Since my duathlon was a sprint, it was nice that recovery time was minimal. Monday morning it was back to training. Then the rain started. We had predictions of a huge storm front coming through the bay area and it turned out to be a 'hit and miss' type of front. Some areas were blasted with rain and some areas just had drizzle. Around my house, it was mostly drizzle which was enough to close the parks to horses so they had a little vacation time.
I made a list of rainy day projects I had been saving for our long awaited winter and worked on checking them off. I painted some plant sticks for my new herb garden. The garden is growing great. Now I just have to remember to use the herbs!
I made a little flower arrangement just for fun. The flowers look exactly the same a week later.
The week was spent on projects during the day and my normally quiet evenings were spent going to meetings or appointments every night!
Then Saturday, Dave and I went on a training ride with my niece Molly, her husband Jeff and my nephew, Robert. It was pretty cold and there was a 30% chance of rain but the weather forecasters had been off all week so we felt pretty safe going out. About 20 minutes into the ride, I flatted so we told the others to go ahead since I had Dave with me. I think I fixed my tire in record time so it was nice to start getting the hang of it.
Off we went and about 10 minutes later, the rain started. Then the wind picked up. Then the rain started getting heavier. About an hour into the ride, we decided this wasn't fun anymore and we turned around. By the time we got home, we were soaking wet and freezing. I think it took us both a couple of hours to thaw out. I'm not sure why we were wearing glasses, we couldn't see out of them!
We spent a quiet Saturday evening at home and then we got a call from my Mom that my brother in law was headed to the hospital with chest pains. Off to the hospital we went and hung out there for a while until he was settled for the night. Monday morning he was transferred to another hospital for an angiogram and he had to have a stent put in. Overall a really good outcome and he'll make a full recovery.
Sunday night was our church's, St Timothy's, 50th anniversary dinner. It was a great evening and fun to learn more about the church's history.
Tuesday, I finally was able to go out for a horse ride. My friend Pat was celebrating her birthday and we had a round of root beer floats, her favorite.
We enjoyed a beautiful ride with sunny skies. I took my old man, Rio out and he had liked the new scenery. The ride was pretty flat and he was able to make ugly faces to the younger horses so his day was complete.
My friend Erin took this picture and made it artsy. iPhone apps are fun :)
This week it's back to a normal schedule. Good work outs lined up and my routine is back to the way it should be. That might all change. I have a job interview and if I get the job it's going to be a shock to my system! I don't know if I'll be happy or be wearing my cranky pants. We'll see.
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