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Suited up in harnesses and helmets
Climbing 80 feet in the air
To travel 650 feet via zip line to other side.
Experience the ride with us...
Thanks to FunK for organizing. It was a great team building event and a first experience at zip lining for me! I'll certainly do this again!
As we were leaving, a spied this guy with a long line of kids waiting for a photo with him/her. I didn't have time to wait, so I just photo-bombed instead.
She also sent it to my Mother, who responded with "This was a family secret."
Speaking of, the parents came down over the weekend to celebrate. Since we won't likely be this close to any Super Bowl action again, we hit the streets downtown to take in the sights.
Monument Circle was closed off and lined with Indy cars painted like each NFL team. Couldn't tell if they were in any particular order but if they were, I'm betting the Colts car was last.
I found the one I was looking for...
There are banners every where you look including a 33 story tall one on the side of the JW. They aren't even finished with it. You can see the guys trying to finish the word "Super Bowl" just to the right of the "X".
After lunch we decided to duck inside to the NFL experience and see what they had. It is really geared toward kids, but it kept us from the cold. The had several kicking, punting, catching areas netted off inside the Convention Center. It was a massive spread. Some adults would line up to see if they could hit a 40 yard field goal. They also had player statues that you could stand up in for a photo op. Every team's player was #12. Not sure why but a quick Google search points to the 12th man of the team being the fans. Of course, I found the Saints.
Dad spied this guy for me! The kids kept calling him a turkey and his handler was getting pretty pissed off and kept yelling "PEACOCK. IT'S A PEACOCK."
They had a locker room area with a team's most popular player jersey staged like it was his real locker. Mom wanted in on the Tebowing craze.
As we left, St. John's church had a catchy sign that said "If you think the zip line was a thrill, step inside and see what Jesus has to offer." Dad likes architecture, so we stepped inside to find the greatest photo op I have ever seen.
Whoever at St. John's had this idea, well done! And Mom got to meet the Pope, kinda.
Final order of business was for Dad to certify the zip line brackets for my ride coming up! He said they were correct and I should be safe to sail down Capital in a few days! I love you both, thanks for visiting with me!
]]>I was really hoping to get by January without any mention of Bop to the Top from friends. Leave it to both BA and CS to bring it up. I just can't say no because it's so short, although I was really worried about the state my legs were in. Different weight sessions during the week had both the quads and the hammies screaming. I was banking on a 8 minute finish. Stretched for a few minutes prior, slopped BioFreeze on every bit of the lower extremities and was off. Death warmed over again...
After a few minutes of rest at the top, I looked much better (I think).
Turns out I was 1 second faster than last year at 7:02! Holy hell I even won my age division. I didn't know this at the time so didn't even consider to stay for the awards that took place hours after we finished. But now that I know I got one, I want it! Mr. Carr is getting a call from me!
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After 3 tries, hell ya! Papa, meet The Enforcer. Best claw game prize eva. I really enjoyed the tag that came with it.
Yeah, the tag is the dangerous part for a 3 year old.
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I constantly felt like I was going to trip on something and fall on my face. CS racked up 4 hole-in-ones in our first 18 holes. My tickets bought us 3 rounds each, but there was no way I could last for 3 full rounds of this. After the first game, we both had a few bad scores so I said we could each pick 2 holes to redo. Better or worse, you take the new score. My score stayed the same but CS improved his by 4 shot, pushing him into the winners spot. Dumb idea by me. We played another 9 before heading over to our reservation. We were tied after 9 holes, picked 1 hole to redo, and again CS wins 2. Fail by me.
At Fogo, the meat portion of you meal is controlled by a single card with red and green sides. I mistakenly thought this was my drink coaster until the waitress informed me of what that was. I hope my mistake didn't come across as disgraceful. I really didn't know!
The salad bar was great and mostly filled me up. I was able to muscle down some mashed potatoes, 10 bites of filet mignon and 8 bites of chicken wrapped in bacon. I was uncomfortably full and looked like it. Clearly I will never eat here at full price of $50 a person. But there was something weirdly sexy about men in gaucho pants walking around carving meat off of skewers.
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K spotted the mascots first and quickly got my attention to know who they all were. I responded with "The lion, walrus and meerkat are all from the zoo. That bear is from St. Vincent's Hospital, Rowdy is the Indiana and Big E is from the Ice. I don't have my picture with Big E and lost my one with Rowdy. The others, done."
These guys were trying to dribble, shoot and pass off to one another while keeping their big mascot heads on. It. Was. Fabulous!
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I didn't have a step by step plan, but I had worked it out in my head on what I thought we needed to do to make a 1/2 cork board 1/2 pin board. PS wanted more cork, so only needed to make an easy cut to make the length fit. She spray glued the material (which was a pre-cut quilt square) to the cardboard that came with the frame. Then spray glued a piece of cork down. Hot glued the elastic straps on to the cork and backside of the board. Spray glued another piece of cork on top, and Volia.
Not bad for a first attempt. I culd have gotten a bit straighter with the elastic, but not to shabby for $25!
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I stuck a wallet size head shot photo of me in the corner of a piece of her artwork. It (I) was looking at her while she was sleeping. I found it hilarious and anxiously awaited to see how long it would take her to find it. Day 1... Day 2... Day 3... Day 4 at 2:15 am I get the picture above with a "WTF is this?!" text. Awesome is what that is.
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We headed south to Assembly Hall to watch what we thought was going to be a dismal game. Turned out to be a fantastic nail biter that had me up and cheering for the Hoosiers. Yes, I said rooting for the Hoosiers. I had to pick a team and my energy was not going to be used towards THE Ohio State punks.
But I didn't forget my alma mater during my trip. I got the restaurant we were at prior to the game to put on my beloved Boilers!
After we quietly rooted them on to victory, I returned the favor to K and felt it was safe to become a Hoosier for a few hours.
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A tow system! When I traded in ole Lexy, the tow system went with her because they are so specific to each car model. I was very excited to help my Dad bolt this baby to Lexy Dos!
15 minutes, done!
Let's haul some sheet!
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Final cost: $0.99
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