Chiang Mai Trip

This weekend we went on a "pai teow", which loosely translates as "go places for fun". We went to the big city of Chiang Mai, a 3 hr bus ride away. We know it's a big city because it has a mall! Anyway, I put on my swimsuit to take the kids to the pool and there was no way to tighten it enough to make it stay on! Needless to say, I went out and got a new swimsuit.

Here's a picture of me and the boys playing in the pool.

Many of my clothes have gotten so ridiculously large that I've had to retire them. They've gotten sent to a nearby hilltribe village where they'll get turned into all sorts of items.

I had fun clothes shopping for the first time in years. My prior waist size was a 54, and the clothes I bought this weekend were a 42 waist. My shirts used to be a 3xlt, 4xlt, or 5xl. I bought several shirts in xlt (xl but with longer shirttails for tall guys). I'm amazed at fitting into sizes that I haven't worn in 10 years! I was having things custom made here but now I could buy things at the mall!

My new 42 waist shorts were actually loose enough that I had to get a belt...

We had a great active weekend, with several good walks and time in the swimming pool together. I read Stu Middleman's book, Slow Burn which is an incredible read about endurance running. I'm going to try to adapt his training schedule for my triathlon prep.

What a great weekend!