Happy and HEALTHY 2011!

Have you ever had that feeling that you are so exhausted, you just need to lay down where you are and sleep for a few hours?  At the end of 2009 I had that feeling every time I tried anything physical; not that I didn't do anything physical, but it was such a challenge to do anything.  I blamed allergies and the return of cedar season in Austin.  In December I found out I had breast cancer.  I was sick.  Not sick with something like the flu, or allergies, something that could be fixed.  I had cancer.  And not just any cancer, but I had Stage IIA triple-negative breast cancer; a particularly nasty and aggressive form.  Needless to say 2010 was not a good year.  I endured, I survived, and I'm still here!

This morning I took my first jog of the season around Town Lake, and was not expecting anything but to feel crappy about how out of shape I am.  I was pleasantly surprised.  I can run again!  It felt so good to feel my legs pounding the dirt, my lungs could take in full breaths, and I felt energized and not drained.
Who knows what 2011 holds in store?  I will do at least 2 triathlons, the Danskin races in Austin and Seattle.  In the Austin race my mom and Nancy and Linda will form a relay team, they have been training for awhile now.  And in Seattle my Aunt Theresa and I will conquer Lake Washington in what promises to be my chilliest swim ever.

Here is to a Happy and HEALTHY 2011!!

Memorable moments of 2010...