Stay Tuned....

With my absence having been very long, I've decided to do a "Summer in Review"

stay tuned.....

Im so fast!

Sorry for the long absence, been a little busy trying to get healthy. Tomorrow would be race day for me, the day that I jump into the Hudson River and show it who's boss. Unfortunately, due to my current health situation (which we are still trying to figure out what that is) I will have to wait until next year to show the Hudson who's boss. I didn't want to miss out on everything, so I still went to the race expo and picked up my race packet. If nothing else, I get a new swim cap and t-shirt for my 6 months of hard work. I love race expos because there is usually a lot of fun things. I think I found my new cycling helmet here. I have a feeling its going to make me super fast. And in true race fashion, I give a nod to my friend Lucy by putting on my "gameface".

The best of luck to all my teammates GO TEAM!!! and my favorite team, GO APES!!!

Driving Skills

Anyone who has ever lived in or traveled to NYC has had the pleasure of riding in the back of a taxi. Now, being a back seat driver is something this Detroit girl had to get used to. Growing up in the Motor City I enjoy being behind the wheel of a car more than being a passenger. Its a control thing. Today I witnessed first hand why 1. I don't like cab drivers in New York and 2. why I like to be in control of the moving vehicle. I would never do this...

I'm happy to say that no one was hurt, but someone needs to send this guy to driving school.

Side Salad

There is a local Sushi joint that I frequent and they have a fantastic lunch deal. Two rolls, soup and salad all for a very reasonable $8. I began to laugh as soon as the salad was brought to the table.

Now Im no expert, but I'm pretty sure that six pieces of lettuce and a bit of salad dressing does not a salad make.

Got to love Mom and Dad!

So this whole being stuck in the apartment for the past 4 days is really hard on me, it's not the easiest on your spirits. Today I got a nice little surprise that certainly made my day a bit brighter!

The UPS man was so kind to deliver such beautiful flowers from my Mom and Dad :) with note attached "we just wanted to brighten up your day! Praying you will feel better and be yourself quickly. We love you very much Mom and Dad xxoo" They certainly did! I have the best parents ever!

Boring!!!

Once again, I'm sick. Not something I enjoy especially when your doctor isn't positive what's wrong with you. The order for now is bed rest. Something I use to think was the best thing in the world until I realized how hard I am to keep down. As soon as I feel a little better I want to be up and around and doing thing. As soon as I start doing too much, I feel sick again and its back to the couch. Oh well, I've got some books to read, some movies to watch, great friends that have visited, called, texted and its been keeping me as positive as possible. I miss the kiddies too, but they've called and wished me "get better soon" and my favorite, "I wove ew e-onn." Its hard to find exciting NYC things to blog about from the couch, but I've been getting my fill of the New Jersey Housewives all day. I think after today I've perfected the accent. Maybe the New York marathon will be on tomorrow. :)

Eye on the prize

Just a few short weeks and I will be diving into the Hudson to do my very first Triathlon. To give us a bit of inspiration, our team mentor gave us a little something to keep us motivated.

Team APES, also know as Angel, Paige, Erinn and Susan. July 18th is going to be here faster than we know it and what a great little push to make it to the finish line! GO TEAM (APES)!!!