He's Gone and Done It...

Who is "HE" and what is "IT," you might ask. "HE" would be my crazy husband and "IT" would be signing up for Ironman Kentucky. Yes...you heard me correctly. He plans to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and run 26.2 miles on August 26, 2007 in Louisville, KY. This is an inaugural Ironman event, whatever that will mean. We're very excited about the weekend and the whole experience. Tedd said he wanted to complete an Ironman by the time he was 40, which just happens to occur about 2 weeks after the race! He looked at Ironman Florida, which is the first weekend in November, but the summer timing suited him much better. Mainly because he's ready to go into his cave once Daylight Savings Time ends in October. He's one of those crazy people who loves the heat and humidity of a southern summer.



Louisville looks like a pretty cool place. Neither of us have ever been there so I've been doing a litte internet research on things to do...and I don't think we'll be bored! There is an incredible waterfront park, the Louisville Zoo, the "horsey stuff," Six Flags and plenty of other activities. We are planning to be there from Thursday to Tuesday, so it should be a fun vacation for most of us. I can't imagine a 140.6 mile day as a vacation, but I'm not the crazy one competing in this event! The invitation is open for anyone who would like to join us in Louisville for this monumental day in Tedd's life! Let us know if you'd like to come and we'll let you know where we're staying, etc.

Wish me luck for the next 9 months as I become an "Iron-widow" as the spouses are typically called. He'll be putting in lots of training hours especially once spring rolls around!

Hammer On...

Reliving the Past

Tonight...Duran Duran...in concert...and I was there! My dear friend Ana and I reverted to our middle school ways and acted like 13-olds - screaming for John Taylor and Simon LeBon. I sang every song and woo-hoo'd all night long. My throat already hurts! It truly was an incredible concert and lived up to my expectations, which were extremely high considering I've wanted to see them in concert for what...24 years or something like that.

I was one of those crazy Duran Duran fans when I was in middle school. My room was wallpapered with pictures of them, especially John - who was definitely my favorite. I wish I had held on to all of that stuff because I think it would be funny to go back and look at it now. I knew all kinds of crazy trivia about them. Did you know the name of John's cat back in the early 80's? I doubt it, but I did! Why in the world did I know that!? It was Chaz, by the way! Why do I still know that!?

I have very fond memories of walking to the Fort Benning PX with a group of about 6 girls when the Arena album came out...not a CD, mind you, but a record. It was about a 2 mile walk each way, but we asked our parents and for some reason they let us go! We spent the whole way there and back singing Duran Duran songs and talking about those 5 guys like we knew them! Wow...those were the days!

Well...I guess this proves that I am a total dork, but I'll just have to live with that because Duran Duran ROCKS!!!

Sally's 1st Day at our House

This is the day I brought Sally home. The girls were "resting" when I came in, so they were very surprised when they were able to come downstairs!