Back from Vacation

Nick and I returned from Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The stories along with pictures will come later this week. Nick will be writing them since he hasn't been writing any postings since the beginning of the year. Plus, he's a better story teller than I am. It is unfortunate that we don't have many good pictures from the trip because our camera was on its last days. Some pictures came out very "psychedelic"...something is wrong with the colors and focus on the camera. We were considering buying another camera prior to the trip and this just confirms that we NEED one.

In other news, on friday I "graduated" from my leadership class. It was held at a Disney hotel and we were honored with the presence of "graduate" Mickey Mouse himself.

Prior to the graduation (and Mickey showing up) there was a cocktail hour. We all had drinks in hand when the announcement was made that we needed to head to the ceremony room. As we were lining up (drinks in hand, still) by last name, Mickey Mouse comes to lead the line into the room. That's when we were told that no alcoholic drinks are allowed in the same room as Mickey Mouse. So, we all had to chug our drinks before going into the ceremony room. Mind you, I had not had dinner yet so I was very worried that the wine would hit me right as I walked up the steps to the mini stage. I contemplated walking barefoot (the 2 classmates next to me highly suggested it) but I decided against it and managed to keep my 4" heels on and walk straight.

Yesterday, I attended the Mid-Florida Muscle Classic- a bodybuilding competition. My trainer/friend was competing so the "Saturday poker" gang all went to cheer him on. Although usually I think the competitors look gross (some actually were), it was quite inspirational to see the over 50/over 60 age categories for men and women. We all sat there wishing that we would have the discipline these people have at that age. There was a Ms. Fitness competition (beauty pageant like) and there was a 41 year old woman who had just given birth 8 months ago competiting. We were all awed by her....how does she do it?

Below is a picture from my crappy camera of my friend...he looks like the "Oscar" award!