Sveiki & Guten Tag!

Over the past two years that I have been blogging I have noticed that Google keeps tweaking Blogger.  A few weeks ago I realized that you can now see where your follows live!  How cool is that?  I have followers in Latvia & Germany!  Hello from the US & thanks for following me!

I am guessing many people have come across my blog through Postcrossing and/or my Ravelry site.  I always wonder what people think about my blog, so if you have the chance, leave a comment or send me an email.  I did receive an email the other day from a reader & that was pretty cool.

I don't have much planned today & I will not bore you with the details of my uneventful run last night.  Tonight I am going to a Chan Luu jewelry trunk show at Soapmarket www.soapmarketonline.com in Red Bank & then tomorrow to Jon Bon Jovi's Soul Kitchen in Red Bank http://www.jbjsoulkitchen.org/  .  If you get the chance, I suggest  you check them both out!  Might be a little hard for my European followers, but you can always checkout their websites!

Have a great day!

Citizens Bridge Run - Newport, RI

A new run!  I think I am digging these shorter runs, they don't take that much out of me.

In two weeks I'm going to Rhode Island for the Citizen's Bridge Inaugural Run.  How fun does that sound?  OK, maybe the visiting Newport, RI part, not the running part.  Rhode Island is so nice & I can't wait to go back.  I haven't been there in years!  Not sure where we will be staying yet, but I have gotten a ton of great suggestions from everyone.  Who knew all my friends have a favorite Newport spot?  I sure didn't until yesterday!

There are so many things I have to cram into this weekend.  Not sure I will get it all done, but one thing is for sure, I will be making the run across this bridge.  Looks kinda high, doesn't it?

I promise my blogs will be more entertaining as we move closer to Christmas.  I know I haven't been blogging as much as I used to & I hope to remedy that!  If anyone is actually out there reading this!  :)

NYC v. SF

What to do?  New York or San Francisco?

I'm taking a gamble here.  The New York City triathlon lottery does not open until November 1st.  I have to register for Alcatraz by October 28th.  There is no guarantee that I will get in to the NYC race, but I already hold a spot in the lottery for Alcatraz.

Should I do the "hometown" city race?  Or go back to Cali?  So many decisions.  Have any comments, let me know!  Stay tuned!

Hudson River?

San Francisco Bay?

Escape - Round Two

As an early birthday present I opened my email yesterday & found the "Congratulations" email from the race director for the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon.  What to do?  What to do?  I was shocked last year that I got in.  This year, I'm not sure what to do.

Last year it was totally overwhelming to me to think that I would fly out to California to swim with the sharks in the San Francisco Bay.  Now I'm wondering, should I do it again?

I am 75/25.  That's a weird percentage, right?  Most people are usually 50/50 about doing things.  My only apprehension is the cost.  $400 for the race & about $2,000 for the week trip to California.  & to be honest, the weather in San Francisco is awful!  Nothing like getting on the plane in Newark where the weather is 97 with 90% humidity to 60 degrees & well, clammy!  How do people do it?  It's a great place to visit, if you don't mind being damp all the time.

The main reason I want to go back is to beat my lame ass time from last year.  No mishaps, no lost sneakers & no broken bike chain.  That should take at least 45 minutes off my 2011 time.

If you have any thoughts or comments on whether or not I should go back to SF, please share them!  I need help making up my mind this year!

CHAN LUU JEWELRY TRUNK SHOW @ soapmarket

CHAN LUU JEWELRY TRUNK SHOW @ soapmarket