Baseball Game & A Dead Battery

On Tuesday night, Ryan Hales got some free tickets, through his work, for the Chuckars Baseball game. The game was pretty great. We lost by "1" point! Heartbreak! Missoula did have a sweet triple play rounding the homeruns to "5" in the 5th inning! It was pretty intense!

Um... So, I don't think the "entire" evening was fun. But, let me tell you what happened to us poor folk last night after the game. First, let me set the stage. Those in attendance to the "after party"... (and I use this term VERY lightly)

• Ryan


• Brittany


• Marie Pack


• Pili


• Adam


• Travis


• Jamie


• Jessica


• Zac Morris


• Bybee

(these last 5 sat in Trav's dad's box)

Okay, so after the game and the little children finish running the bases, Ryan, Britt, Marie, Adam and I go back to Adam's car. We put our things in the trunk, unlock the doors, pile in and then..... nothing. Adam's car didn't start. He left the lights on. Ryan and Britt venture to Ry's car, with no hope of having jumper cables.

So, blessed are the cell phones with service, I call Travis with no luck of answering. I then call Bybee, and blessed boy answered his phone. I asked if Travis had jumper cables, and he indicated yes! (Apparently, Ryan and Travis were on the phone... I thought it was because Travis was in the latrine.) =)

To our relief, this black stallion of a truck comes to our "rescue" out from the dark abiss, and pulls up along side our car. We all jump out, wires etc were hooked up, and then.... nothing. We move the ground to another spot... nothing. At this moment, everyone has his/her hands, or head, or feet etc... anywhere and everywhere inside this vehicle to "try to figure it out". No luck.

Basically, we waited for just about a good 2 hours total for "RON, The tow truck guy" to arrive at our rescue. (Ron, the tow truck guy, is not replacing "Taylor, the Latte Boy"... you can use your imagination for the rest.) =) After all is said and done. Ron brings out his "jumper box" (same as Travis), and guess what? THE STUPID CAR STARTED!!!

The funny thing was, we didn't see this little 3/4 x 1/2 inch sticker that said "Ground (-)", meaning we were supposed to put the black cable on this little screw looking thing! With all of us there NOONE saw that blasted sticker! Needless to say, we all felt like idiots. We thanked Ron, said our goodbyes and went home.

Hope you enjoy the pictures from the game and the video's as well.

Hello...

HAPPY WEDNESDAY EVERYONE!

Hope you had a great day! The week is almost over!

I need a break. I wish this weekend was going to be a relaxing weekend. To my dismay, the only full weekend I'm going to have to "relax" will be the last weekend in August. Time to tighten the reigns and hang on for the ride!

Results for MS 115

Today was our APFT. And, I failed! MISERABLY!

Funny thing is... I still get an "A" for perfect attendance! =) OH YEAH BABY!

Here are the results:

Push-ups: 26 (passed)
Sit-ups: 33 (failed... miserably!)
2 mile run: 22:40 (failed by 58 seconds... can you believe that?!?!) However, I did improve from the June 26 APFT. That time was 24:09.

I'm just happy that I completed it. So... yeah. I'm determined to run the 2 mile under 20 minutes by the end of this summer. (Training and running on my own.)

I'm going to start training for another 1/2 marathon. I don't know when I'm going to do another run, but I'd like to do another 1/2 before the end of the year is up. (Or, at least a 10K or 5K, or something to that effect.)

Anyway. Class is officially over. I'm still working out with the Major the rest of this week for kicks and giggles. Tomorrow we're running and Wednesday is circuit training! (I think I can enjoy the class without stressing over the exam.)

What have I learned and/or enjoyed from this experience?

• I enjoy working out by myself. Don't like other's with me. However, I do enjoy having to report my workouts to someone.

Cheers!

4th of July

J

Just updating this block with some of my favorite 4th of July pictures.

Lame, I know... I didn't take any pictures of my 4th of July celebrations. Well, actually I think I did... it was only of the parade though. (Which, of course, ROCKED!)

It's amazing how unpatriotic people have become. I didn't see one person stand any time the American Flag went by. (I would've stood if I were sitting, however, since I was standing, there you go.)

Thank you to ALL of the Veterans of every branch of service and in any capacity you've served.

Belated Celebration...

Happy Belated Canada Day!

One Love~

Happy Early Independence Day!!!!

Happy early 4th of July everyone!

For Carrie Baclayon

This is for you Carrie! =)

Update on MS 115

Well, since completing the 1/2 marathon, can you blame me if I'm a little tooooooo exhausted to exercise? (Please say no!)

So, yesterday, I go to MS 115 (not a schedule class day, but a great day to work out and exercise with other people), and we end up doing Swiss Seats (w/ ropes) and also doing our APFT to find out where we are at physically for when we have our final on the 9th. I must say that I was highly impressed with myself that I jogged the entire 8 laps around the track WITHOUT stopping once! Now THAT is a HUGE improvement compared to when we first did the APFT back in April. I just had to keep counting down the number of times left around the track, like I did with the number of miles I left during the 1/2 marathon. When taking the actual APFT, I think I'm going to wear my headphones to keep me motivated. I should put a few songs back to back that equal my goal time, so THEN, I can pace and gauge myself that way. I think I should finish training that way too! Ingenious idea!

Here are the requirements and my current stats and future goal stats:

Requirement to get 300 points:
p/u = 50
s/u = 82
run = 15:54

6/26/08 Stats:
p/u = 27
s/u = 35
run = 24:09

07/05/08 Goal:
p/u = 40
s/u = 55
run = 21:00

07/09/08 Goal:
p/u = 45
s/u = 70
run = 20:00

07/14/09 Goal: (Absolutely last day to "make-up" the APFT)
p/u = 50
s/u = 82
run = 15:54 or at least 19:00 (Major Esplin indicated that he wants us females to get in under 20 minutes)

Pray for me! I'm going to need it!

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Here are a few pictures of some pictures that were taken at Grandpa Rocks birthday. A nest was built in the front porch light of the Hinckley house. Good times! =)

Happy Birthday Grandpa Rock!

It was Grandpa Rock's birthday and here are a few of the pictures from his celebration.