Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Tea!
Last December, AJ and I helped move our dear, newly married friends Dave and Emma into their first home. Before work could begin, an electric kettle was found in the stash to brew some tea! Here’s Dave, Eddy, and Jimmy taking a break after moving the couches!
Not to be outdone, here we are with my mug. As you can see, AJ is pondering the joys of tea…
Monday, February 4, 2008
Bridgend Cross Country Race!
In one particular race (Bridgend, Wales), the mud was so thick and so sloppy that it was almost a joke! (It didn’t help that I left my running spikes in the U.S.!) I wish I had carried my camera during the race to document the adventure! We were greeted with frosty, gusty winds at the start, then a downpour of rain for most of the race, with pelting hail greeting us at the finish! Whoa, that stuff is painful! We did capture a few photos minutes after the race…great memories!
Here’s Cat, Lucy, and I! How did they manage to stay so clean?!? Ha.Ha.
Here’s 67 year old Audrey racing home to the finish! What an inspiration!
A close-up of the backside damage! Yikes!
The frigid streams made for a great make-shift shower for scores of runners like me! Brrrrr!!
Here’s a picture of the start of the men’s race…check out that mud!
I have to say that joining Great Western Runners has been one of the best experiences of my time here in England! I always look forward to the hard Wednesday night runs and the racing adventures! There are just too many memories to describe! Coach Antczak would be proud to hear that I am signed up to run the 10th leg of the “Welsh Castle Relay” race this June! The two-day race starts on the northern border of Wales and ends at the Cardiff Castle in the south! I’d like to think of it as an affordable way to see all of Wales! Ha.Ha.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Amusing Signs!
A common sign posted on electrical stations…no room for imagination on this one!
The company I work for has had a number of break-ins this past fall. In an effort to ward off potential thieves, a manager decided to post 20 of these signs around the building to scare them off! The problem is that it’s obvious our building sits on a tight piece of land…where would these (friendly) dogs be hiding? Hmmmm….
I thought this was kind of cute!
You will find this hilarious sign in parks around Bristol. AJ thought the doggie looked ferocious!
Our personal favorite! Can you believe this one? Would you be insulted if you were elderly?! Wow!