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It Could Be You ~ What Domestic Violence Actually Looks Like

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It has been some time since I posted here. I only post when I feel I need or want to. The subject must be important to me in order to want to share my thoughts with the few of you who may read this.   I am pretty sure that none of you know what exactly I do for work. Well, one small part of my job is redacting audio and video for the Police Department. Now that we have body cameras and a new recording system that small part of my job has increased. With that I now see and hear more than I ever did before. This week as I was redacting a case my gut hurt and I felt sick. I was listening to a woman tell officers all the reasons why her former partner would never follow through on threats to her life. All I could think about was Mary. All I could think about was all these excuses mean nothing when one event can end your life. One event that will forever change your friends and family’s life. One event that you never thought would really happen will destroy you and your loved one’s ...

Best ironman EVER!!!!

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Ok... Here I go again. My first race report just disappeared. Great way to start out on a new blog, huh? So..... This one will be short and sweet. First of all ( hee hee Kelly Hull), BEST IRONMAN EVER!!!! No my time wasn't a PR. No, I didn't even do well at any of the legs and no, I didn't meet Big Sexy. What did happen though was I found out I love Ironman. This was the first one where I just " Let it go". Now that doesn't mean I didn't give it 100%. I definitely did. The only problem was my 100% on May 17th was much less than my 100% on any other given day. But that is fine! I had fun! FUN!! Who was this person in black? Slapping hands with spectators, Joking with other racers and longhorning everyone I saw? It was the new me. And I loved every second of it. So, the beginning. I arrive in The Woodlands to discover that I have far more amazing friends then I already assumed I had. I know they are amazing people. That is why we are friends :) H...