Marathon 2015

So, you may have seen the hiking pictures... Well, this was just a mellow insane way to spend the day before a marathon, but now being married to one for 5 years, it's evident that the Petrignani men are no sissies!

Here are a few pictures from the Nice Cannes marathon that my husband and his bro ran together on the 8th of November (funky layout problems, sorry) :

Ready to run 26.2 miles / 42 kilometers.

About 15,000 runners!  Some running the whole, the half or a relay.

En route.

Running by the Antibes ramparts.

They finished in 3 hours, 57 minutes - under 4 hours, which was their goal.  A well-deserved dip in the sea after the finish line.

Daphné and I came to see them at the finish.

She's happy in her sandy element.

As you can see =).

Bravo Daddy and Uncle Seb!

Does it even look like they ran an entire marathon?!

The train ride back home = the entire route they run... I'm so amazed and proud of these guys!  They set a goal, stuck with it, stay disciplined in training and got 'er done.

Well done guys!  Antoine = Tonio.  Paul = Sebastien.

Here's a map of what they ran!  Crazy? Yes.  Impossible? Nope.  Proven.

Love Linz

(a proud wife and sis-in-law)

A fun Thursday

We got another box !!!  

Thank you Great Tata Kellee !

Living far away from family is hard, but getting mail, boxes, emails, messages, texts... makes it just a tad bit easier =).

Trying the box on for size... Oooo, and it looks like a Christmas present for me.

Aunt Kellee, you know us well !  Yummy real Mexican corn tortillas !

Trying her first corn tortilla.

Studying it before she takes another bite.

And just look at this dress for Daphné !  It has little Eiffel Towers and horses all over it.  Thank you so much Aunt Kellee (and Uncle Mark too, of course).

Oh, and I must not forget to include a snippet about my man - he is running his first marathon on Sunday with his brother !  Nice to Cannes.  I'm so proud of the hard work he has put into training.  Allez Antoine !!!

[more info about the marathon HERE - turn your sound down]

Love Linz

that was Sa-wingin' man

...to quote my father =)

That's all folks !

a dip in the Med.  watching Jonathan Winters in the kitchen.

another running / rollerblading adventure along the promenade.

a record of the fun.  airport check-in and departure.

My Dad is now back in CA.  I'm sure my Mom is thankful.

Thanks Daddy for coming - it really was SWINGIN' ! =)

I love you.

Love Linz

My 2 favorite men

Highlights from the past few days.

So as not to bore you with 50 100 150... 

way too many photos, 

I'll share just a few.

ENJOY !!!

26 December, 2013

 A walk to the sea with my beau-gosse and my Daddy.

 Walking under Santa... did you know Santa hangs out here at the Mediterranean Sea?

 Haagen Dazs.

27 December, 2013

 Lunch at Bông-Laï with the fam.

 Running anyone?

 I was rollerblading with them.

29 December, 2013

 I'm leading worship with Tonio playing the cajon and singing harmonies.

Our friend Alexandre is playing the violin.

 Nice Ferris Wheel !

 Love this shot with the city behind us.

Me and my babe.

30 December, 2013

 Hike from Eze-sur-mer to Eze Village.

We made it to the top.

 Enjoying the old fortified city.

 Coffee and hot chocolate on a terrace with a sacrée vue.

 Feet !

{Sarah & Tan, you may notice my socks... I love them, thanks.}

31 December, 2013

The Old Man and the Tree {one-thousand years old, to be almost exact.}

Love Linz

the Great Race

ready to run

6:30am

me and momma on the 10K

beautiful day for a run

mom and i and our last few strides 

{beware - very shaky}

tonio just finishing the 1/2 marathon

chels and dad at the finish line

dad, mom, chelsey, tonio, me

1/2 marathon - dad, chels, tonio
10k - mom and me

team hutchinson-petrignani

my stinker

sporting the medals

get up chels !!!

free pancakes - made it all worth it =)

Love

Linz