I'm having a good day..."good" meaning I haven't been gagging and nauseated all day. Therefore I thought this would be an opportune moment to post. Are there toys all over my floor? Yes. Is there laundry to be folded? Yes. Is there a Halloween costume I have to start making for a little cowboy? Yes. But has it already been a month (almost) since my last post? Eek, yes. I feel justified. :-)
Last month we went to Ben's big race, LOTOJA (200 mile ride from Logan, UT to Jackson, WY... Lo to Ja...get it?).
Ben and the team took off from Logan at 5:45 am (crazy) meanwhile Logan and I slept and took our time getting ready to get on the road. We stopped at two of the feed zones while driving up to Jackson to witness Ben's pain, agony, sweat and tears... Oh, wait... I mean to love and support him along the way.
(Never mind Logan's mini-shorts and thighs in this picture...)
We also got to visit my Grandpa and Grandma Campbell's graves in Weston, ID. Haven't heard of it? Yeah, that's because it is in the middle of nowhere, but fortunately "the middle of nowhere" happened to be on our way. :-)
This was about 3/4 the way through the race and Ben's trying to stomach more food. Yuck. He burned thousands and thousands of calories during the ride so it was a battle to eat enough junk and high-caloric food to keep his body fueled. Wish I had that problem. :-)
Ben and some of his peeps.
Meet Brianne. Crazy mother of three who drove up to support her husband, Curtis, and swears she will never do it again. Ha ha.
This is what the kids were doing while waiting for the team to ride into this feed zone. Who says a string tied to a rock on the side of a road can't be a fun toy?
Ben finished at about 7:30 pm (right honey?) and due to user-error, there's no pic of Ben crossing the finish line. Go figure. Here he is with some of his teammates. And that's Paige in the pink. :-)
The cheering crew.
Logan's new discovery. It was a long, long day and I don't think I'll ever make that trek again, but it was fun to see Ben get to work so hard for something and then to achieve it.
And a BIG thanks to Katy and Russ for letting us crash at your house that night! It was so nice to stay somewhere like home!
And a BIG thanks to Katy and Russ for letting us crash at your house that night! It was so nice to stay somewhere like home!
9 comments:
i LOVE his mini shorts with his cowboy boots...he's so funny! and your way of commenting on everything just makes me laugh. ben's a stud, you're amazing for driving all that way while being sick, and we just love you guys!
Kristi! Can you believe we haven't talked since the time I brought your bike back to your house. That's not right. I need to call you this week. Ben's race sounds so crazy!!!
How did I miss that last post? So I was reading this post going, "What? You're sick??" Wahoo! Congrats! I hope you are starting to feel better/feel better soon! I can't wait to tell Nate!!
I am glad you had an okay moment to post this. Ben amazes me...200 miles! You amaze me...supporting Ben when you felt like junk! I hope you start feeling a lot better soon! I totally sympathize.
oh fun kris and thanks for putting the grave site in there.
You rock sis
love ya
Way to go Ben!! You are such an awesome, supportive wife Kris! I hope you are feeling better. I miss you!
So happy you made it to Weston.
That will be a memory for you.
Hope you have many more good days Kris. When do you have an ultrasound?
I also love his minishorts and boots. There is a guy in downtown portland who wears a similar getup but he is not as cute! I hope you are getting over the sick part soon especially since your annual halloween party is coming up. Love you sis.
K, I loved this post. and i'll fill you in later.. but you are in BIG trouble. BIG TROUBLE! you hear me???
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