Pasadena (2006)

JJ took these photos with my Olympus point-and-shoot camera on Sept. 25, 2006.  Below is Sam messing around with Maura in the kitchen in Pasadena.  Notice the perspective of the shots from a little person (JJ was 6 at the time) perspective.

 That night we went to President Thai on Rosemead Blvd to celebrate Norman's birthday.  Sam is shown looking over the menu with Maura.

 And finally, Maura trying to get out of the crazy President Thai parking lot.

The Bird (2005)

Maura never missed out on any opportunity to give me the bird anytime, anyplace.

JJ's Birthday Cake (2005)

I don't remember taking this photo but the top one shows Maura in the background with JJ in front of his birthday cake.  Note the red cut JJ had in his forehead, so this must have been after we got back from Yosemite.  JJ slipped on some ice in the valley and hit his forehead.  As typical, Maura would make sure to bake a cake to celebrate birthdays.

Maura and Judith (2003)

This is a nice photo of Maura and her mom, Judith taken at her brother's house in Covina in April 2003.  Judging from the bunny decor on the back wall, I have to think it was Easter.

Cold Yosemite Day (2005)

On a cold day in February 11, 2005, JJ's birthday inside Yosemite National Park.

1992 Racing Log

This is the first year Maura got serious with USCF racing.  I think she did a couple more races in August (like the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix) that she didn't write down.  She was encouraged by the Santa Fe Dam Time Trial result but given her biathlon/triathlon background, a time trial wasn't surprising.  The race she was most proud of was the Mt Hamilton Road Race.  We traveled up to San Jose so she can do this race from San Jose to Livermore that includes a 20-mile climb on Mt Hamilton.  She finished 3rd place and decided that road racing, and not criteriums were her thing.  Another 2nd place finish at the Dunnigan Hills Road Race pretty much set her on this path where she wants to do 30 races a year while working full time as Cedars Sinai Hospital.

1998-1999 USCF License

Maura got this racing license in 1998 when she was pregnant with Sam (who was born June that year).  She obviously didn't race that year and no club affiliation.  However, she did this to maintain her Road Category 2 license (Cat 1 is reserved for the US National Team).  Was she thinking of racing the year after Sam was born?  Knowing her, I'm sure she was considering it.  But the time commitment of racing (15-20 hrs a week on the bike) obviously conflicted with the arrival of baby Sam.  She ended up giving up competitive cycling completely when JJ was born in 2000.