October update . . .

The newest thing in my life this month, is Boot camp. Yes, Boot camp. I have been getting up at 4:45 am every weekday morning and dragging my sleepy ass to Lakeshore park, only to have it kicked by 5 perky skinny girls demanding I perform push-ups, sit-ups etc. Oh, and I have to write down everything I eat in this little red book and turn it in every morning for one of these gals to read. Sounds horrible doesn't it? Actually I love it! I am obsessed and I feel great and so strong. My new goal is to become one of the instructors and put others through what I have been through this month.

OK let me back track a bit. Oct. 1st I went to the Bengals game in Cincinatti with Queen Holly. I had a most excellent time and I have decided that NFL football is as much fun (if not moreso) than college. I loved it! The Bengals do happen to be the absolute worst team in the NFL right now but I don't care. I am a fan for life.


That next week or so we hit the Skybox again for the Georgia game. Mr. Claussen invited us to come along and we had a GREAT time up there. Plus, the Schoenbergers were in town so they kept Simon! Mike and I got to hang out ALL night it was so much fun. I love sitting in the Skybox now. I took my own whiskey and people just kept bringing me diet cokes to mix it in, what a grand situation.



My mom came and spent the night with me one night while Mike was out of town and we had a great time and she brought Simon a MONKEY SUIT! WHOOHOO



The first session of my competitive swim clinic at Ft. Sanders West concluded this month and I got a picture on the last day of all of the cute kiddies.


Oh, we had our first swim meet this month. Farragut vs. Science Hill. We got our butts absolutely handed to us. Yeah, they whipped us. I have some opinions regarding why this happened and if you ask I will tell you later. Here Boogie and I are, looking defeated:

Also, we took all 50 kids on a big bus up to Johnson city and on the way back we stopped at McDonalds and this kid made a huge hamburger, look:



One beautiful thing about October, is Brewers Jam. A day of beer drinking, and, well, that is all you do. Simon spent the night in Chattanooga with his grandparents while Mike and I sampled every beer in sight. It was a most excellent time!


Mike has been doing the Pumpkin trains this month with his job and Simon got to go with him all day one day. He even got to ride on the golf cart.


OK, as the new social chair of the Knoxville track club, it is my duty to attend certain social events, such as, the Halloween Pub RUN!!!! See if you can spot me...


Those are the most interesting things about October so far. This update dedicated to Kristin Luna, who also contributed to the wonderfulness of October by visiting Knoxville.