underwater dream

When your alarm goes of at 5:30 you somehow manage to swing your legs over the edge and into the abyss. To put any force on them means that you yet again give into the unrealistic enthusiasm of Mookie, Troy, Caroline and Cozy and admit that you have a reason to be wandering about the house. As an aside, I remember thinking that the world was out to get me when I had an 8:30 a.m. university class..... 5:30 just seems..... well... at least these days...normal.

Anyhoo... you follow the smell of coffee down the hall and make your way to the lap top to see if you are lucky enough to get one of the 2 days this week that might not have rain in them.

Then to be honest after that it is all a blur.... toothbrush... coffeee..... (minty taste of coffee and toothpaste)..hot tub...vitamins.... bagel (cream-cheese and red pepper jelly num num)... look online at training schedule and see what hell Pat has cooked up for me today...blank stare at closet... randomly pick outfit and hope it looks a little less like the same thing as yesterday....more coffee... swim bag.... keys....then I am in my car.... pull into the "Y"... locker 13....goggles...underwater.

There's something about throwing yourself in a pool before you are fully awake..... as the water covers your body, you often question how you got here in the first place.