Friday the 1st of August already!!!

I can't believe August is already here. That means that we have a crazy month ahead of us. Next weekend, we will be traveling to MI for Stuart's cousin's wedding and the annual Rogers family reunion. The weekend of the 16th and 17th is also going to be crazy as the triathlon that we've been training for is that weekend as well as our Tour of the Newly finished Lucas Oil Stadium as well as a bachelorette party. Crazy!!
Speaking of the triathlon, Stuart and I did a trial run last night of all the transitions. First of all, Stuart came out of nowhere to dominate the swim. I couldn't believe it. It was like all of a sudden the swimming Gods came down and showed him how to do it. Then off on a 5 mile bike. I just got a new road bike so I'm super excited. During our ride last night, Stuart taught me a few things about gears etc. and we were able to hold our speed at 16 mph for 5 miles. I'm hoping to be able to maintain that over the full 12 on race day but we'll see what happens. Then off for a 1 mile run. I think that I've underestimated all along how tired we will be when it gets to that last 3 miles. I know that doesn't seem like far but I was feeling it last night. Needless to say, we were both pretty exhausted at the end of our trial run but I think it was great for our confidence.
This weekend we don't have any major plans. We are puppy sitting for one of my co-workers pug puppy. His name is Sniffles and I just can't wait to get my hands on him. I'll have to post some pics next week of our house full of dogs. Tomorrow night we're hosting a cookout for the soccer team I've been playing on all summer. It should be a good time and we'll finally be able to bust out the new cornhole set that I bought Stuart for Father's Day.
As far as the long road ahead of us with adoption, we've had a minor stumbling block this weekend in talking to our rep from Children's Hope but I think we've gotten everything straightened out and will be sending in our application on Mon. We just have to get a few photos of our house and the people in it to submit with the application. We will then wait a couple of weeks to hear about our application and get the go ahead for a homestudy. Patience is the name of the game and I am going to immerse myself in other projects to keep myself busy and focused on other things. Until next time:0)