For those who aren’t aware, Kristie took a major test a few weeks ago for her teaching career. It’s a national test and basically if she doesn’t pass it, she doesn’t teach… ever. The test is broken into two sections; a multiple choose section and a multiple essay section.
Her multiple choice section results were posted today and she PASSED!!! Congratulations Kristie! 
Took Christian to Vandy today for his appointment with the plastic surgeon. We got here at 8:55 am, but didn’t get to the correct office till almost 9:40. Not only was the parking directions messed up, but the office area was wrong as well! So, as it stands now, I am sweaty and need another shower, Kristie and I are tires of walking, and we have no idea how to get back to the car.
What fun.
Been a while since I posted anything. So here’s something new.
We took a trip down to the lake yesterday for little family get together. Kristie’s parents, sisters family, and us all headed out for a picnic and some fun out on the boat. The girls got to tube, and Christian had his first boat ride. In all, it was a rather fun trip.
We took a bit of time out today to head down to Pennyrile State Resort Park for a short dayhike. We wanted something that wasn’t too long so we could all enjoy ourselves and not all be beat tired at the end. We took the Lake Trail; a relatively short 1 mile loop around the lake.
Even though the trail had been cleared after the ice storm, there was still quite a bit of damage to be seen. Some of the bridges were almost completely washed away, many of the structures were delapidated and in a state of disrepair, and there were still quite a few trees that were encroaching on the trail.
About 3/4 of the way around we stopped at a few picnic tables and had lunch. While it was only peanut butter and some pretzles, they sure tasted good after the walk that we had completed. We all enjoyed having a picnic in the park, and I’m hoping that we can do it more in the future.
Weather wasn’t bad, about 80 F and maybe a bit cooler in the shade. There was a slight breeze which made it much more bearable. However, I must admit I was sweating my butt off by the end of the journey. Part of that is due to the ever present lump that keeps accumulating around my abdomen due to my poor eating habits. Another part could be attributed to the lack of exercise I’ve received in the past few months.
That being said…. I’m pretty sure most of my perspiration came from the contents of my pack. The weight of the pack alone is roughly 3 lbs, extra water was roughly 6 lbs, my safety canister is about 2 lbs for a total of roughly 11 lbs. Not a lot at all, till you add the 23 lbs of dead weight that Christian added to the mix. That took my pack weight to roughly 35 lbs! Thats almost 10 lbs more than my pack weighs for an overnight trip.
In the end though… even though I’m beat tired now, it was all worth it!