Insightful

I have had several “insightful” posts tucked away that are busting to come out.  As I finally have a second this morning to write, they are gone.

-1 was about trust and how much I LOVED Prince Caspian and the thruline.  I sobbed through the whole thing while my boys just stared at me. 

-1 was about how our transmission has gone out and needs to be changed and yet I have no stress about it.  It’s money.  Bottom line.  Read Kim’s blog about It could be over if you need insight into that.

-1 was about how much I love my kids and don’t say that enough.  That is still very much at the front of my mind but the “hangover” from a wicked headache yesterday is keeping me from going there.

-another on continuing the search for what I truly believe and why.  Is is because it is based on scripture and the Truth of God?  or is it because it lines up with what people around me believe and that is good enough for me?  I needed to be brought back to this place, the journey continues.

-lastly about a friend who has seen the true charcter of God! I am so glad I have gotten to see it with her and am so excited to be part of the joy! I can’t wait to share!

Well, when I get home and settled and back to “normal” then I will expound on these.  For now, I am recovering from a day at Kennywood and getting excited for David to come up this afternoon.

Peace be with you.

Fun times in Da’Burgh!

 

Breathe in, Breathe out.

This simple task, I feel I need to remind myself of.  Craziness right now.  Single Motherhood and drama, don’t mix.  I am learning that drama with anything doesn’t mix.  A little to much of that in my life period.

-Took the boys to see Prince Caspian yesterday.  Great movie.  I have a Kindergarten Crush on Caspian, even Peter at some points, until he talked or side shots of them with bad posture, a sign of weakness to me.  Anywho, I wept through most of it, my boys not understanding why.  The thruline of Trust was breathe taking.  This just constantly hits me and hits.  When will I get it?!  I am scared to take the step to actually trust, I must believe in redemption.  I see it, taste it and know it, but I must believe it in order to let go.  Too deep a notion for now.

-Our van.  Our lovely deal of a van.  The transmission must be taken out and a new one put in.  Painful?  Yes.   Devastating?  No.  At the end of the day, it is just money, money we don’t have, but money nonetheless.  We caught before we were in an accident, and are at my parents where I have help and other cars are accessible.  God is watching out for us, and I know it.

-Swimming.  The whole family (minus David :-(   ) went swimming tonight.  It was  a blast, diving contest, biggest splash competition (Uncle Chad KILLED everybody on this event), relay races, etc.  Logan is doing so well this summer.  Brennan is getting better and better and Eli’s version of a dive?!  Too funny to even think about.  A belly smacker with his hands in the shark position.  Millie enjoys it too, but again too much drama.

-I will post pictures tomorrow of our trip downtown today.  It was great and after our first attempt yesterday (1/2 way noticed car troubles)  the day was redeemed. 

-Ending with coffee with old friends (some of whom I never thought I would be sitting at a table with) makes me again see God’s love and redemption constantly.

Peace be with you (as I ponder my issues)

Much Delay…

It drives me nuts when people don’t update their posts, at least weekly.   Needless to say, I drive myself nuts in many different ways.  Being out of my normal routine, it is hard to keep anything straight, especially blog land.

We just got back from a trip to the Ghiloni family reunion at Treasure Lake.  It is always fun to see the Italians and they do such a great job of hosting.  The kids are exhausted and we are beat too, but it was wonderful.

David flew back to SC today, we are all a little sad, especially me.  This time always re-ignites things for us though, on every level.  Reminds us that we truly are soul mates and don’t want to do life apart.  At least for me it does.

Rain is in the forcast for the next few days, so planning must take place.  Museum, Zoo, Incline, etc.

Have fun this week, hopefully I will update sooner than later.

Peace be with you.

Home and watching with the world

The family is all up in PA and loving it.  It is about 65 right now and supposed to be for the next couple of days.  So nice.  We made it to the pool earlier and David, Dad and Chad are all playin golf.

Speaking of, did anyone NOT watch the Open?  Shame on you.  This was a house divided as my husband is an AVID Tiger fan and  Rocco is a local yocal up here.  He is such an awesome guy and I was rooting for him, but Tiger…come on, ridiculous (in an MTV kind of way-means awesome). 

What made me sick to my stomach though…the football ads on during breaks.  Does it ever end?  Don’t get me wrong, I can sit and watch anything for a bit, but I hate our Sundays being wrapped around sporting events.  I will say, proudly, my husband knows the limits though.  He doesn’t make our LIVES revolve around sports, like some.  Besides, that is what sports center is for…right?!

So, posts will be few and far between.  We are off to a Ghiloni reunion later this week which will be awesome as well.

I hear the guys back from golf…it’s 9:30 pm.  Enough said.

Peace be with you.

Updates from kick-off meeting

Please go to the trichic blog to check future updates.

Good Morning everyone.  I think we had a very successful meeting last night.  A lot of laughing, a ton of information and a great deal of excitement mixed with fear.

