How as the Meet 'n Greet?

I want to hear all about it.  Hope you all had a good time and didn't get rained on too much.  Sorry I couldn't make it. 
We closed on the sale of our rental house tho, so now we've got some money to do some playing!  Can't wait to see what we decide to do.

Were Back

had a campfire with Cheryl and her mother and aunt on Friday night. Kristy and Pam  said originally that they may stop by but called to say they were already in their Jammie's and would not make it.

We met at the 5K at around 7ish the race started at 8. I passed out Brenda's Powder to every one, we began the race together but Kristy and Pam are much faster(left us in their dust) then Cheryl and I . so as Cheryl and I crossed the finish line, Kristy and Pam were there cheering us across. Cheryl and I were the last of the 5Kers to finish. As a matter of fact they where pulling the 5K signs in as we passed them. LOL. 

I finally did one official race. and I finished it. last but I finnished it. Could not have done this one year ago.
 
We had lunch in an outdoor patio of an Irish pub and after Pam and Kristy were on going to go home. So Cheryl and her family and My hubby and I walked down to the craft fair. (MORE WALKING)  As we looked at the crafts  Cheryl's group and My DH and I sort of drifted apart. We would pass each other up in the isles every  so often. then we saw Cheryl and she said she saw Kristy and Pam and they could not find their car. (hay dude where did I park the car) about 5 minutes later I saw them looking for their car, during our chatabout that Kristy, must have remembered a land mark of where the car was so they went on and DH and I started (MORE WALKING) to our vehicle. After I got into my truck I called to see if Kristy and Pam got to their car, they said they did and were one the road home. 

DH and I left for home trailer in tow this am and Cheryl and  her family are staying one more day so they Can enjoy a hot air balloon ride tomorrow.

It was fun sorry you all missed it.
Hope you can join us next time.
I think we should plan some thing around  Lancing or Saginaw, (Midland maybe) next time,
What do you all think.
And what kind of activities are in that area and when would be a good time to have the next one.

I think August is out cause I am planning the OH conference in OH.

 Hey Jan 

So sorry you couldn't make it to Holland. We missed you.  Looks like Mary covered the details of the weekend. It was nice to meet up with folks for some sweating together and eating together. hehehe

Kristy and I were so tired after the race. Getting up at 6am to get ready for the race --- that was crazy! Who the heck plans a race for 8am? Those Holland people are slightly insane. This was my first race of the season and with my crazy schedule, I haven't been working out like normal.  So this 5k race was a stretch for me and figured I'd be lagging behind for sure. But I tried to keep up with Kristy for the race .... come to find out, she was trying to keep up with me.  LOL!  Not a bad strategy for both of us to get record times at the finish line, huh?

Mary - can you send me that photo?  I'd like to put it up on my blog, if that's OK with you. my email addy is pstremble at gmail.com  (wonder if I can photoshop my bad hair day away LOL).

Pam,

It's funny that you said 'who the heck plans a race for 8am'.  I have a few marathoner's at work, and just last week (I think it was Friday) one of them was talking about a 5k in A2 at 8 am Saturday.  I told her that that was the only reason I was not a runner.....it was the 7:30, 8:00 am starts. hahaha.

Edie

Here's how Brenda would plan a 5K:

Put tons of vendors all in a 5k long line.  Then you can just look at stuff as you are walking.  Also, have lots of cool drink and eating (healthy, of course) stations along the way.  Then, you would have prizes for the best dressed, most entertaining, etc. at the end.  No one gets a prize for finishing quickly.  Only for looking or acting fabulously.
Then, of course, there would be a big party after.
And all of this would start around 11:30am.  Oh yeah, and then there would be a massage for everyone after the "race" because we would be all worn out from "exercising".  And a spa to fix our toes from all the walking.
The End.

SIGN ME UP!!!!!  That's my kinda race....especially the massage!

Edie

 I have some influence over the Brooksie Way Half Marathon, ya know... I'll bring this  up at the next committee meeting and see if we can make it part of the race line up.  Maybe it can be its own separate race. The 5k Diva Shopping Stroll.  Mmm... I bet it'd get a TON of participants. Especially if we planned it down at the Somerset Mall. 

Pam,
The question is: how are we going to sell this as a healthy lifestyle activity?  I haven't figure that one out yet!

Count me in  . . this would be my kind of race!

LOL

Kristy

Well count me in

But remember that real Divas have someone else do their bidding for them. lol
so can we get beautiful buff dudes to do the Physical part of the race for us then give us those toe massages.