Homeward Bound

This weekend I headed back home to my parents house. I drove home Friday night and brought home some Papa Murphy's pizza because my father has been bugging me to bring one home. After supper, mom and I spent the rest of the evening watching the movie Gran Torino.

Saturday kept me pretty busy. I got up early...why I have no clue. I hate not being able to sleep in late anymore. Mom cooked my dad and I breakfast and then it was time to groom the dogs. I started with our 3 dogs. After some grueling hours of cutting them, and a brief mental breakdown for me (the dogs stressed me out b/c they weren't being behaved), I started on the relatives' dogs. So total count of groomed dogs.....6! Gotta love schnauzers. The rest of my Saturday consisted of a nap, supper, and a night full of moving watching with my mom. It was fun mother-daughter bonding time.

Max posing for the camera.

Chance is wondering what they are doing in the semi.

Buddy wants to go back as a DOT (Dog on Truck).

Sunday I slept in a little and haven't done much of anything. Dad is getting to leave to go back on the road and my mom is going to my niece's bridal shower. I think I'd like to clean up my old bedroom and get rid of stuff I don't need anymore and give it to Goodwill.

Kurt left for his biking trip in Colorado on Friday night. I haven't heard from him since they left, but I'm assuming he's having a good time. I told his friends that he went to keep him safe and alive and don't let him fall off the mountain.

These pics were taken by Taylor, one of the guys on the trip

Another Weekend Down

hey everybody! Another weekend complete, it sure went by fast. This coming week, I'll have a 4 day week because I'm taking Friday off. Kurt and the boys are leaving Friday some time. Friday night Kurt's mom came up and we grilled out at Kyle and Julie's then did some Wii games. I got my butt kicked. We came home and went to bed early because Kurt had the Iowa Games mountain bike race on Saturday. He placed 5th in his age class. While he was out riding, I spent the day cleaning, and did some deep cleaning. I can't help I'm a neat freak. Saturday night Kurt and I went to see the movie Bruno. It was pretty raunchy, but we laughed our butts off. After the movie we went down to the south side and went to the bar with our friend Matt, we had a pretty good time. Sunday, Kurt and the boys went to Hillside to do some trail riding. Kurt is borrowing his friend's full suspension mountain bike and he had to get a feel for it, and he said it went pretty well. Later in the afternoon, him and I hit the bike trail to do our little loop down to Gray's Lake and back home. It's roughly 17 miles. Kurt let me ride his Jamis cross bike. I am thinking about doing the drop bars on my bike, and I wanted to see if I liked them or not. We averaged 12.5 miles and did the loop in 85 minutes.

Hope everybody else had a good weekend and has a good upcoming week.

Another Great Weekend

Hey remember me? It's been awhile. We are down to only 1 computer, so Kurt and I are sharing his. I hope everybody had a safe and fun 4th. Last Friday, Kurt and I both had the day off so we went to the Good Guy Car Show.

This weekend was fun. Seems like it went by too fast. Friday night, Kurt and I and some friends went to the Funny Bone Comedy Club to see Michael Winslow, you might know him as the cop on the Police Academy movies that made all the noises. We had a GREAT time, and he was AWESOME!!!

On Saturday, Kurt got up SUPER early and went out riding with the boys. They went gravel riding for like 65 miles. Then he came home just as I was about to ride out, so we rode our loop to Gray's Lake, and then up to Johnston to get some grub at our favorite BBQ joint, Cactus Bobs. I must say, if you are ever in DSM, you have to try it.

Yummy!

I got in about 30 miles and Kurt decided to ride a little more so he can get in his first century ride (100 miles total in 1 day). Afterwards, we went to Newton to watch the races. Think minor leagues for car racing. It was my first time at the Iowa Speedway. After the races, we hung out with our friend, and then went home.

It was a great weekend I have to say. Here in a couple weeks, Kurt will be heading out to Colorado with the boys. I sure hope he has fun! Until next time!

Long time no blog

hey everybody, just wanted to let you know that my laptop is down and i haven't been able to get online at home. I need to get it looked at, I think its a problem with the connection on the inside of the computer, so it won't charge. So bear with me.

Not too much has happened in the past month. Kurt and I are finally moved in together. I finished on Saturday and most of it is pretty much put away.

I've been busy with work, and of course trying to ride my bike to work (weather pending). It is like 21 miles round trip. Kurt has been busy with work and mountain bike racing is in full fledge. A couple of weekends ago he had one up in Ida Grove, and then just recently participated in an Adventure Race with his nephew. They were pretty tired and sore after a long day of running, walking, hiking, biking, and tubing.

Otherwise I really don't know much (sorry...no news is good news!)

hope all is well you everybody.

Howdy! Remember Me?

