Nicole and Nick: 4/12/09

Well to add to Nick's blog from our wonderful Easter weekend, one reason I had to ice my legs was due to the fact that I was exhausted from my not-so-successful attempt at our Easter Egg Hunt. My parents are total dorks (well Jeff is anyways) and designed a map for an easter egg hunt for Nick, Josh, Christine and I. Yeah a map! Hey did an outline of our house, which we have a wooden deck around most of it, so he said all eggs are within the circle of the house. We didnt have to leave the circle. There were a total of 8 big colored eggs and 4 small grey eggs. Jeff described that there were 3 levels of difficulty: hard, harder and hardest! haha! My parents even arranged baskets from when we were little for each of us to run around with and we had to hold them....yes Nick tried to get out of running around the house with his pink basket! haha. So the rules of the game, free for all, then we have to meet back together after all the eggs were found to open them up to see whats inside. There was one "rotten" egg and whoever finds that egg has to give up all their eggs and divide it up with everyone. Ok, so we are off. Everyone goes their own way. Of course Josh finds the first, the second and then the third. Finally Nick finds one, and then Christine. And me, still haven't found anything. Abby is chasing us all around and thinks we are all running around to play with her. So we are down to the final egg...the money ball! I know that thing has a lot of money in it! Jeff isnt cheap! So, who do you think finds the darn thing?? Josh. That little brat! He had a total advantage since he helped Jeff build the deck to know that there was a small piece that was replaced and was able to come open! And the hunt is over! Josh found 6, Nick found 2, Christine found 4, and I found a goose egg....zip, ziltch, nada!! I sucked it up! So, we all meet back up and Jeff tells us the yellow egg is the rotten egg, which Christine (my brothers GF) found it! Nick thought it was him since he found a puke looking egg and almost just left it there for Josh to find since he had all the eggs and he would have to give them up! haha! So Christine didnt mind giving up her eggs because Josh hit the jackpot and got $125 bucks! But thanks to Christine I got a whole $10! Thanks! I think Josh had some advantages...1. He lived at home longer since I went away for college and havent been back and knows all the secret spots! 2. I'm old and 3. I haven't done an easter egg hunt in probably 15 years. So to make a long story short, we had a great Easter with the family. My parents made an amazing brunch with yummy buckwheat/banana/flax pancakes, veggie fritatta, fruit salad and a tangerine glazed ham! Yum-O! Thanks for the leftovers ma! Hope everyone had a great Easter weekend and if you did an Easter egg hunt, I hope you at least found more eggs than I did! :) Nic

A little 60 mile bike ride on Saturday followed by a 30 minute run is one way to start the weekend off right. If only I wouldn't get a flat tire every time we go out for a long ride. Nicole can attest, I am not a great 'flat changer.' I usually want to throw my bike into oncoming traffic...yelling, "Serenity now...Serenity now", usually calms me down. At least Nicole got a few minutes to check her email and text as I wrestled with my bike.
Sunday we had a great 13 mile run from Marina Jacks and around Lido. The weather was perfect and Nicole only beat me by a step or two (ok...it was more like a quarter mile). After the run we had a late brunch (3pm...more like dinner). Nicole and I iced our legs. A great trick our badass triathlon coaches gave for muscle recovery. Nicole could barely keep her feet in for 30 seconds, while it felt like nothing for me...maybe it was the other way round, I can't remember