Well, I think life is about back to normal, I think. On Labor Day I completed my first Olympic distance triathlon and it was awesome!! I was able to race in honor of my former student, Ruth, and Matthew's brother, Samuel. It was such an honor and more of an emotional experience than I expected it to be. I knew I would get emotional when I crossed the finish line, and I did, but I got emotional several times throughout the race as well. It was so cool to have so many people out there cheering for me and our team. When I crossed the finish line it was the most amazing feeling to know all of the hard work I had put in both in training and fundraising had paid off. I had accomplished my goal in honoring those two sweet kiddos. They really were a source of inspiration. Any time throughout the process I felt like giving up I would remember why I was going through all of it and it was easy to keep going.
I am glad that it is over for now. I was ready for a break, but it is something that I will do again for sure. I would love to make it an annual way to honor those who've fought cancer. It is a great feeling to be a part of such a great cause.
I have to tell everyone that I have the most amazing husband and family. Jason has been to every single one of my races from start to finish. He gets up at 4:30am with me, helps me get ready, yells for me at many points in the race, and is always waiting for me at the finish line with a huge hug! My family was the only family that was there for the start of the race. They made me feel like an all star. Every time I saw them on the course it was a line of people behind their cameras, yelling for me while taking my picture. It was so much fun to have them there.
School is well underway and it is going okay. There are a lot of changes in my classroom and so I feel like I'm doing a lot of things for the first time and its hard. New schedule, new kids, new classroom arangement, new related service providers, etc. A lot to get used to. We are getting the hang of it and I know that it will be a good year.
Below are just a few pictures from race day. I will try and figure out a way to post them all (Matthew help!) because there are so many good ones. Maybe there is a way to do it on Facebook. I will do my best. I hope everyone is doing well. We are sure blessed here in Texas!
I am glad that it is over for now. I was ready for a break, but it is something that I will do again for sure. I would love to make it an annual way to honor those who've fought cancer. It is a great feeling to be a part of such a great cause.
I have to tell everyone that I have the most amazing husband and family. Jason has been to every single one of my races from start to finish. He gets up at 4:30am with me, helps me get ready, yells for me at many points in the race, and is always waiting for me at the finish line with a huge hug! My family was the only family that was there for the start of the race. They made me feel like an all star. Every time I saw them on the course it was a line of people behind their cameras, yelling for me while taking my picture. It was so much fun to have them there.
School is well underway and it is going okay. There are a lot of changes in my classroom and so I feel like I'm doing a lot of things for the first time and its hard. New schedule, new kids, new classroom arangement, new related service providers, etc. A lot to get used to. We are getting the hang of it and I know that it will be a good year.
Below are just a few pictures from race day. I will try and figure out a way to post them all (Matthew help!) because there are so many good ones. Maybe there is a way to do it on Facebook. I will do my best. I hope everyone is doing well. We are sure blessed here in Texas!
before the race
they found me in the water by standing on a bridge that I swam under and got some really cool shots!
me on the bike
they found me in the water by standing on a bridge that I swam under and got some really cool shots!
me on the bike
the girls after the race
the transition area-yes my bike is in there somewhere. we had to drop our bikes off the day before the race. they had security all night long for this area.
