The Tour and Travel....

I am obsessed with the Tour...it is a sickness really. I streamed it at work yesterday and nearly jumped out of my desk chair when Lance was within tenths of a second of getting the yellow jersey (what the winner for the race at the time wears). I know strategically it would have been bad for him to get it...it is easier for them to make up time later and when you have the yellow jersey your team has to work more because they pull the group (has to do with windstreams and geekiness) but I was so excited because it was the first day that I felt like he was BACK. I mean really back, not just washed up and riding for fun. In interviews this time around he jokes more and just doesn't seem as serious...until yesterday :-) Now that he is basically tied for yellow he is getting a taste of the old Lance and I am pumped!

Another tidbit....Ben Stiller actually gave out the yellow jersey yesterday. He was at Wimbledon and then made his was to the Tour and has been joking around with Lance the last few days. Here is a funny video....after this Lance's bike was actually a little messed up and they had to replace the chain. What is up with Stiller's hair?

I am about to start a marathon travel schedule again. It is funny because when I was in Atlanta I wanted to travel all the time but now that I am here I want to be home all the time (though that hasn't worked out for me). Here is a peak at my schedule over the next month:
July 15th-19th- Atlanta (girls day, yay!!)
July 20th-24th - Darlington
July 24th-29th- Vacation but no flying required since I will already be in MB
July 30th-31st - Darlington
August 5th-7th- Providence
August 10th-11th (or 12th)- Philly
August 16th (or 17th)- 20th - Atlanta

Holy cow!! That is a lot of skymiles! Speaking of skymiles, Delta randomly gave me 5K toward Medallion status yesterday. That is pretty sweet and might actually help me to get back to gold. I swear, they are like the boyfriend who pisses you off but then brings you flowers. For now I will stay in the relationship. The funny thing is that as much as I get pissed at them, I find myself defending them to people who tell me to switch airlines :-) Hopefully the travel will slow down a bit after this run. I sort of miss being here with Craig :-( We went out with his friends the other night and the guy asked me if I was ever going to be around because I was always gone :-(

Nothing else too exciting going on here. The Beach Boys are playing at the venue across the street from my apartment tonight so I think that we might go and see them. Craig stayed home sick today though so hopefully he will feel better!