What a busy month this has been so far. Last weekend, our good friends came up and the boys hung out at our house, devoured delicious Indian takeout and played Wii. Meanwhile, Rose and I went to the Seattle School of Midwifery auction. It was a lot of fun and I must say we bid on many more things than we should have. I came home with a 90 min acupuncture gift certificate and a package deal complete with 3 hours of house cleaning, a coupon for a dozen mighty o donuts, a facial and massage and a pass to a spa in south lake union! Josh was supportive of my crazy spending, but he did have a good point in that it was silly to get the acupuncture thing b/c our insurance covers acupuncture! Oh well.
We also went on another bike ride on the Burke Gilman, this one from a park in Kenmore to a park in Bothell. (I would post some pictures, but Josh is the only one who knows how to do that) It was awesome! The one crazy moment was when I almost got hit by a golf ball from the golf course next to the trail! I thought cars and bikes were the only things I needed to watch out for….
This weekend we are taking a road trip. We will start our journey on Friday with a sleep over in Kalama with one set of Josh’s grandparents, then go to Bend, OR on Saturday to see the other set and to see The Decemberists and Death Cab for Cutie in concert, go to Vancouver WA to see good family friends on Sunday and trek back home to Seattle on Monday. It should be a lot of fun and hopefully not too exhausting!
may 2008
World's most expensive hobby!
Josh has been dying to bike for quite some time now. However, the thought of biking in Seattle fills me with terror. I have serious qualms that the saying about bikers, “It’s not if you get hit, it’s when” will come true. But, Josh and I have made a serious commitment to getting fit this spring and walking and occasional trips to the gym just aren’t cutting it. So, about two weeks ago we made the decision to get bikes. In fact, I told Josh that I would look at bikes and consider things on a Saturday and by Monday, I was soo excited that I convinced him to buy the first bikes we tried out at Recycle Cycles in the U-District. I got a Raleigh brand hybrid and Josh got a Diamondback mountain bike. Mine is white and gold and has a super cushy saddle, and Josh’s is silver and black, not so cushy saddle.
Well of course we never do anything half way, so by the time we left we had bought a bike rack for the Jetta, helmets, u-locks, bikes, and an adapter for my bike so that it would go on a bike rack. We also had a large shopping spree at the REI sale and got a bike computer, a jersey for me, padding bike shorts for Josh, gloves for both of us, and a repair kit. Another great find was a camelback hydration system and backpack for 20 bucks at Costco; it is the greatest!
As soon as we bought them, we took them to Gas Works park and biked the Burke-Gilman trail to Ballard and back. We both loved it! Although I wasn’t so good at stopping and got a major bruise/contusion on my right upper leg! We also tried biking around our neighborhood but that wasn’t as successful as I don’t want to ride on the streets and the sidewalks are too narrow and rutted. Last week we also successfully took the Burke-Gilman from Matthew’s beach to U-Village and back (about 8 miles). So slowly but surely we are starting to ride!
And no Dave, we are not ready for any races, scavenger hunts or cross city rides, but we’ll get there!