Today we have a guest post (from afar), courtesy of Celina!

As many of you know, Patrick and I joined Intrepid late last year, when we moved to LA. We had previously done CrossFit at our last base, and were very interested in getting into CrossFit at Intrepid. Since then, Patrick rocked the Whole30 challenge, coming in third, has almost doubled all of his weights on the lifts and can even do two consecutive pull-overs now.

Today is Patrick’s 28th Birthday and as his wife, there are numerous ways that I could embarrass him on the day we are supposed to be celebrating him. However, I see it much more entertaining to let you in on some Pat-isms and random facts, but spare him the pain of a full-on roast.

1) He gets REALLY excited about the little things — e.g., ordering Rx custom jump-ropes, even though we forgot to bring them for the first workout with dubs after we bought them…he was not so excited about that.

2) Once he sets his mind to something, there is no turning back. Whether it be double-unders, pull-overs or muscle-ups, he will not rest until he can do it, even if it means whipping himself with the jump rope until he has welts or racking himself on the pull-over bar.

3) He will interrogate you about movie quotes. Here is how the scenario plays out:
Patrick: <insert random movie quote here while looking at you>
Unsuspecting victim: What, dude…?
Patrick: Name the movie!
Unsuspecting victim: I have no idea what you are talking about…
Patrick: AHHHH <insert movie title, usually Pulp Fiction, here>!  Come on!!!

4) He loves both Twilight and Harry Potter and I am have a reasonable assurance that he is going to love Hunger Games when he reads it.

5) He doesn’t get angry very often but if you want to spur on a heated discussion with him, all you have to do is bring up the quantity of guacamole that Chipotle gives you (this situation was aggravated when we did the Whole30 and relying quite heavily on guacamole, but I am pretty sure he has a conspiracy theory about it).

6) He shows his loyalty in funny ways, hence false starting a run while shouting “FOR JAAAASSSONNNNNNN!!!!” in a Braveheart-style voice.

7) He will try to rationalize anything. Just ask Marcus (and I’m the one trying to go to law school…).

8.) He is an AMAZING shot. Little known fact, although Pat, Bryant and I are military officers, we don’t get to shoot (duty related) very often. However, Pat was on the Combat Pistol Team at the Academy and can put a grouping on a target like I have never seen. He is also really good at skeet shooting with shotguns and will be going hunting in the fall (for the record Bryant is really good too).

I love you so much babe, and I hope you enjoyed the last year as much as I did, sharing it with you, and look forward to many more in the future. I wouldn’t have gotten through the Whole30, the LSAT, being an exec, or anything else without your love and support and you really are my inspiration. You are an amazing dad to Aidan, and I love seeing the awesome relationship you guys have together. I am so proud of all that you have accomplished in this past year, I miss you and I can’t wait to come home. Happy birthday my love! Slàinte!

Today we would also like to wish a happy birthday to Pablo!

WOD 03.29.12

Skills Day