well, hello there

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Is this thing still on?

It seems like ages since my last post… So what’s happening around here? Life. Life is happening, my friends. Simply just the everyday ordinary life.

The alarm clock goes off at 5.25am and then the everyday rush starts.  It’s go, go, go till the evening hours. Since Ivo has changed his job and is forced to commute, our daily routine has changed a lot. But we are coping quite well, I think. I miss some “me” time though; I have a lot of things on my “want to do” list but I’ve learned to prioritize and put those things on a side burner until things will slow down.

Will they ever?!

The one thing I miss the most is probably photography. Since I got my iPhone, I’ve been taking pictures using the phone but it’s not the same as with the big camera. I’ve started using instagram so at least I can be still in the loop with this hobby of mine and get inspired by some amazing photos from others.

Well, so what’s new around here since my last post in March?

The sport season has started and is in a full gear. Ivo ran his first ultra marathon two weeks ago. It was a 50 km trail run race and he gave it everything. Unfortunately due to the course I wasn’t able to take any photos while he was racing. At least I have him captured before the race. The area around Sasamat Lake is really magical!

Smiling as usual just a few minutes before the start.

And the race is on!

He finished strong and placed 4th overall with time 5:19:11!!

Ivo also ran the Sun Run 10k race for the first time and was part of his company’s team.

As I mentioned above, I’ve been using my iPhone a lot for taking pictures lately. Even though the quality isn’t the best comparing to my big camera, I love all the random snapshots me or kids take with the phone. I am happy to have these little everyday moments captured. Like this one when we were waiting for Patrik to finish his cycling practice.

Or Ace jumping in our backyard.

Or just a random shot I took while biking. The outcome is totally worth the nerves that I would fall down from the bike while taking this photo.

Among all the sport activities, we were also able to squeeze some “together time” at home. Kids decided to make a dinner for Ivo and myself, they came up with the idea of a restaurant where both of them took care of everything. They prepared the menu, took our orders and then served the meals. Fun times!

Patrik has started his cycling season in March once again. He was doing track cycling during winter and now the road season is on which means weekend races as well. Two weeks ago he raced in the first race of the season, a 20 km ride which took a place on dikes and road. He finished strong and placed 2nd overall. The kids totally lucked out with the weather for this race, once they finished, the heavy rain started falling down together with hails.

Last weekend both kids raced in the first triathlon of the season – The Kids of Steel.

 Oh my, these kids!! They were biking and running in a cold weather, still wet from the pool but still pushing hard. They are fighters, that’s for sure! I don’t have to tell you how very proud of them we are!!

And then there is the not-so-little anymore Ace. He just turned 9 months this week. He is a fun, happy, wild puppy who does his shaky butt dance every time he sees someone he likes. He jumps on our fence every time he spots our neighbor’s dog. He LOVES running on dikes and gives kisses when opportunity arrives.

Our life is full but we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Until the next time, have a good one, my friends!