Late Bloomer

My dear American friends,

• Remember when you were twelve years old?
• Remember your dreaded visits to the dentist and eventually the orthodontist?
• Remember the day you had an appointment to have pieces of medal hooked to your teeth?
• Remember the discomfort of the slow movement of your teeth?
• Remember the scraping of the braces against your cheeks and inside your lips?
• Remember eating mashed potatoes and chocolate pudding for days afterward?

So do I... though my memory is much more recent - in fact it is not just recent, it is current.

Out of Retirement

You will remember me from the infamous Jubilee Jog through Prague and the fascinating web-blog which traced the tears and triumphs of my training for the Prague Half-Marathon last March 2009.

Since then, I've:
- turned 30 years old
- found I'm no longer allergic to cats
- applied for two visas for the Czech Republic
- had two teeth extracted
- seen the musical Sound of Music one and a quarter times
- ran a 5k through Prague at night
- learned to appreciate padded biking shorts
- gotten a tattoo
- begun losing regularly at card and board games
- been told will soon be an aunt for the second time

Just think of all the stories you've missed! Now because we all like to snoop into each others' lives, I've decided to give you full permission to sneak onto this page and read about my eventful and uneventful days without needing to feel a hint of guilt.

Enjoy!














Oh, and Mom, I'm joking about the tattoo!!!