And I thought 30 miles was tough…
See that MS link over to the right? Click on it. Admire how beautiful my brother’s family is, then give a buck or two. K?
On September 13th and 14th my brother, Ski, will be riding in the MS 150 to raise money to fight MS. It’s 60 miles per day for both days. September 13th is also his and his wife’s 11th wedding anniversary and their four year old’s first soccer game. Kinda puts my weekend of catching up on Chelsea Lately episodes to shame.
Ski is almost at his goal of raising $2,000 so please visit his website to make a donation - go ahead, he asked nicely.
Filed under Just Dirt | Comment (1)Is that you harvest moon?
Um, no. OK, so that big orange moon that I saw tonight was not the harvest moon. The harvest moon is the first full moon after the first frost. Oops. I guess I will save my harvest moon story for another day. So in the meantime here is a random sampling of never before seen photos from my memory card. Enjoy:
In lieu of flowers
One of my work girlfriend’s father passed away yesterday. He had been sick for awhile and the family knows that he is resting in peace now. His obituary told me a lot about a man I’ve never met before, it stated: In lieu of flowers or donations, Jerry’s family would like everyone to spend special time with their families.
Tom and I are headed over to my in-laws house with the dogs to say hi and have a run in the yard. But I want everyone that I love to know that if I could walk over to your house right now and give you a big hug I would.
Filed under Just Dirt | Comment (1)10 year plan
I came across an article today that sums up my future goals.
Filed under Just Dirt | Comment (0)Note to self…
…don’t go shoe shopping immediately following a pedicure. Though the polish may be dry to the touch, it’s not pointy toe sling back ready. Smudge!
Filed under Just Dirt | Comment (0)Summer Snoozing
Snoozing is what I have been doing when it comes to updating this site. It seems to have taken the summer off. But I haven’t. So I will once again defer to my camera to recap some of the happenings of the past month:
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Fourth of July Eve with “the girls”.
One of my girlfriends has a boat and as much as I loved our day on it, I am glad it’s not mine. There’s a lot involved for such a leisurely lifestyle. I know for my friend it’s totally worth it. And for me it was totally worth visiting.
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A night at the ballet.
A job perk. Our office sponsored a not-for-profit event this evening and lucky for me I got to go. It was the New York City Ballet performing Robbins at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
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Visiting Family
My brother and his family were in the area visiting my parents from down south. We went to the zoo, read books, took a trip to the farmer’s market, and played, and laughed. And maybe a trip or two to Lord & Taylor as long as I was in town.
Tom the handyman?
Sure he can fix a computer blind folded and with his hands tied behind his back, but plumbing and electrical work? I wasn’t so sure. But I soon found out as Tom put his handyman skillz to work these past couple of days.
It started with a leaking toilet that got our basement quite damp. But no worries. Handyman to the rescue. The leak is gone and the basement dry. Then a couple of days later a breaker broke in our circuit box. He did all the right things, including replacing the breaker, but the problem is a little bit bigger and we have since called the pros. But while holding the flashlight over his shoulder as he braved a potential ZAP impressed me.
As of right now we still only have half a house of electricity. But the fridge works, the gas is getting to the stove top, it hasn’t been hot enough for air conditioning and one quick outlet switch for the coffee maker made the morning a breeze. Unfortunately I didn’t get to watch Matt and Meredith while curled up on the couch this morning but I really can’t complain. Besides, watching my computer geek husband get his hands a little dirty? Priceless.
Filed under Just Dirt | Comments (5)Bug Guts…
…taste like lemon. So I found out today when one splattered on my tongue like the windshield of a car during my 30 mile bike ride for the American Diabetes Foundation. It was hot, it was sticky, it was buggy, and it was one of the best days ever. Such an amazing sense of accomplishment for me, for my team, for everyone out there today.
I am still coming off my high from the day so I don’t have all of my thoughts composed but for a person who doesn’t even own her own bike I can’t wait until next year. And hopefully I will get quite a few more rides in this summer. But more like 15-20 miles at a time. It’s amazing how much longer the last 10 miles are compared to the first 10.
Even with a three and half hour post ride nap I think I am going to sleep well tonight.
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