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On Friday night Mom and Dad got into Champaign and we went to pick up my race packet for the next day.  After packet pick-up we decided to get some dinner, and once again I requested Chili’s.  Yes, I ordered the exact same thing again, and it was fantastic!

While in the parking lot waiting for beeper to go off that meant we had a table, we adjusted Kelly’s bike that I planned to use for the triathlon.  Dad was a genius and brought his tools so that we could get everything squared away.  Once we were back home we used the air compressor (that Dad was also smart enough to bring) to get the tires properly filled up.

On May 2nd—one week from today—I will be participating the Illini Triathlon, sponsored by the Illini Triathlon club, the first to take place at U of I. Considering this is my first triathlon, hopefully not my last, and I’m a bit nervous. My only goal is to finish it without being too sore the next day. It is called a “spring triathlon” which means it is a shortened version, consisting of a 300m swim, 11 mile bike ride, and 3 mile run. I heard that so far there are about 300 people signed up, which is a pretty good turn out considering this is the first one.

I was lucky to have Mom down to Champaign for Mom’s Weekend. We had a great time together and got to do a bunch! We started the day shopping, just like many other mother / daughter pairs we saw throughout the day at stores. The main goal during the shopping trip was to find some shorts I can throw on over my swimming suit during the triathlon when I transition to the biking/running. Mom ended up spotting a $10 pair at Old Navy that were perfect, after which we went back to Target to return the more expensive ones I had just purchased. Woo!

Sorry for leaving some of you out of the loop on the nursing school situation; I hope this catches you up.

After hours of filling out applications, writing essays, attending information sessions, and going to interviews, the good news is that I’ll be going to nursing school somewhere this coming January, after I finish up at the Big U in December.  The bad news is that I really don’t know how I’m going to decide where to go.  I’ve been accepted to ISU and Methodist so far, and am still waiting to hear from OSF.  All three programs are BSN.