Hot Rod season - It's time to get busy

Chris is getting the roadster ready for hot rod season!  We are planning on taking it west this summer, so it needs a good look!

Swap meet time!

Weather hasn't been very pleasant - a lot of rain & cloudy cool days.  But last Saturday, it was beautiful! Sun and nice temps.  I'm glad we were outside for most of the day.

The swap meet was packed - not surprising since it was the first nice day in weeks!

 

There was a lot of cool things to look at.  We aren't in need of anything, so we didn't make any purchases. But we saw some old friends, and had a nice walk.

 Our last stop was at Chris' brother's spot.  I think he sold more than he usually does!

A trip down memory lane

My mom is selling her home and moving south!  My sister & I went home to help her pack ;)

 

 I ran into a lot of things I loved to play with as a kid - like Inchy - the inch worm!

 I didn't play with these of course - my grandmas good china :)

 This little step stool was very helpful when I was short.  I could probably still use it since I'm still short!

 Loved my doll house and it's furniture.  My doll house didn't make it, but the furniture did!  The little furniture resembled antiques.

 I also loved to play with the plastic horses!  These would be set up on our dining room table for days :)

 Some old puzzles!  I think these must have been my sisters - they are still in good condition!

These fun things went to an auction - no need for them anymore, but it was fun to go down memory lane for a bit :)

Trying to enjoy spring!

 We haven't seen a lot of sun lately, but we are still trying to enjoy our days.  Bolts loves all weather, so it doesn't matter to him

BYC Commissioning!

Even though the club house is under construction - it didn't delay the start of our yacht club season!  We will be able to enjoy this fabulous bar and beautiful tent all summer.
The weather was pretty nice for a spring day (meaning it didn't rain on us!)

 And we had a large turnout for the festivities!  Now we just need to get our sailboat launched and our season will be underway!

Sailboat sanding!

 Finally did something other than train!  The sailboats in our sailing foundation fleet need some TLC, so I helped sand one morning.  Thankfully a dustless sander was available to use!

#13!

Headed back to Texas for Ironman #13!  Warm weather and sunny skies on the days leading up to the race made it nice.

 The voice of Ironman, Mike Reilly, has published a book, so we went to his book signing! 

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 The day before the race - dropping off the bags and bike!  We also went to Galveston Island to kill some time.  Ugh, the day before the race is so nerve wracking!

 Almost too soon - it's race time!  Fortunately the water temp was cool enough so we could wear wet suits - yay! 

 And we're off!

 I had a good swim - the best part of my day :)  Too hot & windy for me to have a strong bike finishing time, but it was still good!

 I'm always happy to be on the run, no matter what!  It was still hot, and my heart rate was high so I had to take it easy, very easy.  But it was still good!  All I had to do was to finish to validate my spot for Hawaii Ironman, so I didn't mind so much that I needed to take it slow.

Courtesy of Finisher Pictuers

Courtesy of Finisher Pictures

Courtesy of Finisher Pictures

Courtesy of Finisher Pictures

 Ahh, it felt so good to be done!  I was on the course longer than most of my Ironman races, and I felt it!

 It's nice to get another one of these!  Now my big workouts and race is behind me, so I can enjoy summer!