Back to San Diego

Here is me sitting in Newark Airport waiting to catch my plane back to San Diego

Wednesday...

This past Wednesday was a cut day for The Scott and BR Cycling Team. My plane landed in Buffalo about 845am. My Mommie was there waiting for me to come through the gate as she always does. We rush to get my suitcase and I am trying to fumble with my laptop to listen to the radio show. To my luck, I have a MACbook and I was going to have to download something. So my mom and I rush to my Step Dad's shop. We call him along the way to listen on the computer. We get there about 930am. I was hoping we didn't miss it. So there is my mom, my step dad, and I all standing around his computer waiting. Finally Scott starts talking about the QMDC and the cut. Well Scott said that they were going to call the person. And when he said that my step dad's office phone started to ring. We started laughing. I checked my cell phone, to make sure they weren't trying to call me. The phone was out of service or the number changed. Scott talked about how I decided not to talk my $5,000 scholarship. My thinking behind it is its totally optional. I would rather help those who are already raising the money, with doing what I can to help them. Whether it be putting fliers on cars and handing them out. Going to their dinners, taking part in a singles auction. I would rather see that money go to those who have been working so hard for many months. To be honest, I am positive that I would not have been able to raise the additional $5,000 that I would have needed to secure my place in the QMDC. That is allot of money to get in not allot of time. My goal is to raise the full $10,000 to secure my spot on the QMDC for 2009.  So Scott and BR tried a few more times in getting in contact with the person that was cut. Scott said that it was a guy who was to be cut, so I was safe this week. Now for the twist... since the person in question to be cut was not spoken to, there was no cut made... Does this mean that two cuts will take place again next week or was this a staged plan to build the suspense? I wonder...

Waiting on Wednesday...

Monday night Kristine E. called to say there was no cuts on Tuesday, it was going to be Wednesday. Wait Wednesday... I am suppose to be on the red eye Tuesday to New York. What the heck am I going to do...

My plane lands at 815am cuts are announced around 640am... Nina, hello time difference. New York is 3 hours ahead of San Diego. So I have come up with a plan in hopes to hear who we have to say by too. And that it will be announced around the usual 640am time. My plane lands in Buffalo at 815 am. As soon as I get off the plane I am going to get my laptop out and go to www.thescottandbrshow.com and listen live. Which will make it only make in the 5 o'clock hour. Then collect all the junk I have taken on the plane with me, and meet my stepdad down in the baggage claim. Trying not to drop my laptop and juggle everything on the way. I would be in tears if I drop my laptop. 

Right now as I blog, I am sitting in the San Diego airport at gate 35.  See the above picture. Like the tan lines from the back to back century I completed. I still have 45 minutes before I board the plane.

Well I am having to pack up to board the plane... I will write more soon

Pictures From My First Back to Back Centuries (and first ever century)

Here are nost of the pictures I have from our long training of back to back centuries. Most of G4 this was a first for us, and a first for just doing a century. What a feat that was. The weather was awesome, there jwas good company and as always wonderful SAG.

This is what riding 100 miles like

New Pictures....

MoMo after her additions to the pump a gu packet, a shot of baileys, a shot of jose, and $100

We had to stop for a carne asada burrito and horcatia

Moving into his new house

At work listening to Scott and BR

A shot of Steve's new look

I love Steve

Had to give Steve a fugure skating lesson

Sunday Mornings Ride

Kissing Steve farewell (but I had won immunity and got to keep him)

My bike got a face lift

Scott Kaplan, Nina, BR (who has not brought the pink bike out yet this year)

Its Been Awhile....

Its been awile since my last post. I am learning first hand how hard it is to juggle life outside of the military. Friends ask me what it is like to be out of the military now. I tell them that hourly pay is alot different then salary. You have to work to get paid. As the military every two weeks, if you were at work or not, you get paid. If you want time off, you must plan it right.
Yesterday I got the chance from my boss to attend a S.A.M.E. meeting up in Port Hueneme, CA. I was to dress like a business professional. That means every girls favotire word SHOPPING! So I ended finding this really cute charcoal gray pencil skirt with pink (of course) pinstrips and pink top from Express. And at Macys I found this killer pair of heels to match. Enough with that, on to the contest...
There are now four. October 7 the winner will be announced. I am nervous. I made the decision not to raise money on my own, but to help out other people who are fundraising. I have gone to dinners, was auctioned off at a singles auction. I went for $185, and busted a shoe. For some reason every trip to downtown, I end up walking back to the car barefoot. I have been passing out flyers for many people. I used to be annoyed by those who would leave flyers under your car wiper blade. But I can no longer say anything, for that is what I have been doing. I work across the street from a Wal-Mart shopping center. Plenty of cars all day long.
I do have some pictures to post with me and the immunity pump... I call him Steve, and some of his adventures with me.
This weekend is going to be the most challenging ride to date. Back to back centuires. After going to the pizza port and some talking with the other riders there, I was convinced to do it. I have to do some crunching to get things done before heading to New York for a couple days to see my family.