Thursday, July 5, 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012
Happy Birthday Nova!
Okay, it was yesterday, but I didn't blog.
Here are some pictures of the party hat.
Yes, PotPie wore it first. She is much more willing to put up with me. Surprising, I know. Plus, it is easier to wrangle her. Nova requires lots of sweet talk and treats, Pie requires a scratch under the chin and she is good.
I love love love love this picture. I had interrupted her eating to make her wear the hat, and her look is a mix of embarrassment and being annoyed.
Nova is a funny dog. She didn't want to come near the hat at first (there may have been some nervous pee), but once she calmed down and I got it on, she was fine with it.
She really is a good dog.
Happy birthday, Nova-dog!
Nova is now four. Yes, I have a four year old dog, and I am not afraid to admit it. I am old enough for a four year old dog.
We celebrated Nova's birthday with party hats, okay one hat. And for her special birthday treat, she got TWO carrots when I left for the morning. I know, I know, I went all out and shouldn't have...but dang it, she is worth the extra carrot.
Yes, PotPie wore it first. She is much more willing to put up with me. Surprising, I know. Plus, it is easier to wrangle her. Nova requires lots of sweet talk and treats, Pie requires a scratch under the chin and she is good.
I love love love love this picture. I had interrupted her eating to make her wear the hat, and her look is a mix of embarrassment and being annoyed.
Nova is a funny dog. She didn't want to come near the hat at first (there may have been some nervous pee), but once she calmed down and I got it on, she was fine with it.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Well.
I did pretty good at staying on the "wagon", but like always I could have been better, much better. And boy, could I tell at the triathlon this weekend!! But I finished with a good time (for me), but I wish I had been 3 minutes faster.
Here is the breakdown.
I have a lot of room for improvement and luckily, I have a month to improve, because the next is on June 16th. That run will actually be a full 5k, instead of just 2.9 miles. So I need to practice running without music or a friend to motivate me. Seriously, I flounder without one of those items helping me along, sigh.
It really was a fun event, but it definitely had its issues, like the fact the pool was PACKED and you couldn't really pass, because one side of the lane was for down and the other was for back. If we had a full lane, it would have been less stressful, at least the next Tri gives a full lane, which really means I need to swim (since I ended up walking, which sucked). And the bike/run included a MONSTER hill (twice for the bike), it was not my friend, I hate hills so very much! But it did have a nice downhill AND diet coke at the end, which sounded good, but actually made my stomach mad (still drank 2 cans though).
I am still deciding if I would do that event next year, I guess I will decide when it comes time to register!
Here is the breakdown.
| Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | Overall |
| 08:00.6 | 04:31.6 | 57:20.3 | 02:44.7 | 35:13.7 | 1:47:50.7 |
I have a lot of room for improvement and luckily, I have a month to improve, because the next is on June 16th. That run will actually be a full 5k, instead of just 2.9 miles. So I need to practice running without music or a friend to motivate me. Seriously, I flounder without one of those items helping me along, sigh.
It really was a fun event, but it definitely had its issues, like the fact the pool was PACKED and you couldn't really pass, because one side of the lane was for down and the other was for back. If we had a full lane, it would have been less stressful, at least the next Tri gives a full lane, which really means I need to swim (since I ended up walking, which sucked). And the bike/run included a MONSTER hill (twice for the bike), it was not my friend, I hate hills so very much! But it did have a nice downhill AND diet coke at the end, which sounded good, but actually made my stomach mad (still drank 2 cans though).
I am still deciding if I would do that event next year, I guess I will decide when it comes time to register!
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