Indianapolis 500

Ah, the Indy 500...that Memorial Day weekend tradition at the Brickyard in Indianapolis. RAC and I headed over to K&A Wags for a little BBQ they were throwing while watching the race. K made some home made Mac-n-Cheese plus some AMAZING cheese cake bits. Oh, and there was a race. Check out A Wags blog over at The Furious Wedge for a great recap of the race and the BBQ.

Scott Dixon ended up winning the race, unfortunately I did not have him in the race pool. I think it was rigged as the host of the BBQ had him. I won't complain to loudly though, I was the reason why RAC and I were late to the race:-)

Closing thought of the day: "Um...nothing like dumping milk on your head after winning a race!"

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Clutchs, Crystal Skulls, and Crab Cakes

Indiana Jones
Today I got to hang out with RAC some more courtesy of the ability to work from home for a few hours and a good accumulation of hours from earlier in the week. I love my job! Anyways, it was mostly relaxation for the first part of the day. We did occasionally play a game of Wii for awhile. RAC is trying to get Mario Cart Wii down pat so she can race me.

Kmewalt and K&A Wags, RAC and I decided that for the evening we were going to have dinner and go see the new Indiana Jones movie: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. But first, the fun...teaching RAC to drive Calie...WAHOO

RAC had driven a manual transmission only a couple of times (one of those was on a 4-wheeler) and so she was a little nervous. I was not worried at all...the cars still under warranty :-) Anyways there is a small stretch of road just down the ways from my apartment that was perfect. Though in RAC's opinion it was only long enough to get it into 3rd gear before you had to turn around. After several loops and a few kills later she was driving like a pro. I'm a good teacher...hehe:-)

After the driving lessons we headed over to meet K&A Wags at their place and ride with them to dinner at Portebello's. Dinner was fantastic, good food and good people. RAC had the crab cakes, said they were yummy and I had the chicken fingers...yum yum. It was then off to the theater to catch the newest installment of the Indiana Jones legacy. It did not disappoint, though there was some moments that were ...eh, I don't like that, but for the most part it was a fun movie. I recommend it! Off to Florida tomorrow!
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Taco Thursdays

800's, Margarita's, and Taco's!
Working long hours this week I accumulated enough time to leave early today (yes a Thursday) and head back to the apartment to hang out with RAC. With her triathlon fast approaching, she wanted to get in a run or two while she was down. So I offered up my running club that I attend as tonight was an unusual occurrence. PARTY TIME.

One of our runners, Meg, is leaving to go to bigger and greener pastures, so the club gave her a little going away party...and RAC wanted to be apart of the festivities.

The festivities began with a nice moderate 5 mile workout that included 4x800m intervals with a minutes rest in between each interval. It was a good workout, just a little humid though there were some storms in the area to help cool down the air some. RAC held up just fine, go her!

We finished up at Zippy's Mexican restaurant for some burritos and margarita's! I had never been and it was a lot of fun. Its a converted gas station with a large outdoor bar area for games and hanging out when its nice out. All in all it was a good time and we even got some good storms out of the deal! Wahooo..
Cheers!

RAC is Back

RAC comes back today, I need to clean the apt...so no blog for today. Check back for our recap of our week though!
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Zachawii

Spring Is HERE!

Went for a run today and cleaned the ole apartment, that's about it. But I did notice that the apartment complex was truly into spring. Ok, spring has been upon us down here in the south for quiet awhile, but the true sign of spring is the first hatchlings. A few pairs of ducks around the LSU lakes have hatchlings, but the ducks around the lakes here at the apartment complex just showed up this weekend. There were (yesterday) two hatches of 6 hatchlings each, but today, there were only seven babies total. Something must have happened during the evening hours. Anyways, here is a shot of the proud parents!

Today RAC decided to emulate Zachawii and joined the ranks of the car buying fraternity (or sorority I guess, since she is a girl ). Not only did she purchase her new car, she also, like myself, ran a race RIGHT before doing so. So words of advice to anyone wanting to buy a new car. To solidify your decision, run at least 3 miles in a race format, and you WILL drive off in a new car. At least in our experiences you will:-)

RAC is now the proud owner of a silver 2008 Subaru Impreza. She was excited,surprised, and stunned that she overcame the doubts and fears that go through your head when making the decision to purchase your first brand new car. I like it...though I will be honest, Calie, in car terms, is dear to my heart. Awesome job RAC on doing something that you thought you would not do....those are some nice wheels you got there!

RAC Attack and the Olympics

RAC arrived today after a long and dreary flight. First, RAC flight was 'delayed' for four hours in Memphis due to 'mechanical' failure and was eventually canceled around midnight. So RAC arrived at around 1 PM (cst) today into "The Rouge" and I was so excited. RAC presented me with my 'late' birthday gifts and it was a good haul. A much needed new game for the Wii and Pullens new book, "In Defense of Food." I can not wait for either!

We settled in for the evening with a delectable dinner of pizza rolls and salad and went at the new Wii game, Mario and Sonic at the Olympics! The main characters from the world of Mario and Sonic come together to compete in the Beijing Olympics in 16 classic events and 4 "Dream Events." Classics include the 100m, 110 Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Fencing, Rowing, and gymnastics.

Strengths and weaknesses were hashed out and at the end of the day...NEW WORLD RECORD in the 100m. As it currently stands with Zachawii holding the record, its at a blazing 9.64 seconds. I feel that I have a 9.5 in the legs, just need to train a little bit more. Oh the fun we will have this weekend....and its only Thursday!
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