The Indy 500 Challenge: March 2014

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Rise and Shine!

The other day I was heading out the door for work when I found these two having impromptu book time before Caro had to catch the bus.

Such beautiful smiles! It's a wonder I ever make it to work!

Daddy's Workout Routine

Christopher is doing a lot of running in preparation for the Indy 500 Mini-Marathon in May, but he also works in some rigorous off-day crosstraining.

Baby Press-Ups

Baby Planks

Weighted Push-ups

Bicep Curls

Guess who learned how to (very quietly) undo the sliding glass door and use his body weight to lean against it and slide it open just enough to squeeze through?

Fortunately, I knew right where to find him....

So, I guess we're using the 6ft deadbolt lock now.

Spring Break... er Sprain

It's not broken, but it is sprained. I'm relieved, and having heard a loud crack and two loud pops before I buckled to the ground, I firmly believe that God put his healing hand on me.

It was my first year to run the Holliday Park Trail Run, and I was 5 miles into the 5.25 mile course. I was next to the pond at the end of the ravine and only had one more ascent. I was feeling great, my legs were thanking me for having trained so hard in CyclePump this month, and I was already thinking of what I'd fix the kids for lunch when I got home.

Until I heard the crack and pops, then the rustle of myself falling into leaves, and then felt the fiery pain radiating from my ankle.

20 minutes later I was thoroughly mortified, stabilized, and heading out of the park on the back of a Kubota because it was too steep to get out any other way.

Our new friends at OrthoIndy Acute Care Clinic say it's not broken (whew!), but I'm heading back tomorrow for further exam by the orthopedist. They'll look again at a spot that looked like it could be a fracture, and then do some tests to see about any damage of the tendons and ligaments.

I'm trying not to get ahead of myself, to not feel sorry for myself.

If I can't run the Mini with Chris on our anniversary, I will be very, very disappointed. But it won't be the end of the world, and I will try to find something else positive to focus on...

For now, I'm already grieving the end of my Saturday night Mexican/Pizza/Pasta dinners that taste so delicious after a 10 mile run. And I'm trying not to go crazy, or drive my family crazy, while I'm on bedrest and have to wear this crazy boot.

Caroline and I have been some brainstorming on how we can keep this from ruining our Spring Break plans. We'll cancel the day trips to Cincinnati and Chicago (boo), but we'll stock up on RedBox movies and cans of whipped cream (yay). We'll postpone our Keystone shopping trip (boo), but we'll check out extra books from the library and get out our favorite quilts for ultimate comfort/cuddling. We'll miss riding our bikes along the Monon to BigHat Books and LaPiedad, but we'll get dressed up and put on facepaint and tattoos for optimal Tournament viewing.

It will not be what we planned, but it will surely be memorable!

Monday, March 17, 2014

Photo Booth

Most Fun Photo Booth EVER!

Our interpretive piece called: "The Evolution of Marriage"

Monday, March 10, 2014

Stroopwafels

I went to Amsterdam for work last fall and fell in love with Stroopwafels. I'd had them before (when I was at Schipol Airport for my Uganda trip) but I really got hooked on the more recent trip. There were dozens of varieties in the gift shops and grocerty stores - but none compare to the perfect texture and rich flavor of the version that my hotel left in my room each day. I'm on the hunt for them, but can't seem to find anyone who imports them...