So I haven't posted in FOREVER. Lazy me. Actually, I kind of took a break from lots of things lately, but am starting to get back to it all. Anyway, here's a couple of photos from our mini triathlon that we had on Memorial Day in my neighborhood. All of the photos are available at: http://photohut.smugmug.com/gallery/8400310_rwp3x#551428042_doyy7

As with all triathlons,

we had swimming...



...and biking...



...and running.



Ginny posted some other great photos on her blog: http://www.rajandginny.com/blog/?p=2088 (PS read other posts to see cute triplet baby photos!)

Blogging twice in one week...that's some kind of record, right?

Teresa in Hawaii, 2003
Album: http://photohut.smugmug.com/gallery/7556625_hd4wK#488283156_BpEaF



Mom with a starfish in Cozumel(?), 2001(?)
Album: http://photohut.smugmug.com/gallery/7556654_9wE4R#488288036_xER35

I finally hooked up my new scanner. (I'm not going to admit to how long I've had it sitting under the table in its box in my office...let's just say more than a week.) Anyway...I have wanted to digitize our photos for ages. A friend told me that you have the best quality if you scan the negatives. So that's what I'm doing. I started with a few random negatives to see how it works. It's a surprise each time I scan a strip since I have no idea of time/place/people. I had placed these in a bag labeled "Fairhope". Here's a sampling of what I've discovered so far:

1996 - Olympics in Atlanta, GA:

Leigh, Mom, Andy (my boyfriend at the time), and Kate



Lauren, Leigh, Kate, and Andy outside the basketball game. We went to see the Chinese women's basketball game.



1997 - 5K in Fairhope:

Leigh and I after (I think) a 5K in Fairhope.



1999 - Fairhope:

The Shaws over at the Caples's house. The Caples lived next door to us in Fairhope. They were like an extended part of our family. We spent countless hours over there. And we've missed them ever since they moved to Florida.

Beth, Leigh, Kate, Bradley, Becca, and Lauren



Year? - Leigh Cross Country, Fairhope High School




Stay tuned for more. Maybe this will inspire me to get back into photo blogging. :)

I just started working with a new group a few months ago and so far I love it. They are a great group to work with. For Halloween, there was a costume contest. Had I known in enough time and not had Teen Girl Squad costumes to work on, I may have made something to wear. Here are a few highlights.

Our division logo:



Our logo in action...I thought this was really creative, but I'm not sure that the stocking over the green person's head was necessary. That would be too hot for me.



Jenna was a GPS unit. She works in the small area estimation team, they create maps and such. I loved her costume. Check out the satellites. Unfortunately, the string used to tie them on cut off her circulation to her arm, but sometimes you gotta sacrifice for the craft.



Here's the close-up of the map. Jenna actually bikes to work every day. I worry about her since Atlanta drivers are CRAZY. Anyway, it's very heart-healthy of her and saves on gas.



And last, but not least, Seetha's costume as a Rubick's cube/nerd. Several people commented that it would have been more realistic if the the cube wasn't solved. She's standing next to a bee keeper, who I believe said her child was going as Winnie the Pooh this year.



Photo Gallery: http://photohut.smugmug.com/gallery/6487198_h34bd#411893490_NYxUP