Suddenly Spring

When I left DC to go to the Bahamas in early March for a wedding [yea...tan in March..don't you hate me?? and its real...no fake bake crap] it was still cold and winter like. We went to Nassau, enjoyed great 75+ degree weather, came back with a sunburn [see photos] and a bottle of rum. All in all we had a great time. Back to DC and the next weekend its 70 and nearly 80 degrees as if we'd skipped Spring altogether and went to Summer -- not too bad but I like just a bit of Spring before my Summer. Now its more like 55 degrees, the flowers are blooming, the cherry trees are getting ready to burst into bloom and the festival is just around the corner. If you've never been to DC during the peak bloom of the Cherry Trees, then you just haven't seen faerie land...but then again, maybe that's not a place you'd like to visit anyway.

Since I last posted, here's what's been going on in my life ...

• Been elected President of the DC Triathlon Club
• Sold my old bike [getting rid of things I don't use AND generating cash...whoopie!!]
• Am going to Boston to visit a friend this weekend
• Planning a trip to Dublin, Ireland AND Rome, Italy [amazingly its cheaper to do a stay over in Dublin than to fly directly to Rome...go figure]
• Nearly finished with a branding project for the agency of the Department of Commerce where I've been working for almost 9 years...yikes...I'm sprouting roots.

That's all I got...plus I found out that I won't be able to attend my cousin's wedding since its the same day that I'm racing in my first ever 1/2 Ironman event...some may say "hey, its a race; this is family. Which is more important?" To which I say, "Sorry Diane, I hope you can forgive me my choice of putting myself through gruling physical and mental pain over coming to beautiful South Carolina to celebrate your marriage with you and your family" ... I really am sorry.

If I ever get married, I'll forgive you if you can't make it too...it doesn't mean I don't love you.