TriAya's Group: SHUT like dog on steak, sorry! (Page 26)

We had a sun break, too!  I went for a great run....and it poured rain for the last mile.  It was awesome!  After my annoying week, it felt so good to just run run run run.  Hopefully tomorrow I will bike bike bike bike and maybe swim swim too.  Had to buy a new suit today, but that's done.  Off to watch the Seahawks vs Green Bay now.

We turned off the game, too painful! So much snow....wish we had some here before winter ends.  Either that, or winter needs to end NOW.

Our kitchen and dining room are all done being tiled now, I am so excited to get my appliances in on Monday.  I am so weird that stuff like this makes me happy, but our last house needed a ton of stuff done and we waited until time to sell before we updated.  This time we are doing it to enjoy it!

Plus tonight I am going to dinner with some gals, for a ladies night, woo woo!

Medusa_Ann - 2008-01-12 4:37 PM Shawn, an off topic question-you can PM me the answer if you want.  How hard is it to install a 220 volt plug where there's just a 'regular' plug?  (For an electrician, of course, not me...)  When we moved our old stove I discovered we don't have the right electrical for the new one and now and really panicking about it and will probably have to halt the delivery etc.  Argh.  Husband is ticking me off by napping now, as well. 

Hold on, hold on, no need to panic ...

Has Shawn gotten back to you on this yet? (Would make my questions kind of moot) ... lemme get this straight ...

Where is the old stove? Is it next to an outlet? What does that outlet look like?

TriAya - 2008-01-12 5:18 PM

Medusa_Ann - 2008-01-12 4:37 PM Shawn, an off topic question-you can PM me the answer if you want.  How hard is it to install a 220 volt plug where there's just a 'regular' plug?  (For an electrician, of course, not me...)  When we moved our old stove I discovered we don't have the right electrical for the new one and now and really panicking about it and will probably have to halt the delivery etc.  Argh.  Husband is ticking me off by napping now, as well. 

Hold on, hold on, no need to panic ...

Has Shawn gotten back to you on this yet? (Would make my questions kind of moot) ... lemme get this straight ...

Where is the old stove? Is it next to an outlet? What does that outlet look like?

Shawn did get back to me--looking like we need an electrician toot sweet--but maybe you know something I don't.....the old stove has a regular outlet behind it in the wall.  It was gas cooktop and oven, and the new one is dual fuel, thus needing more electricity, at least that's how I see it.  What do you know?  You can also PM me, so as not to take up too much tri space for electrical issues!    Or you can put it here and we can all learn, whatever you like! Thanks!

I hae spinervals 1.0 thru 5.0 although have only done 1.0 and it kicked my butt (in a good way).  It's amazing how much more focused I am when there's something I am supposed to be doing on the bike, rather than just listening to music in the garage.  Looking forward to checking out the other ones soon, although if there's no rain tomorrow I am hitting the open road for a while.

Good job getting the run in, Shawn! I actually got OUTSIDE on my bike!  Well, I took the mountain bike since my road bike nears a tune up.  Got my shimano clips put on at the end of the ride, but at least they are finally on, since I bought them in June last year.

We decided to forego the electric oven and just get the gas one.  Similar model has convection which is what I want anyway, and a smaller upper oven. It's pretty, and won't cause us to have to rewire our house at this time!  Thanks for the input on this....

What's everybody else up to??

Whew!

busy weekend!  my parents had a great time watching DD play - I'm so glad they could come visit

Hector - so glad you are feeling better and there is color on your graphs!

Leslie - woo hoo on the kitchen - i redid mine last spring and I know how you feel - it is soooo worth it when it is done!

Shawn - WTG getting the run in!

Terri - I hope you and DH's schedules settle down some, you've had a bit of a rocky time lately - sending good thoughts your way!

I think that covers the most recent posts - hopefully I didn't miss anyone

I hope all had a great weekend!

Will on his first planned tri

Ooooh ... prophetic words about chocolate cake ... I'm trying to hold back my horses on eating the present I got (pic below).

Well, you know the drill with the knee (after all, it's your knee and you know it best!) ... build slowly, keep tabs on it, ice. If it starts to bother--pull back. Increase walking. Etc.

I'm slowly wading through the posts--you've probably already gotten in the water by now, so congrats, and good for you on working on the TI system!

Actually, your planned race sounds wonderful! No, you're not in over your head, as long as you train smart. Train time if you feel you should; if that approach isn't bringing you close enough to the distance, sloooooooooow down and git 'er done.

(Choc Cake.bmp)

Laura on her dissertation

You are so incredible, Laura. Husband, small kids, uni post, tri training, and you're finishing up your dissertation?!?!? WOW! All the best of that and we are thinking of you while you are busy with it.

I left grad school at ABD, so I can only imagine and appreciate all the hard work you've put into it.

Terri on getting back into the swing 

MrsUSMC - 2008-01-12 7:46 PM Hi all. Sorry I've been absent again. DH got orders to a new base and started working there this week. Our schedules are a bit messed up, plus I've been very busy at work (which is where I normally can check in from during the week day). I managed to get back to the gym today for the first time in forever and reintroduced my behind to the bike seat and the rest of me to the pool. I didn't do much since I'm so out of shape from being a slacker, but I feel good about what I did do. I'll be going back again tomorrow after WW. I'm not able to walk/run at all, and finally broke down and made a doctor appointment to see an ortho. I'm determined to get my azz back into shape...even if it kills me

Hi Terri! So wonderful to hear from you! And no, you are not a slacker--you are, as we all, in the eternal quest for balance. You have certainly had a lot going on! As for getting back into it--easy does it!

Sorry to hear about your PF. Look into water running as an option--do Search Forums for aqua jogging and water running. (Is elliptical a possibility?) I've trained for marathons, subbing water running in when I had stress fractures.

Come come now, Shawn--congrats on a super test result!

That's the same race I'm doing, will have to find each other on that day.