Andi's Movement Towards Change

Hey everyone! I finally was able to find a place to hop online and give you an update. (Be forewarned, this may be the only post until I return.) Our team made it to Dublin safe and sound, after a long, long journey from Michigan. It took us almost 12 hours to reach Dublin from Detroit (we had to go through Chicago first). I barely slept on the plane, though the ride wasn't as bad as I expected it to be. I was happy to know the weather forecast for Dublin ahead of time, because our approach in was BUMPY. We had to land in 45 mph winds (I didn't know planes could do that). We did circle around Dublin for a while before landing, just to "wait for the winds to die down a bit". I'm glad I like rollercoasters, because I felt like I was on New York, New York's coaster in Las Vegas (hands down the bumpiest ride I've ever been on). For once, I felt that the applause was well deserved when the passengers clapped after our safe landing. Despite the fact that I only ...

Fact #1) I'm so blessed to have my good health, my supportive family and friends, and a great place to work to be able to pull off training for -- not to mention participating in -- this special event on behalf of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Fact #2) I don't like running any more than I did when I started training for this marathon. Fact #3) My feet are a mess. And I haven't been running half as much as I should be. Open toed shoes are NOT an option for me right now, thanks to toe nails that have either fallen off, are falling off, or are just black. That's just nasty. Fact #4) Blame it on work, life, or laziness, but I'm just not as good about keeping this blog updated as I used to be!! Thanks to all of you for staying on me to keep this up to date! Fact #5) I'm in denial that my marathon event in Dublin, Ireland is coming up FAST! (I leave on October 24 and the event is October 27!) Fact #6) I have strayed far, far away when it comes to following my...