rained out

As you know, thanks to the previous countdown post, the Bearathon was scheduled for this past Saturday. Tate was ready to run the half marathon and I was ready to run/walk the heck outta that 5K. However, it rained and plans quickly changed. Sometimes it seems the most fun comes out of canceled plans. You end up doing little things in your free time that you normally wouldn't have done at all. The weekend didn't consist of running, but it was full of a birthday celebration, a father-in-law locked in a public restroom, a life-sized unproportional mannequin, magic tricks and a Baylor Bear victory!

Luckily, some pretty great friends and family traveled to Waco for the weekend too. Some were there in hopes of race, others were merely there for the t-shirt, and still got what they came for. Waco never disappoints. It's always a low-key place to have a good time. We celebrated Tate's 24th bday with our family at Mama Baris. It's fun that "our family" now includes 8.  Our Newlywed Sunday School teacher tells us that when you are married your family becomes 2 people, but we like to think of it doubling rather than being cut in half. The more the merrier! More people, more fun, more presents! Speaking of presents, our family met up with our friends at Lynley's apartment to open bday presents and eat cookie cake (Tate's fave, which we all appreciated).

Saturday was cold, wet and rainy. It had been warm all week until the yucky cold front decided to move in to welcome the first day of Spring. My heart goes out to all of those Stu-Fuers that stayed up all night setting up the race only to tear it down the next morning. But you know what they say, "Every cloud has a silver lining"- in this case, sleeping in. After we slept in (kels & me) and ate breakfast (everyone else), the group full-filled their gender roles quite nicely. The boys went went to the gym, met some strangers and played the longest game of basketball known to man. Meanwhile, the girls shopped at Spice, tied bows on wedding invitations and watched "One Fine Day." Actually, I think we just talked through most of it.  Three hours later, the blue and pink made purple (those of you that grew up riding chartered buses to youth camp get the color analogy) to watch our Bears move on to the Sweet Sixteen! Sic 'Em! We moved furniture and huddled together in Lynley's packed living room to watch the game. Following dinner and some unbelievable magic tricks by our friend "Blake the Mentalist", the weekend wound down by playing a few games of pool and watching Jordan make a new friend.

It was such a great weekend! Thanks to all our friends and family for making the trek to Waco. We didn't accomplish what we set out for, but we had a blast nonetheless!  The count down to Bearathon 2011 begins...