Mike Completed His First 70.3 Triathalon

Last weekend, Lawrence held the second Ironman 70.3. For those that aren't familiar that's a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run. Mike participated and finished in 5 hours and 10 minutes. I was out there to cheer him on all day.

Transition 1 - where they come out of the lake and grab their bike.

Mike and Mike suited up for the swim.

The beginning of the swim course at Clinton Lake.
Mike coming to the end of the bike course.
Mike running to the finish line.

Padres Home Opener

We went to the Padres Home Opener a couple of weeks ago against the Dodgers. We lost, but it was a great day for baseball.

We are sporting our free opening day caps.

Theresa's Dad Visits

My dad and his girlfriend, Deanna, came out for a visit over Labor Day weekend. We took them around to see a lot of San Diego while they were here. We had a great time hanging out and doing some things that Mike and I hadn't even done in the area yet.

This bull seal is named Boris, according to one of the La Jolla lifeguards. He is only 1/3 of his full grown size. He was posing on a rock for everyone it seemed, although he was really guarding his territory. The lifeguard said the wound on his rear is probably the result of fighting with another seal.

We went on a dinner cruise in the San Diego harbor.

We went wine tasting in Temecula, which was something we hadn't done yet. It was fun, but hot!

We also went to the Del Mar horse races and had a blast. This was also our first time to the races and we live like 5 minutes from the track. Mike and I pretty much broke even on our gambling, although I had the biggest payout in one race.

KU-Kstate Game Weekend

We tried to get tickets to the KU-Kstate basketball game in Lawrence over the weekend, but we were not able to find tickets less than $200 a piece. We watched the game at The Wheel, a local bar close to campus, with friends and had a great time.

We enjoyed being able to see our friends, the Roddys, from Minnesota as well.

Thanks to our friends, Brant and Bridget, for letting us crash at their house (The Bransion) Fri night! Mike really enjoyed beating (actually crushing) Brant at ping pong....again!

KU Basketball in Cali!

We went up to LA for the KU-USC game with Zac and Jama this past Sunday and enjoyed a KU win!

Vegas Nov 24-26

This is a late post, but I was waiting for pictures. Last weekend, we went to Vegas for a couple KU basketball games. We left Friday morning, the day after Thanksgiving. We checked into Excalibur (they had the cheapest rate for the weekend) and went to the KU-Ball State game Friday night. I was impressed by all the KU fans there, Mike kept saying it was like a home game.

After the game on Fri, we met up with some friends and went to dinner at the Voodoo lounge at the top of the Rio hotel. I'd never been there before, the view was awesome. We gambled a little afterwards...and lost, so we called it a night about 2:30am. It seems that when Mike and I go to Vegas together, we lose when we gamble.

Saturday night was the big game against number 1 Florida. KU ended up with a victory in overtime. The place was packed with KU fans and they were heard throughout the entire game.