October Fest 2011

This was our first time going to the October Fest up by us.  It was pretty good but a little pricey.  So we were sitting at a table with Werner, Clare, Jen (Clare's friend), Jen and I eating and drinking what you normally do and they started to play a game.  There was a woman walking around passing a rubber chicken to all the women like hot potato.  When the music stopped, that woman would have to go to the stage and compete in a yodeling contest.  It was funny because most of them had more than enough to drink.

Next thing you know it, my Jen quickly whispered to me, "ignore the lady!!" I wasn't really sure what she was talking about until the same lady came by passing the chicken now to men.  So two guys passed it to me and I quickly got up to pass it to the next guy but the music stopped abruptly.  Then I hear a bunch of laughs and I looked around finding out it was about me.  

Everything after that was a blur but this is what happened...

Don't laugh too hard... OK!!!

Aruba Vacation 2011

What a memorable vacation.  On August 20th, 2011 I proposed to my future wife Jen.  A moment I will never forget.  It was perfect!!

This was also the first time our kids go to Aruba and it was a hit!!!  Aruba is such a beautiful place with white sand beaches and blue crystal clear water.  The sun was hot, not that windy and the weather was great.  

We stood at the Marriott Surf Club.  They had a lazy river, slide and a few jacuzzis.  This place was great... relax, relax... relax.

We had an ocean front view on the 11th floor.  One day while I was out there enjoying the view I noticed a rainbow.  This was the most beautiful rainbows I have ever seen.  I was able to see the beginning and end of the rainbow.  It was amazing... see below.

Here are a few slide shows of our vacation.  I hope you enjoy them.

This was at the Ostrich Farm.  We could not stop laughing when feeding animals. 

This was at the Butterfly Farm

I hope you enjoyed all of the pics.  We had a great time and plan on doing this again. 

Spartan Race, Tuxedo, NY 6/5/11

Spartan Race!!!




June 5, 2011

Are you touch enough

This had to be one of the toughest things I have ever done in my life!  No kidding, I had no clue what the course consisted of or the type of terrane it was on.  All I knew was the run would be approximately 3 miles with 10 obstacles.  So I trained to run 3 miles... Boy was I wrong.

The race took place on the Tuxedo Ridge Ski Center.  Hills, hills, hills. 

My heat was at 10am on Sunday June 5, 2011.  The heats ran every 30 minutes from 8am to 2pm. It was packed and a lot of fun.

The beginning to the end.

What I looked like before the race.  Still have no clue what is about to happen.

It's almost time.

Still excited and nervous.

This was the beginning to my race.  This first hill was a wake up call.  I was not prepared!!

Watch till the end of the video... too funny

This was our first obstacle.

This was fun.  A wet soapy wall.

This is a better look of that wall.

This is the second set of 30 burpees.  See if you failed an obstacle, you had to do 30 burpees. 

Talk about mud!! We had to crawl uphill in mud under barbed wire.  Before this obstacle, I have already done 3 sets of burpees.  My upper body was week and numb.  Mud was pouring down the hill in your face.  It was crazy.

Look how far we had to go.

This says it all.  

The finish line.

They just couldn't make it an easy finish. 

What a run!!

We did it!!

Overall, this was a great race and a wonderful experience.  I have decided to keep it up and run more of these races.  My next one is on September 24, 2011.

The Super Spartan in Staten Island, NY.  It will be a big challenge.  It's an 8 mile run with 15 obstacles.  

Wish me luck!!!