 

We missed all of you who couldn’t make it and we hope that you are still planning on doing this event.  Here is a recap of what was covered:

 

-General ins-and-outs of a triathlon.  I am looking into us maybe volunteering at a race, so a lot of you “newbies” (me too) can get a better feel of the race atmosphere, this will squelch a lot of fear.

 

-Wendy is checking on the selection of bikes at Hub City, and will email us when she has that information.

 

-Please check out the following websites for important info

 -www.endurancemag.com/ramblinrose-This has all information on the race.  Where to register, a training plan specifically for this and a bunch of other stuff.

 -trichic.wordpress.com -  all updates and info will be on this page

 

-We have scheduled some dates for doing bricks (2 of the 3 events) throughout the summer.

       *July 12 - Swim & Bike - 7:00 stretch/warm up/ technique - 7:30 all in pool  (Amy Grimes)

       *July 19 - Swim & Run -  Same times (Karen Trone)

 

       *August 9- TBD

       *August 23- TBD

 

       *Sept 20-Full on run-through-Place and time TBD

Please come to any of these that you can, we will coordinate travel and directions closer to the date.

 

-We are asking for an additional $50 from each participant, which will cover the following

   -Hotel (4/room)

   -Dinner Sat night

   -Breakfast Sun AM

   -Team T-shirt (we need T-shirt size. These are ladies cut, slim and long.  I am an XL on this one)

   -A few other incidentals

Please form a rooming list and email to me and once we have the money we will handle hotel, etc.  If you want to do 2 to a room, this will change the cost (add $30) and if you don’t have a rooming buddy let us know, we will get you paired up.

 

- As of Tuesday, there are only 118 spots left.  Please register SOON. 

*If you want to be part of a relay, let us know FIRST, so we can get the info together before you sign up.  Everyone else is an individual.  A safe swim time is 2-4 minutes.  The shirts they give a way run small (actual running shirts, so it depends on how you like those to fit)

 

-We are looking for sponsors to cover the overage of cost.  I have letters typed up if you think of anyone let me know.

 

I think that about covers it for now (ladies let me know if I missed anything important).  Have a great day and TRI YOUR BEST!

 

Courtney and Audrey

Clarification

I have gotten a couple of messages this week and need to clarify.

I am not going to Thailand this month! I guess I haven’t been clear in getting the box ready, this is something I have a problem with often.

I am sending a box from my parents house, next week. This will contain things that the Garden Of Hope can use, has requested or just to bless them with. I am in the process of getting accepted to go to Thailand in December/January of this year/next year.

Sorry if some of you felt VERY out of the loop, there are a lot of uncertainties right now.
Thanks though for the thoughtfulness and concern.

Peace be with you.

So Hot!

I feel like I don’t know what day it is.  The calender says June 9, but I think it is July 29th, and for some reason we are back in West Palm!  Good Night it is SO STINKIN’ HOT!

Everytime Kim calls me, it starts with “First off, it is so freakin’ hot.  I am so hot. Anyway…”!  It is true and it is miserable.  I am one of those people that would rather be sitting at a Steeler game, 0 degrees than sweating.  I have been this way my whole life.  Gearing up from prom season in high school, I would spend 20 minutes getting ready to go lay-out in the backyard.  Drink? Check.  Aussie Gold? Check.  Big Audio Dynamite and Depeche Mode tape?  Check.  Headin’ to the back patio.

20 minutes later (on a good day)  I was back inside trying to find a cold spot in our house.  (No AC until July in our house.  Old houses up north don’t have central air.)  Aahhh, the bean bag in the basement.  My mom would just roll her eyes.  Imagine there surprise when i said I was going to school in WPB, FL.  “I love the beach” I say, “Yes, but you hate to be hot.”  Hmmm.

So today feels like one of those days.  I want to sit outside and get my legs tanned, but I don’t want to be hot.  Maybe tanning beds aren’t so bad for you.

Peace (and chill) be with you.

Tri Your Best!

Last Saturday, David, Chris and Jose, completed the YMCA’s Sprint Triathlon. This was a first for Jose and David, Chris is an old pro! Audrey and I did one last October, and I know I am hooked!
We absolutely LOVE the community of runners/Triathletes. Everytime we walk away from a race, we say that this is what the church should look like. It is a beautiful picture. Anyone who has ever been in a race, been to a race or a running club, knows exactly what I am talking about. People encourage each other, without any knowledge of them, except that they are all their for one reason. The kindest, most non-judgemental, all walks of life, awesome people.
Needless to say we are planning for one later in the summer and of course the Ramblin’ Rose
*Ladies, if you are at all interested in finding out or doing the Ramblin’ Rose, we are having a “meeting” (honestly a little get together) Wednesday June 12, at Earthfare on Pelham rd.  @ 6:30 pm.  Would love for you to stop by!

Here are some pictures:

Check this out!

Wayfarer has 2 new sites up and running. They are pretty darn cool too!

wayfarer.tv

wayfareblog.com

Keep them all in your prayers as the busy season begins. Wait a second, did the busy season from 2 years ago end yet??? I guess that is a good problem to have. Job Security!