A whirlwind of day!

What a whirlwind of a day I had yesterday. At 4:30AM Koby requested an emergency potty break and proceeded to 'explode' outside. Of course, this was followed by calls in the AM to the vet for a poop analysis. By 8:30AM I was hard at work on a take-home exam which took FOUR hours to complete! Then I had to sneak in a TT swim between the thundershowers (Florida pools = outdoors) and get my butt back home in time to actually do some work that I get 'paid for'. I managed to sneak in a 30-minute restless nap before heading out for an evening field trip. Got to muddle around in some mangrove swamps and watch the fiddler crabs play for a few hours. By 8PM, I was back home and doing some strength exercises before I nearly collapsed in exhaustion. I went to bed praying that Koby wouldn't grace me with another 4:30AM wake-up call this morning... and thankfully, he didn't.

So, it's raining here again today. I recall from my years as a Jersey Girl that grey days after grey days are the norm for northern folks. Not so much for Florida folks. We can tolerate the afternoon summertime rainstorms, but this 'all day' stuff. It's KILLING me! My new coach (Coach Jen )has a bike TT planned for me today and I'm praying that I'll have a window of time available to actually get out there and do it! This FL girl barely knows what a trainer is, so that's not an option for a TT.

In other news, I recently sold my little digi cam to my mother with the goal of getting one of those amazing waterproof Olympus cameras that so many of my tri buds have. This way I can take my own pictures of the Fiddler crab (below) and not have to steal a photo from someone else. I noticed that there are a variety of these "tough" Olympus models on the website; so which model do you have and/or recommend??

And finally... goodies arriveth from swimoutlet.com. After establishing the fact that I enjoy racing in a swimsuit; I went nuts over Sondra's bright pink/orange bikini that she wore to the Danskin. I knew I wanted one the minute I saw hers, but I was going to have to make peace with my midsection. After swallowing my pride and most likely never ordering any race photos again, I took the plunge and purchased the three suits below. I was pleasantly surprised at how well these suits fit me. They are simply gorgeous and dare I say almost 'flattering'. They are made by TheFinals (a brand I haven't worn since HS swim team days); are polyester so I know they'll hold up and are CHEAP!!! Happy days!!!!