Yay!  Tim’s on summer vacation!  Too kick it off we had ourselves quite the little 4th of July weekend.  We started with a little local race in Killington, VT on Saturday morning.  Even though there were no more than 35 athletes in the race that we were doing (not exaggerating – promise!), it was exactly what we needed – a short, hard effort, with confidence-solidifying power and pace numbers.

As we headed south toward home the sky cleared and there was this bright yellow orb in the sky.  I believe they call it… the sun?  Is that the term?  Yes!  It was sunny, and warm, and just perfect!  Tim and I had ourselves a lovely little recovery ride outside once we got home.  Luckily everyone was still at their cookouts, so there was hardly a car on the road.  It was so nice!

Sunday we slept in (niiiice), went for another ride OUTSIDE followed by a quick run, and then the real fun began!  We decided to have my sister, my mom and Mike over for a cookout.  Our first cookout.  Upon assessing the backyard, we came to the conclusion that we needed some backyard furniture and a grill.  Off to Lowe’s we went!  We bought some tiki torches, a tank of propane, charcoal, kerosene, and a grill.  (We borrowed a table and some chairs from Tim’s parents – lawn furniture is expensive!)  Mikaela and I bought and prepared the food while Tim turned a box of parts into a grill.

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We made salad, put together a little fruit platter, and got the vegis ready for the grill.

Then it was time to cook out!  Woop woop!  We grilled:

The pups played:

And we had our first cook-out!!  So fun!  I love my life!  Hope your 4th was great, too!

(In case you lost count, we’re down to 20 days to IMLP!)