41

Today is my birthday.  I am 41 years young.  I really feel healthier and stronger than I have in years!  I am two weeks away from competing in my first ever triathlon and I feel great!  In fact, today, for the first time, I made it up the monster hill on my bike trail!  I have been slowing working on trying to get up that beast of a hill without having to get off the bike and walk it for weeks now and I finally did it today!

I haven't lost any weight with all this training.  Probably because I am not watching what I eat at all.  I feel great, though, strong, in fact... and my clothes fit much better than before.

The rest of the day was really low key.  I shopped a bit with Helena for some back to school items, I lounged at the pool, and we had family over for a BBQ in the evening.  I ended the day gazing at the stars while toasting my toes over the embers of a fire in the fire pit in my back yard.  Yup.  It is a good time to be alive.  Even with all the trials.

It is a good time to be alive.