Hooray for Home!

Here at last - WE ARRIVED!

One: only one piece of luggage was lost. My second, and smaller checked bag. Better AFTER the race/trip/cruise/vacation than before, right? Besides, it is SUPPOSED to arrive sometime between 7 pm and 7 am. Loveley. Thank you Delta (sarcasm - can you detect it?)

Oops, still haven't figured out how to upload pictures from the NEW camera onto the computer. Oh well - something tells me the 600+ pictures we took will be worth the wait. Ball gown, uniform, and all.

Rays of sun. FINALLY! We have sunshine in Southern California. Yea! Great timing!

Anabelle AND Tabbitha - so excited to see them. Nathaniel found the pair of them. Tabbitha had pressed her hamhocks firmly into the second sink in the master bath, and Anabelle was hiding under the couch. Even he seemed a little misty eyed at seeing the two monsters.

Yes, I have finally picked up my bike and gear bag from Nytro. A MAJOR THANKS to the Encinitas bike shop for keeping them safe and sound. Although I don't think they were too happy with the extra-long stay that my bike had....the guys there were super nice and understanding when I explained the cruise and being way out of communication range.

Food! REAL FOOD! The first thing I had in San Diego was a Blackberry Protein Jamba Juice "thingy". It was delicious. And nutritious. Now, if ONLY people on cruise lines would consider adding a Jamba Juice......

Oatmeal. I get to have it tomorrow morning. The way I like it - with Greek Yogurt and brown sugar. Add my Fat Free French Vanilla coffee creamer to EXTRA STRONG coffee, and I'm one happy camper. Aaaahhhhhh......

Raring to go. Seriously - I want to start training again. The first email I sent was to Jen, explaining exactly that. Let's get this thing started...time to get moving! AND I CAN'T WAIT!

Holy cow, I ate a lot of peanut butter cups on my trip. Um....one large one in every port of call (4 total). But....add in the one in Seattle....and then the one that Nathaniel NEVER ATE from Ketchikan (which I will devour tonight while flipping between Le Tour, Southpark, and Deadliest Catch)...we're talking about 6 giant peanut butter cups. Yeah - another reason why I need to start training again.

Only 96 days to Kona. Thank you Mary Eggers for the email a few days ago. It made me smile. :)

Mom, Dad, Karyna - my family! I miss you guys already... thank you for a great trip, your wonderful support...can't wait to see you again. And to Chris and Charlie (our hosts in Bainbridge Island)...love to you both. I have never seen a carrot-eating-dog...but Charlie - well...you officially turned me into a dog person.

ENERGY! I've got it!!! In spite of my 4 am wake-up call and early morning flights. JEN: Let's get this thing started! Okay? Please?!? With a peanut M&M on the top? Okay - forget the candy. Let's just go. And I'm ready. :)

! And last (but not least) - thanks again to everyone for the wonderful support, kind words, awesome messages - everything. I've missed reading blogs and being on FB - so I'm looking forward to catching up in the next few days! YEE-HAW!