madi loves wait staff.  she thinks they are nice because they talk to everyone in the room.  she is telling the waiter that she is 3.

walking down the aisle with my brother.

just married!

i love this series of photos.

very special that i made this face!

family photo organization = family disFUNction

gellatlys + burkeys

ken’s best friends family made us a song – mrs. burkey.  awesome.  it was really cool.  video clip to come…

trying to get him on board with the not throwing cake in each others face tradition.

alright, last pure wedding blog/post – i am trying to force myself out of the honeymoon bubble and get in gear.  it’s been tough – relaxing – my major focus on enjoying time with Ken.  it’s been 4 weeks since the wedding and i think i have done 4 days of work.  good news there is only a loose timeline within the profession and things will happen when i am ready.  welcoming myself back to reality as mrs. burkey!

Ken and I had a beautiful wedding day in College Park, GA @ a restaurant called the feedstore (or as Madison calls it – the chicken store).  We were surrounded by family and friends all weekend.  It was as perfect as I could have imagined it.

we started the day with a wedding 5k – run for love.  it accidently turned in a wedding day 5 miler – opps.  we got a little turned around on the peachtree city cart paths.

parts of our wedding party (from left to right) – anne ‘the cake cutter’ chz, brooke burkey, kens sister, j dunn and katy may – my girls representing YSU swim, the groom (and only male runner for love), the bride

photo of the ceremony lead by rev joe

madison kaye gellatly – my flower girl

she was a precious darling all day. when she got to the hotel to ‘get fancy’ with my sister and i.  she announced that her parents were being fancy today (a direct line from fancy nancy – love it!) and she started to pout a little that she wasn’t fancy as well.  i heart her.  madi’s flower girl practice can be seen here – the flower girl.

madi only threw two flowers while walking down the aisle.  she got overwhelmed with all the people watching.  i had to miss it either way – couldn’t risk ken seeing me because i peeked my head around the corner to see the flower girl.

just married!

one week of marriage and so far so good… except my blogging which was already lagging (at best) is even more awful and slow coming.  one of these days, i’ll find that balance…lake lanier and rev3 140.6 race reports still to come.

still yet to race more than a 5k for the season, i have been itching to race as i read all the race reviews and reports.  knowing full well that it is not yet my time and that my fitness is not there yet.  i think i’ve had coach wondering why i was a professional triathlete for the past 2 months.  after a series of slow runs, very unimpressive ride results on the road bike, we had some break through workouts last week in both departments.

loving my new QR CD 0.1!  here she is in all her glory -

all smiles on the new ride.  big thanks to Morgan and all3sports.com for helping me get on PEARL (she has been named).

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may has been a month of marriage.  2 weddings and Ken and i have set a date for our own wedding!!  we’re going to get married in Kona in October whether i qualify or not.  I think it’ll be a great way to share an important island with him.

off on manic monday.  happy training all!