Every morning, I wake up, and stare toward one of my bedroom windows. Above this window, hangs the Believe sign Jeremy made me out of 
string, nails, crayons, and much more. Most days, I look up at that sign, and I climb out of bed feeling motivated and happy. Today, was no exception to that rule. I got out of bed feeling overjoyed at everything that is occuring in our lives right now and ready 
to tackle another day. We are 3 days away from the CDA Tri, and today ended up being both super productive and very overwhelming. People have told me that I thrive in challenging situations but by this evening I wasn’t sure how I was going to get everything done. Big thanks, go to my husband who saw the struggle I was going through, and asked me what he could do to help. That’s pretty typical in our household though, we are a team in every sense of the word, and I always know that he has my back. *G* I wouldn’t be where I am today, without his love and support! After climbing out of bed, and eating some breakfast, we headed out to run errands. Down to Vertical Earth, where we got Chamois Butt’r and finally cages for my pedals. Chamois Butt’r, if you are not familar with it, is to help avoid chaffing. One of the things you don’t often get told in the Tri world, is chaffing 
sucks, especially as a female! I am going to do everything I can to avoid any chaffing either on the bike, run, or swim during this race. I will be taking Chamois Butt’r, Body Glide, Baby Oil, and Bag Balm. I am going to possibly be in pain other areas, but it will not be from chaffing! LOL so anyway after getting those items, we picked up supplies for tofu, granola, and also protein bars. I got a call from my coach, who informed me that KHQ wants to possibly do a story on me about participating in the Tri. I hope it happens, as that would be a super cool follow up to the story I did with them over a year ago. I will keep all of you appraised on what is going on with that. We also have some interest in my story from another avenue, but I will post more on that another day.
After getting home, I busted out baked tofu, and than scrubbed my goggles with toothpaste to clean the film from them. This really works!! Last night, we washed the wetsuits and got them ready. I turned them right side out to fix any tears in them, and discovered they were totally full of water. Repairing 
them wasn’t happening at that point. So I decided to put my new pedals on. What the heck!! I spent about 45 minutes trying to get those darn pedals off. I had made plans to ride downtown with a friend and our two boys. I spent another 15 minutes, trying to attach our Burley bike trailer onto my new bike. After that wasted effort, I decided to just take my husband’s bike, which I haven’t ridden in probably 2 years. Last time I rode it, I toppled off of it when my foot got stuck in one of the cages, and I have been scared to ride a bike with cages since that day. It at least had the trailer attachment on it so I decided to conquer fear. Ugh!! Hunny, your brakes suck and I do not like your gears at all!! LOL so I met my friend and we rode downtown with me pulling a trailer and a 55 lb child behind me, as well as cursing this bike I haven’t ridden since I fell off of it. *G* She slayed me and after pulling that weight behind me, I have a new appreciation for not only my bike, but also where I came from. I can’t believe I used to ride a cruiser at a much higher weight than I am right now! Nan (my friend) and I let our boys play for awhile at Fort Sherman, and then rode back home. I must also note here that Nan is amazing. She makes the most wonderful crafts and she gave me a t-shirt (pictured below) that has put me in tears three times today so far. I will be wearing it as often as possible! Thank you Nan!!!! We parted ways, and I came home to a home cooked meal by my hubby. He repaired the wetsuits, put my pedals on (in like 5 freaking minutes), helped me get our paperwork done for the Tri, and much more. I am so thankful for his support everyday, but there are days like today, when he reminds me to take a
breath, and calm down, that I am even more thankful for him. So blessed! Tomorrow I will be doing bag stuffing for the Tri, getting the poster I am making done, and much more. Ready for this race and what 
life is bringing me. I invite you to spread your own wings and fly strong. Butterfly up and out!