Recent Events

Well, here we are...on the verge of December, which is on the verge of a new year! Wow...I'm going to be 29 soon...that would be on the verge of...yeah, ok, I guess you get it!

We had a nice Turkey Day at the Mother-in-Law's house. Pretty uneventful from my point of view...which is a blessing considering the distasters in which I have found myself at previous Thanksgiving dinners! I even managed to get out with only one jab at the fact that we don't have any kids yet. I'd call that a successful holiday! :)

I have been riding a lot! This is a good thing, because it makes me feel good to be on the bike, and because it means that I have finally found myself a TEAM! :) Hooray...I am now a Sturdy Girl Team member and will be racing for them in the Spring and Summer of this upcoming season. It's really exciting to finally be able to say that not only do I ride, but I race as well. Plus, for my own sake, I'm really looking foward to the challenge of racing my bike. I personally think that I am going to SUCK ROCKS for at least the first year or so, but I don't usually give up easily and I don't plan to give up on this!

Christmas is just around the corner, and Chuck and I are excited for the trip home to see the whole fam damily!! Julie, Scott and Finch (the new puppy) are driving in from Fort Collins, Aaron and Liz are already there with the kids, and with us home, mom and dad are going to have a full house! I know that my mom is thrilled about it and can barely wait for us all to be together. Should be an exciting and fun trip...can't wait!

That's about it for now...Whitney and Caleb are coming over tonight to pick up their new puppy, so we have a trip to Petco ahead of us to buy him some goodies! Should be fun...but now...off to get a hair cut (Yippee!). Auf Wiedersehen!

I am a Bike Dork (Part II)

Well, I am still a bike dork...no big change there. If anything, I am now a bigger bike dork than I was before! I have officially joined a racing team for the 2007 season (and hopefully many years to come). So, how does this make me a bigger bike dork, you ask? Because now I have to go out and buy all my GEAR! :) Jerseys, shorts, socks, a skinsuit for time-trials, jackets, etc., etc., etc.!! Oh, the joy of spending hard-earned money on biking gear. Makes one get the chills with happiness! Unfortunately, I won't be seeing any of this stuff until February, so I have a long wait in store, but that's ok! I don't mind. I'm going to be riding with the girls tomorrow, so I'm really looking forward to a great winter and racing season.

On another note...the Pro Cycling world is changing a bit as Ivan Basso has just been picked up by the Discovery Team. This should make the Tour VERY interesting, considering that Disco now holds the contracts for George Hincapie, Levi Leipheimer, and Basso. They're going to clean house (as long as no one gets charged with doping!). Meanwhile, Basso's old team (my faves) CSC are banking on Zabriskie to kick everyone's butts in the time-trial and Carlos Sastre and the Schleck brothers to clean up on the hills. Should be a great race next year. Will Floyd be back? Time will only tell! :)

Check out the new photos of my mother-in-laws recent puppy adoption and my sis's new pooch! ADORABLE! Welcome to the family, Finch!