Father's Day at the Dragstrip

some of the cars lined up

Yesterday for Father's Day, the boys, Preston and I went to the dragstrip and watched cars race.  It was so hot.  We went through 32 bottles of water (okay, not going to lie, some of that did end up ON the boys rather than in them, but still...) in about 4 hours.  The temperature was into the 100's.  My friend that works at the dragstrip told us that the track itself was 136.  That's HOT.  I felt like I was dying just sitting on the bleachers for 4 hours - I can't imagine working in it for 12 hours.  :/

It was a lot of fun, though.  Preston has decided that he wants to build a drag car.  I'm totally okay with it because I want to build one, too.  When I was in high school, I drove a 1994 Ford Escort GT that was a coral pink color and kind of "glittered" in the sun.  I loved this car.  After Brandon was born in 2003, I had to get rid of it because it started "nickel and diming" me.  Someone busted out the passanger side window and the brakes needed replaced, as well as the clutch.  Plus, it was a two door and really hard to get a carseat in and out of.  To this day, I still miss that car.  I had a lot of fun in it.  :)  Anyway, if I can find another one, I want to buy it and make it my drag car.

this is the car I was rooting for all day...until it lost :/

Preston and I

I didn't run yesterday or today because I slept through my alarm!  I must have needed the sleep.  I'll try again tomorrow.  :)  My first 5k is in 16 days!  Oh my, I'm freaking out!