And So It Goes…

…Well, my 23rd birthday has come and gone and I am now an old woman with wrinkles (according to my cousin, Griff). All in all, it was a good weekend, though. Andy made me a green Jello poke cake on Friday and we barbequed some pork chops and watched Sin City. Then, we drove to Columbia on Saturday morning to do some laundry and go shopping for the strand of pearls I wanted from Andy for my birthday, but alas, could not find. Went to church, ate some tasty enchiladas, had a nice chat with the in-laws, and headed to bed. Went for a walk on the MKT on Sunday morning, then headed to Millersberg for some chillin with the Poors. Got a bit of a sunburn and ate too much, drove back home and here I am, watching CSI and working on a quilt. Not too bad of a weekend, if you ask me…now if I could only find a job, I’d be the happiest girl in the world!

Ouch…

So, Brooke and I drove up to St. Charles, MO today to go biking on the Katy Trail, in preparation for our trip this summer.? For those who don’t know (or don’t remember…), we’re planning on making a “vacation” out of biking the entirety of the Katy Trail, ~265 mi from end-to-end, starting near Sedalia, MO and ending in St. Charles.? So yeah, we went biking today ’cause a). the weather was gorgeous, and b). we hadn’t gotten to use Brooke’s new bike for an extended period yet, so it was about time to take ‘er out for a spin.

Anyway, we started at 1:20ish…got done around 4:20ish, so we spent about 3 hours…and biked for 30+ miles…and damn, does it hurt.? We weren’t really planning to go that far on our first outing this year (and I haven’t done a 30 mile-er since 2002…), but it was one of those “oh, we aren’t tired yet, so we’ll just keep going” situations…of course, just after we turned around, we were tired…and our butts hurt…

Regardless, it was a good trip and well-worth the pain to enjoy some good weather.? Needless to say, however, we’ve got some work to do before biking 265 miles…? 😛