back for round 2

no need to say that I have not been around for some time. it is obvious. like my inability to have anything else on my plate.
we are however breaking ground on our house next monday. i for one, am very happy to be in this position. my better half is wondering why is has taken so long. stop laughing.

as for my race season, it has been sporadic. i did the la marathon in best time this year. 4:22? and didnt train a day for it, so where does the the disappointment come from? and also did newport sprint, placed 7th out of 70. again?

i guess what i am experiencing is that fact that i either do, or do not commit. now, to keep myself from becoming depressed in that i cant train like i would like, i find the time necessary to be fit, as so i dont blow up during a specific race. i am just buying my time so that in july i can start again for IM AZ.

back to the modelo...
lats...

holy.............. well you know thew rest

So, again, I find myself sitting here biting my lip. I am trying to figure out a way I can get around telling you all how my parent were right again; with almost everything. Time flies; doesn't it?
So, now it is January 5??? Holy shizzz. ( my wife is trying to correct my language, now that we have a toddler) yes, you read correctly, toddler..

See November last year. Flipping out with a new infant.

I am not on it as much as I want, but also due to my 'dive' into my new position about 7 months ago. It HAS paid off. I am very excited to announce that my wife and I are building our dream house. There is a piece of property in Costa Mesa where we have designed a beautiful, very classic, timeless, yet simple 3-4 bedroom house. We will be breaking ground around the end of the month. and it should take about 6-8 months. I feel like I have just become a part of my own movie similar to the old classic "Money Pit". I am sure that it will be time enough when we start with the "two weeks??" comment. But none of the less, we are blessed and I know that even one year is worth the time we will spend in this house.

Aside from that; I am bummed to find out, or shall I say, figured out; that TriBuy's is looking like the doors may be shutting. I am not for-sure but I have not heard about any 'dues' for this next year. Meaning that no one is that excited to grab cash from about 40 people. So, I imagine that no news at this point is bad news.

I am still planning on doing some cool races. Really want to do the Super Seal again. Just don't know if I will be race ready. But I was not ready last year and still did pretty well. so??? better try and get on it, hu?

Otherwise Kristin and I are doing good. We are tired of living in a place where we can't have what I refer to a "toddler freedom" everything situated in this house is NOT child proof. So that means about ever 2-3 minutes one of us is grabbing something off of something and or keeping something away from the girl. She is so damn fast!

Kayden is now almost 18 months. She is faster than a speeding bullet, able to step over toys without tipping over, and yet lights up my world every time she smiles!
Kids, worth having........ on a good day!
No, no, just kidding... blessed in more ways than I care to think about. It is almost scary.

Happy New Year everyone!
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