LBI here I come!

Ah it's Friday...Friday the 13th, but who cares? I'm going to one of my favorite places in the world, Long Beach Island, in a few short hours (that's me there for our anniversary in October). Aaaahhhh.... We are spending a long weekend in a house that we rented with 6 of our friends. This is the group that we go camping with every year, so we're having a winter "camping" trip. I'm so excited.

I need this after this week. I was a juror on a murder trial from last Thursday until this Wednesday. And I've been working out like mad to get ready for the gluttony of this weekend. I did spinning on Monday and today, the bike at the gym on Wednesday, and yoga on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. Phew!

This morning in spinning we did a little too much climbing for my knee. So I'm still laying off running, which is fine with me. I'm really enjoying these other ways of working out. I still have this sense of accomplishment now with running, kind of like, "Yeah, been there, done that," so I don't miss it too, too much. It's such an easy way to work out, so I miss that. Waking up at 5:15am for a 6:30 spinning class is much harder than rolling out of bed for a 4 mile run in my neighborhood. But I like the class dynamic.

This morning, my spinning friend and now TEAMmate (she's doing the tri with TNT) were talking about fundraising ideas and events. It's so nice to be on the other side of things and be able to offer help.

I went to the shoe clinic on Sunday and met a lot of the team. Then I was sad that I couldn't run, but I will soon. Everyone's so positive and motivated. I think it's going to be a fantastic season.

We had a TNT reunion last Saturday night at Chris and Tiff's house. It was so amazing. We shared pictures, stories, and lots of laughs. I'm so attached to my team, and I love when we all get together. They're some of the best people I've ever met.

Only a few hours until a very fun weekend. I am so grateful to God for all of my wonderful friends and all of the blessings in my life, especially that wonderful man who promised to be my partner for the rest of our lives.