9yu1MT0J7QS139Z-X7lkg0hJVueFj_D_7KRzsT6M-RVK414WtyItuqlHRq3IOQ3NYXIjcjzOT3Ejcz8Va_BCZuVKwWqs5ZRCYdv8iHV1eN2g0W755FsbuVHOSOAo/s320/IMG_0861.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645537954080289266" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Kati & Mike's first dance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoax8K6qk1WAoINiL9yu1MT0J7QS139Z-X7lkg0hJVueFj_D_7KRzsT6M-RVK414WtyItuqlHRq3IOQ3NYXIjcjzOT3Ejcz8Va_BCZuVKwWqs5ZRCYdv8iHV1eN2g0W755FsbuVHOSOAo/s1600/IMG_0861.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvTaeZ8iSzOPgubkw8k16O_7gaGvmYgSTYVwFWLPq9TphtcyVrGIKkBAYgJ-_Vy4exkADlZkdS60OmS4U2t9dkotYnLqg06ksA0iG1Cvsfez74OTllRMtgJn2-2XvdPpBaFAI97XOp1w/s1600/DSC_1856.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvTaeZ8iSzOPgubkw8k16O_7gaGvmYgSTYVwFWLPq9TphtcyVrGIKkBAYgJ-_Vy4exkADlZkdS60OmS4U2t9dkotYnLqg06ksA0iG1Cvsfez74OTllRMtgJn2-2XvdPpBaFAI97XOp1w/s320/DSC_1856.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645537948473184274" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Philip got his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Ironman</span> ink! He said this one hurt a lot more than his other one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvTaeZ8iSzOPgubkw8k16O_7gaGvmYgSTYVwFWLPq9TphtcyVrGIKkBAYgJ-_Vy4exkADlZkdS60OmS4U2t9dkotYnLqg06ksA0iG1Cvsfez74OTllRMtgJn2-2XvdPpBaFAI97XOp1w/s1600/DSC_1856.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUU-Xu2yEhmukSRwcI1rm7mlfOqXCkZD-PQSojJ5IHB_73iEV0sHeHLoe1-N-4NS_PY4KcswJVCwoEwklqvJcgGKKhUprd0I0r60-mZVJSFnPBfUjI46UbsokrSaFOxBHUgc5qktXhxUo/s1600/DSC_1838.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUU-Xu2yEhmukSRwcI1rm7mlfOqXCkZD-PQSojJ5IHB_73iEV0sHeHLoe1-N-4NS_PY4KcswJVCwoEwklqvJcgGKKhUprd0I0r60-mZVJSFnPBfUjI46UbsokrSaFOxBHUgc5qktXhxUo/s320/DSC_1838.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645537945241449202" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks Conan!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUU-Xu2yEhmukSRwcI1rm7mlfOqXCkZD-PQSojJ5IHB_73iEV0sHeHLoe1-N-4NS_PY4KcswJVCwoEwklqvJcgGKKhUprd0I0r60-mZVJSFnPBfUjI46UbsokrSaFOxBHUgc5qktXhxUo/s1600/DSC_1838.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWBcvUdbr_qSwRtcn5eZ0e7Md9q_eyvungaqHHMLPBn42goKY87fU6weKPLm4W1rj4oRYAOe2Z8NB872oe4poLQxvCJwsZ5NGbEw3sVpYZpHMCqGlPILBn4upjTEadLxc56IvMp0A1Ys/s1600/IMG_3451.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWBcvUdbr_qSwRtcn5eZ0e7Md9q_eyvungaqHHMLPBn42goKY87fU6weKPLm4W1rj4oRYAOe2Z8NB872oe4poLQxvCJwsZ5NGbEw3sVpYZpHMCqGlPILBn4upjTEadLxc56IvMp0A1Ys/s320/IMG_3451.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645537934612574770" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWBcvUdbr_qSwRtcn5eZ0e7Md9q_eyvungaqHHMLPBn42goKY87fU6weKPLm4W1rj4oRYAOe2Z8NB872oe4poLQxvCJwsZ5NGbEw3sVpYZpHMCqGlPILBn4upjTEadLxc56IvMp0A1Ys/s1600/IMG_3451.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>August- Went to the beach with our families:) </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Me, Jenn, Stephen <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>{cousin}</i></span> and Philip</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRguyDEx5U6tDWskyxLCmL5C1HvBhkARFzed3JkJwi-r0BgsiRWwqcSfBrogzQClffCgvstjgjDExIGKdpKAjH7FByejbQQBDxUqDpb1wk9p9zPW4GUkqo563AmiPH_oHiAkcg21eGh0/s1600/DSC_1902.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRguyDEx5U6tDWskyxLCmL5C1HvBhkARFzed3JkJwi-r0BgsiRWwqcSfBrogzQClffCgvstjgjDExIGKdpKAjH7FByejbQQBDxUqDpb1wk9p9zPW4GUkqo563AmiPH_oHiAkcg21eGh0/s1600/DSC_1902.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRguyDEx5U6tDWskyxLCmL5C1HvBhkARFzed3JkJwi-r0BgsiRWwqcSfBrogzQClffCgvstjgjDExIGKdpKAjH7FByejbQQBDxUqDpb1wk9p9zPW4GUkqo563AmiPH_oHiAkcg21eGh0/s320/DSC_1902.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645537929988990242" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Philip and Dylan <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">{Stephen & Jenn's cutie} </span>playing in the sand.</div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-36601034336911910832011-07-20T09:14:00.004-05:002011-07-20T13:39:07.721-05:00We're here, but we're not here<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVf6n-YEYqAiyiN2aZFjoADJc-zFgeA618HqrqVOMtA-jMvSXTB2hZ08-7YPZTvdioSDinwkt23ktydQCQ9k53L6eIQwhsd0XTc0xctxGLitiIGrTN3_7b59O9GILK9klYUrOz5O6VsIQ/s1600/phil+%2526+charlie.