Sometimes you just HAVE to party.

Although I am a pretty hardcore training machine... with all my 30-minute bike rides, P90X-stretching, nursing ab rippers, and barefoot running... sometimes I need to take a break and go party like it's 1999.

Last night was Big G's sixth grade class' end of the year party. The family who hosted has a house that makes for a fantastic party venue. I thought you all might like to come along...

We took the garden path down to the back of the house where we could hear the party happening in full force.

Lots of great people, tasty food, an assortment of beverages...

and a pool with a killer view!

At one point, there must've been 25 kids in that hot tub.

The view from the swing set is killer, too...

and the "rock" in the play area is shredded rubber stuff and the blue path is tumbled, recycled glass!

As the sun fully set, the night lights were spectacular...

and the pool was still teeming with kids :)

as was that hot tub.

Big G had a great time...

and so did Miss C.

Girlfriend still managed to get her workout in... at the party!

Then she started hitting the hard stuff after trying to listen to the painful karaoke contest...

She was not interested in being social at that point... just wanted that bottle all to herself.

What was she drinking? you might ask.

White-out.

Tomorrow I start my half-marathon training program with a vengeance... or something like that. Cuz I am a hardcore training machine ;-)