If only we were billionaries

I would probably buy a boat and a waterfront house. This past weekend confirmed that. Sunday night we drove up to Wolfeboro, NH to spend Memorial Day at a friend's family lakehouse on Lake Winnipesaukee. The views were breathtaking and because bad weather was forecasted, the lake was nearly empty and we pretty much had it all to ourselves. The trip included eating delicious food (as usual), a rope swing, boating, wake surfing, paddle boarding, the hilliest run of my life and a game of Intense Uno (and it really was intense). Just a side note on Intense Uno: The winner of each hand makes up a new rule for the next round and the rules accumulate with each round. One rule included running around the large sectional after yelling Uno, then making it back to your seat before your next turn. This ended up with a little pushing, sweating and panting. I don't think I can ever go back to regular Uno again.

This picture does not do the rope swing justice.  We did have one near serious accident when someone missed the ball when jumping off the platform and ended up dragging their legs along the steps.  Ouch!  Luckily there were no broken bones.

David's jump.

The instructions and pep talk for us newbies.

Dave is so good, without ever getting in the water, he could wake surf while holding Thomas.

Ashley....9 months pregnant and being induced in 1 week.  

Me, trying to get the hang of it, but not really wake surfing :).

The gang.  Plus little baby James sleeping under the steering wheel.

Paddle boarding looks extremely easy.  So easy that I was confident I could do it with my clothes on and not get wet.  Luckily the water was not choppy and there were hardly any boats to make waves, so I did pretty good...right up until I ran the board into the dock.  The board flew back, my legs slid forward.  David was luckily able to grab my arm and catch me before catastrophe struck.  Fortunately only my bum and legs got wet!

The boat ride to town for dinner and ice cream.

It's only appropriate to get a picture in front of the famous Bailey's Ice Cream where they give you a lot for a little. 

Then we went back to the house, finished up packing and returned to reality.  Until next trip. 

Just a little video of my rope swing excursion. 

Keeps getting better and better.

David and I have fallen in love with our little neighborhood and I honestly didn't think it could get any better... and then today while I was out running errands, I walked past an Indian food market. I have probably walked past it dozens of times and never noticed it until today. It's literally 2 blocks from our apartment and I think it may have solidified my desire to stay in Boston a while longer. I picked up some garam masala that I have been searching for and desperately needed for one of our favorite dishes, Butter Chicken.

Just a few more Ragnar pics...

Amazingly out of about 365 teams overall, we (Electric Mayhem) came in 13th. And out of just the mixed open regular teams we came in 1st. Yeah for our awesome team! During this relay, I have to admit I was really proud of myself. For each of my 3 runs, I had my fastest recorded pace for an outside run. My pace was between 7:41-7:45 min/mile for each leg. This gives me motivation to work harder and push the limit. I felt great, except for maybe leg 3 when my legs felt heavy. David paid me a great compliment and said I looked strong out there. It was also exciting to see a runner in the distance,to catch them and then pass them.

David geared up for his night run. 

Amy and Kristin

Is this not gorgeous!  

Jeff K. and I.  Jeff may or may not have run one of his legs in only underwear and then in an attempt to moon us as we drove by, mooned the poor lady that was running about 10 feet behind him.

Jeff A. on the beach at the end of my third leg which happened to end with a 100 ft climb up the sand which peaked on the beach overlooking the ocean.  It was a beautiful place to end, but kind of a cruel way to end a run when your legs are already spent.  I guess I should be glad it was only 100 ft.  Ken had to run an entire mile on the sand for the last part of a leg.  And, we are not talking packed, hard sand.  It was loose, can't get good traction kind of sand.

David gutting through his last run with an injured calf. 

The team.  

Amy and Kristin.  These two were our veteran Ragnar runners.

Catch up in pictures....

Mom and Dad Bailly visit Boston in March:

Duck Tour

They even let me drive along with all the little kids.

 Bunker Hill Monument.  Third trip up.  

I figured out the only way to come out pain free the next day is to take it slow.

 Even David's parents did it!  

 Beth sure is happy to be heading back down.

 Tour of "Old Ironsides", the USS Constitution

Trip to Newport, RI with a friend to see the Mansions:

 "The Breakers".  This was a summer home.  Really, it was.

Pretty magnificent and the ocean is literally right behind their backyard. It's beautiful.

Boston Marathon 2012:

We live a block off the course and got front row seats with some friends, Nicole and Justin, that were visiting from Virginia.  It definitely motivated me to run another marathon. 

Boston Red Sox game with Justin:

11 runners + 23 hours + 176.4 miles = Cape Cod Ragnar Relay May 11th and May 12th:

David and I at the start of Van 2's legs.  We are still fresh and clean.  This changes in about 2 1/2 hours.

 Jeff, our friend from California, flew in to race with us.  He was incredible and it was fun to watch him  at 1am pick off runner after runner.  He ran right about 6 min miles for 9 miles and this was his second leg. 

 Jeff and Amy (team captain, Dr. Teeth).

 Pretty happy to have all my legs completed and a chance to see the ocean.

David during his last leg of the race and the last leg of the entire relay.

 Happy to be done!  But would do it again in a heartbeat.

**More relay photos to come.