Last Weekend

Being out of town for a week makes it tough to blog...
Last weekend we went mountain biking in Brianhead, it was an absolute riot, except the part where I turfed it twice. I have never done a "superman" over the handle bars before and have never had that sensation of my face headed for the rocks on the side of the hill. It is a unique feeling that I will not be repeating (creating my reality there folks). Thank goodness my chin stuck out enough to take the impact so that my mouth (braces included) didn't get hammered! I had a nice scrape all the way down the middle of my chin. Hopefully our friend Chrystal will be sending pics and I'll post it! (here it is-Thanks Chrystal)

The 2nd time I fell the handle bar scraped the skin off my right inner bicep and immediately left a beautiful bruise. (It is that lovely greenish brown pond scum color now).
The people I work with find it so funny that I tell them about my most recent crash at our management meeting every month, they must think I am a lame rider...the case actually is that I ROCK! and fall because I am pushing my limits so I am getting better and better all the time! Hey you try the Scout Camp loop at Brianhead! Gravel, steep downhill and ruts combined for the face plant. Roots, stumps and steep uphill contributed to the arm bruising tip over....
Oh what fun though, and so beautiful. There isn't much air up there though, so I am also very grateful for my inhaler! We started off at Dave's cabin, it is BEAUTIFUL! and then rode with Sandra and Chrystal, can't get enough of them!

Then after riding we met the Beckerle's at Mirror Lake (also beautiful, it is near Duck Creek and we hadn't ever been there before) and visited and had dinner with them. It was so much fun to catch up with these life long friends. It is amazing to not see people for months and yet pick up like no time has passed at all. They are a terrific family who we are so grateful to include in our lives! Jas and Mike have been friends since like 6th grade--Jas is 35 next week so you can do the math, they have been friends a long time.