Utah

Last week I went up to Utah to visit my sister and her family. I had a ton of fun with everyone and really enjoyed myself. I was sad to leave and teared up with my niece and nephew as I hugged them goodbye. I had worked Thursday night and it was a crazy night. I did get off a little early and that was good, but we had a code and after those I always have a hard time sleeping. So instead of sleeping I packed and showered and did those things I needed to do. It turned out a good thing that I stayed up because I got a text 3 hours before my flight was scheduled that it was being cancelled.

In all my years of flying I have NEVER had a flight cancelled. I didn't know what to do really. Jamie was asleep and so I didn't want to wake him. I ended up calling the company and they helped me out. I called my sister and told her the change of plans. We were both really just glad I could still come that day not totally rescheduled.

When I got there I was greeted with smiles and hugs all around, little hands to hold, and big kisses! We enjoyed watching for my luggage and talking about the fact I was coming from 90 degree weather to now 50's and pouring rain if not snow. Once we got home the kids showed my their new room and pictures they drew for me. They were so excited to have me there!

The next days consisted of going to the inside pool with the slide, going to the dinosaur museum, going shopping, making shirts for our big run, and a LOT of training. I quickly realized that I had a lot more training to do. The hills in Utah are more like MOUNTAINS to me. My sister took me on the trail and it was WAY harder than I thought. However I did it! Basically the course is this... hill, BIG HILL, okay, turn, okay, turn, down hill (FAST!), turn, okay, hill, repeat! That loop is about 6.4 miles. After we do that loop another time we run. The run goes like this. hill, BIG hill, turn, okay, down hill, turn, finish. That loop is like 3 miles and of course they have to make us run up the most brutal hill in the face of all hills on Earth. (Excuse the dramatics there.) One day we decided to do all 3 events. We biked to the place, then we swam, did one bike loop, then attempted to run. I think we managed to only run one mile and that was really hard for me. My poor sister had to hold back for me because I was just dying. Then after all that we biked home. All in all we figured we have about 2/3s of the race completed. I am pretty proud of what we have accomplished so far, but like I said... I have a long ways to go to keep up with that sister of mine.

I know you're DYING to know what our shirts are.... We got pink t-shirts that match our trishorts and my sister got GLITTERY print paper. On the front are stick figures doing the swim bike run positions. The back reads... AZ sisters dare to TRI. I am nervous because there are only a few more weeks and I feel so weak! I am SUPER nervous!

Jamie said that he might come up which is really exciting because this is a big deal and I'm glad he is going to be there to support me. If he can't come it will be okay too. My nephew LOVES him. I think they have met once, but apparently Jamie made a big impact on him. He was talking non-stop about Jamie this and Jamie that. I miss Jamie and I love Jamie. Jamie is the best. He throws me high in the sky and catches me and he isn't a tickle monster. I had Jamie me send me videos of his motorcycle and him riding it. My nephew thought it was the coolest thing EVER!!! He would ask for that multiple times a day and smile each time. My niece and nephew both got to call him and say hi. Hopefully Jamie will get to come see them because he is well loved by them.

The other day I was at the gym with out Jamie because he had to go earlier for work and I had an appointment to go to so we couldn't go at the same time. I was just doing my thing and say one of his friends there. He asked how I was and how my dieting is going for this show I'm supposed to be doing in July. I told him things are better and that I'm doing a triathlon. He asked why I was doing that and I told him that it was a goal of mine and I'm doing it with my sister. Fast forward to the next day. Jamie comes home from court where he had seen his friend who is also a fellow officer. He told Jamie he had seen me at the gym and bla-dee-bla. He tells Jamie... Why are you LETTING her do a MARATHON. Does anyone else see a problem with this sentence. Okay first of all!!!! Jamie does not LET me do anything or FORCE to do anything. I make my own decisions and he supports me. He helps me and pushes me when and if I need an extra boost, but he does not control me. Get REAL! Second.... I explained to him all about the TRIATHLON. Clearly someone does not know how to listen. As you can tell I was pretty ticked when hearing this. I wanted to punch that guy right in the mouth and give him a piece of my mind! I'm not Jamie's dog or child. We are equals. I support him, he supports me. That's how it goes. Stupid people these days. I have yet to see this guy again and honestly I'm not sure if I will have enough guts to say anything to him.

Sorry for the longest post of my LIFE, but I've been a busy, busy bee!