What We've Been Up To

I've discovered that we're just not good bloggers. This realization came to us when a few friends told us that we're terrible bloggers, and we're good at picking up on those kinds of hints. The huge question that's on everybody's mind, now that we know who the next president will be, is "What has Jon and Lori been up to for the past few months?" I think a picture would say a lot here, so here you go.......

Excited Yet??










That's right, a baby is on the way. Before you start looking for my long gangly legs or Lori's huge feet, I should say that this isn't actually a picture of our baby. I found this little guys picture on the internet but the resemblence is uncanny, except that I think you can already see that our little guy is going to have a monsterous unibrow. No surprises there. I'll put one of ours on when I get a chance. But anway, it's a going to be a boy. We're pretty gitty at this point. Lori's gaining respect for the whole pregnancy ordeal. She doesn't think April will come soon enough, our due date is April 1. As far as other stuff, we've been working a lot and playing a lot.

I finished my first 100 mile race, the Bear.  It was an amazing experience and I'm already looking forward to my next 100.  The race started in Providence and ended at Bear Lake.  I ended up having some crazy stomach issues and vomited about 10 times between miles 25-50.  I ended up finishing slower than I had planned, but I guess I'll be satisfied with just a finish.   Here's some pictures.....

Here's my dad and I at the start.  If I look a little upset in the picture, it's because I blame him for getting me into this whole running thing.

A sunrise, a sunset, and a lot of vomiting later.  Here's Brian and I coming into The Franklin Basin aid station.  I ended up tagging along with Brian and his pacers, Rich and Dave, for 25 miles.  They helped me out with a huge morale boost after having been so sick and depressed for hours.

Brad Lewis, my pacer from 75-100, and I finishing off the last 50 yards in Fish Haven.

I wouldn't be standing in this picture if it wasn't for being able to just hang onto Lori.

A small taste of the scenery along the course.  This is looking across Tony Grove Lake at mile 50.  The aid station is on the other side of the lake.