The Big Tri Question.....

So last year saw the beginning of me tackling the olympic distance. And my husband, and several friends, have decided that I should now take the next step and train for the 1/2 ironman distance. That's never really been something I thought I could - or should - undertake. Now, I'm considering it. On any given day, I think I'm going to sign up.....then I don't train for the next 3 days. Motivation. I need motivation.

Enter Chris from A1. First of all, he's pretty much the brother I never had. And better yet, he owns a cycling store. My husband typically causes the most monetary damage at Chris' store but I think this is going to be my year. I finally had him measure me for a new tri bike. He called last week and said my bike had come in. He was kidding but it's definitely got me trying to figure out which one of my boys I'm going to sell to get it. Should it be the teenager who is just being a teenager most of the time (but still has the chance to grow up great) or should it be the husband who got me into all this in the first place! While the debate rages internally, I'm still left with two questions: how to pay for the bike, and what distance will I be racing this year?


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Snow Day

Yesterday (Wednesday) IU closed for a snow day, which was the first time in ages! It was an historic event. My son has been out of school starting Tuesday. And now I hear there's a 2 hour delay for tomorrow. Here's how everything shakes down: the storm started on Monday afternoon/evening. Tuesday morning we had around 4" of the pretty powdery stuff. Tuesday late morning saw the beginning of sleet and more sleet. Inchese of the stuff. It sucked. It actually looked like someone had ripped open a bean bag chair and thrown it everywhere. We didn't get the snow again until midnight or so. Then it came down hard. We ended up with another 4" or so. It's totally crazy. Gotta love Indiana weather.

My Very First Blog Post

I really wanted my first post to be memorable. I've been wracking my brain for days now trying to come up with the right topic. Should it be about family, hobbies, my job, goals, dreams, or something weird that happened that day? Sit and ponder is all I've been doing. So today is the day I get off my duff and forge ahead - about nothing in particular. Any inclination you may have had about "following" me is now over right?!

Here are a few teasers about things about to happen in my life that might be fodder for future posts:

• I'm once again helping out with the half marathon training program at the YMCA. Lots of great people have returned to our core group of fitness junkies and we have a record-breaking registration this year. I can hardly wait to meet all the newbies to the group. Should make for lots of funny stories about group workouts. Stay tuned...
• Though I have the same job, I have switched offices again! I'm now in my 5th office. This one is pretty sweet. I'd still kill for my 3rd office, but this one ranks second. We'll see how long I stay here. Rumor has it that I may move again in the summer. Follow this thread and read about all the interesting things going on in "The Hall of Directors"......
• Travel is always a good thing to talk about. So I'm taking a little trip over spring break - TO GHANA!!!!! Did I mention how I don't like to fly, especially over water? I hate needles so the immunizations have been a blast! And who packs Immodium? I mean really? I'm sure this discussion will be totally hilarious as I prepare for my trip (with 30 students and a few other adults from the office). Oh yeah, I'll try to blog while I'm on the trip. Should be interesting.
• Last but not least my family. An obsessive husband who drives me crazy daily. He's into everything from playing his guitars loudly, racing his new dirt bike, and preparing for Ironman Florida 2009. He doesn't do anything halfway. And he typically drives the rest of the family insane with the piles of magazines and shows he has to absorb on the subjects. My son (who just turned 14) seems to play every 'traditional' sport there is and they all seem to overlap. He is about to finish up his season on the school's basketball team but he signed up for a rec league. Oh and you can't forget that he's attending a 7 week baseball camp every Sunday. He's wanting to play on the school team when he enters high school. And the big debate for him right now is will he play football or run cross country. The boy is a naturally gifted endurance athlete - but that doesn't get the chicks. He knows it. I know it. He knows I know it. It makes for very interesting conversations. And then there's my dogs. They are furry, lovable, but they too talk back. I'm surrounded by testosterone in my house. You can see where that might be going. Oh yeah, and I do a few fun things from time-to-time like mountain bike, train for triathlons, and hopefully get my photography business off the ground some day.

Thanks for sticking with me so far. I'm really just starting this blog to get me used to the endeavor. I have the fun task of maintaining the blog for the Ghana trip. Give me your ideas, tips, tricks, helpful hints. I need to get better at this - and fast. I leave in a little over a month. Ugh.