Stabilization

Lots of things have been unsteady recently. Work is crazy b/c BI-LO is still restructuring. My manager of 2.5 years has gone back to store management b/c his job was elimiated as were those of others that I respected and enjoyed working with. All these changes made my heart and my head very unsteady with regards to my job, which is also changing. I love the people I work with even if there are times that we don't see eye to eye. They are an extension of my family and I value them.
So what is it that keeps me floating? My riding is just starting to heat up. I raced the SC State Criterium Championships in Charleston a few weeks ago, a race that I DID NOT INTEND on doing at all. I just went down to watch Jon race. But he and two of my teammates convinced me otherwise, even as I recovered from a KILLER sinus infection and felt horrible the day before the race when I went with Jon on his warm up ride. But in a field of 23 women I finished 8th overall and got a bronze medal for the state.
I fianlly got my new Madone... pics to come. She is beautiful. Black with white race x lite wheels pink pedals and pink carbon spacers for the headset which, you guessed it, Jon got for me.

Then there is Jon. We have a few months together now. I know, I know... that isn't a lot of time but being with him is so comfortable. He solidifies me, lets me be me. Granted that his shyness and quietness were things that made me apprehensinve to go out with him to start with but they are now things that I cherish and admire about him. He has come out of his shell so much, I love his humor and his brilliance. He stabilizes me regardless of how hard the waves crash and the undertows pull. I learned that sometimes stepping out of the box is the best thing you can do, ignoring the path that you would usually follow and taking the road less traveled.

Racing Steadman Hawkins this Friday in Spartanburg, undecided about ORAMM.