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631447256979537938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVf6n-YEYqAiyiN2aZFjoADJc-zFgeA618HqrqVOMtA-jMvSXTB2hZ08-7YPZTvdioSDinwkt23ktydQCQ9k53L6eIQwhsd0XTc0xctxGLitiIGrTN3_7b59O9GILK9klYUrOz5O6VsIQ/s320/phil+%2526+charlie.JPG" /></a></p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Well, so much for a slow summer. I haven't had much time to post because even during the week, it seems like I'm never home. Here's a quick re-cap of what we've been up to (sorry, no pictures in this post):</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">- Carmel/San Francisco the first weekend in May for my <strong>first marathon</strong>. It was amaze-balls. It really should get it's own post. We'll see.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">- Two weeks after that, Philip headed out on Wednesday to Houston with his mom for his Ironman. Bob and I flew out on Friday to meet them. He had an amazing race and I was so proud of him. He says he's "one and done" but I don't believe him.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">- Memorial Day weekend we actually stayed in town. Philip was "on call but not <em>really</em> on call". Which is more annoying that him being ligitimately "on call". I can't even remember what we did. I think we tried getting our life back in order after 6 months of training consuming every weekend. I do know that we saw The Hangover II. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">- The next weekend we headed down to the Dominican Republic for 5 days for our "Marathon/Ironman Celebration/Dirty 30" trip with Tony & Britney. To say it was amazing would be an enormous understatement. Phil's mom had a hard time understanding when we told her we did "nothing." No excursions, no nothing. Reading, drinking, eating. That's it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">- The very next weekend we headed to Atlanta to attend the innaugural Open Container Open at Kinsey's house. Food, beer, games, costumes. Hilar. That's all I have to say. Before we headed some Sunday we stopped by to see our nephew, Carter. He's adorbs and I'm itching to see him again. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">- June 15 Philip turned 30. No celebration. Still detoxing from The DR and OCO.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">- I think the next weekends were uneventful because Philip was on call 10 days straight. Which was probably a good thing that something kept our butts at home.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">- 4th of July weekend we headed up to Hunstville for a family reunion. It was a good time and a lot of Philip's family came. It made his sweet grandmother so happy.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">- We drove back Sunday to attend our annual 4th of July party at Mary's. This year we let go of the redneck theme and went country club. It was hilar as well.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">- Since then I have been in wedding mode. My cousing is getting married this weekend and I have had a shower for her the past two Saturdays. This past Saturday we headed to Birmingham after her lingerie shower and took her to dinner for a little "bachelorette" celebration. She had fun and we all tried on her lingerie. Pretty hysterical.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">- I leave tomorrow after work to head to Birmingham for her wedding weekend. I'm really excited about it! I'm weird and have a HUGE family and I'm pretty tight with most of my cousins so I'm looking forward to hanging out with them for a few days. Philip, however, is missing out on all the fun. He got a fun suprise just last week when he found out they are on call for 10 days straight starting Friday. I think he's actually a little bummed because he really gets along with my cousins and we all have a great time when we are together.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">So that's it. The Hake summer re-cap thus far. Hopefully I will have time to post some pics of our adventures soon. Maybe... Up next we have our 5 year anniversary, an adventure race for Philip and a weekend beach trip.</span></div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-1597290050623735152011-05-23T10:46:00.004-05:002011-05-23T10:52:18.897-05:00Ironman<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMLl4ZrzsmSwl_Q4ySQrHxl-4bDtAGJTRLilDby1as8tN17-nldK1b38ETtIy1pKJWSA5HET84DUqUMjAN1J5OeuCLJfgPbSYI2uyjYko_tHkQXKvG8ZgbLwEsffGOx7IzZWju9lvB6c/s1600/ironman.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609938974224237074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMLl4ZrzsmSwl_Q4ySQrHxl-4bDtAGJTRLilDby1as8tN17-nldK1b38ETtIy1pKJWSA5HET84DUqUMjAN1J5OeuCLJfgPbSYI2uyjYko_tHkQXKvG8ZgbLwEsffGOx7IzZWju9lvB6c/s320/ironman.