Ask. Believe. Receive.

Tomorrow will be good. The Visa Office will be fun. Public Transportation will go smoothly. Ask, believe, receive. Right?! Ha. So, being back in Vienna and back to work is well, manageable. I really feel I am a summer person. Or maybe just a part time worker. My job is fine, but I really do love spending my time doing what I'd like to do when I'd like to do it. While I realize this is not necessarily a reasonable expectation, it doesn't mean it can't be what I want. Not too much to report. I'm trying to have an attitude of everything works out the way it's supposed to and all things will eventually be fine. But, I tell you, if I could just fast forward to the part of life that seems normal and good, I would do that. I am finding myself wanting and thinking things that just aren't that nice and I'm not used to that. I am hoping to have a car soon, which I know will make life a whole lot easier. For every person that has made different suggestions on how I could use and appreciate my time on Public Transportation, I just want to say NO THANKS. I'm sorry, spending two hours of my life five days a week to commute?! Totally unreasonable when it could take about 30 minutes a day. I'm not sure what I was thinking the last 4 years not having a car. And, looking forward to weekend trips and just little things like driving to the store, buying more than what I can easily carry, shopping at a grocery store that is slightly larger than a gas station convenience store in the states... I also am in process of painting my apartment. So far I have a few walls finished and the taping done, but I need to figure out how I plan to reach the high parts. Last time Steph did it for me. I guess I need to make a new tall friend. Preferably one that speaks English. Kids start this week and next week is Fall Trip and then the Half Ironman. I feel so unprepared. I swam for about 40 minutes today, I should probably do that every day till the race, not because the last minute training will actually do anything as far as time, but it might calm me down a bit. It is a near panic attack when I think of those open water starts! Why do I do these races again?!