Me & My Girls

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Monday, May 29, 2006

HAPPY BIRF-DAY TO ME!!!!


Today was fantastic! Not because I did anything big or exciting, but it was a holiday, so I got to relax, spend some time with the girls at home, and take a nap. My cousin who lives in my basement planned a bbq this evening, so I didn't have to cook! Also, right at midnight I got my first present, and the day was just perfect from there on! I have an awesome new friend who finds the BEST cards for every occasion! My b-day card was no exception. THANKS friend!!!! And, just for kicks, here's a pic of me this weekend...its the most recent one I've got!

Finally, some new pics!




Well, a friend of mine let my kids play with his camera, so I've got some new pics to post! That, and I downloaded the pictures from my triathlons...so there you go! The first ones are the girls this past weekend, waiting for me to finish one of my races. The picture below is of me at the end of the St. George tri...it was hot and hard, but I finished! And I don't look too dead! It was a ton of fun. Thank goodness for friends like Noreen, who keep me motivated to stay in shape and have fun competing in these races!

Friday, May 26, 2006

I'm getting worse and worse...

It's now been almost two months since my last entry...these entries are getting shorter and farther apart over time...not something I'm proud of as a blogger.

So much has happened since my last post...wait, I can't even remember what my last post was about, so I'll just letter rip. Hope you can keep up, because this is going to be a lightening round post.

In the last month or two I've been in 4 triathlons, I think I posted about the first one or two, but the big one was two weeks ago. It was a rough race, and I wasn't in tip top shape, so I was a bit apprehensive about how I'd perform. But, in the end it was just a lot of fun. I finished without falling over at the finish line. I'm happy with that performance. It was indeed the slowest 5k time I've EVER recorded. But alas, the course was extremely difficult. It had rocks, sand, steep climbs, and 90+ degree heat. It was nasty.

About a month ago, my divorce went through. I can't really explain the emotions, there were a lot of them. I think the most overwhelming one was relief though. It's been a really difficult year, and this gave me some closure and a sense of relief. I feel like I can really start to move on now.

I got my Hawaii bar results--I passed, WHEW!!!! It felt good not to have failed that exam, but it made me really sad thinking about the fact that I can return to Hawaii and be employable, but I really don't have the freedom to move there anytime soon. It's completely my choice, but I just can't do it. I know it's not right to uproot. So I remain here in the armpit of the midwest, trying to find new and exciting ways to live out the days here.

I can't think of other big stuff that's happened in the last month, even though I know it's there...I'm just too tired. I guess I'll try to fill in a little at a time. I'm feeling a bit down lately. That's probably another reason this post is so boring...

Ok, I'll catch up somemore later.