"c" is for...

two chickadees and a canine!

sloppy (g.i.) janes

yesterday my friend and i raced (or, participated is probably a better verb choice) in the stone bay mud run on base at camp lejeune. it was a 4-mile off-road, obstacle-laden course at the stone bay rifle range. along the winding mud-ridden forest paths were obstacles including fallen tree hurdles, tire agility, hills galore, scaling walls, tunnels, multiple mud pits and crawling through mud under a netted (apparently barbed wire was a safety concern?!) clearance. it was by far the most fun race i have ever done before (aside from triathlons, that is)! since all obstacles were optional though, it was impossible to accurately gauge race times, thus why i say 'participated' instead of 'raced' :) we raced as a team - we were the 'sloppy (g.i.) janes' - get it? sloppy joes only the female version, incorporating both mud and military? pretty clever. this one is DEFINITELY on the schedule again for next year!!

some poor soul's lost shoe from the quick sand-esque mud pit


one of the mud pit rivers

me trudging through a mud pit

my friend katrina at the same photo op locale

full body shot post-race!

poky little puppy

caught red-handed. not one pair of shoes. not two. not three, or even four. FIVE pairs attacked, er, apparently used as toothpicks, over the span of one afternoon left alone with free reign of the house...if you can believe it though, this was her first offense.

victim #1: shredded rain boots

victim #2: cycling shoe strap, truncated

victim #3: gnawed boots

victim #4: j.crew shoes, chewed

victim #5: nibbled sandals