TTT weekend is here!!

I can't believe this weekend is here!  Even as I say that, the butterflies in my stomach start to flutter.  I'm a big worrier (as Mark says all the time - there is a cloud over my head), and I always think about what could go wrong.  So I looked up the weather this morning, and it's supposed to rain tomorrow and Saturday.  Which means - the lake will be COLD.  When doing triathlons, for some reason, that is my big fear - swimming in very cold water.  So that will be my mental issue this weekend - getting thru the swim.  Mark will be with me on the bike and hopefully on the run (he's been battling some sciatica issues).  But the swim is a lone sport.  You are out there in the cold, murky water alone.  Sure, there are hundreds of swimmers around you, but they are mostly trying to push you out of the way to get by.  Well - I've done it before and made it thru, so I know I can do it again. 
As I said to our friend, Kim, who has been there every year we have done this race but won't be there this year - time flies by in TTT years.  It seems like just yesterday that we met Kim and her brother Rocky at Shawnee State Park.  That first meeting in the lodge restaurant turned into years of friendship ahead.  But sadly, Kim did her last TTT and ironman last year, and decided she needed to spend more time with her family.  I guess that's not something I should say "sadly" about - it's great for her and her family, but sad for me as I won't get to see her this year. 
But ... this is the first time I get to partner with my husband as team "For better or worse".  I'm looking forward to racing with him all weekend.  He's a great support on the bike and run and we'll have a lot of fun. 
So we are off.  Mark is downstairs packing the last of the gear into the truck.  We are then off for our 4+ hour drive down to Portsmouth, Ohio.  I'll try to post the results all weekend.  Wish us luck in our first BIG race of the season!