Next, we headed to Irwin Gardens which was so beautiful. We spent about an hour strolling through and getting pictures of the flowers and animals. Our adventurouous morning had been fun, but we were now ready to eat. We headed to the Columbus Bar where we met the cook, Nana, and enjoyed the food.Of course the day was not without injury. Who knew that the sculpture tour would be so dangerous but it certainly was. As we headed our way through town to see each sculpture, Mandi stepped on a large piece of glass. The glass penetrated all the way through her sandal, but luckily did not reach her foot. Erin, like any good teammate would do, readily came to her aid and began removing the glass. It seemed that all injury was avoided when Erin suddenly realized that now her hand was bleeding pretty hard. She had cut herself removing the glass and it was her “We are #1 and In It To Win It finger.” She needed some medical attention and she needed it quick. They looked around….no one was close by to come to their aid. Where is that Stat Ambulance team when you need them?
Then it came to them. They were right by the Senior Center and they probably would have a band-aid and a place to wash it off. Well they got into the Senior Center all right, but as they walked in, to their surprise they were in the middle of a wedding reception. Oh we felt so bad for the couple! While all attention was on them previously, suddenly everyone was crowded around us for an autograph. We got the medical attention that we needed, signed a few autographs to be nice, and then headed back into the city to discover more of Columbus.
Anyone keeping up with our journey knows that we are injury prone! And that’s why Mandi and Missi gasped with horror as they saw the next humorous pose that Erin was attempting. They tried to stop her. They yelled at her to “Please, get down!”, but she did not! Before they could talk reason into her, Erin was hanging over the bridge by the senior center. Luckily, no injury was sustained
but that one was close!We continued on for the rest of the sculpture tour and took funny pictures at each one. At the Monk sculpture, Mandi and Erin got the idea to have Mandi on Erin ’s back for the photo. It all seemed like a simple enough plan until Mandi jumped and we all heard a loud ripping sound! Mandi’s pants
split right in the middle as she jumped on Erin ’s back! After we quit laughing hysterically and inspecting the damage, we decided something had to be done to repair the pants. We had a lot to do and Mandi now had on black pants with a white stripe showing down the middle! Erin came to the rescue with a safety pin, creatively closing the split. You would think the multiple injuries suffered by the team, would have stopped here, but oh no there is more…As they ended the sculpture tour, they walked to the car, ready to sit down and relax a minute from the long day of walking. BUT, at the exact second Mandi went to sit down, the safety pin being used to keep her pants together, suddenly popped wide open, giving her a much unexpected poke! BUT, as is to be expected of the In It To Win It team, we did NOT lose our spirits and raced on!
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