May Flowers Challenge (Page 16)

bodhi_girl - 2011-05-27 11:18 AM

Emma I like Idea #2 ... and put me on the swim team - as that's where my training is concentrated!

Guys I'm having a weird day ... feeling just oddly nostalgic and overwhelmed and underwhelmed and sad and beside myself with happiness all at the same time!

It was 1 year ago today that the movers came and took away all my stuff, and I spent my last night in my house in Victoria BC ... one year ago tomorrow that I packed up my little Dodge with my precious things (most notably my dog Albert & cat Maggie, and my 102 yr old clock that was given to my great-grandparents on their wedding day in 1909 that still works like it's a day old) and drove as far as Kelowna BC (an 11-hr drive, due to getting lost). Night spent in a hotel, i remember the dog got sick, it was pouring rain, I lost my Oakleys, and room service screwed up my order ... Then a week ago on May 28 was my epic drive from Kelowna to Calgary (again - many hours longer than it should have been due to getting lost, again, I really should have fore-thought a map), arriving in Calgary, and taking possession of my beautiful home and life.

It's been a stellar year. Marred terribly by the loss of Albert (17-yrs old he was, and the best thing that ever happened to me - I miss him every day) and the catastrophe with Balin (the other dog that came to me so briefly here) but otherwise the best year of my life! Coming home was the best thing I ever did. I literally thank my lucky stars every day for the life that I have. And that I still have Maggie.

Yup ... I'm teary this day. I should point out that the 3 years I lived in Victoria were the worst years of my life, and I was miserable beyond apprehension the entire time I 'lived' there ... it was truly terrible. Yanti will remember me during this time ... I was a different person.

TriAya - 2011-05-28 3:13 PM

So much melonage ... so little time ... no wonder I can't remember anything but what wonderful memories, Deevil.

Of course I'm in, definitely not for running. Probably swimming.

Speaking of which ... I got THREE OWS in today on my beautiful remote tropical island I ran away to ... plenty of cycling ... but I did not get any piglets in, which is probably a very good thing.

bodhi_girl - 2011-05-28 12:32 PM

Yanti I heart you.

Nice beach, by the way.

Things are moving along swimmingly (haha get it!?!) - training has picked up now that the long-distance pressure is off, the sun came out after 10 days of heavy rain (although we're flooding now, many mandatory evacs all around me but thankfully my community is still fairly dry) so I can once again go train outside, and I got the call to go interview for that job I've been lusting after! I'm SO excited! Interview's Thursday. I'm going to rock it.

Been reading all your posts, but as usual between 12-hr nightshifts not much time to respond. I look forward to the next month's challenge - I love swimming and spend a lot of time in the pool ... although honestly my only concern/drawback to this potential new position is that it will impact my time in the pool - as my hours will change slightly and work location will change drastically (add another 45-min on to my commute, sigh).

Happy long weekend to the Murricans out there!

rnihill - 2011-05-29 9:15 AM

I got to ride outside!  I got to ride outside!!

I felt SO sluggish at first...   Once my legs got warmed up it felt great.  I did just a short out and back route to see how the wrist handled it...  My legs did great, the wrist was SORE by the end.  But in a good way, I think. 

QueenZipp - 2011-05-26 5:49 PM

Emma, I vote for option 2 because then people who are injured can be on the team that works to their advantage and it's less of a logistical issue to set up.

Option 1 we would have to look at the distances most people are signed up for and split the groups accordingly.  A lot of us don't have too many planned events right now for a variety of reasons so that makes setting a goal distance harder from the get go.

QueenZipp - 2011-05-30 3:15 PM little run & swim for me today.....

rnihill - 2011-05-30 4:40 PM The race I am doing next month, I was supposed to be doing with a good friend of mine.  But after I signed up, she decided not to do it.  For good reasons, but I was bummed.  And then I had the wrist surgery and training fell off.  And lately, I have been really dreading the race.  But we saw her at her parents Memorial Day party yesterday and we were talking about the race.  She just called me a little bit ago to verify that I was doing the sprint, because there are still spots and now she's going to do it!  I am SO excited!!!  It's always nice (at least I think so) to have a friend out on the course with you, to help you get psyched in the morning, and in our cases help each other squeeze into our wetsuits... 

rnihill - 2011-05-30 4:40 PM The race I am doing next month, I was supposed to be doing with a good friend of mine.  But after I signed up, she decided not to do it.  For good reasons, but I was bummed.  And then I had the wrist surgery and training fell off.  And lately, I have been really dreading the race.  But we saw her at her parents Memorial Day party yesterday and we were talking about the race.  She just called me a little bit ago to verify that I was doing the sprint, because there are still spots and now she's going to do it!  I am SO excited!!!  It's always nice (at least I think so) to have a friend out on the course with you, to help you get psyched in the morning, and in our cases help each other squeeze into our wetsuits... 

rnihill - 2011-05-31 3:53 PM Crap, the pool got closed because someone did...  well, just that.  There goes my last swim for the month! 

owl_girl - 2011-06-01 12:34 PM Thank gawd this horrible month is over!  I'm ready to get started with a completely white month devoid of red boxes.

rh8463 - 2011-05-31 7:37 PM

Heres to a fabulous June!