Finally back to training
I’m finally back in Athens after a visit home to see my parents. Though it’s great to be back in my new house, I am only reminded of all of the millions of things that I need to get done! Becoming a homeowner is a lot harder than I anticipated. There are so many new responsibilities that go along with a new house and only one person to take care of them –- me! One of those responsibilities is furniture. I have been watching my TV (which sat on the ground for a week) from my dining room table ever since I moved in, and let me tell you, it is hard to stretch out and relax on wooden chairs. No worries, though — my couch is scheduled to arrive some time next week. I have included a picture of my place just so you can see what it’s like. I will be sure to include more as soon as there is more to see.
On a swimming note I am FINALLY able to get back in the water after about six weeks of being dry. I couldn’t be more excited about this. While I was home, I went to the Eric Namesnik Memorial Grand Prix meet held at the University of Michigan pool. Seeing all of my teammates and competitors race their first meet of the season in such great shape only made me want to get back in even more. Today is my first day back; hopefully I still remember how to do that front crawl. I’m not sure how long it will take to get back to where I was before I came down with mono, but I am definitely ready to start this next phase of my training. At the Michigan pool there is a giant digital countdown that reads the days until the start of the Beijing Olympics. Watching from the stands, wishing I was in the pool, I noticed it said something like 430 plus days until Beijing –- just a little over one year away!! Time to get started!