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center">"<span style="font-family:verdana;">Philip Hake. You <em>ARE</em> an Ironman." </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">That's what they say as you come through the chute and cross the finish line. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It still gives me chills just thinking about it. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I couldn't be more proud of my little Phillie:) </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I think he looks pretty good for someone who just finished an 11 hour 54 minute race. More pics to come...</span></div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-27384693952255296342011-05-05T16:06:00.004-05:002011-05-05T16:29:22.719-05:0026.2<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbgvE5fTIUnmqr7bWV2S5X7DHa4ciAq3IHUfRkCeYzJYy0BX0fHAzjULMwPuhiifg56UyBIKY9_w8Z0PgZs7dNUR5c0obzYbNx4M212JT4Jbjzxuz17oaPLqFVSPTaI0JBJ4WultdmlA/s1600/mile+11.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 239px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603341990828180562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbgvE5fTIUnmqr7bWV2S5X7DHa4ciAq3IHUfRkCeYzJYy0BX0fHAzjULMwPuhiifg56UyBIKY9_w8Z0PgZs7dNUR5c0obzYbNx4M212JT4Jbjzxuz17oaPLqFVSPTaI0JBJ4WultdmlA/s320/mile+11.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">The view at mile 11. Hard not to be inspired when this is your view for 26 miles.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9brVr-KYS56evSJ3t-Ei7zwXAs8Xjso_AIUo2NBj_GaItPnLMy29xIgam49vXlFsdaukv-Hz2hbM1ztiB44Bk4Ed2RU5CV3bw3Lc5fmVZg0ct6nwZ-Pq_M3EZYysfJvzJeT21LC68JMw/s1600/marathon+finish.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 239px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603341983201024978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9brVr-KYS56evSJ3t-Ei7zwXAs8Xjso_AIUo2NBj_GaItPnLMy29xIgam49vXlFsdaukv-Hz2hbM1ztiB44Bk4Ed2RU5CV3bw3Lc5fmVZg0ct6nwZ-Pq_M3EZYysfJvzJeT21LC68JMw/s320/marathon+finish.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Time: 4:18</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Avg Page: 9:53</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">496 out of 1553 Women<br /></div></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I did it! 26.2 on the record books! I will post more detail about my running experience and the trip as a whole later but for now, a few pics and data for my records. I'm already wanting to sign up for another one. Rome 2012????</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">And yes, that is my own personal paparazzi behind me:)</span></div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-39256881868350362292011-04-26T15:58:00.004-05:002011-04-26T16:23:52.716-05:005 Days and Counting...<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7VZQHA1Pb7UTIEdNVmV2tgKeKrFbQ8iaDApyXsHTFc2ZvrWXbIuYNFLdUoiBcYRUc1nDd9fG4HiHHs2HRM5TKHS7oqFBXqKQVCyILzteVfetmHED2hPLIOxucGM9cLRKWAJLsm8UMUg/s1600/big+sur+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599999963514310402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7VZQHA1Pb7UTIEdNVmV2tgKeKrFbQ8iaDApyXsHTFc2ZvrWXbIuYNFLdUoiBcYRUc1nDd9fG4HiHHs2HRM5TKHS7oqFBXqKQVCyILzteVfetmHED2hPLIOxucGM9cLRKWAJLsm8UMUg/s320/big+sur+2.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Until I <em>attempt</em> to run my first marathon here. </span></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, actually not <em>here</em> and I'm a little miffed about it! Unfortunately, there was a mud slide in Big Sur resulting in a road closure on Highway 1 so the course had to be changed. Instead of a 26.1 mile, one-way route from Big Sur to Carmel, the race is now an out-and-back from Carmel. <em>Meaning</em> we no longer get to run over the Bixby Canyon Bridge <span style="font-size:85%;">{insert Death Cab song in your head}</span> which I was really looking forward too :( I mean, look at this pic, how cool!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Oh well, I'm still pretty excited <span style="font-size:85%;">{and nervous!}</span> about our trip and I hope to report good news on Sunday!</span></div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-91200709208433160152011-04-20T19:03:00.004-05:002011-04-20T20:20:35.087-05:00Carter<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; ">Our nephew, Carter Matthew Hake, was born on April 7, 2011 at 5:09 pm (eastern). He was 8 lbs, 4 oz and 21 inches long. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. As you can see, he's adorable and we are in love!</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNJZo41pfXKCSA3FAzteToRNAOWdLgThPyq8CxEAIkvcgi803xfhQyGm_rkGfu7krAAq1x2I_OoWmd8vjBqaBL4MzFP1-mhb0TIwZ9ZcuRWkCKoCPAR5V5adiHFU6-Iu3MvGngPKK-uY/s1600/201104080010.