Dear Meredith,

Hi everyone. Virginia here. I have been struggling with what to write this week. I felt very “cared for” by the SBM community last week, but I have still been struggling with what to write. First, I want to say thank you for all of those who worried about me. I was touched. I did […]

BOOM!

Greetings all! Virginia here…recent victim of a stupid accident that I must related to triathlon (though the connection is rather dubious). On Thursday after work I stopped at Kroger to grab a few groceries. It was a rather luxurious grocery shopping trip because I had only one munchkin in tow (the three year old), rather […]

Just “THE UGLY”

Hi all! Virginia here. A bit ago I started a post called, “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.” I decided that both the good and bad were pretty boring. Yes, the good can be uplifting, but it is still boring. What seems interesting to me is THE UGLY! So, this is my “the ugly” […]

Ready or not, here it is! 2014!

Hi Everyone, it’s Virginia! Well, 2013 is in the books, and I’m finally back here. I’ve been MIA for a while due to an unbelievably busy Fall/ early Winter. And, though things have been going well, I’ve just felt BORING. When I start to type a blog, I feel that no one wants to read […]

Nerves + Wine = …

HI! Virginia here….freaking out triathlete…. Since signing up for IM Florida, I have been freaking out a little. Well…. A LOT… Granted on the outside I am pretty normal, but I am freaking out. I’m having a bit of the, “WHAT IN THE HELL WAS I THINKING” stuff going on. I mean, how can I […]

Well….I changed my mind….

Virginia here with a big update…. I registered for IRONMAN FLORIDA 2014! So, if you read my last post, you know that I had counted it out. We realized money was just too tight, and we cancelled our trip to Florida. The plan had been to volunteer there so that I could register. I booked […]

Big Girl Decisions are HARD

Hi folks. Virginia here….. In a few old posts I have talked about my dilemma over what “BIG” race to do next year. Even while writing about it, I knew what I wanted…..what my goal was…..where I THOUGHT I was going….IRONMAN FLORIDA. Well, I am feeling pretty bummed today. I made the decision this weekend […]

Superheroes, Goats and Kids

Yesterday, the Expert and I celebrated twelve years of marital bliss.  Okay, so maybe not bliss.  But it’s been a pretty darn good twelve years. For the big celebration, we were starting out to kill each other in a 5k race to the death at the 2013 Superheroes vs. Villains 5k. We woke up at […]

I’m a slug….

Hi folks, Virginia here. Today I am feeling a bit like a giant slug. I’ve had a week of doing very little. While it feels good, and I think it was needed, I am feeling a big sluggish….but as you can see from the picture, I’m trying to be a cute slug. To start, I […]