Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Placing 5th on the 5th!!

A relaxing morning here at the GrandStay Suites.......a good breakfast on the main floor in the "breakfast room" consisting of some very good waffles, English Muffins, juice, coffee, and fresh fruit. After eating I took my coffee out onto the back patio beside the pool and enjoyed the incredibly wonderful morning.......62 degrees with a wonderful breeze out of the north....accompanied by deep blue skies!!

All too soon it was time to back up the backpack with the day's necessities for the Games....and head to the track and field competition. Justin, our nephew, was in the 400 meter race......and finished 5th in his division on the National level!! He was not as happy as he should have been, but with all 13 of his family members here cheering him when it was over....he soon realized that he had done his best, and THAT is the important thing!!! We attended the medal ceremony and it was good to see him on the stand accepting his award ribbon.......!

We returned to the hotel during the afternoon, refreshed ourselves even though it really hasn't been HOT today.....and then the 1st Lady and I went over to Border's Books and enjoyed a bit of reading and enjoying the quiet atmosphere while sipping a cappuccino!! From there we drove through the city center and stopped in at a kitchen cabinet shop and spent some time inspecting the cabinets which they sold.

We then returned to the hotel and before long, the entire group left for dinner. We went to the Dublin Bay Pub......and it turned out to be a great choice!!!! The beer was good, the food was excellent (be sure and order the onion rings), and the service was almost perfect!!! I ordered the Shepherd's Pie.....and was it ever a GREAT choice!!!! It was a huge bowl of steaming hot meat, veggies, in a beef gravy topped with mashed potatoes that had been broiled....and all of it encased in a wonderful pastry shell and then baked. YUM!!!!! SOOO GOOD!!!!

Back to the hotel.....and some down time this evening. As I have written, we are in a two bedroom suite which also has a living room and kitchen.....and there is room to spread out and not step on each other since the 1st Lady's sister and husband are sharing this suite with us. As there are two tellies, we can each watch our favorites......without having to share....hahaha!!

Tomorrow is an early morning as Justin's relay race is at 8:45AM.....and then after lunch he competes in the Long Jump. Sooooo, enjoy the pictures below of Justin and his big day!!!! And with him doing sooooo well.......

Life is Great......and I hope it is for all of you, also!!!

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