First Day of School

Chris had his first day of orientation for his MBA program at OSU last week so we took a few traditional "First Day of School" Photos because I won't actually be here to take photos on his first day of class due to a trip to NY for work.

Chris ready for orientation. Business causal is their "uniform" while attending Fisher:


Chris and I, self portrait:



So far we've attended two Fisher events and I'm enjoying meeting the other students ant their spouses...very similar to the "forced fun" that we attended when Chris was in the military. There is even a "Fisher Partners" group we can join to hang out with other couples and one of them even lives near us!

And on an unrelated note, I colored my hair dark for the fall...a much needed change:

Gifts for Baby Canty

Here are a few photos of the gifts that I made for baby Canty...due it two weeks to our friends Mike and Kendra. We are so excited for them and I was so happy to be able to attend the shower while we were in NC.


Stuffed animals, I LOVE these and they will become a baby gift staple!




The whole gift package...the bib needs work still:


The baby quilt:



Spit up cloths with style:


Kendra and Mike with our gifts :)

So much going on...and no desire to blog about it!

Maybe it's because Chris is back and we hanging out together but I've had no desire to sit down and blog about our happenings...sorry. Here's the abbreviated version:

Went to UK/Ireland for a friends wedding, see previous post here. We had an awesome time seeing the sites (London, Crantock, Dublin and Doolin) with our friend Grant. We also met up with Lea, Yonel and of course, the groom Ben.

Shortly after our trip Chris moved back to Ohio, FOR GOOD! I flew down for the weekend to see my girlfriends in NC and then we drove home. We've been working on house stuff and just enjoying the day-to-day experience of living together again (dog walks, grilling, Wednesday night sand volleyball ect.)

Chris signing out of Ft. Bragg:



Chris turned 27! We celebrated with a family cook out, homemade cheesecake and homemade mint ice cream. Thanks to all to made the trip to Columbus to spend time with the birthday boy. It wasn't an OSU theme'ed party but it sure seemed that way from the gifts he received :) Chris will be decked out when he starts school next month at Fisher.

We did beer can chicken, red skinned potatoes, asparagus, zucchini and squash on the grill...so good!



Chris working the grill:



The next big event in our lives is school starting. My first day back to Capital is tomorrow and Chris starts orientation in September.

Not a recent photo, but on showing Max getting into the spirit for OSU football :)

Our UK Adventure!

Sprint Triathlon Overview

As many of you know, on Sunday I completed my first sprint triathlon: the Trek Women Series Sprint Triathlon at Buckeye Lake. Brittany invited me to participate and I'm glad I did, it was a great experience! The sprint consisted of a 1/2 mile swim, 12 mile bike and 3.1 mile run. We started and ended in the water, swimming to start and thanks to a downpour, a very wet run. Here's the breakdowns:

Sonya:
Clock Time 01:38:59
Overall Place 116 / 249
Division Place 15 / 27
Swim 00:17:39
Swim rank 153
Trans1 00:02:59
Bike 00:49:54
Bike rank 155
Mph 14.4
Trans2 00:01:01
Run rank 80
Run 00:27:24
Pace 00:08:50

Brittany:
Clock Time 01:41:15
Overall Place 140 / 249
Division Place 15 / 17
Swim 00:15:49
Swim rank 114
Trans1 00:04:25
Bike 00:52:31
Bike rank 187
Mph 13.7
Trans2 00:01:19
Run rank 67
Run 00:27:09
Pace 00:08:45

Here's my take on the whole thing:
1. When I look at the break down my first thought is OH MY GOSH, a 8:50 run pace (um, I'm a 10 minute miler...have been for years so this is super fast for me). Granted I wasn't running a marathon or a 1/2, just three miles but still....I'M NEVER THAT FAST (must have been the rain).
2. I would definitely do it again, so fun! (Thanks Brittany for inviting me)
3. The swim was the scariest part but once I got into the water and away from the other swimmers, I felt much better.
4. It was nice to do something other than run miles and miles and I've enjoyed getting back to biking and swimming.

Overall a very positive experience and I would recommend it to anyone!

Hot, Hot, Hot

It's been hot here, way too hot to turn on the oven so Chris and I made pizza on the grill this week. It was a success!

More Projects!

Here are a few more of the projects that I've been working on...easy quick projects (but CUTE!!)

Passport holders for Lea and I on our UK adventures next week:








And finally, Alicia's graduation gift is finished. I hope she puts it to good use exploring the sites and scenes of Washington DC!


I've got a few more projects on my list before school resumes in the fall but those are still in works :)