Kathleen's Adventures

Gees. I guess I know what it feels like now to be pressured into something you had absolutely no intention of doing. I may be doing a half ironman in the California Wine Country on August 2 now. Do I have any business doing this? No. Am I going to be talked into it? Maybe. Probably. At least it is sweet medicine.

Friday night I organized a social outing for the tri club at Mixers, Elixers, and IMAX at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. We ended up scoring free VIP passes which was awesome! They had a band that turned out to be really good, dancing, drinks, and good food. Oooh - they also had glow jewelry and beakers full of starburst. How fun! They have it every Friday night in the Summer and it really is a smart use of the museum after hours - for the big kids to play! I plan on organizing another round for the tri club in July. Saturday morning the alarm went off waaaaay too early after too much socializing the night before, but I ran 10 miles for the first time since my 1/2 Ironman in May and it actually went pretty well. Houston Fit had a small party afterward and we sat around eating watermelon and bagels - very fun! Saturday night Shellie and I went on a date (you didn't know we are dating? It's going great!). Sunday I raced in the Y Freedom Tri in Pearland. It was a 300m po...

First and foremost, I have to thank my cousin Scott and my friend Luke, because I doubt I would have been in CDA to watch the race if it had not been for them. So, thank you so much!! I had one of the best trips I've had in a long time over the past weekend and I just had an absolute blast (maybe because I wasn't racing?? and not really "in charge" or worrying about anything but cheering and volunteering?) My trip began bright and early Friday morning with a 7:25 flight. I flew Southwest, so had no idea where all I'd be going on my way to Spokane. I landed in Denver and took back off again on the same plane and then switched planes in Salt Lake City before arriving in Spokane just after noon. After having issues with the rental car place, I finally ended up with a super cool minivan. Someone gave me hell for that and later said it was a good thing I had one...that wouldn't be the first time over the weekend I was given hell for something that turned out to b...

My niece, Mary Kathleen ("Kate") was apparently very appropriately named. I talked to my sister last night and we laughed for quite a while about some of Kate's recent "scheduling" activities. She is 6 (turning 7 tomorrow). Since she was little, others in our family have said she was definitely named after the right relative. I never necessarily saw it since it was usually when she was in the middle of a huge temper tantrum or something like that. I, however, saw my first true sign of similarity during the last school year when I stayed in her room one night. On the back of her door was a schedule - handwritten and divided out by day. It listed her normal weekly activities, including ballet and whatever sport she was playing at the time. Boy, was I proud to see such a neatly outlined schedule come out of a first grader. Their family is heading to Destin this weekend to spend a week there. Over the past weekend they were all in Denver for a wedding and Kate and ...

I guess I left a few people hanging who didn't know if I was actually signing up or not. Well, I definitely signed up! I will post a better "spectator report" later in the week, once I get back on central time.

Ironman CDA 2008

EVERYONE needs to do it next year. It is awesome!! I'm exhausted right now, or I'd write more, but I promise more is to come.