Success

How do you measure success?
For some it is money, for some it is fame, for some it is comfort.

For me this year it is support. This past week we held 3 fundraisers- two in Brooklyn and one, my parents threw,  in Olympia. All of them were overly sucessfull, not only in dollars raised, but in people that came out to show support for this cause.

This support that is shown by so many  year after year help us out not only financially but emotionally, and physically, it is very humbling.

In just over a week we pack up our car, me, husband and Otis boy and head up to Vermont- it is a great drive to a beautiful place and I am excited so see old friends and meet new ones and feel the overwhelming energy that resonates at the Ride. We couldn't be more grateful for all of our success this year!

weather conditions and conditioning

The weather has not been ideal for outdoor training this week aNd husband is traveling so i am on Otis duty, so we have cut back on training and are getting ready for a fun weekend/week of fundraising.

ITs gonna be great! Wish everyone near and far could join!

With a little help from our friends- come one come all!

We are so excited to share with everyone that we have 2 great fundraisers coming up. Mark your calendars- Sunday June 24, 3pm at South- Hubby will be serving up his amazing pulled pork , drink specials and great prizes. 

and Boot camp for a Cure on Thursday June 28 at 6:30 pm, in Prospect Park, with the great Joanna Paterson

To see why I ride watch the video I made last year- here 

We hope you can join us! If not and you still want to donate- here!

The ups and downs and extremes

Some days I just can't figure it out, blood sugar wise that is. Today was one of them. It started off like a normal day, then mid morning I spiked, and no matter what I did, bolus (extra insulin) temp basal (increases the amount of insulin I get over a certain amount of time, my high blood sugar didn't want to break, until finally after work it started to go down and then I went for a Ride, and when extra insulin gets a "jump start" my blood sugar dropped. I ate and drank carbs to try to keep it steady while riding, it held up and then after Riding I am back to a sudden increase due to the extra carbs.

Not a typical day, but it is a constant cycle and I am trying to keep it level while working, training, living life.

Another day with Type 1.

Time

Lots of time, too much time has gone by since I have been here. But we have been busy, and sometimes it is difficult at the end of long days of work, training, traveling, cleaning, being wife and mom to site down and write. I want to be better at it. I think about it all the time, but as the to-do list grows the blog posting moves to the further from the top. Things that have happened.

• Went to California to see my family for brother's graduation (Masters) from USC. Stayed at Kate's in the valley, stayed on the beach. Rode bikes on mothers day, but it doesn't count as training. It counts as fun.
• Had Emma Roses' communion: a first for me (not growing up catholic) but celebrated with a party wedding style for an  Eight year old.
• Work; enjoying work more and more these days, more responsibility, more creativity, working towards good goals.
• Rode a bike, many times! Trying to get as many miles on the bike as possible.
• Went to Noah's Ride (next post)
• Working on a really exciting business project/plan with husband (more to come...)

Summer has hit us here, it is officially hot and HUMID in the NY area and hopefully I will spend some time indoors in air conditioning updating everyone on my life.

ohhh yes and there are 44 days until we go to Vermont, 46 days until I RIDE! 

Kick off Ride

We had our official Kick off Ride to 2012 yesterday. After a week of mid-70s beautiful NY spring weather it was looking great, but the weekend brought in dark clouds and rain. Despite all of this we had almost 15 people show up for our first ride of the season. It was great!

Our structure and skill has changed a bit this year, so yesterday we headed out on a 40 mile ride from Manhattan's upper West Side to Piermont, NY and back. We split up into groups of riders and teamed up with a coach, it was a great approach to work with a group of people that have similar skill.

Yesterday we worked on pacelining- one rider leads doing the work for the group, the others follow close on the wheel and then we take turns, work and recovery. It makes for fast and fun riding especially when you are pacing with Aly, she is so competitive, just have to keep up.

Great way to start the season!

Oh Mondays here

This weekend started was good. Saturday morning, despite the cold we bundled up and got in my first non - park ride in of the season, battling the wind and cold we rode from Fort Lee to Piermont and back.

Saturday night brought lots of friends to our house for a last minute get together filled with lots of food (mini meatballs, homemade pizza , homemade ricotta and lots of cocktails.

Sunday brought a wonderful sunny Brooklyn Day and a long adventure walk with Otis and myself we hit up the park for some stick playing and digging and we strolled down to the Brooklyn Waterfront, along Columbia street and to Pier 6.

Monday is here and not too excited about that.