Wow. Almost a year.
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Hey. It's been awhile, hasn't it? So. I continued being pregnant (and miserable). At 42 (!) weeks, I finally kicked into labor and gave birth to a healthy, beautiful little girl. At the same time, my mom was having a rough time and was in and out of the hospital several times (including when I was in labor). It was a very long, long winter. I took 16 weeks of family leave (8 weeks paid, 8 weeks unpaid). I struggled with being a mom to two kids, and taking care of my own mom at the same time. But, Spring came and things got easier. The warmer weather definitely helped with mom. I started ge ..read more
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Viability
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4y ago
Some of you may already have guessed, but I am pregnant once again. It's been a journey getting here. I wasn't expecting it to be quite so soon, but I've given up trying to plan/control things. I haven't spoken much about it because at first I was terrified. Terrified that I would have a repeat experience of last time. So I waited until the initial test results were clear. They were. Then the scans. They were also normal. Everything looked good. But I still wasn't comfortable talking about it. So many things could still go wrong. Also, this pregnancy has been hard. It's been the polar opposi ..read more
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5th Annual Boundary Stone Ride
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My laptop at home is busted, so I haven't been able to post much. Hopefully I can get that remedied soon. I also haven't been riding much, but that probably won't change in the near future (but for a good reason! I'll get to that another time). But that doesn't mean you shouldn't get out! 5th Annual Boundary Stone Bike Ride – October 14th  What: 5th Annual Boundary Stone Bike Ride Where: Jones Point (Alexandria, VA) When: Saturday, October 14, meet at 9am, wheels up at 9:30am Who: All ages and abilities welcome How: Register now! https://www.bikereg.com/bsride2017 What ..read more
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Where has the time gone?!
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4y ago
It's summer already! We had our first taste of summer heat the last couple of days. It was brutal. Last time I posted, I will still on family leave taking care of my mom (she's doing fine) and had completed the Errandonnee challenge. Then April came and I started the 30 Days of Biking Challenge. I was doing great with it, but unfortunately once I went back to work in the middle of the month, my biking became sporadic again. It's still incredibly difficult trying to balance working full time, taking care of the kiddo & all of the adult stuff I need to tend to. But I'm working on it. I'm tr ..read more
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Errandonnee 2017
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is completed! For folks unfamiliar with the Errandonnee Challenge, check it out here.  Basically, you have 12 days to complete 12 errands by riding/running a minimum of 30 miles. I'm actually pretty chuffed that I managed to complete this challenge. It has been awhile since I've done any sort of regular biking. I like that this challenge didn't require a daily commitment (that's next month, with 30 Days of Biking). I could do everything in one day or spread it out (I spread it out). Plus, it gave me the chance to finally try shopping & doing other useful activities by bike now tha ..read more
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Moving On
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4y ago
At 16 weeks and a few days, I terminated the pregnancy. I would have been 20-something weeks now. I try not to think about it. The CVS confirmed that there was an extra chromosome where there shouldn't have been one. I knew this was the right decision, but it was still extremely hard. This wasn't an unwanted pregnancy. I very much wanted this baby. It just wasn't meant to be. My in-laws came to help out since my husband was unable to take time off of work due to the Inauguration. It was a really difficult time for me. I think I was in shock for most of it. I was definitely in a fog. I got th ..read more
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A year gone by
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I started writing this post over a month ago, and never got to finish it. Much has happened between then and now. I wanted to write about how after a difficult start to the year (my father passing away, my mother moving in with us, setting up her oncology and chemo appointments, etc) that things had finally gotten easier. That we had gotten in a groove. Things were ok. Things were actually looking up, in fact. Well, the universe has a twisted sense of humor. This is how the last 16 months have been for me: August 2014: my son is born, we bought a house and moved out of DC. September 2014 ..read more
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Boundary Stone Bike Ride!!
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4y ago
Hi all! I'm still alive, still here. Not much has changed since my last post, just the season. Autumn is here, and I am looking forward to halloween! I've got my costume picked out, but I still need to figure out what the kiddo will be....last year, we already had his costume ready to go by now! We might "trick or treat" by bike. I need to figure out a costume theme that works with a Burley Bee... I've signed up for a couple of road races (the Run for the Badge 5K next weekend, and then The 10K Across the Bay next month). I have barely trained for these at all, but I need something organized ..read more
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Today I turned 37 years old.
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Some thoughts on turning 37: - I miss my father fiercely. If I had known we would only have 36 years together, I....well, I don't know. I just miss him terribly, every single day. -I am so glad my mother is here. If one positive thing came out of my father dying, it is that my mother lives with me now. It's been over 18 years since I lived with my mom, and I forgot how much I missed it. Especially now that I'm a mom. I'm grateful for every single day. -My post-partum anxiety is now mostly a bad memory, and I'm off the medication. I think I have some generalized anxiety though. But mostly, I ..read more
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A New Year
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My father died on November 28th. It was awful and heartbreaking and I miss him terribly. I spent Thanksgiving in the hospital with my mother & brother, watching my father struggle to breathe; him slowly slipping further away on morphine. It's been a struggle living in a world without my dad. I had a question that I normally would have asked him; then I realized he could never answer any of my questions again. He used to log into our wifi baby cam and watch Liam. Now I look at the camera and realize he will never be on the other side of it again. I play the only voicemail I have from him o ..read more
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