A Normal Day
A lot of people have asked me about our family’s schedule. Well.. its simple. Our schedule is crazy!
Before CrossFit became our life we were a young married couple in college living in a two bedroom apartment. We were blessed with the opportunity to manage an apartment complex right in front of the university with 22 units, while both in college and full time jobs. Truth is, I managed the apartments! I worked full time and was in school full time. Rich's schedule began to take off with CrossFit and contracts. Gone most weekends and was also in school and working intramurals until 11pm. It was a lot but I can not complain, we met amazing friends through the opportunity and I can fix almost anything. Yep, Me not Rich is the handy one :)
We bought our first home in November 2011 after Rich won his first CrossFit Games. Buying a house was and is so stressful. Rich would love it and I hated it or I would love it and it was nothing he would look at it. The only house we agreed on was way out of our price range but it was a foreclosure and was going to auction. We had a price point and we didn't want to go over it and pretty much everyone laughed at us but we had nothing to lose! Worst case, we wouldn't get the only house we both agreed on haha! Reebok had Rich on a world tour and we were both in Mexico City the day of the auction. We sent Rich’s dad and our real estate agent while I was sitting in the corner at a CrossFit gym in Mexico waiting to hear if we were homeowners. I'll never forget the phone call, "We got it! Right at your price… kind of… I went $5,000 over (Rich's Dad) but we made it work. We can't believe it!" I yelled and stopped Rich's interview to tell him, both in shock, we were homeowners! We bought our house for almost 100k less than it appraised. I couldn't wait to get HOME!
We moved in November trying to get all settled in and make it an actual home when Rich tells me about this guy who is coming to work at Tennessee Tech too and didn't have anywhere to stay. Of course I said he could stay here until he found an apartment or decided if he was even going to stay in Cookeville! About a week later I met Dan Bailey. Never met him before he moved in my new house with me and my husband of 5 months! We were married in June, Games in July, traveling the world until November, homeowners November and roommate in December. The simple fact is I love Dan, He is like the brother I never had. Double the laundry, double the food, double the guy movies and double the CrossFit.
Dan has now moved out and James Hobart is our newest addition! People ask me all the time, "how do you do it?" I never really have an answer I suppose I'm just used to it. We have people here almost every weekend with the L1 at CrossFit Mayhem and have spent most of our marriage with a roommate. Weekends of a L1 we usually have a house full. My house is kind of like….. a hotel :) Like I said, life is crazy but I am thankful for every person who has stayed with us for a weekend, a month or a year. Craziness is what makes life fun!
Our daily schedule during the week is pretty routine. I worked for a dentist office then a pediatric office full time, but I am now a stay at home mommy! I feel so blessed to be able to stay home with Lakelyn. Lakelyn usually gets up around 8, Rich usually plays with her while I get a little extra sleep since I have the nightshift with her. Rich leaves around 9:30am to go to Mayhem or to swim or to the track and is gone until mid afternoon and then trains at home in his garage. We usually eat lunch together for about an hour. There are always at least 2 to 6 guys here working out everyday. For those who don't think he has a "job" I can assure you that you have no idea what you’re talking about. He is never actually at home spending time with me and Lakelyn until around 5:30 or 6:00pm. Yes, he is at home but training. Is it hard? Yes. I tell myself that this won't last forever and that it is his job. I love my husband and am so grateful for his determination and handwork. He doesn't win the CrossFit Games just because, he truly is the hardest working athlete! I am excited to see what him being on a team has to offer and what changes will be made.
Family time is a must! We eat dinner at least once a week with our family. We're so blessed that both sides live close. Mondays we used to always watch the Bachelor, even Rich and James got into it. Tuesday nights Rich and his cousin Darren have a big group of guys that go to an old skating rink in Sparta and play hockey. Wednesday are Nashville night! My favorite show :) My sister Ali, Sister in law Kayla and both my mom, Patty and mother in law Janice all watch it. Little fun fact about me.. I can't cook. In fact, I can burn ice. SO.. usually everyone comes to our house and brings food, haha! I'm getting a little better.
Oh, and on top of having a baby, house guests, roommates and the daily work out guys in and out of my house. We also have two dogs. Gilligan, who came first, a black lab who never leaves Rich's side. He is 3 and a half and the best dog ever. And then we have Gipper. He's a little over a year old golden doodle. Both in the house and let me just say this, between all the boys, 2 dogs and a baby. Life is crazy and I wouldn't change a thing!
