i did it. i finally went outside for a bike ride since, i think, election day. it was a long long time ago whenever it was.
it wasn't too bad. yes the wind was brutal. yes i am totally out of shape (it was a very long 13 miles). yes the ice was treacherous. but i'm so glad i got out. well, except for that bontrager saddle i'm glad.
this weather is schizo. we had large construction equipment on our street earlier breaking through the ice. the city called this a.m. asking us not to leave the house unless it was absolutely necessary. garbage trucks aren't allowed to pick up garbage. psycho.
christmas was awesome. we all had a nice time. the girls were super excited. we have entirely too much stuff. and the waste it creates is obnoxious. but i couldn't imagine christmas without wrapping paper- for the kids at least.
good times.
i am so glad i stayed home.
this morning listening to travel times i felt kind of wuss-ish.
but looking out my window now i realize i made a wise decision.
on the agenda today: shovel, clean (ha), hobby lobby, wrapping, wash clothes with my broken washing machine.
SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP TOWARD SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING... AND CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE 2 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE PRECIPITATION MIXES WITH THEN CHANGES TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FOR A TIME TUESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE THEN FORECAST TO CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO ALL RAIN FOR A TIME. COLDER AIR WILL THEN FILTER INTO THE AREA DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY... WITH RAIN CHANGING BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY WILL BE MINOR.
i'm book shopping on-line and thought i'd detour over to my blog. i really don't have anything to say... just felt the need to update. to get back into things. i started thinking about next year. kinda. and how hopefully over the weekend i'll get motivated to get active again. maybe take the kids ice skating on the sidewalk.
i know i'm due for a fall on my ass.
i'm surprised blogger hasn't given me a warning for lack of posts or something.
i miss blogging. but right now i feel like if i kept up on it, all i'd do is bitch about the weather and how my pants don't fit.
i can't control the weather but i can surely control how well my pants fit.
christmas is creeping up quickly. quicker than it usually does. i thought this year it fell on a thursday/friday... i'm not sure why, but that combo of days felt way farther away compared to the wednesday/thursday it really is. i still have some christmas shopping to do. little odds and ends really. and then wrap. ugghhh.
no new bikes or even parts for john or me. seems odd. we usually have something in the works. i've toyed with selling my road bike considering it has maybe 100 miles on it and it's over a year old. but then i'd buy another for those couple times i needed a road bike. but then i think i could just ride my cross check.
meh.
i almost don't feel like dealing with putting a new bike together. i'm almost dreading the work i have to do to my own. orange wheels? dt wheels? new xx or stick to the old? leave the 25.4 or put the new 31.8 on?
thoughts of next year have crossed my mind occassionally. not as much as in years past and i'm not sure what to think of that. i think i'd like to do more riding next year. ride places i've never been or haven't been to in awhile. who knows. it's only december. it's fucking freezing outside which doesn't help my dreams of riding singletrack colored in greens and browns.
no new bikes. no bike riding. tons of food. obsessed with entenman donuts. pants don't fit. miss leftover pumpkin pie. almost done xmas shopping. nothing new. zoe has a wicked fro. vans chukkas rule. so do down jackets. no inspiration for blog posts. must find some.
