Oh yeah...I did it!

I feel VERY good tonight. Completed two more Battle of the Businesses events, and was very proud of myself. I talked myself through the canoe race all day, told myself that I didn't want to be the one everyone was waiting on. My job was in the second lap - to canoe across the lake, jump out, and run around the lake back to the starting point. I wasn't worried about the canoeing part - years of shoveling manure out of stalls gives me great arm strength! The running part worried me..as usual. I must say I did feel a bit more confident going in tonight after completing the 2 mile race on Friday. I finished the run with more pain in my legs than I can remember...but I beat the canoe back...my main goal! Our team finished FIRST in the canoe race....YES!!! I bombed the Hillbilly Horseshoes...had one right on the box and then knocked my own bag off the box for ZERO points... :-[ It was a fun evening. Stay tuned...Wednesday night (ugh - big dread) the inner tube relay race. Have I mentioned how much I hate water sports?

I feel very good about everything today. Kevin is proud of me...funny how important that is to me. I haven't felt that he was proud of me in a long time, and it feels great to know that he thinks I did good. I can call myself independent all day long, but in the end we all see ourselves through our loved ones' eyes.