How the summer is going...

OK, so I won't be doing any triathlons this summer. I've decided. I've just been so busy lately, I haven't been riding as much as I'd like, and I certainly didn't train enough for running and swimming. Now the one in North Muskegon is passed and the one in Grand Haven is in just a couple weeks, and there's no way. I decided that it'd be much better to do triathlons next summer, and here's my reasoning:
1. I need to save money this summer, and to buy the clothes and the race entries - it all adds up pretty fast.
2. I really haven't been training enough to actually do a good job and not look bad out there.
3. I'm going to go to a college where I will have access to a track and a pool - I can take initiative and workout while I'm there so that I will actually be ready for a triathlon (or at least more ready than now) by the end of the school year.

Other than that, I've been getting in plenty of hours at work and trying to save a majority of the money I take in. It's been going pretty well. The biggest thing is storing up funds for using while I'm in college. I'm going to have to budget really well. (although hopefully I will get some sort of job while I'm there) The other thing is that I can always come home for a bit and get written up on the schedule at work for the weekend. And I really only have to budget through winter break because I'll be able to get back to work when I'm home for that and make a bunch of money again for a couple weeks.

Speaking of college, I found out who my roommate is going to be! Her name is Kimmy and she's from Texas - about thirty miles north of Dallas. We haven't talked on the phone yet, but she found me on Facebook and we've been writing on each other's wall and whatnot. I'm super excited, and I really hope she likes me.

Well, I've got to get going before I spend too much of my morning on the computer. Have a great week everybody, and enjoy your summer while it lasts!

Triathlon?

Tonight I went for a four mile run with my sister and my brother-in-law. I made it through the whole thing, so I was pretty impressed with the bit of running ability that I must still have somehow. So why did I put myself through this heatwave-inducing action?
I came up with this great idea that I want to do a triathlon this summer. I've always wanted to do one, they sound like fun, and they're great achievements. I randomly decided that I wanted to make this summer the one that I do a lot of active things, and not just with biking - bike races seem so long to me somehow. I want to spice things up a bit and do a triathlon, it's a lot more of a personal thing. You don't have to worry about being dropped by the pack or anything like that.
Anyways, there's a local triathlon at the end of the month and I'm going to try and get ready by that time. And if I like that there's another one a few weeks later just south of me. I'm really excited and I think that with how tonight's run went, I'll be able to make it through training to get ready for my first triathlon! ;)