Bike Ride @ MindSay

I went for an bike ride yesterday. A little over an hour, found the library, found a cool playground, figured out that I should find someplace other than Main Street to bike (oops), figured out that it's half an hour from my dorm to one place I'd like to work...cool.

 

And I was feeling pretty proud of myself for getting some exercise, burning the extra calories, etc. I'm rather aware of the concept of the Freshman Fifteen, and that I happen to enjoy food, so I figure getting some sort of regular exercise is the only way I'll keep it from being the Freshman Twenty or something.

 

So, get back, doing some journal time...and then Jubilee comes into the kitchen and decides to make chocolate-chip cookies before the movie (every few weeks, there's a free movie on campus). And, she informs me, I'm going to be eating some of them. As in, about half.

 

Well, crud.

 

They were really good cookies, though.

 

 

 

 

 

Ok so I am crying, but I know the tears will pass and hopefully my tears will not flood my laptop or this post.


I have wanted a motorcycle since I was 21, but my parents constantly asked me to let my desire for the bike go and I did. Well at least I tried to forget about it, but the bike kept calling my name. Slowly but surely I started saving and was planning on finally getting my dream bike a 2007 kwasaki by the end of last month...Ha nope, wouldn't be able to make the purchase because the money was needed to pay unexpected bills. I kept telling myself where there is a will there is a way, and if I was meant to have it the bike would be mine.

Fast forward to last friday and my dreams are answered in the form of a small white envelope. I came home to a credit card offer that would cover a down payment for my bike as well as other necessities to begin ridding. Believe it or not as much as I wanted to run and make the purchase my hands would not make the call to accept the card. While the credit card would have been great my credit is not the best so I declined. Later that night I took another look at the offer and called in my acceptance.
Fast forward to sunday and I begin to hear my brakes squeaking, great her gos the other shoe dropping. (why  me...WHYYYYYYYYYYYY)
Fast forward to this morning (yes i know fast forward is overused..but hey so is the other shoe!...lol)
Anyway the mechanic calls me and drops the bomb.

Good morning CJ, its Mike.
Hi Mike.
Sorry did I wake you?
Yep, but I was waiting for your call anyway.
Ouch, well sorry to have to do this , but I have bad news.
Tears start coming toward my eyelids as I bite down on my pillow.
Ok...How bad is it
Well it is going to be $625.00
I didn't hear anything after that....the damn broke and the tears fell.
I called mommy ( yes that is what I call her as I will always be her child and she is the only one I can  cry to w/out being seen as a baby)
Mom says well there go's your bike..aren't  you glad you did not get it?

As much as I want to continue crying and feeling bad for myself I can't. Everything works out the way it is meant to be. I still want my bike (candy red to match the mustang ) but I have to look at the blessing of having one of the cars of my dream as well as being able to pay the bill after receiving the card less than 3 days of getting approved.

thank you!
thank you !

Thanks everyone for the uplifting words of encouragement. Im feeling better. I know that Miko had a wonderful night before she passed in her sleep. I was reading outloud to her and Josh. She layed between us and purred. Once in a while she would look up at us lovingly before laying her head back down on one of us. She told us it was time for her but I wanted to stay optimistic and deny that.

We took her to the vet to have her taken to be cremated. It was hard. We cried alot and dealt with alot of old and new feelings of grief. We decided after that to celebrate her life and try to have a good day. I was treated to some Japanese food and some YUMMY sake! We bought a new *awesome* bike for Savannah. I will get some pictures up. Then finally I got a vintage hat that just rocks! It's from the 20's and I love wearing it. *Will get pics of that too*

I recieved a letter from one of my friends. The letter was nice but it had strong hints of depression in it. I immediately wrote a handwritten letter back and drew a picture to go along with it. :D I hope he likes it.

Today we took a bike ride. Let me clarify... A BIKE RIDE... in Wisconsin... the end of December... WOW!!! Its in the mid 40's right now. I looked at my flower bed and I saw that my daffodils were already trying to pop up. Not good considering Im sure we are due for much more cold weather; after all this is Wisconsin!

I miss talking to my friend Wanda. I feel terrible because I havent been able to be on long this week. Being busy sucks. I also feel bad because of my lack of blogging. I think tomorrow I'm going to make some resolutions and I will try my darndest to stick to them.

Went for another bike ride today.

40 minutes!  And I only stopped once this time to take a drink because I was THIRSTY.

And my legs were a little jello-y when I got home.

But I did it.

Fitness kick day 4!!! Woot!

Seize the day everyone!! Go outside, take a walk and enjoy the warmth of fall before winter's frigid kiss comes to brush against your cheek.

We did just that yesterday. Savannah and I took an explorative bike ride & I brought my camera!


We took advantage of the warm day because I know that this wont last much longer. I love going down this hill on my bike. At the very bottom is an old stone bridge. The bike path leads left or right just after it. We decided not to take either way... in fact we took a small wooded path that led us to the river.


It was so lush!


But you can see the signs of fall everywhere.


We love to explore and I love how nature comes up with such gorgeous designs.


We took a left at the bike trail when leaving the little nook we explored. Down the trail we came upon a small dry stream. Further into the brush was another bridge. We dragged our bikes through the brush to get closer. *We werent going to leave them on the trail*


The long dark tunnel of the bridge was surreal. It reminded me of an egyptian tomb.


On the otherside the sun shone through the trees. We admired the beauty and small details of the aged bridge. Moss, spiders, leaves and all sorts of creatures made their home here. The minerals in the rock were seeping out and sparkling in the sun.


Savannah walked to the top of the bridge to see what was there. It was the train tracks. She loved looking at the rocks and seeing how high up we were. Soon we heard people wandering through the trees down below. We decided to go back to our bikes(since they were getting closer to our bikes) and continue on our way.


Savannah was admiring the quartz in the rock she was holding.


Much further down and more hidden we explored the remains of an old building near the river.


Savannah loved this and I did too!!


I would love to come back and do a photoshoot here with Savannah in costume or dressed up.


After a while of talking and exploring we heard a train whistle blow. It sounded close so we decided to go see if a train was coming. It wasnt on this track but on a different one so we didnt get to see it.

So we went home after this and had a great night. We took her friends out to dinner because a resteraunt close by had "kids eat free on Tuesday". That rocks! We sang songs on the way home in the car and goofed around when walking her friends home.

I love having fun. I love spending time with Savannah. I love exploring.

I love life!