Triathlon bound...

Well, it's that time of year again. I am once again registered to do the Danskin Triathlon in Chicagoland. My training has been pretty sporadic the past couple of months due to illness after illness, but I'm so excited to do it again! The best thing about this year is that I don't have to do the swim. They actually have relay teams for the tri as well as being able to complete it on your own. I don't know if you remember, but I had a pretty hard time with the swim last year. Sooo, this year Melinda and I are on a relay...she will be swimming, I will bike and we both will run. I am so excited about it this year! The whole group of us Gutzeit girls that are competing, include, Melinda, Aunt Nancy, cousin Erin, cousin Steph and myself. Tara is not competing this year, due to the fact that she just had baby Chloe 2 1/2 weeks ago. It should be a lot of fun! We leave Saturday, July 7th, and compete on July 8th. I will definately post pictures of it afterwards!!! Just wanted to let you all know that this is the reason I hadn't written in a couple of weeks. Take care!

Sick again!!!

This is getting ridiculous! I hardly ever get sick. I can count on 1 hand how many times I've gotten sick/missed work, etc....that is, before I turned 30. It seems my body is somehow making up for lost time in the sick department. Already this year I've had 2 colds, bronchitis, the stomach flu once, and mono. I've also been the lucky recipient of food poisoning the day before Macy's baby shower in May.

On Tuesday morning, I woke up and my throat was kind of scratchy. I guess I figured it was from having the ceiling fan on in the bedroom, windows open and maybe a little bit of snoring. Wednesday morning, same thing. By the end of the work day on Wednesday, I was starting to feel like my head was going to explode and that I had plugged every orifice of my head with Kleenex, cotton balls, toilet paper, you name it. Wednesday night was coughing, hacking. Thursday morning, my head literally felt as though there was an axe embedded into it. Stayed home yesterday from work, drank Robitussin like it was water and took some allergy meds. (Thought that's what the head clog thing was.) This morning, axe has been removed from head, head still stuffed, but coughing has increased to the dry heave level. I also think I may have pulled a muscle in my back from coughing so hard!

What the heck is going on? I take my multi-vitamins like a good girl, exercise regularly, little to no stress (unless you figure the baby factor, but that's been ongoing for a few years). I don't get it. I have lost more time this year working at a job I LOVE, than at any other job I've ever worked combined!!! My docs keep giving me meds to treat what I have at the time, but I'm ready to change docs and get a 2nd opinion!!

Well, enough of my whining...I sound like Scott when he gets sick!! hehe Love you Scott!

Graduation, Easter, baby shower, lots of pics!!!

I'm here, I'm here....

Man alive, things have been wacko the past few months. Sorry I haven't written anything. I barely had a chance to get on the computer most days.

As some of you may know, Scott and I have had a roommate since December, my sister Macy. Macy is finally back on her own, soon to be joined by her baby son, Xander, in July. So, while it was nice to be able to help Macy out for a few months, it's really great to have our house to ourselves again!!

So, since February we've had tons of stuff happening....new babies, weddings, Mason's graduation (you heard me right!), bronchitis, mono...tons of things. I have lots of pictures to post as well, but that will have to wait until tonight when I get home.

Just wanted to post something quick this morning to let those of you who read know that I'm still here...just trying to wind down after a whirlwind few months. I vow to be better now that I will have unrestricted access to the computer in the morning and at night!! Miss you!!