Liam - the foster dog

About two months ago I fostered a female brittany that Mitch named "Sally". No one knew the past of Sally because she was picked up as a stray and the animal shelter contacted the rescue I volunteer for.

The problem was the shelter needed the space and the closest foster was a couple of states away. So they needed someone to take Sally for a week until the foster could come in town and pick her up. I thought this would be a good opportunity to see if I wanted to foster.

Sally was not a joy ride. She had a lot of issues and after a week I was happy to hand her over...so I thought. I handed her over and as I turned away I started to cry. I sucked it up until I hit my car and then I let the river flow. It broke my heart...I couldn't believe I had gotten attached to the dog. I told Mitch, and everyone else, I would never foster again.

Well that was then and this is now. About two weeks ago there was an email that came across asking for a foster for a Brittany that was an owner surrender. I read the description and saw the picture and just knew I wanted to give it another try.

So this Saturday I drove 2hr to meet up with the owner and get Liam. Got him home and Jack and him hit it off right away. Liam has fallen right into the routine and almost feels like he's been here for a while. He is highly active...and I mean HIGHLY active! He played with Jack for over 5hrs yesterday before he laid down and closed his eyes.

Liam is a sweetie and I know he will be adopted rather quickly.

Dualathalon....here we go!

Here I go on my next great adventure....I feel like I use this term a lot in this blog. But to be honest everything seems like an adventure to me.

So originally I was going to do a sprint triathlon however things have changed a little bit because I can't seem to get in the training for the 500yd swim. However during the triathlon they are also hosting a dualathlon. Now this I can do.

2mile run, 10 mile bike, 3 mile run

I figure I've ran 5 miles before, although a long time ago and 10 mile bike shouldn't be to bad. My friend just did a 30 mile bike ride and survived. I can do this!

I will be doing it with my friend and I just down loaded runkeeper which will help me train for both the bike and the running. I'm doing this the right way, slow and steady.

The big plan is to do the triathlon next year which will give me time to work on the swimming part. I can't wait to do this!

By the way, I also started a new soccer league last week and am loving the game. The best part about the league is it's a variety of  women from all walks of life and they all welcome the new comers with open arms. It was an amazing feeling. Plus I was complimented on my skill as a beginner. Apparently some the girls felt like I had some natural talent.

So now I have my summer activity (Soccer) and my winter activity (Skiing). Along with my all year activity (Running). I'm set!

Now moving on to my next challenge......going for my MBA program! That's a whole nother story!