Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Baptism DRESS for my son????


Big weekend coming up! Connor gets baptized on Sunday and we will have a house full of family in town for the big event! So my wife tells me that there exists a "family Christening gown" that her aunt is sending. All or many of the kids in her generation were baptized in this gown, and how nice it would be to carry on the family tradition.


OK, enough of the background.... I ask you... would YOU take your SON out of the house in this????? Gown? I think not! When did GOWN become a synonym for DRESS???

Two things I can tell you.. 1. Connor will NOT be wearing this "gown" this weekend and 2. He will be told as soon as he is old enough that Daddy had NOTHING to do with putting this thing on him or taking this picture! Hope no permanent damage has been done to my son!
;-)
On to more manly things...

I'm gearing up my mileage for a fall half marathon, which may be the half at US Air Force Marathon at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio in September with Melisa. We have been discussing either running together or at the very least meeting each other before and after the race. How cool would that be? Running the Air Force Half with a VETERAN!!

So I am increasing my base. I've steadily moved from the low 20 miles a week to the low/mid 30's. Still LOTS of work to do if I don't want to collapse, but there is a lot of time! I'll keep you posted.. unless I faint!

Peace...

8 comments:

Irish Blue said...

Love the dress. I have some pumps and a hand bag that would go nicely...hee, hee.

The Air Force Half - should I be freaking out? I think I'm freaking out.

MarathonChris said...

Connor does not seem very happy with the gown as well. Perhaps you could tell him that it really is a dressy type of kilt and that all the Irish and Scottish types (Connor is an Irish name isn't it?) are wearing them to baptisms....oh well, it was worth a try.

Petraruns said...

Connor seems to have had his first taste of the humiliation parents can foist upon one .. poor guy. Print out your blog so you can demonstrate that this one, at least, was nothing to do with you...

How great that you and Melissa will be running that race together!

Susan said...

OK, I couldn't even make it to the running part of the post. I think (for whatever my opinion weighs) that Connor MUST wear the Christening gown.

A) It's tradition.
B) It's his mother's tradition, and you know what they say: If mama's not happy, ain't nobody happy!

You just have to! You just have to!

Marathon Maritza said...

Connor does NOT like the dress. He might have preferred one with less bows and lace. Tough call though, since it's tradition...

Happy Christening!

Maddy said...

I gotta go with Susan on this one.

It's only a few hours. Your wife will be so happy!

I think the Air Force Half would be awesome!

Gearing up for a full?

Thanks for sending me the article. I'll take a look.

Cory said...

Sounds like you are enforcing a "man law". Keep up the faith.

mrjwhit~ said...

I've always wondered why they put boys in "dress" looking outfits. Glad we're having a little girl. I'll put her in a 3 piece guy suit.