My 35th

I turned 35 earlier this month while we were on vacation.  I kicked of the celebration that morning by running from WI to MN and back via the Richard I. Bong memorial bridge.  Mike came with me for moral support... and to carry my water; he's a good husband!  It was a 4.5 mile run and the scenery was fantastic. The traffic noise however was a little more than I had bargained for.  All the years I lived in Superior, I had never crossed that bridge on foot, now I can cross it off my bucket list.

When Mike and I got back from our run, my adorable 7 year old twin nieces (Madeline & Lauren) had created a "surprise" party for me.  There were streamers and signs all over the house.  There was even a cake!

The whole family spent the afternoon adventuring at Spirit Mountain.  We rode the Timber Twister alpine coaster and the Timber Flyer zip line.  I thought the zip line was a bit more like a giant swing than a zip line, but if you've never been zip-lining before this is an easy introduction... a little less intimidating.

The celebration continued that evening when we all (Mike, Warren, me, Matt, Rena, Madeline, Lauren, Mom, Doug, Dad, Sally, Millie, Patty Jo) went out to dinner at a teppanyaki style restaurant.  It was fun, although Warren slept through most of dinner; he did wake up in time to eat my ice-cream.

It was a great day and I was happy to be able to spend it with family.



Morning Run Face




Surprise!

My Birthday Signs



the cousins playing together





Family Dinner





my kid can't stay awak in the car

 

The gang at dinner

W eating my icecream

Rocketfish Wireless Bluetooth Headphones

My husband gave me a pair of wireless headphones for my birthday and I love them!  They are so nice to wear while running.  It's great not to have a stupid wire bouncing around or pulling at you.  I picked this particular pair because I'm not a fan of ear buds or any type of head phone that goes into the ear.  I feel like they never fit right and they block out too much street noise (because I like to be able to hear cars and know what's going on around me while I'm running).  This pair sits on top of your ear and has a plastic piece that wraps around the back of your neck, without actually touching your neck, so they are comfortable.  I had no issue with them bouncing or falling out of place.  And I thought the sound quality was great.  Run right out and get yourself a pair!

Summer Vaca: Touring Duluth

While we were home visiting our family in Superior, we spent a perfect sunny summer day wandering Duluth.  We strolled the Lake Walk, Rose Garden, and Canal Park; just lovely.

Canal Park, Duluth MN

Canal Park Arial Lift Bridge, sail boats coming through

Leif Erikson Park & Rose Garden... W's "Bucket" Face

Leinenkugels :)

Lunch at Sir Benedict's Tavern on the lake

Superior Man Triathlon: Duluth, MN

While we were on vacation last month, Mike completed in the Superior Man 70.3 Triathlon.  He did awesome and finished with a time of 5:33.  Usually when Mike races, it's just Warren & me cheering him on.  This time we were back home with the family and took full advantage of having our own cheering section!  Here are some pictures of the event.

Yes, we had matching t-shirts made (and yes, I know how cool we are).
Team Burkholder
seventy point freaking three
TRI to Keep Up!

Summer Vaca

We've been on vacation since last week.  We are living it up back home in Wisconsin with our family.  Mike competed in the Superior Man triathlon on Sunday, August 26th, and finished with his best time ever (5hrs 33mins).  We had some special "Team Burkholder" t-shirts made just for the occasion.  It was a great day and the weather was beautiful.  I'll post some pics when we get home.