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNJZo41pfXKCSA3FAzteToRNAOWdLgThPyq8CxEAIkvcgi803xfhQyGm_rkGfu7krAAq1x2I_OoWmd8vjBqaBL4MzFP1-mhb0TIwZ9ZcuRWkCKoCPAR5V5adiHFU6-Iu3MvGngPKK-uY/s320/201104080010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597839829293468354" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ain't he adorable!!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGq09UlpYzGQmqyqxkET3y3LSE8OiD-VtwqHopIBBrn5MzUhcie3FqSVWF7QnpxQjlK6aW1z-gs7ndBDYilQRu4r_rcPWHhzR7WAJb_75gyTBbNE_J5zJFQLyyg7pgd0CudFtYzflLlE/s1600/DSC_0253.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGq09UlpYzGQmqyqxkET3y3LSE8OiD-VtwqHopIBBrn5MzUhcie3FqSVWF7QnpxQjlK6aW1z-gs7ndBDYilQRu4r_rcPWHhzR7WAJb_75gyTBbNE_J5zJFQLyyg7pgd0CudFtYzflLlE/s320/DSC_0253.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597839824841520770" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Uncle Phillie is smitten!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6dbQyKC9dPM2ltyWdvn04or2P3H7VEvDh8mgBnP6VWGd8X-rfuwyVHOWEcKWhljwqEtOmmY8mODy7a25lW4nar9n9dBTEGDd-RHzh2iv2IEmCOZv0nDMpQuxy92REW-NOGH4Iu3JojY/s1600/201104090016.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6dbQyKC9dPM2ltyWdvn04or2P3H7VEvDh8mgBnP6VWGd8X-rfuwyVHOWEcKWhljwqEtOmmY8mODy7a25lW4nar9n9dBTEGDd-RHzh2iv2IEmCOZv0nDMpQuxy92REW-NOGH4Iu3JojY/s320/201104090016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597839821813125410" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Aunt Mer & Uncle Phil</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TUn7PPl1SbVnLmmJFkmZ_No6TzhBw878upCj5-5q9_Zn-fSi-YVDnojIU4EJY5Gm42hTMw7XHKBn-JTCf-YOm7hW_trQJ3eRY5JoWHsV2rm5G5Z2dRv6Qvk6EQyY7kCXBB9E2cHH5ac/s1600/201104090017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TUn7PPl1SbVnLmmJFkmZ_No6TzhBw878upCj5-5q9_Zn-fSi-YVDnojIU4EJY5Gm42hTMw7XHKBn-JTCf-YOm7hW_trQJ3eRY5JoWHsV2rm5G5Z2dRv6Qvk6EQyY7kCXBB9E2cHH5ac/s320/201104090017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597839817769729730" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I love this pic!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxLxYKWnReoBYJOwMVBEL8_Sidc-7PFA7Gc7o77jTudX3VQmBLxdv1ZhyphenhyphenJqPMvlWixOMyQFAQOyFuJSFWiZr4rvqVIEinuGmZQuZ29UwQPAl5sh7U925w4vmfTQ3guInU65-2ohxT09s/s1600/DSC_0246-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxLxYKWnReoBYJOwMVBEL8_Sidc-7PFA7Gc7o77jTudX3VQmBLxdv1ZhyphenhyphenJqPMvlWixOMyQFAQOyFuJSFWiZr4rvqVIEinuGmZQuZ29UwQPAl5sh7U925w4vmfTQ3guInU65-2ohxT09s/s320/DSC_0246-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597839809969402898" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pops & JoJo</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-40255734489072993742011-04-20T18:47:00.004-05:002011-04-20T19:02:46.159-05:00Cheaha Challenge<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Philip did the </span></span><a href="http://www.cheahachallenge.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Cheaha Challenge</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> on April 17. He did it a few years back but wasn't in very good "bike" shape and only did about 60 miles. This year, as part of his Ironman training, he did the full 100 miles. Part of which includes going up Cheaha, down the back side, and back up again! I don't know how he does it! His parents were there and his Dad did part of the race as well.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YbAJO7Ggk4TQ9b2r_vJE_awmoxS2UYmgHNunLZYeYPVuDqScHEm4Vmr58N12zShrfuoRsMykqGZ2GEXieeppTywAhUf-zV6j2cb3Hy0OY2gkhQADsx2nm1Tg7nR2yqvcmoI0cK8gCzs/s1600/201104100008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YbAJO7Ggk4TQ9b2r_vJE_awmoxS2UYmgHNunLZYeYPVuDqScHEm4Vmr58N12zShrfuoRsMykqGZ2GEXieeppTywAhUf-zV6j2cb3Hy0OY2gkhQADsx2nm1Tg7nR2yqvcmoI0cK8gCzs/s320/201104100008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597820259323668770" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A little tired...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhadBLpqB18GI0F6LWHYSaciNXOjy_3NI44LUBupjPBqlaj9InhSNmy1G9EB6rwU0KzM0XhhuHDHa4b767pq5eNANUEDahfpxQaMuJjsq8D0yMMBhTo0niD4HL9OsNVhGhnY7vY6g7mM/s1600/201104100011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhadBLpqB18GI0F6LWHYSaciNXOjy_3NI44LUBupjPBqlaj9InhSNmy1G9EB6rwU0KzM0XhhuHDHa4b767pq5eNANUEDahfpxQaMuJjsq8D0yMMBhTo0niD4HL9OsNVhGhnY7vY6g7mM/s320/201104100011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597818688354251490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Happy after riding 100 miles.