Operation Grandmother Roadtrip: Blast Off (7/11-7/12)

On Saturday morning, Mike left before we woke up to do a swim-bike trial run of his upcoming triathlon. When he was finished, he described it as brutal. During the swim he was kicked time and time again, and since the course was hard to determine (not well marked and it was his first time swimming the distance in a dark lake), he swam way off course and had to double-back. He and his friends then took off on the bike course,which Mike said was very hilly and confusing (he actually got lost and had to double back a couple of times). I'm so proud of his hard work and really excited to cheer him on in August -- and I'm oh, so glad that I've decided to bump my race to a one later in the year in October (shorter distance and more time to train while the boys are in school, since I haven't made it to the gym at all this summer).

While Mike was training, the boys and I packed the car and settled in for a 3-hour drive to my parents' house/our first leg of our Operation Grandmother Road Trip (I felt really lazy, "just sitting there" while Mike was exercising his strength and endurance :). Soon after we arrived, we girls headed out to watch Dana try on wedding dresses while the boys hung out with my dad. Dana looked BEAUTIFUL in every single one. I will certainly be crying when she walks down the aisle (I'm tearing up now, just thinking about it). She is amazing.


(Had to cut off the dress...no peeking before the big day!)

Here's one more super cute picture from Lindsey's blog.