Never Quit Beach Fest

Well the race I have been training for came and went. There was a lot of hard work and hours of swimming and running that went into a race that took a little bit more than an hour.

Just a little information on the Never Quit Beach Fest : This event was inspired by Captain Gerard Petroni, his family and the local health and medial community that helped Gerard cross barriers that most believed not possible. The community watched a man overcome and defeat the odds with a Never Quit attitude, strong faith in God, and the unending love and support of his family. Out of Gerard’s stroke and brain bleed, bad turned to good and a story of hope and prevention developed that can now be shared so that all my benefit.

After approximately 5 months of not being able to adequately communicate, Gerard Petroni was asked if he could write anything on a piece of paper, what would he write? Gerard wrote the words..."Never Quit."

This Event was founded on five principles:

Faith: Encouraging people to live a Purpose Driven Life.
Family: A day of great fun for everyone to come together.
Healthy lifestyle: Healthy foods, challenging physical activities, and preventative health check-ups.
Our Armed Services: Honoring the spirited people who both support and serve our country
Take on a Never Quit approach to Life: A day of challenges: no matter what life throws at you, a Never Quit attitude will allow you to finish life’s race.

I loved the time I had with this race because I did something I had never done before by doing a triathlon type race and I enjoyed it with my family. It meant so much to have our family come together to enjoy this race. I will Never QUIT For my family!!!!

This race has inspired me to continue on training for a triathlon. My fear of riding a bike since my freshman year of college has hindered me to get back on my bike. Last year, when I moved to Buffalo I bought a cheap bike off craigslist knowing that I didn't want to pay much for a bike if I didn't ride it. Today, I got back on my bike and rode into campus. It is about three miles. Nothing big but you have to start somewhere, Right?

This could be a start of a new adventure!!!!

Mother's Day Weekend

This weekend my mom came up to visit me for the weekend. I am so thankful we have such a wonderful relationship. She is my best friend. On Friday, we were going to PF Changs to enjoy some lettuce wraps( my favorite ) and wine. However, they told us it was an hour and half wait. we decided to go to Bravo, where neither one of us had been before. We have 3 different appetizers that was quite a meal. We went to the movies and saw " Something Borrowed". This was definitely a chick flick! I loved it now I need to read the book. We finished off the evening with Caramel Macchiato martinis back at Bravo.

On Saturday, We went for a run because we are training for a race in two weeks!!!! After the run, we went to Elmwood Village. It was such a beautiful day, a little chilly out of the sun but we went to all these unique shops, it reminded me of Five points in Jacksonville( a little arts district). We stopped into a restaurant called Cole's to enjoy the derby and some dinner. They were having a derby party there so we enjoyed watching all the ladies dressed up in hats and the men all in their suits. We kinda wished we had a hat. We were definitely cheering for the woman jockey in pink, Pants on Fire!!!!

On Sunday, after church, we went exploring for a brunch place and found a place on the marina that has been closed for two year for renovations. It was a wonderful brunch place right on the water. It was a little too cool to sit outside but we sat by the window looking out to the water. We enjoyed a full brunch and mimosas.( Our favorite holiday drink). Our exploring did not stop there, we went down to the harbor and drive on the edge of Lake Erie. It was such a beautiful day! Unfortunately, mom had a flight to catch so Scobee and I took her to the airport and then went on an adventure ourselves. We went walking down in delaware park and elmwood village( where we visited yesterday). He is definitely tired from the excitement of the day and meeting other people and dogs! I had a great weekend! I cant wait to go home in a week and half for the never quit challenge. This is a 5k run, 500 swim and 1500 paddle.