I'm baaaack!!!

Sad, sad day having to come back!  But I have ignored e-mails and voice mails long enough back to reality it is!  I do have some tidbits to share that are unrelated to the main theme of this blog but I'm sure I can find a way to tie it all back to being active!

1st My Vacation - Awesome time with lots of action.  Day 1 was Magic Mountain or I have now come to call it Puke Mountain!  A camera was lost (was hoping to post a video of some roller coaster action but the bf lost it on the 1st ride) booo!  It was a hilly park and walking (or running was the bf's preference) from ride to ride after being nauseous was not that much fun!  I still toughed it out and let them have some fun.  Is that part of getting older also not being able to handle roller coasters as well?  :-(  Day 2 LA Getty Center awesome architecture and gardens oh yeah and art work.  Quick stop in Hollywood and then the an awesome hike at the Griffith Observatory.  Day 3 beach day where the water was 63 and my teeny bathing suite ( I had promised I wouldn't wear my trisuite on this vacation) wasn't enough to keep me warm but I braved it!  Day 4 and 5 Was Santa Barbara beaches and wine tour.  Oh yeah and in the middle of the wine tour (where we saw the must sees of Sideways movie) the bf was upgraded to f, he proposed so I'm officially engaged now.  He says he didn't know that Santa Barbara was where my parents met in college and got married but makes it even more special!  Visited his family who were such gracious hosts the whole time we were there!  So sad to be back and we totally needed a vacation.  I didn't fit in any "structured" workouts but we did a lot of walking, some hiking, kayaking and fun!

2nd My Dad - My dad is the whole reason I got into triathlons, he was doing them before they were popular or any one even knew what they were, when the sponsors included the likes of Bud Light :-)  Well recently he has been working sooooo hard to get back into shape and I am so proud of him.  Well yesterday he had a bit of a set back!  The horrible irony of it all is that my brother was over having dinner with me and the f and I was telling a story about how he use to torture me with the Best of Queen CD.  We all began to sing their song Bicycle, more like yell it!  Right then the phone rang and I could immediately tell something was wrong.  My mom was calling to tell us my dad had just been in a bicycle accident.  He was going down a curvy hill with about 8-9% grade at about 30-40 mph when he wrecked.  He is in the hospital but the good news is right now it's looking like it's just 4 broken ribs.  His helmet cracked but it probably saved him, wear your helmet!!!  They are keeping an eye on him because of his past history with pneumonia they are concerned about the ribs.  But he laughed when I told him the Queen story and is being a trooper.  Get well soon dad!  I am planning on doing an interview series for my blog and he was the first one I wanted to interview!

So now I'm back and will be back on track with training this weekend because I plan on signing up for an Olympic tri in a couple of months.  How was everyone else's week?  I felt a little disconnected without regular internet access but I think it was a good thing!