Wednesday Night Beach Workouts

Yeah, that's my boy over there on the far left in the red baggies with the hot body and devilishly handsome face. mm-hm. So Joe has been going to these Wednesday night workouts at Wrightsville Beach all summer. They swim in the ocean, run on the sand, do tons of push-ups, do tons of lunges, and sometimes even push huge 18-wheeler-sized tires end on end down the beach. It's a crazy, tough workout and yet Joe looks forward to it every week. He's really stepping up his triathlon training and has even gotten me to work out more. You never know...there could be a half marathon or sprint triathlon in ol' Mel's future. Cross your fingers!

4th of July Celebration

Mom, Cooper D, and Pat
Nana & Pop

So it was another successful 4th of July celebration in the mountains of North Carolina! My grandparents live in Hendersonville, NC (about a 5 hour drive west from Wilmington) and have a weekend long Indepedence Day party every year. My Pop was a lifer in the Navy, my stepdad Pat was in the Army, and Joe did 4 years in the Marines. It's such an honor to have that many veterans in our immediate family and so great to see them all stand at attention and salute the flag of our great country.

Mom, Pat, and Cooper made the flight up to NC and the Wheless' (Pat's sister, husband, and kids) drove over from York, SC. There was tons of eating, laughing...and shockingly enough, exercising! After Joe told a few tales of his recent triathlon adventures, everyone was feeling pretty motivated. He even had my mom and stepdad running 2 miles by the end of the vacay!