long weekend

i am completely sun soaked

many hours this weekend were spent like this

which meant this was well deserved

we logged several miles on the bikes this weekend - and really got out and explored on sunday

checking out the beatersville car show

cruising through the highlands

stopping at THE cutest lunch spot (ema lou's) - which was fantastically girly and tea-party esque - but bill didn't mind since they had benedictine sandwiches on the menu

they also had iced mint tea which is basically the best thing ever after riding several miles

we headed back to the waterfront - and i love seeing people rent these bike-mobiles - they look like so much fun

and soaked up probably too much sun

i've got lots of interesting tan lines now -including whale tails on my feet.

monday we woke up bright and early to participate in the mayor's hike, bike, and paddle

the crowd was huge - i've never seen so many bikes in one place!

i managed to miss a good picture of all the "elite" cyclists taking off

we decided to bike with the newbies and families - since we had a big group...and we weren't in any hurry to complete the 16.5 miles

the ride was nice and easy - but still long, so it felt amazing to be at the finish line

we packed a picnic and enjoyed in the shade

even after 16.5 miles, i couldn't resist wanting to ride some more - near the waterfront and up on the big four bridge before we left

but we had to leave eventually to make it to a cookout

where i got to nervously hold a baby

twin #1 - aka - lydianne - was totally cool though and just slept. 

which i came home and did the same thing.  i was in bed by 9 pm and i slept so hard!  sun+bike really took it out of me

my townie

guys

right now i'm completely obsessed with my bike

my basket came in yesterday - and bill and i managed to mount it

i even ordered a really cute liner that has a pocket for my keys, chapstick, and sunblock

when i get really excited about something, i get obnoxious about it

and right now, i'm trying to talk myself down from ordering



...a kroozie

seriously - how cute and perfect is that?

i showed bill, and he instantly decided he needed one too.

and amazon prime is staring me in my face...and i'm flexing some willpower

but we all know how this showdown is going to end...


besides trying to pimp my ride

i've been looking forward to being off monday for memorial day

i can't really remember being off on memorial day due to our accounting schedule - it's usually month end

but this year the debit gods have allowed me to take memorial day off - which means i get to participate in the mayor's hike, bike, and paddle




and apparently my obnoxiousness is rubbing off - our friends jeff and sarah have gone out and got bikes while kim and nick are trying to find one more bike - so we will all have bikes to do the bike portion together (among, hopefully other future rides) which is about 15 miles

ok, so maybe they were all looking for bikes before i became really annoying with how much fun bill and i are having riding, but i'm so glad that we'll all be able to ride on monday together.

and because i have that runner's mentality - to already have the next race on the calendar before even completing the one in front of me

i'm hoping to be able to get out on the weekends and continue to ride 15-25 miles at once to break my butt in

because i'm signing bill and i up for the preservation pedal



it's not a race, but a tour of frankfort and franklin county- there's a 5 mile downtown tour, a 24/30 mile ride that passes woodford reserve, a 50 mile and a 100 mile tour too

the 24 or 30 mile ride is what i have in mind for bill and i.  i'm guessing it would take us 3-3.5 hours to complete based on our rides, however, i'm sure there will be more hills - we should probably incorporate more into our rides

i believe the 24 mile covers part of the 30 mile, but with a turn around point.

the web page specifically said there wasn't such a thing as too slow or too fast of a rider - so i'm hoping, even though the ride will be on the open road, it will be a nice ride that's not too demanding.

anyone have any tips for a casual rider?

has anyone done one of the preservation tours before?

anyone want to join us monday?  :)