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKPSgPUb0uMl3z5rBle-DyYfEevd4lSOFuvqhMdkfe5eqeaAL1QKNuFFqB0B0-Bo_7Dr2530-wPqiArZWTXxX1cWs8we09txFKPEY-YDSFPsAZuNg67gerc9xYycQz-_I0t0KGgJ7P8Q/s1600/201104100004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKPSgPUb0uMl3z5rBle-DyYfEevd4lSOFuvqhMdkfe5eqeaAL1QKNuFFqB0B0-Bo_7Dr2530-wPqiArZWTXxX1cWs8we09txFKPEY-YDSFPsAZuNg67gerc9xYycQz-_I0t0KGgJ7P8Q/s320/201104100004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597818681510086386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Philip finishing up</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnb8DgAg_jP7HWILr3a0j2T8GuUX8HAGYU1tlIYXOWv5eBJ7HZRFYGfLlQyREMGQMVrOa2sictAXiNTMZaR7vjzsFYYDDdyfe7Oant-CjyQMXR-yieh_T5GVyYz9bwrUfFy5n2o8rZYTo/s1600/201104100002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnb8DgAg_jP7HWILr3a0j2T8GuUX8HAGYU1tlIYXOWv5eBJ7HZRFYGfLlQyREMGQMVrOa2sictAXiNTMZaR7vjzsFYYDDdyfe7Oant-CjyQMXR-yieh_T5GVyYz9bwrUfFy5n2o8rZYTo/s320/201104100002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597818677154152578" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bob after his ride.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-22633622708672419782011-04-20T17:38:00.003-05:002011-04-20T17:51:17.887-05:003/4 Life Crisis<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Apparently my dad is going through a 3/4 life crisis. They went to Birmingham a few weeks ago to visit family and came back with this...</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLtEJYG7m8-BPIf8DBGs3LIi0yu5oy_TPBqHUSH8HwSNFxBx_cZnQSKx_a6wbbPL85Rj_69k8Lske2BYeSz1h4cXhqPrrQ3kIHwXMX38dMLCmuNX9wzuMUK1D4PuSJEFqu5gIQK0-oaM/s1600/DSC_0008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLtEJYG7m8-BPIf8DBGs3LIi0yu5oy_TPBqHUSH8HwSNFxBx_cZnQSKx_a6wbbPL85Rj_69k8Lske2BYeSz1h4cXhqPrrQ3kIHwXMX38dMLCmuNX9wzuMUK1D4PuSJEFqu5gIQK0-oaM/s320/DSC_0008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597799917964625090" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4tx8NglmknxihoQi9-GKFHAkrPEvxilytd8AYct33YcpGNUct2rFCPS4dMDNzFLduzQk7AXSCyx9KDlqt4IXlCFs1E3LhFJHt9VykP84CRaya5aihOXMNiQJMb4O6lonuvUQwkOKzJk/s1600/DSC_0003_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4tx8NglmknxihoQi9-GKFHAkrPEvxilytd8AYct33YcpGNUct2rFCPS4dMDNzFLduzQk7AXSCyx9KDlqt4IXlCFs1E3LhFJHt9VykP84CRaya5aihOXMNiQJMb4O6lonuvUQwkOKzJk/s320/DSC_0003_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597799913099248178" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Doesn't every 64 year old man that drives 7 blocks to work need a Mustang GT convertible??</span></div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-15903064561797064562011-04-06T09:08:00.007-05:002011-04-06T09:25:47.842-05:00Mud Run 2011<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Saturday was the ROTC Mud Run. Tim <em><span style="font-size:85%;">{in the yellow}</span></em> is in the Navy <em><span style="font-size:85%;">{obviously</span>}</em> and a professor in the ROTC department at AU. He recruited Philip, Hiro and Mary for this race last year and had no trouble getting them to do it again this year. The course changed a little this year, had more obstacles and walls to climb over, but they all had a blast and we think got second place in the co-ed division! </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1V8R7b3kyAfNZ6Wd8GIWQikz4rqqznZrPukrrq18QsIWK7JJ61s4P40-kzPNbULvfjsZHaCNaA7QZz8xaYAtXpfbKVUtF-S7QCT32PtIt6JYp1k8O8zRukO-I9l-pHolaG79IDlqjbw/s1600/Mud+Run+friends+%252818+of+50%2529.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592473372932293826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1V8R7b3kyAfNZ6Wd8GIWQikz4rqqznZrPukrrq18QsIWK7JJ61s4P40-kzPNbULvfjsZHaCNaA7QZz8xaYAtXpfbKVUtF-S7QCT32PtIt6JYp1k8O8zRukO-I9l-pHolaG79IDlqjbw/s320/Mud+Run+friends+%252818+of+50%2529.jpg" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Philip, Hiro, Mary, Tim- before the race </span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvuY8slDGGh4Bp6no6YS6BIVtxnB3Gms0WC1PvA-CuKmaKtzQBR8qi1MZv-LdiX35BrO4jyV_iF17PqJtTiEYwA3CrZXAdtehDi3f8GP4liTb8Et8VB6iR2-IyG3XNZF29432Ct1g5t0/s1600/Mud+Run+friends+%252821+of+50%2529.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592473159301890354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvuY8slDGGh4Bp6no6YS6BIVtxnB3Gms0WC1PvA-CuKmaKtzQBR8qi1MZv-LdiX35BrO4jyV_iF17PqJtTiEYwA3CrZXAdtehDi3f8GP4liTb8Et8VB6iR2-IyG3XNZF29432Ct1g5t0/s320/Mud+Run+friends+%252821+of+50%2529.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Hiro was having a good time, apparently.</span></p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgwyyqWUc5AOU0mkUGEcPMouXSAjHmuGVwetmSgLMT8KnnQLJKW59tkNwzyZ2QZR4OdZah8ijjWjl3vxA6Rr5stl62qy3bAx1QBoQ1cFWCSojzbO1ugZqeaxC6Rhra_X_bo3rpT1tgEM/s1600/Mud+Run+friends+%252823+of+50%2529.