Update From a Long Vacation..

ITS COLD!!

Happenings in the Blog World
So I am a little more awake than on Monday.  I noticed many other bloggers have slacked during the holidays so I do not feel so bad anymore. 

Others like Silly Girl have been posting away.  She even posted a Throwback Post where she was traded to a local African tribe for 50 cows and 20 goats but they quickly returned her when they discovered she was a well armed sorority cheerleader working for the Dutch army. 

Q on the Move had a great blog of his new green Christmas sweater.  The reindeer looks more embarrassed than Q.  He also had a post about the night before Christmas where all the popular bloggers got a cool shout out. I was a bad boy so I was not on the list this year.  It was a very creative and funning post worth looking at.

Health Update

I went to several doctors over my vacation.  They ran many tests to find out what may be wrong with me.  They ran an ECG, an echocardiogram, a 24 hour Holter monitor and blood work.  I am still waiting on the Holter and blood work results but everything else came back good.  The echo tech said I must be a runner because my heart looked great.  I think she was just flirting with Mr Half TRIing.

The doctor said my heart looks much better than last year.  It is no longer enlarged and all the chambers are a normal size.  He does not think the Holter will show anything.  He thinks it was a perfect storm of issues (glucose levels, too hard training, training while still sick, the antibiotic I was on, possible dehydration, etc).   I am supposed to only train lightly till he gets back the Holter results.  I have to admit getting back on the bike scares me a little.

Christmas Wish List Update

Apparently Santa thought I was a good boy this year.  I was not on the naughty list like everyone thought.  (I really just slipped Rudolph a Benjamin to keep his muzzle shut and had him erase me from the naughty list).  I got a pair of Smith PIVLock V90 cycling glasses, Arctic Ease Cold Compression Wraps, an Allied Medal Display a long distance cycling book, a pair of socks, a small blender and some cologne to make me smell nice.  My mother also gave me all my baby photos and a nice photo scrapbook .  That will make for some great Throwbacks.

Vacation Update
So the family went on vacation to Tennessee last week.  We rented a cabin in the mountains of Gatlinburg.  It is the Orlando of Tennessee.  It was a nice place but I do not think I would go back.  I will Cliff Note the vacation in photos.

Arrived at Gatlinburg, TN

Bonnie and Chewie chilled!!

Bonnie and Triston went skiing

While I followed doctor's orders and chilled.  Hey, doctor's orders.

Visited a local brewer of moonshine

Tried the free tasting a few times!!

Found a cool British pub in the middle of nowhere.

Visited the Aquarium

Saw Sharkie Santa and Santa

 

Ask for more presents

One cold family at the aquarium

Drove to visit my family (sister)...

and mother..

and nephew

Chewie played in the snow

He made doggy prints

Found some strange things in my mothers closet.

Opened presents

Sporting the new hydration pack and lobster jammies

 

Bonnie looking cute

My new leg lamp.  It's a major award!

Drove home is the terrible snow blizzard and got home at 1AM

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