Sorry for you blog followers, I kind of been neglecting my blog to let you know what's been going on in my life. Well, absolutely nothing! I saw a few family memebers last time Kurt and I went home for Terilyn's confirmation, but since there, I've just been working at my jobs. Last week was "Bike to Work Week." It didn't go as well as planned due to the weather. I did get to ride 1 1/2 days out of 3. On Saturday, Julie S., Alexa, Kurt and I rode our bikes down to the Des Moines Farmer's Market. This was the first time I had been to it. It was pretty neat, but I didn't get the chance to look at people's booths or try their yummy products. Another thing that did damper it was that we walked our bikes through. Monday I ended up putting like 14-15 miles in roundtrip to/from work. It was pretty nice, and I must say I'm getting much better at the hills/inclines. It only takes me about 40 minutes to get there. I also rode Tuesday morning, however the rain moved in Tuesday afternoon, and I ended up hitching a ride home with a co-worker that has a pickup. Wednesday and Thursday I didn't ride due to working at Cheese Castle. I didn't ride on Friday either due to the rainy weather. Kurt was supposed to have a mountain bike race on Saturday, but since it rained on Friday, it was cancelled, hopefully postponed and made up on a different date. This week, hopefully the weather stays nice as it's predicted and I might get in a day or so.

This weekend was pretty uneventful. Friday night we went over to Kyle and Julie's and the boys messed around with the bikes and then later played Wii. Saturday Kurt went with Kyle and a friend and rode from Ankeny to Polk City. They had a pretty tough time heading there due to the strong winds, but coming back was a breeze, thanks to the high gusty breeze. While he was gone, I did part 1 of grocery shopping and we finished it after he got back from riding. Saturday night we were invited to go with Kyle, Julie and Alexa to this restaraunt Cafe Fuzion. This place is pretty good, we have been there before. Their menu consists of Thai, Korean, and Japanese food. After we ate, Kurt and I came back and he worked on his project bike and I relaxed on the couch. Later, we went down to Cheese Castle and hung out, drank some beer with our friend Matt.

Sunday morning, Kurt and I woke up at 7, and we rode to Jordan Creek Mall, which from the house is 10 miles one way. Our friend Taylor was participating in a Duathalon (run 2 miles, bike 18 miles, run 2.5 miles). I wasn't a very happy person, b/c Kurt took the hilly way, but I survived it (he later complimented me by telling me that i'm MUCH better at that same hill as I was last year.) It was pretty chilly out and it sprinkled here and there. After the duathalon, Kyle and Kurt rode back together, and I hopped a ride with Julie and Alexa so we could all go to Costco. This afternoon, after resting, Kurt and I have been busy, me w/ laundry, and Kurt working on cleaning out the back room for our future spare bedroom. End of June is almost here, and I'm ready to move! Anywho...that's all that's been happening here in Des Moines. Hope all is well with everybody.

Being Sick Sucks!

Not much is going on here in Des Moines. Kurt had his Decorah Time Trials this past weekend. He didn't do too bad for his first time there and having the trails super muddy. He finished 4th in his age group and 59th overall with a time of 1 hour 21 minutes and 12 seconds completing 7 miles of hilly terrain. I on the otherhand, spend my weekend here in Des Moines. I spent Friday night at my duplex and laid on the couch all night. I had the windows open all night, and I think that's what got me sick. On Saturday, I packed up some of my things at my place, so they'd be ready to go in June. Then I came over to Kurt's house and watched television. I ended up hanging out with Kurt's niece on Saturday night and all day on Sunday. It was pretty fun hanging out with her. Kurt didn't get home until Sunday night, and of course he didn't sleep well. Last night (Monday) I kept waking up throughout the night and had achy muscles from head to toe. Kurt has complained all day today (Tuesday) that he didn't feel good and struggled to stay awake at work. He laid on the couch all night complaining that he was cold, and hasn't really had an appetite today, which is totally not like him. So we are both sick. Hopefully we'll be better by the weekend! Otherwise, I don't know much. Work has been very busy and it stresses me out because I have to help out up front, which I don't get any of my vision therapy stuff done. So anyways....hope all is well with everybody else. I'll be home on the weekend to see my niece Terilyn get confirmed!

Enjoying the Nice Weather

Friday, Kurt and I decided to enjoy the beautiful weather we had and rode the the Capitol. I did pretty well on the hills and didn't complain once!

Kurt and I in front of the Capitol.

Des Moines Capitol

Downtown Des Moines

Due to all the rallies supporting bicycle safety, Kurt decided to do a 1-man protest of his own!

I don't know much at all. Just been working a lot and trying to enjoy time with friends. Last weekend Kurt and I enjoyed a bbq with a couple of co-workers and our significant others. It was a lot of fun. Saturday afternoon, I spent the day shopping with a couple of friends and purchased some cool clothes. I be stylin! Kurt has been battling with a cold or something the past couple of weeks. Hopefully he can shake it off soon! He has the Decorah Time Trials, which is a challenging 9 mile mountain bike event utilizing trails in the rolling, wooded areas of the Decorah Parks System. Basically they ride like hell through the trails and are timed to see who can go through it the fastest. So pray he does super good!