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592473155273068882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgwyyqWUc5AOU0mkUGEcPMouXSAjHmuGVwetmSgLMT8KnnQLJKW59tkNwzyZ2QZR4OdZah8ijjWjl3vxA6Rr5stl62qy3bAx1QBoQ1cFWCSojzbO1ugZqeaxC6Rhra_X_bo3rpT1tgEM/s320/Mud+Run+friends+%252823+of+50%2529.jpg" /></a></p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Sheer determination. </span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">{</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><em>and a pretty good idea of why I <strong>do not</strong> participate in this event. mud...eeeew!} </em></span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCw0O1-Dt2ARszr2Gb-IUUwDo8AV4fHuqFmMAdq8ijz5VZwXZaBbMA5ALK_E55PtmtKFpRLgms2edbPlMPaIyKaJJhiifSTtYrQV1kcnobEfiufDdOhxACIsKzKlPihdEuv6Gv9VQwEs/s1600/Mud+Run+friends+%25286+of+50%2529.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592473146653525410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCw0O1-Dt2ARszr2Gb-IUUwDo8AV4fHuqFmMAdq8ijz5VZwXZaBbMA5ALK_E55PtmtKFpRLgms2edbPlMPaIyKaJJhiifSTtYrQV1kcnobEfiufDdOhxACIsKzKlPihdEuv6Gv9VQwEs/s320/Mud+Run+friends+%25286+of+50%2529.jpg" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I love this picture. Tim looks like he has spotted some unusual creature or something. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Very Bear Grylls. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">**Photos courtesy of John Wild {my old boss at the Tourism Bureau}. All race photos can be found at <a href="http://www.wildtimesphoto.com/">http://www.wildtimesphoto.com/</a>.</div></span>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-75302732742215585212011-04-05T13:44:00.002-05:002011-04-05T13:53:22.976-05:00Yowzer!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is what is left of the cover on our porch. It really didn't seem that windy last night but I guess the wind hit it just right and off it came!!</span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWKOv2tB8FA47lTj2b9VvGUWu55mEazG900EXKtMzTcwi8fwssd7eqzYHjCqtmrz5-JdJwj0TKdBmbHNBJ2PlOkctC_MXiFqj5Ab6K7-1yAhuE4Ex1uTSQynShi0qdConW_P2r14_e0s/s1600/porch+1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 239px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592172757727066882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWKOv2tB8FA47lTj2b9VvGUWu55mEazG900EXKtMzTcwi8fwssd7eqzYHjCqtmrz5-JdJwj0TKdBmbHNBJ2PlOkctC_MXiFqj5Ab6K7-1yAhuE4Ex1uTSQynShi0qdConW_P2r14_e0s/s320/porch+1.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is over our neighbors side. The supports and everything ripped off in one piece. Thank goodness it didn't land on any cars parked below it!! </span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimglzLYrfwlJ97XE2aZEPw5FvyPIrV35Q6CPBBjJEXt8Voj0ncmw7kCeG1bp1EbzKo576fTC2VxISnaui-yHSJwCoK4H2JCZaZxBPXi60ccWEM9AMKNpIveG_rm5J48t96phS-tI6Z2kM/s1600/porch+2.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 239px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592172748533776226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimglzLYrfwlJ97XE2aZEPw5FvyPIrV35Q6CPBBjJEXt8Voj0ncmw7kCeG1bp1EbzKo576fTC2VxISnaui-yHSJwCoK4H2JCZaZxBPXi60ccWEM9AMKNpIveG_rm5J48t96phS-tI6Z2kM/s320/porch+2.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is our side. Pieces of the metal support had fallen all over the porch and what was left was all bent up like a paper clip. Pretty crazy! </span></div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-89972031738287457372011-03-30T17:22:00.004-05:002011-03-30T17:46:35.136-05:00Seaside<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPcvv3Pzbn903U0geIJM4f9M6Lgs1gybkXOUlnpfIGnnbcwxX0KRn3iAOdjJF2D_Y6UVCin_ATtLHG9DPFj0svwy09hFPKMAlZwO-nk46R7KXQvz47pcz-n3FkQbTnV1FesPcfCDMpro/s1600/IMG_0362.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPcvv3Pzbn903U0geIJM4f9M6Lgs1gybkXOUlnpfIGnnbcwxX0KRn3iAOdjJF2D_Y6UVCin_ATtLHG9DPFj0svwy09hFPKMAlZwO-nk46R7KXQvz47pcz-n3FkQbTnV1FesPcfCDMpro/s320/IMG_0362.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590006019877873378" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Heading down, truck is loaded down with all our stuff in waterproof bags. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">{One thing I have learned from this pic- that purple shirt looks awful with leggings.}</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8cnv-VQDOH0N6lwNOQyQzTD-BUHn_w30BqFsgbPS5dez2HIlMLvVN_NIXyJs8hS9p89XnF0cbVL12rusvX0bt9n-wNBfDyWyWofmahHDqKNvXE5u3kmIa9x2ug6MMCdsJ5Y7EanCo2Q/s1600/IMG_0380.