Charge it!

Okay so since I have not really put any major purchases on the plastic since last year's Mexico trip, I ended up getting a little carried away when I went back to the bike store for the fifth time in two weeks. Sooo long story short I tried out some unreal bikes and ended up with one that was just a tad bit out of my price range. Eh whatever, I am already doing two triathlons this summer and may sign up for one in September that is on the Cape. Gotta get my moneys worth!

Other than getting the bike, not much is new. I swam a straight mile the other day, although I am starting to think it is more than a mile, and it took about 40 minutes. I have actually not done much else this week. We are supposed to be taking it easy because of our mock tri this weekend. I am going to test the bike out tonight and hopefully do a "quick" 20 miles. I am really hoping that this bike helps out a bit. I am going to do my best to maintain a good attitude this weekend at the tri. I think I was probably really low on sugar the other day for me to get so cranky, and yes I even cried on the phone to my dad later that day. But that is what you do with parents right?

Oh I almost forgot about my crazy story. While I was waiting for my bike to be finished yesterday, I decided that I should get my tri suit. Now I heard from my coach that they ran small so when I picked up shorts that said 8 on them, I thought, okay this could work. Well they were actually XS and had an 8 inch inseam. I was nearly dying in the dressing room of lack of blood to my lower extremeties. Then I tried a top on, and yes I got stuck in it when I tried to take it off. I managed to wrangle myself out of it, and came out sweating and with red marks all over my face. It was not embarassing at all when I walked out and there were two people waiting to get in. Anyhoo I decided a tight top and bottoms was just not realistic for me so I went with the shorts and bid farewell.

Just want to remind everyone that Heather and I are having a fundraiser at The Chateau in Waltham on Tuesday night, May 8th. You can come anytime between 5 and 8. You will needto bring the coupon with you so that 25% of your total bill will be donated to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. We are hoping to see lots of faces, and to get our colleagues and students there as well. Should be a good night! Toasted Ravs all around! Let me know if you are interested in attending and I can send you the coupon on the computer.