Races

My bucket list entails completing a triathlon and I somehow convinced Brian to sign up with me. So we are completing the Greensboro Christmas in July Triathlon on July 10th. In preparation for that we decided to complete a duathlon. We signed up for the University City Duathlon (5k run-19k bike-3k run) and it was last Saturday. Brian and I both finished second in our age group with Brian finishing in 1 hour 32 minutes and I finished in 1 hour 49 minutes. We were both really happy with our results and how the race went. We decided that it was something that we wanted to continue doing so we invested in some performance race bikes (thanks to Mom and Dad for letting us borrow their bikes for the duathlon). Brian was so happy with his bike that he wanted to sleep with it and woke up the next morning ecstatic that it wasn't a dream. Below are the pictures from the race and our new bikes.

Sports Games Galore!

So I know that we have been MIA but it has been quite busy of late. Brian got into graduate school at Ball State University in Muncie, IN and starts classes on May 16th. This weekend we are moving him up there and it is exciting for him but also sad that we will be living 8.5 hours away for a year. But we will make it through and it will only benefit us in the long run. Penne will be staying with me in Greensboro and we are going to try and see each other as often as possible with school schedules.

I just finished my first year of graduate school today and am very happy about that. I will be working with my Bariatric program this summer and enjoying the amount of free time that I will have by reading a ton of books and watching tv. I think the local library and I will be best friends.

Penne is doing well. However, within the last couple of months she has begun to bald on the sides of her body. The vet has yet to figure out what it is, which worries us. First they thought it was hypothyroidism and 2 tests later, it wasn't. So now they want to do a skin biopsy, but it is over $200.00 and we have decided to wait because right now it is only cosmetic. Otherwise, she is still a destroyer of toys and a lover of the dog park.

Also, Brian and I celebrated our 7 year anniversary this past Sunday. It is hard to imagine that we have been together that long.

In our spare time, we like to fulfill Brian's bucket list of attending as many different sports games as possible. So of recent we have been to a Carolina Speed game (arena football), Charlotte Bobcats vs Knicks game (NBA), Greensboro Grasshoppers game and Winston-Salem Dash game (both minor league teams). Above are some pictures from the Speed and Bobcats games.

(the player's lower back pad said Bye Bye, kind of funny)

(that is Carmelo Anthony down there)