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8cnv-VQDOH0N6lwNOQyQzTD-BUHn_w30BqFsgbPS5dez2HIlMLvVN_NIXyJs8hS9p89XnF0cbVL12rusvX0bt9n-wNBfDyWyWofmahHDqKNvXE5u3kmIa9x2ug6MMCdsJ5Y7EanCo2Q/s320/IMG_0380.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590006014616778082" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Pre-race</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSP54iYS2ykJIyTHK1a9kOMXmfrLXvwwV1E-WnQMMuoeiDTrMNYnHrOtk2UUnxvsgkYXoJKydCgAFum97Mrl0cC3v8tpweV6udIqlZOcgn1XSsmTv-HG2OQf2lFTddDGB_TNYnVoJvf4A/s1600/IMG_0384.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSP54iYS2ykJIyTHK1a9kOMXmfrLXvwwV1E-WnQMMuoeiDTrMNYnHrOtk2UUnxvsgkYXoJKydCgAFum97Mrl0cC3v8tpweV6udIqlZOcgn1XSsmTv-HG2OQf2lFTddDGB_TNYnVoJvf4A/s320/IMG_0384.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590006008560499186" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Post race. Freezing our booties off!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8C3SF4hu8gfKzYUyHR9wUG1a35yFrtCNceP_sJX_E3KlhLzMBYDPQo5CgtySsmVGsW1A9UI501m1cP-nHQYZkH19EBN9yk6CXqpK1T4Dhk8J3MkC8m33qJzfV5lOwr-1W1NvuMraCv8/s1600/IMG_0394.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8C3SF4hu8gfKzYUyHR9wUG1a35yFrtCNceP_sJX_E3KlhLzMBYDPQo5CgtySsmVGsW1A9UI501m1cP-nHQYZkH19EBN9yk6CXqpK1T4Dhk8J3MkC8m33qJzfV5lOwr-1W1NvuMraCv8/s320/IMG_0394.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590006004404196530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">We walked back to our cottage to put warmer clothes on and get our post-race beverages.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCh9O-MGyKAOcgGzz0SOEMQDHtBL-vTApe5Dbzug-ekFhXWj-5pF8jrnSHI_lfdTbC-486IEUMX8OndQvywg92YA7YC_0zPPumq4Z1m0flOVfNaVQrZ4OmdlB5FdlK2dIBfvEHB0KCbM/s1600/IMG_0399.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCh9O-MGyKAOcgGzz0SOEMQDHtBL-vTApe5Dbzug-ekFhXWj-5pF8jrnSHI_lfdTbC-486IEUMX8OndQvywg92YA7YC_0zPPumq4Z1m0flOVfNaVQrZ4OmdlB5FdlK2dIBfvEHB0KCbM/s320/IMG_0399.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590004316229368178" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">We didn't bring warm enough clothes. There was a 20% off coupon for the Seaside store. Resulting in cheesy, matching sweatshirts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnxxYAVTnPRnxfquYN2ilf8B-sZUoL1fd2dnkLmyeucFEBMgcQnJvRqccYD6Vqx8UIAWeYe4_iN15JIr7RnJCGlG_4Q1PLtAci9Yt94jdcp2DARj63aueT-FlSE163LnRq1Ps56M_Djo/s1600/IMG_0400.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnxxYAVTnPRnxfquYN2ilf8B-sZUoL1fd2dnkLmyeucFEBMgcQnJvRqccYD6Vqx8UIAWeYe4_iN15JIr7RnJCGlG_4Q1PLtAci9Yt94jdcp2DARj63aueT-FlSE163LnRq1Ps56M_Djo/s320/IMG_0400.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590004310462853554" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">We shopped. The boys "tailgated"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8BTf5FW_J7VAZPNhuh2r9yu4yUrrjTL63VtfjvRr6Bq7p9IrDH-clNJcBLoOB-As-FXJEV8xGIkkJWgyNcfO_ISdIAnfxpTl7j-zT-TJR4g7qECQzhfVI8jpe1UKFomAal3EPHf1njE/s1600/IMG_0414.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8BTf5FW_J7VAZPNhuh2r9yu4yUrrjTL63VtfjvRr6Bq7p9IrDH-clNJcBLoOB-As-FXJEV8xGIkkJWgyNcfO_ISdIAnfxpTl7j-zT-TJR4g7qECQzhfVI8jpe1UKFomAal3EPHf1njE/s320/IMG_0414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590004303675970178" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Monday, heading to Rosemary Beach before we leave</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTI9yoN8Nz5bjBl8SNouQPMpS_v7RqiKjyMO45JRsY53TvsHnEBxqAtbqo7g1_pEOFTDEDajCNqoEdX84oWxJnpaWyjAl4nYJtiAqIpct9seKkA-0UPK4-JbrHK8EWIxyiudJR4Q3Soo/s1600/IMG_0415.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTI9yoN8Nz5bjBl8SNouQPMpS_v7RqiKjyMO45JRsY53TvsHnEBxqAtbqo7g1_pEOFTDEDajCNqoEdX84oWxJnpaWyjAl4nYJtiAqIpct9seKkA-0UPK4-JbrHK8EWIxyiudJR4Q3Soo/s320/IMG_0415.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590004301727605826" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Mary, Me, Lyndsay</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6PoSS-VVxJ34nCGoBVrEhjbTYZ_Zjou0SQA7lGeOammCsX_kpQf1VHQnd_l6XZUfnKrOIDCGc6YEbk9vG1vIjjCmk2aI5HKLA4I5iulkrlnsJ-6pnF_BgzXksZVYv94654-UdyfPil8/s1600/IMG_0429.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6PoSS-VVxJ34nCGoBVrEhjbTYZ_Zjou0SQA7lGeOammCsX_kpQf1VHQnd_l6XZUfnKrOIDCGc6YEbk9vG1vIjjCmk2aI5HKLA4I5iulkrlnsJ-6pnF_BgzXksZVYv94654-UdyfPil8/s320/IMG_0429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590004291593308418" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Being silly. Trying to re-create a picture from last year. Didn't work.