Triathlon 2012.

well it's safe to say the last time i was on a bike was for last year's triathlon,

but somehow i survived this year. & our fam won again.....orange crush crushes!

here's some highlights.

& for those who aren't aware, my family does a "triathlon" every year for a reunion. we swim, bike & run...& eat a lot of food in between.

 

hangin' out with team texas, who are slowly stealing my brothers away from me (my brother alex will prob end up moving there too. i don't want to talk about it...)

 

luke & matthew were buddies, like always.

by the way, my boyfriend had such a good attitude for this... he was dreading it! but he was such a good sport. i owe him lots of kisses, sushi, & favors for the next few weeks. 

 

vanessa has loved every second of being able to see preston while they've been visiting! he loves her too!

 

papa gardner making "potato surprise." we had breakfast for dinner after all the events..yum!

 

matthew with his cousins CJ and zachary.

 

beautiful flowers at the park where the bike/run was.

 

grace's favorite cousin is alyssa, by far. she kept saying, "i go to lyssa's house?" or "where lyssa go?"

 

this drooly boy is the best. isn't he cute in his orange crush shirt!

reunion/triathlon. [picture overload].

this year for my family reunion, we did a "triathlon".
we ran a 5k, biked 15 miles, and swam a half mile. [we're crazy, i know.]
it was stretched out over the day with lots of eating in between,so i felt a little better about doing it.
and the fact that i even completed it was pretty awesome, though i sorta messed up my shoulder doing a wheelbarrow race!
all in all it was great to spend some time with my family, and to feel accomplished about completing all three events!! 

here's some pictures from the day, most of which were taken by my 5-year-old nephew who finds himself to be quite the photographer.

my niece grace. she loves the camera.

matthew!

me and my mini-me, kylie!

my sis-in-law and niece!

hahah. like i said matthew was a bit obsessed with taking pictures.

his turn for a funny face.

my papa.

and my mama.

potato sack race!

easily the best picture of the night. my niece LOVES luke. i only get a little jealous..

a crazy weekend!

well this weekend was pretty crazy to say the least. i had a lot of fun at family reunions, triathlons, concerts, and work. here are a few highlights from the weekend!

i ran into ally at matisyahu, and after we got seperated from jay and scott we went off on our own adventure. it was quite lovely.

matisyahu is amazing live, by the way. i've been looking forward to that concert for months.

the family all came out for the triathlon. it was so much fun!!

me gettin' ready to start!! i was nervous, i won't lie. but it ended up being fairly easy thanks to all the training my dad's made me do all summer! (i hate admitting when he's right!)

even matthew biked a little bit! he wanted to be part of the fuss.

other than that i spent the whole weekend working. i am so happy with my job right now... the people i work with are amazing. they are very chill, laid back, no drama types. they are so nice and friendly and did a good job of putting up with me while i was training. my bosses are fantastic, i'm finally getting decent hours, and other than the early morning's i totally love what i do!! (i even prefer mornings to closing shifts at this point..so unlike me.)

life is finally looking up.