Griffith Park Hike with Ollie and the kids 6/20/09

Through a freak occurrence (Olivia and I both had a Saturday off) we finally went on a hike in Griffith park. We got to explore the old Zoo that is "closed" to the public. I thought that it was cool and creepy. We ended up walking around for close to 3hrs... gooooo us!!

Irish dancing without my O'hare 6/21/09

I went to Irish dance this Sunday with the knowledge that Olivia will not longer be taking class. This makes me sad because Olivia is one of my very best friends and Irish dance has always been something that "we" do. Joking with her is part of what makes class fun. But Olivia is worried that Irish dance is making it impossible for her foot injury to heal. Olivia is a very talented improvised dancer she is smart to protect her body from injury. I totally understand her decision. But is sucks to be in class without her. boo hoo... poor me :)

Back on the bike6/21/09 and 6/23/09

So Steve and I decided that we were going to a Century ride last year in order to raise money for heart and stroke research. A century ride is 100 miles and it takes as much training as a marathon. We started out strong last year..biking all the time. We even did the a half century by participating in the LA River Ride... but then life happened... I am not sure when the exact moment when we completely stopped biking but I am sure that it was a mixture of our crazy schedules mixed with stress and laziness. So we basically stopped riding our bikes for a full year. The weather has been so beautiful lately and we have at long last been inspired to once again put on our padded shorts and hit the roads. I want to actually finish a century this year. I am planning to start looking for a century for us to ride in December or January. I am trying to not let the fear that we will quit again dominate my thoughts. It is very challenging especially on your butt and hands but I love riding a bike. I am hoping that if I register for a century ride and pay the entry fee that we will be inspired to keep up our training and drag our asses out of bed!!

No Pilates Pictures please - 5/13/09

DAMN... I did three different pilates classes over the last week and I forgot my camera all three times. I was bummed because my oldest sister Jodi came with me to pilates and she had never done pilates before. She actually did great and made it through a very challenging class. Rock on Jodi!



Since I don't have any pictures of pilates... I will share my Universal Studios pics. Jodi and I walked our asses off that day so it counts :)

Skate Pride - 6/14/09

Today was the LA Pride parade. I was excited to debut my snazzy new quad skates while walking with the Chico's Angels float. The angels rode in a boat (with bosssman) and the rest walked with them and handed out postcards. I am not an expert skater but I still love skating. When I was a kid my sisters and I lived on our roller skates.

It was a long and we had to wait for-freakin'-ever for the parade to start but once it did I had a blast! It was so fun to get to skate all around on a major LA street in the middle of the day.

I am tired and ready for a nap but I adore my Chico's peeps! It was good exercise and fun to boot... there should be a pride parade every week.

One of the LA Derby dolls gave me a postcard and said that I should join... when I laughed ... she said that she wasn't joking... rollerderby...... hmmmm maybe that will be a new and wacky way that I start spending my time :)