Finally, An Interesting Post!

So, I promised you all some more interesting posts…heck, even updating once and a while might be better than the couple month break that I took from writing. I would like to attribute it to the “off-season”, or “better things to do”, but honestly, I had a secret. If you know me well, I do not do secrets very well. The past few months have been full of excitement, changes and beginnings for me, all of which I had to keep to myself. Until today….

Yup, I am spilling the beans…but, before I do that, I need to give a little background information and reflection on 2009. It is the New Year! 2009 was an awesome year for me!! Not full of earth-shattering success, but full of changes and learning experiences. I experienced setbacks in my racing/training/job which I learned from and developed a new sense of confidence and maturity. I guess you would call it the proverbial “growing-up” (although I think we are always “growing-up and maturing through our experiences). I also grew in my career, learning new techniques and applications as a website developer (not too shabby coming from a doctor of chemistry).

But, and there are always a lot of buts! I found myself feeling very run-down and empty by the time I finished Ironman Wisconsin. I had given it my all throughout the year in training, work and my marriage. Truthfully, I could not see myself taking the “usual” 2 weeks off and hopping back to it. I wanted to grow independent in my job as well as explore further options in the sciences. I wanted to spend more time with my husband and support him through his endeavors as he has always supported me 200%. I wanted to get back to the root of what I enjoy in sport, do it for fun without counting numbers and hours (and trust me, those can add up during Ironman training). Most important, I wanted to start growing the family….

So, now you can probably guess what my big secret is; I am pregnant. This upcoming Friday I will be at the 1st trimester mark. The latest due date is somewhere between July 30th and August 6th. Gregory and I have a very exciting 2010 ahead of us and we are already working towards the transition. Our “in-home” office will now become a nursery and our white rug that looks like something out of “swamp thing” (and our vacuum cleaner just did a number on it as it snagged and chewed up a portion!) will be torn up and replaced. Alongside many more changes and renovations!....the only thing I am dreaming about is the baby-jogger though!

I will keep my “all about pregnancy” post to the next one (and these I promise will be more frequent as now I have something to talk about!). But for now, digest the information and then sit back, relax and enjoy the ride!