dora the explorer: i ain't no sissy ...

a huge happy birthday to my amazing friend and true kindred running spirit dave - aka 'running god'. his attitude towards life is beyond inspiring, and i continue to admire his strength and positive outlook in dealing with the shit hole cancer which has had the nerve to invade his little body. i got this message from him just the other day, 'i ran 8k+ on the tely 10 route this morning, a personal best distance since starting chemotherapy in the fall. yes !!!'

i love this guy !!!!!

me and the little one went to andreaaaaaaa's for easter dinner last night. vito smoked a ham and tossed together a bunch of veggies for a purely paleo meal! thanks vito - you da best!

andreaaaaaaaaaaa decided to go into the egg business this year, so she and vito brought in a bunch of chickens. figured i'd get some pics for my favorite sister - who LOVES chickens!

careful shar, some of them are 'getting organized' and trying to escape ...

okay ladies - get laying !

before dinner, i had spent the afternoon running up and down the hills of hockley!

bloodroot in bloom ...

love the creeks ...

someone's been busy ...

stoopid burpees had to be done ...

wahoo! 4 and a half hours and i felt great! thanks coach d - you're awesome!

and speaking of bucking furpees - saturday i went into crossfit with the full intention of doing snatches and double-unders. much to my surprise, the mighty one decided, in his ultimate wisdom, and with his gruffest rocky balboa voice, that we should do the sissy test. translation = 210 kettlebell swings AND 210 burpees! the conversation went like this: 'but i only have to do 57 today' "you can bank them for tomorrow." 'that's not allowed.' "sucks to be you." *sigh*

and so, after all that, i opted for an old lady ride on the rail trail on the misfit. even that just about killed me ...