OUR DAY TOGETHER
4th of July was different this year! My husband usually does this race (only 3.5 miles). This year, he wanted to do it ALL TOGETHER...AS A FAMILY!!! Tiki & Dad on one board, and me on my own...ON MY OWN...AHHHHH!!! when the flag went down, I started decent. about 2 miles in...I kept thinking "WHAT WAS I DOING THIS TO MYSELF FOR??!?!!" My friend be FORE the race was nervous ...blaming me..."HOW, did i let you talk me into this???" SHE FINISHED BEFORE I DID!!! AWESOME. Pregnant moms, doing great , little kids...about 400 contestants. My time??? 49:56 not great by any means....but I DID IT!!! I didn't realize that it is harder than it looks. worse part was , in the finishing stretch, the winds were blowing me back.. i wanted to paddle on my knees, but I could just hear Tiki , "MOM, KEEP TRYING!!!" so, i didn't. Alika was gracious enough to go along side me. Him & Tiki could of been done soooo fast, but he wanted to cross the finish line TOGETHER!!! Had a AWESOME DAY!!! Tiki took pictures , but i didn't give her my water camera, we bought a "old fashion" one that i actually have to turn in & get developed!!! HOW ODD!! :)
posted by Dina @ 11:15 AM
5 Comments:
what a great family day! did you mean 2 miles out to sea? wow!
Amazing!!! You know what they say about a family that sticks together.....lots of good stuff.
It sounds like a lot of hard work but a lot of fun too. I'm really looking forward to seeing your pics!
Sounds like Alika knows what is important. Family, sticking together! A great memory for you all. Great exercise, but soooo much fun!!!!
You are awesome! What a cool family memory - now that it's over!! Tiki must be very proud of you - just as proud as you are of her!
Just catching up on my reading here ... :)
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