The birds wake me up every day. Not necessarily my own. Mine do their share of wake up calling, but not 'til they hear the din from the birds outside. I've convinced Sunny and Jake to stay quiet until at least nearly 6 am. The dogs are another story. There is no sleeping in here. Forget about it. It's OK; I love these long bright days, and that it is light before 5 am. It's already waning and I can sense it. I love waking up early. Even more when I actually get up. Early mornings doing something I don't usually do gives me the feeling of "free" time. As in 25 hours a day.
My muscles are sore from the incredible weekend. Tennis on Friday. A mountain bike ride on Saturday.
"Snowflake" is in the back. What an awesome bike she is--I couldn't have done it without her!!I didn't go with Todd and our guests Friday or Sunday--those were the
challenging rides! I was still recovering from a hike on my birthday weekend. We were trying to retrace our route on a snowshoe hike we took last year, over two frozen lakes. In our effort to find them, we went about twice as far. Still, it was nice. I'm just complaining for no good reason.
Hiking with my husband is serious business. We go PREPARED. He filled my camel bak with ice cold water, snacks, and made sure we had proper attire. One thing we were missing but have since added to our packs is mosquito repellent.
The still-remaining snow patches are surprisingly a breeding ground for those blood suckers.
Surprise--a picture of me!
We thought this was one of the frozen lakes we hiked over in snowshoes, but we later found it was only a pond.
It was really quite beautiful. I'm lucky that my guy thinks of all these great things to do and see.
Todd and I played tennis last night. We had a fan base. I had to bribe them with wine, crackers and cheese, but it worked. We picked up Taqueria afterward. Good times. Seriously good times.
My fan club, riding our tandem home from the exciting tennis match. Dropped off Harvey at the shop tonight. His power steering seems to be going out intermittently. Good excuse to make me ride my new bike. I'm excited. I've wanted to every day but there is always a reason I need to drive. I'm sure there will be one tomorrow, too. But I will ride my bike anyway! I love my new bike. It has all the "forbidden" features my guys don't like: a fat comfy seat, upright handlebars, and (gasp) a KICKSTAND! I was going to retrofit my old bike with those features, and Todd called me on my way to the bike shop. "Don't wreck a perfectly good mountain bike--just buy one that already has those things. It will probably cost the same!" Happy birthday to me--it became my birthday present.
She needs a name...I still have one present I haven't tried yet--Wii fit. I can't wait to try it! I just needed a couple more hours a day to go along with it.
After my VO2 MAX test Thursday, I should find out if I am in the control group or exercise group for the Exercise Study I signed up to be in. I really really don't want to be in the control group but the bright side is they give me a 6-month gym membership at the end. As well as the $350 bucks for participating.
It's about two hours past my bedtime but I found out I have a fan! Someone misses my posts. And I've missed you, too.
Thank you. <3
Comments (10)
I miss your posts too
sounds like you are fit enough already
I know how busy you have been. And I misses your posts too. But lucky me, I get to see you from time to time. Great weekend! I need to get up and do more stuff. How did I get so lazy???? Happy Summer!
You ARE still around! : )
I love the bike, although I have to add that I want one with NO speeds and the pedal brakes! I don't have a lot of gripping power in my hands, so that would be so great. Maybe some day we will have a storage building to put a bike in, so I can get a bike!
You will like the Wii Fit, but I am not sure how much of a challenge it would be for you after all the activities you have described! Still, it does have a competitive aspect; you can always improve your scores and unlock new levels, so that's good.
Have fun with it!
So nice to have you back! And with pictures too! You were missed, Vi
Rosebud
The pond is so beautiful. Lovely picture you took of it.
Yeah! Rosebud!...or maybe Spring. ... glad you are blogging on Xanga once again.. like things are back to normal .
I suppose the bike is named now .
I am late , sorry .
very admirative for your ability in various sports . Compliments .
Especially biking in the mountains looks exciting .
Michel
Hey girl.... how r u? I am doing pretty good! Looks like u r enjoying the summer! Take care!