8 Thingies!

This has been going around on a few blogs lately, and I kind of enjoy stuff like this. Especially when stuck in the doldrums of California's May Grey and my final big push towards Ironman Coeur d'Alene (there - I said it!).

So...without further ado....My lists of 8 Thingies:

8 Thingies I am looking forward to:

1) Spending time with Nathaniel over Memorial Day weekend. Even though I've got a lot of training on the docket, he's got some time off. We plan to make the most of it!
2) Seeing my parents at Ironman CDA. Both Mom and Dad (and hopefully Nate!) will be out there for the race, and I can't wait!
3) There's this thing called Ironman in my not-too-distant-future...
4) A piece of sheet cake after my 7+ hour ride on Saturday.
5) Reading on the back porch, surrounded by flowers.
6) Nathaniel finishing up his final phase of helicopter training and re-joining the fleet (mixed feelings, as this means he'll also start deploying again. Let's just take things one at a time...)
7) Going to Hawaii for the FIRST TIME EVER in October (for this race thingy...)
8) Post IM CDA cruise/vacation with Nathaniel (as long as he's DONE with his training squadron), Mom, Dad, and Karyna. Best post-IM, heck, post-race trip planned EVER!

8 Thingies I did yesterday:

1) Practiced writing
2) Bike + Run workout (4 hours total?)
3) Told my ART therapist that I would rather be giving birth. To which he replied, "You know...you're the fifth woman who has said that..."
4) Ran errands: Petsmart for stuff for kitty cleaner, grocery store for diet coke and feminine products...the essentials.
5) Deadheaded the Jasmine plant - by far the MOST NEEDY plant that we've got.
6) Went to Barnes & Noble to look for a book, but got a different book.
7) Shouted at riders in the Giro d'Italia replay on TV...as though they could really hear me
8) Cleaned around the house - though you could NEVER tell (small sigh).

8 Thingies I would like to do:

1) Get over my fear of sharks. And the belief that I will be eaten within 30 seconds of going in the ocean past my hips.
2) Not be nervous whenever Nathaniel has a flight.
3) Figure out what I want to do with my life - this is a biggie. We move a lot - yes. And I've worked many different sorts of jobs in my life. Sometimes I wish we could be in ONE place, and I could settle down and figure out what it really is I wanted. I don't know if this is just a 1)military spouse thing - because many of my counterparts have managed beautifully 2) or the fact that there are so many different directions that I could go in...so is it just a Marit thing? And its hard because I think about long term, and I really don't know where we'll be even in 3 years, 5 years... I have thought about going back to school - but for what? I love writing and literature, am fascinated by nutrition and exercise physiology. But what if I start a program and we move in the process? Or what if its just wrong for me and I waste a lot of time, energy, effort, and resources? So...I really would love to find my niche and run with it. It's out there... I just need to be patient and figure a few things out. Thoughts, ideas, suggestions? I'm always open...
4) Ironman. Yes, I'm jumping the gun on this... BUT...the first one I was supposed to do didn't happen. KNOCK ON WOOD - I'll be good to go for CDA and beyond. So it goes on the list.
5) Write a book
6) Travel with Nathaniel - races DO NOT count!
7) Keep my tomato plant alive (not looking so good at the moment)
8) Accomplish my season goals.

8 shows I watch:

1) Survivor (need I say more?)
2) The Office
3) The Amazing Race
4) That Crab Fishing Show Thingy with Nathaniel (Deadliest Catch)
5) British Comedy (when its on, even though we own a lot of the series)
6) Ghost Hunters
7) Anything sports related on Universal Sports or Versus (read: cycling, triathlon, swimming, track & field, bull riding if the timing is right and I'm trashed from a workout)
8) Football with Nathaniel