Wed April 22
Leave my husband.
Get on plane.
Sleep.
Watch bad movie.
Sleep.
Feel sick.
Throw up.
Guy next to me asks if I am sick from the food.
Tell the guy that I am pregnant*.
He looks weird, then laughs.
Throw up again.
Plane lands in LA.
Feel sick.
Go to immigration.
Wait.
Feel sick again.
Want to sleep and lie down.
Am sweaty.
Am shaky.
Get to the front of the line.
Wait.
Wait some more.
Feel sick.
Keep waiting.
...throw up.
Get called to the interview window.
Throw up again.
Use the edge of the motion sickness bag to clean myself up.
Do the fingerprint thing.
Wipe the tears from my eyes (from spewing) and smile for the camera.
The immigration officer takes my photo.
He looks at it, then says, 'not bad, considering...'
Get my stamp to enter the USA.
Collect my bike boxes.
Both boxes broken.
Pass through customs and declare my chocolate.
Borrow the tape from the checked baggage counter. I have done this before.
Repair both boxes, and check them through.
Catch the next two flights and arrive in Philly.
Want to sleep.
Bill picks me up, we go to my new digs, and the new bike is waiting for me. I put it together and then go to bed.
Sleep.
* I am not pregnant. This is a joke which I need to carefully explain or else some of the readers of this blog will get ideas.
Thurs April 23
Feel sick.
Get up late.
Feel sleepy.
Bill is waiting for me.
He takes me to Animas.
Give presentation for the Animas 'take your kids to work' day.
A kid asks me why we used RVs for RAAM when they cost $60 to fill with gas.
Tour of factory. Cool stuff.
Buy groceries.
Want to sleep.
Feel sick.
Go for ride.
Feel sick.
Eat a little bit.
Feel sick.
Sleep.
Friday April 24
Feel sick.
Ride bike.
Do laundry.
Feel sick.
Travel to airport.
Miss plane.
Wait.
Feel sick.
Catch later plane.
Sleep.
Wait at airport.
Eat a little bit.
Catch shuttle bus.
Sleep.
Get to hotel.
Feel like crap.
Sleep.
Saturday April 25 - Athens Twilight Criterium
Eat breakfast.
Ride with teammates.
Feel sick.
Eat lunch.
Chill out.
Ride to race.
Race.
Last f-all and don't finish.
Feel awful.
Eat dinner.
Feel proud to eat three meals.
Sleep.
Sunday April 26 - Historic Roswell Criterium
Eat.
Ride.
Feel like crap.
Do laundry.
Travel to race.
Race.
Race like crap.
Feel like fainting.
Don't end up fainting.
Eat.
Travel back to hotel.
Sleep.
Monday April 27
Eat.
Ride.
Pack bags poorly.
Travel.
Stay at host house.
Wait for dinner.
Eat.
Sleep.
Tuesday April 28 - Beaufort Memorial Classic
Eat.
Ride.
Do laundry.
Eat.
Ride to race.
Prepare for race.
Notice blood sugar rising inexplicably before start.
Start race.
Race bad, feel awful.
Don't finish.
Keep riding.
Return to team van and test.
BSL 374 (20.8mmol/L).
Swear profusely.
Don't eat.
Change pod.
Get a rub.
Get ready for bed.
Get another occlusion alarm.
BSL 420 (23.4mmol/L).
Swear.
Change pod again.
Take an IM injection.
Sleep like shit.
Wednesday April 29 - Walterboro Criterium
Eat.
Ride.
Do laundry.
Pack bags.
Eat.
Travel to Walterboro.
Unload gear.
Ride to race.
Race.
Finished the race!!!!!
Eat.
Get on internet.
Blog.
Think about doing laundry.
2 comments:
sounds like all is going well so far darling.....hope you are feeling much better each day. Good to have an update. love mum xxx
hope your feeling better. How long are you away for?
Rach
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