Beach Body - Jogging with Millie Mae on the Beach

 

While it's not obvious under her fluffy fur, Millie's got the body of an elite athlete. While the weather's nice and cool, we've been going to the beach for a jog once a week along with our daily walks in the neighborhood. We go my typical 6 miles without stopping, and Millie probably goes an extra mile or so because she likes to explore while we're running and she also takes long circuitous detours to avoid any dogs we pass.

We worry that maybe it's a bit much for the little girl, but she surprisingly still has energy when we're done and in the evenings is still up for playing and wrestling. 

Abby's Visit and a Day in Tallahassee with Connor

This past weekend Abby came in town to visit and we also made a trip to Tallahassee on Saturday to visit Connor. 

The drive to Tallahassee is not too long, but a bit painful to go both ways on the same day. Paige needs highway driving experience, so we took the opportunity to have her practice and she drove the entire way to Tallahassee without stopping. Nobody honked at her once and we survived, which was nice for everyone.

 

When we arrived, we met Connor at McAlister's Deli and enjoyed the nice weather outside so Millie Mae could join us as well.

After lunch, we went back to Connor's dorm room and the quick visit turned in to a huge project to clean his living conditions. Some notable moments were when we found that he still has dozens of eggs in the fridge, which are all likely rotten. They're being saved for a frat activity and we would rather not know anything else about it.

We spent a while organizing, cleaning, changing air filters, and throwing away things like a ruined comforter that hadn't been dried properly.

Connor doesn't really use dishes, but someone opened the dishwasher at one point and it was filled with water and smelled awful. It started gushing the filthy water on the floor and the entire roll of paper towels we brought him had to be used to deal with it. A repair request was put in for the dishwasher and also Connor's bedroom door which had come off the hinges. 

No dogs are allowed in the dorm and Millie had to wait patiently outside. 

When we finished with the dorm project, we walked to the Student Union to do some FSU shopping in the bookstore.

Our final stop was at Target, where we picked up a number of things for Connor, including many more paper towels. 

We would have liked to possibly hang out longer, but Connor had a Valentine's Day event to go to in the evening and we decided that we should start on our drive home so we gave him big hugs and kisses before we left.

It was great to see our boy and see that he's surviving and thriving at college. It was a beautiful day for the visit and it was extra fun with Abby and Millie Mae with us as well.

Paige and Sadie - Doubles at Bolles

 
Paige is not high enough in the lineup this year to travel with the team to all the matches, but this past week she was able to go to Bolles to participate. It was also the day that Aunt Abby flew in to visit, so she got to come along and watch our girl play. 

Paige played a doubles match with Sadie and it was a pretty cold evening. They both played well together and won their match. 

H3 Invitational - Pre-Season Tennis Tournament in Orlando

Paige and her Varsity Tennis Team participated in a Tournament in Orlando over two days on January 30th and 31st. She left school early on Friday with her team and they all drove together to Orlando for the first games late that afternoon. 

Paige played in a doubles match with Mason and a singles match as well on Friday. In the evening they all attended a dinner with speakers. The speakers made it interactives and the team had a lot of fun yelling out answers and being silly together. 

Saturday was surprisingly cold, even when we were expecting it to get colder. We brought some warm blankets and even with that, the girls were freezing when they were not playing. 

On Saturday, Paige played more singles and doubles again with Mason and she was victorious again.

The PV team overall did amazingly well and their school won the inaugural tournament and were presented with a trophy and medals. It was a great team bonding experience and a good way to kick off the season.