Silver Lining

     I am sitting here writing this in the kitchen of my new house.  Yep, that's right, I bought a house.  I've been saying for awhile that I would - and now I have.  When I knew my lawsuit was getting close to wrapping up, Kate and I began looking around to see what was out there.  To be honest, I never thought I would be able to afford something in Southern California.  The housing market here is so much more expensive than where I grew up in Seattle.  I guess you pay a lot for the sunshine and the ocean and all that.  When all was said and done with my lawsuit, my final settlement was nothing amazing.  Still, it was enough for a down payment on a house.  It's a bit of a weird feeling looking around me and realizing what this house cost me.  In a way it represents my reward for all the pain and suffering I endured.  In that context it makes this house feel very emotionally significant. It's my silver lining I guess.

    Now that I have this house, there are a lot of things I want to do with it.  I plan on setting up the garage as a studio so that I have a place to work with the athletes I am coaching.  I also have a dedicated office that I can work out of.  Once I am a little more settled I have to get back to writing my book.  I tell you what, the revisions have been brutally hard.  The 1st draft was fun, but now it's just work.  I am trying to appreciate the process though.  That applies to everything I do, from being a parent, to coaching, to writing, to teaching.  I have so many things on my plate that I have a hard time keeping them all in balance.  With all the work of moving out of our old apartment and settling in here things have been just crazy.  I've been burning the candle at both ends - and in the middle too - these past few weeks.  I suppose there is a time for rest, but I don't want to slow down.  I feel as if I have some momentum and I want to capitalize on it.  Who needs sleep when there is so much to do!  And anyway, gotta keep moving forward.

Here's a Picture of one of my athletes - Steven Davis - killing it on the TT bike.  Now he's dialed in and ready to rock.  Let's just say this off-season is gonna be awesome.