Summer blogger slacker!

I am not a complete slacker this summer, just a blogger slacker. I have been having so much fun though! Since school has been out, I have been to two Sundown in the City's down on Market Square mall. Last night Smap and I rode down with Jen and Jay Smelser. We lucked out and had one friend (our friend Suzi, who owns World Grotto) invited us down to the VIP lounge at the World Grotto (free food and nice bathrooms), and then we noticed our friend Jay Nevans had his door open up at his office very close to the stage on Market Square. We got to listen to Robert Earl Keen (I think I spelled it correctly) from very close up. It was a fun show. I even went down to dance some with Jen. She and I somehow ended up in the younger age side (the kids were in their high teens to low twenties). It was amazing to see how old we really were just by standing in that section. We felt out of place so quickly moved.

Jen and I played golf yesterday with our friend Kimberly Pemberton. It was a BLAST. Jen and I agreed to start playing more. We need a lot of work, but it is fun to do something SO different than riding a bike. Jen and I also did a big greenway ride from her house yesterday. We successfully spent over 12 hours together yesterday. It was a good time.

I am on the computer in the "cold" room. The room is no longer cold because we still have yet to turn our AC on. Our electricity bill for last month was something like $80. We were pretty proud of that. Smap downloaded a bunch of photos from my camera, so I think today I will finally get around to putting some up.

Enjoy:

Recognize anyone familiar in the above shot???

Above are shots from my Cohutta 100 race. Smap was able to get a shot of Mr.Landis at the start line. He did a 8:27 I think. I think I may be in the shot below somewhere???

Here is my first shot ever of my other BIL (brother-n-law) and his new wife Leslie. They were married in December and have a little one on the way! I am very excited to be an aunt for the first time! Leslie also has a 10 year old from a previous marriage who is equally as good looking as she is. Jay is the middle brother of the Apking boys. I married the oldest of the three.

Below is Alex and Kate. By the way, all these shots of Smap's brothers and such were taken in Cinci, OH several weeks ago for a big family dinner honoring Jay and Leslie's marriage back in December. It was a fun night with yummy good and good company.

Here is a shot of Jay and Barbara (the lady who produced all three of these fine gentlemen!). She is very tiny and VERY pretty. Sweet too. I lucked out in the in-law department!

Below is Kate and Leslie, followed by an after dinner shot of the two of us having a little bit too much fun (everything was funny on the way home that night). Also, a couple shots of our dogs on the way up to Cinci that day (Kate loved how Ippon insisted on sticking his nose up through the head rests so he could see what was going on).

I found a shot of "The King"....above is Steve Apking himself (yellow sweater). Smap, Jay and Alex's dad. He is called "The King" because of his ability to play golf. His pals at his golf club have dubbed him this name. Kate, Leslie and I were looking at some old Apking family albums the other day and found that Big Steve looked so much like Smap in his younger years. Smap also looks like his mom if you ask me.

Below: Dagger 20th Reunion shots. I didn't take many because I was too busy talking. Steve Scarbrough (one of the original 4 owners) promises a CD of shots coming soon. Here is a shot of the yummy cake Teri and Tony's sister made for the occasion. My boss (also very good friend)Teri is below in the pink. Bucky is standing behind her. The shot below her is of DR (David Rose) and his beautiful daughter and Mark Brown. The final shot is of Mark and Tom Windham. Tom and I use to commute from Knoxville to Harriman together. He lives in Kentucky now so I haven't seen him since I was on top of Brass Town Bald in 05' waiting on the Tour de Georgia to race to the finish.

Okay, that is enough fun for the day. I shall post more shots soon. I have a lot of back-logged shots to post. I just don't have the time now! Gotta go work at the bike shop. Keep those boys straight!

Peace