Week of April 20th

So, this week is going to be a good one.

Michael's race season starts on Saturday with the Capitol Peaks 55K in the Olympia/Tumwater area. He is super ready for this race, he hasn't raced since Cle Elum Ridge 50K in September. He is ready to go. I have never seen him this ready for anything in his life and we have started to prepare for everything related to the race. I picked up ditty bags in a funky green color for his drop bags. He has actually started to fill them and label them for the race. We have his water and a cooler ready for his food/water for before and after the race. We are planning to leave home at 3am and driving to Olympia, so that we dont have to board pups over night.

Other great news: Steve's band is playing Studio Seven on April 24th as the headliners, the tickets actually say "Hextrip" and guests. Call me crazy, but I am thinking that I will be going (Michael needs his sleep and he has class that night). Then I will get up and go to work and come home and sleep!

Also in the AWESOME category is the fact that Zach just joined a unit that was deployed to Korea for several months and he is tentatively scheduled to go back to Korea with this unit in 18 months. This means we wont have to change our wedding day! Yay for 5/16/09. It also means that Zach and my mom with both come to Seattle for Christmas. I havent seen them for Christmas since 2001. I am a freak about Christmas and I am so excited because this is the first time anyone from my side of the family will visit Seattle. My mom will also be in time to help decide on some wedding details (or at least see some of the plans first hand.)