We haven't had a lot of picture-worthy events, but got a lot done - wedding thank-yous finished by mid-February - yay! Ed and I have been watching Babylon 5 (one of his favorite shows ever) on DVD - we're in the middle of season 4 (out of 5). :)
We've enjoyed seeing some live shows as well - Ed and I went to Stomp! in January, and the Cirque de Soleil show Kooza for Valentine's Day. I went to the Alvin Ailey 50th anniversary show on a girls' night out. Speaking of Valentine's - we had a very fun, busy day. We started out driving up to the mountains of north Georgia to help some friends move furniture out of their flooded basement so that it could be dried professionally. Since we were close to Amicalola State Park, we decided to climb to the top of the falls - only neither of us realized it was 600 stairs!! Here we are at a rest stop half way up.
Then we high-tailed it back to Atlanta for Kooza....
And then had a raclette dinner with some friends from work! A very fun day!!
And then had a raclette dinner with some friends from work! A very fun day!!
Ed played mixed doubles tennis with his mixed doubles team that he has been playing with for several years - most Sunday afternoons, I would hang out with the tennis team and root for Ed.
With my tennis star after another victory. :)
We have finally gotten the work on on our kitchen remodel started! The first step was the steel beam to support our second floor so we could take the load-bearing studs out and open up the space. Here are all the supports going up to support the new joists - looks like we're building more walls!
Here comes the steel beam!
And being hoisted into place!
There's the steel beam in place now! More kitchen progress pics to come. :)
The last weekend of February, Ed and I drove down to Grayton Beach, FL for the Seaside Half-Marathon. My medical school roommate, Hilary Ann, was down with her daughter, Jacquie, and her mom, and we all stayed with our friend Lee, who lives there. (Same place we went to in October with friends) Here's Jacquie!! She's getting cuter and cuter!
Unfortunately, race day dawned very cold!! In the low 40s, with wind gusting 25 MPH and a windchill in the low 30s! Fortunately, Lee had some ear warmers and a glove to lend me! It was brutally cold at first, but I finally got comfortable, although I never shed a layer! I have been training for the Atlanta marathon at the end of March, and had done longer runs, so 13.1 miles didn't feel too bad, and I went faster than I meant to. :) HilaryAnn did the 5K and then found me at about 12 miles and ran the last mile with me. HilaryAnn's mom did the half-marathon. Lee took care of Jacquie at home to keep her out of the nasty weather, and Ed braved the elements to be at the finish line to take this picture. ;)
Unfortunately, race day dawned very cold!! In the low 40s, with wind gusting 25 MPH and a windchill in the low 30s! Fortunately, Lee had some ear warmers and a glove to lend me! It was brutally cold at first, but I finally got comfortable, although I never shed a layer! I have been training for the Atlanta marathon at the end of March, and had done longer runs, so 13.1 miles didn't feel too bad, and I went faster than I meant to. :) HilaryAnn did the 5K and then found me at about 12 miles and ran the last mile with me. HilaryAnn's mom did the half-marathon. Lee took care of Jacquie at home to keep her out of the nasty weather, and Ed braved the elements to be at the finish line to take this picture. ;)HilaryAnn and I at the end!
Though it was freezing in Florida, it was snowing in Alabama and Georgia! We waited to leave until it finished snowing, but it was a winter wonderland on the way home! Fortunately, the roads were clear and we made great time on the way home!
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