Heather's Training Journal

Thursday, June 30, 2005

Hey Everyone.....

It's me....Heather...No longer M.I.A.~~~
You remember me, right??? The girl you signed up to see???? LOL!!!!!!!

My gosh, the last 10 days were just insane.....I am in need of a vacation from vacations...

Okay, the last time I stopped in was right before I was leaving for Florida....Only 4 days before that I was in Maine on vacation for 5 days. The reason for the trip to Florida was to go down to help some family unpack who had just moved down there. I was supposed to be gone from Sunday morning and fly home on Wednesday night.....

So I left on Sunday, at about 4 in the morning since I had a 6 a.m. flight out of JFK airport in NYC...that is about an hour or so from where I live(with no traffic). Marta was going with me, and we got off without a hitch. We cut it close, but nothing too crazy!

We ended up having a really great time....got to go to the beach, spend lots of time in the sun, swim in the pool, sit in the Jacuzzi....It was awesome!!!! We did a bit of shopping.....just really relaxed. My family members really wanted to take a break from all the unpacking they had been doing for the 2 weeks prior to us coming down, so it gave them the perfect excuse to kick back and relax!!! So our working trip turned into another vacation!!!!

Coming home, we were supposed to catch a flight at 8 p.m. Wednesday night. Apparently it had been pouring rain and hailing in NY with bad wind, so about 10 minutes before we were scheduled to take off, they told us our plane had not even left NYC yet....and it wasn't scheduled to take off anytime soon...There were no delayed announcements anywhere, so there we were thinking we were going home, to no avail. I still don't understand why they didn't announce it sooner~after spending 2 hours at the airport thinking our flight was on time, we were now left to decide to fly home that night or the next day....So we did the math and figured 3 hours for our plane to get there, 3 hours for us to get home, plus an hour car ride...We wouldn't be home 'till at least 3 or 4 in the morning....And that was if the plane left at that moment. UGH. It didn't look good. We opted to fly out the next day, Thursday... By the time we got home the next day we were pooped, so we just sort of relaxed.

Friday, I was a woman with a mission....I had 2 of my friends(JD & Allyson) wedding on Saturday, so I needed to get a dress, shoes, jewelry, my manicure and pedicure. Well, that took up most of the day. Try being a muscular woman and finding a dress that looks good on you!!! Let's just say that it is NOT an easy thing to do.

And the wedding....Well it was in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Which happens to be 5 1/2 hours away from where I live. So, 6 a.m. Saturday morning, we were out the door. Now Bianca was going to drive with us, so I call her at about 5:30...She had just got in from a date in NYC, and was coming home at about 3 a.m. that morning, thru the Holland Tunnel, when she was sitting in totally stopped traffic....and BAM.... She was rear-ended by an SUV that didn't even stop~it was a hit and run~her car is banged up really bad too. So she was all sore and stiff in her neck and back and was exhausted from no sleep~the time it took to file the police report and everything, she had just gotten home about an hour before we had to leave.....

But anyway, we got to the hotel in Johnstown about 12ish, and had to get ready for the 2:30 ceremony..... Allyson, the bride, was absolutely beautiful...I mean really stunning!!!! And of course I got all teary-eyed watching her walk up the aisle!!!! Now we had to run back to the hotel, get into our dresses, and I had to do Marta and Bianca's makeup plus fix my own. The cocktail hour started at 5 so there was a lot to do in an hour and a half. But everyone looked so nice!!! We got there on time~and we had a lot of fun! We all have this amazing ability to totally amuse ourselves anywhere we go, LOL!!! We actually stole a bottle of wine and hid it under our table!!! How bad are we!!! :~)

So now the wedding is over around 10:30, and everyone is going to the hotel bar afterwards... They had a huge bus going to the bar from the reception since so many people were from out of town....so the guys all jumped on the bus and the girls....Me, Andrea, Marta, and Bianca all took my car....

We get back to the hotel, park in the parking garage....and as I go to get my camera and purse out of the trunk...I LOCKED MY KEYS IN MY TRUNK!!!! 5 1/2 hours away from home with no spare. Unbelievable. Now mind you, this is in a BMW.... So AAA, and all the local locksmiths won't touch it. Talk about a buzz kill. Everyone went home on Sunday since they had to all work on Monday, and I got stuck driving home after they were finally able to get into my car around Monday at 11. Now that was in the pouring rain on and off the whole way home....It took me over 7 hours to drive home....I was exhausted.

Tuesday I spent catching up on laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning, etc....Yesterday I had to go to NYC with Bianca to visit a doctor~for her post-op checkup for her BOOBIES!!!! LOL!!!

And today, I can finally relax a bit....ahhhh, sounds sooooooo nice!!!

So....I know that the pics from Florida and the wedding went up with last nights updates, but I wanted to put some here to narrate them for you!!!

So all, I leave you with the pics of the day! Enjoy!
And I am happy to be back!!!

'Till next time,
Keep pumpin' hard!!!
XOXO
Heather Lee

The blushing bride!!!!!!