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-43772236857648549982011-03-29T09:03:00.004-05:002011-03-29T09:15:15.264-05:00Lake Weekend<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmwpQTOaGW9qrqHaV422yvaWBCxOX4p-rS3uJkbGVg5xVMR4YuuwtHcgaCBX8rDZ6U-00ww3fyOtQB7tzg3mK6o3WNQGQcS2u00k8rY_ThMMQ844gDyAoKwGPkb9hpmVB1UehbDn089A/s1600/lake+3.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589504432465137394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmwpQTOaGW9qrqHaV422yvaWBCxOX4p-rS3uJkbGVg5xVMR4YuuwtHcgaCBX8rDZ6U-00ww3fyOtQB7tzg3mK6o3WNQGQcS2u00k8rY_ThMMQ844gDyAoKwGPkb9hpmVB1UehbDn089A/s320/lake+3.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOetDrR8ZFlqtaJbKxHu1fM6FkPGJ9h-JYhpzIrZFWEISFEYBtAma_plPPDyC362NFxLRpGBO_WYZIgsiwM-f0raRHjAWHeBbfdRMBaZZuG815H_d_IgKPOvBZexOK8i4alQYqPD4QWg/s1600/lake+2.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589504421539360626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOetDrR8ZFlqtaJbKxHu1fM6FkPGJ9h-JYhpzIrZFWEISFEYBtAma_plPPDyC362NFxLRpGBO_WYZIgsiwM-f0raRHjAWHeBbfdRMBaZZuG815H_d_IgKPOvBZexOK8i4alQYqPD4QWg/s320/lake+2.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Me, Hiro, Pam, Mary, Robert, Lyndsay, Philip {& Victor}</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWCwDQLtgeBNmi-mqq9IvNuaButMu4yO6kVoULPbT8U6xJQatcOUbGzsr17fLKEPmzbgYhXpvNPE82mThiKII3SD2WOE8RsjBDzVBIMhZHWo4V9i8h0m8EwIJ_KvOmuub3VyBWMsLAgA/s1600/lake+4.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589504419920223106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWCwDQLtgeBNmi-mqq9IvNuaButMu4yO6kVoULPbT8U6xJQatcOUbGzsr17fLKEPmzbgYhXpvNPE82mThiKII3SD2WOE8RsjBDzVBIMhZHWo4V9i8h0m8EwIJ_KvOmuub3VyBWMsLAgA/s320/lake+4.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Lyndsay, Pam, Me & Mary</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></div></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Back in the fall, we bid <span style="font-size:85%;"><em>{with some friends}</em></span> on a weekend at the lake at the Opelika Main Street Auction and won it! Since fall is crazy and spring isn't any better <span style="font-size:85%;"><em>{Robert & Pam own Flip Flop Foto, so his weekends are occupied from now until September}</em></span>, we figured February <span style="font-size:85%;"><em>{I'm a little behind}</em></span> was a perfect time! We didn't do anything and it was <em>FABULOUS!</em></span></div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-11825571021794853302011-03-28T13:53:00.004-05:002011-03-28T14:02:17.073-05:0020<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuooXhQfkDmha4hF_yuYuCr8D_E7TBg5kHINpqPloJSDhtpoBUe9hiVDqaXV1qTsampYLA5uqkCufHOgINyTjLeKUioihRtC-I5P82aUogeq44notbpYxggBbS3-oRCsB3y6rqCU2AuM/s1600/20+miles.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589206206261795042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuooXhQfkDmha4hF_yuYuCr8D_E7TBg5kHINpqPloJSDhtpoBUe9hiVDqaXV1qTsampYLA5uqkCufHOgINyTjLeKUioihRtC-I5P82aUogeq44notbpYxggBbS3-oRCsB3y6rqCU2AuM/s320/20+miles.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is us after our 20 mile run this Saturday. A little out of it {hence the goofy-a$$ look on my face}, but our legs were moving and our hearts were still beating. Success.</span></div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279170140405951858.post-31813606725748046742011-03-14T16:53:00.002-05:002011-03-14T16:59:32.892-05:0018<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjl7K4etELjNu7r7WSbiBovue_FN-AQUEXj_n7rf5uMru3UdK64KssT9U0qygHDlexGNRIfh3B1Gh8H5yUi5iiOCzgDiLfMIipSxUNmySeLJDjfxKgmSIsPoTCZRYTlW5XjyxV_gIaYs/s1600/18.PNG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584057268101166914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjl7K4etELjNu7r7WSbiBovue_FN-AQUEXj_n7rf5uMru3UdK64KssT9U0qygHDlexGNRIfh3B1Gh8H5yUi5iiOCzgDiLfMIipSxUNmySeLJDjfxKgmSIsPoTCZRYTlW5XjyxV_gIaYs/s320/18.PNG" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Saturday marked another milestone for my running career {ha! is that what you would call it? i can't think of another word but that is not the word i am looking for. whatev...}. </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I ran 18 miles. I thought I was prepared for the distance after my 16 miler a few weeks ago but 18 proved to be more of a mental challenge than I thought. My legs felt ok. They were tired when we finished but not completely dead. It definitely helped that we ran it in Huntsville, where it is pretty flat {key}.</span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I realized around mile 11 that my shoes were shot. Fabulous. We finished the run at the Fleet Feet in Hunstville and promptly bought me a new pair of shoes:) </span></div>Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154295634595992857noreply@blogger.com1