my busy life...

As of this weekend, I will (hopefully) be fully moved into Bri's! I've moved several times before, but I've never been quite as busy as I am now...so this is quite a challenge! I've almost gotten everything taken care of, though...I just have a few pieces of furniture and a few other odds & ends left, and then I'll be DONE! The funny thing is that we'll barely see each other until some time in September after Green Lake. You see, we'll have the first week together, but then she's going on vacation for a week...and then we've got a few days together, but I leave for Romania after that...and then there's Green Lake...so we'll "officially" live together once September starts, even though we'll be sharing the condo for all of August!

My triathlon training is going well, but WOW, is it time-consuming! I keep forgetting that I've doubled my race distance since last year, so my training times also need to double. (This means that I have to set aside a LOT of time for my bike workout...an hour and a half!!!

I did manage to finish one complete Olympic distance practice course on Saturday...in 3:21:26! I'm really confident on the swim, I WAS confident on the bike (it gets so much harder to be fast when you've gotta go 25 miles instead of 12!), and I'm a pathetic runner, but I'll have an occasional good 10k course here and there... Hey, speaking of triathlons, how 'bout a few more photos?


Aaah, the "wash cycle" swim start...no, I'm not in that photo - but you have to admit, that's a pretty cool shot! (Photo by Patrick Pyszka)


Bike start! These are International (Olympic) distance racers heading out of Prairie Springs Park and onto Hwy. 165 at the beginning of the bike leg. (Photo by Patrick Pyszka)


FINISH LINE! Yep, that's me finishing last year's race. (I came in 15th place in my division!!!)

I think the most exciting thing "on my plate" right now is that I'll be heading out to Romania in less than a month! I haven't done any missions work in SO long, I've never been there before, so I don't know what to expect (in detail), but considering the way that God brought me into this, I can't WAIT to see what's gonna happen there!

Eileen just returned from Cambodia - and she's got photos posted! (www.thetruthministry.blogspot.com) She is the biggest encouragement to me...:) I can't wait to head to Romania with her and learn from/work alongside her!