Countdown

Alas, there were no cats sleeping with us this morning, ready to shut off the alarm and convince us to stay snuggled under the covers. No excuses....it was off to the gym we went. Thankfully I had a new recorded book to distract me from the blaring music and the multitude of tv screens. And from the fact I was actually exercising. Does anyone remember that machine from the 70's where you would stand on it and wrap large bands about your hips and butt? The machine was supposed to shake off your fat with no effort at all on your part. Don't you wonder how many people bought those things? What were they thinking???

We got an e-mail from the Smart Ride folks telling us that it was 10 weeks until the ride. Which is more accurate than the last e-mail which said "a few short weeks" when we were 3 months out. So 10 more weekends of riding. 10 more weeks of early mornings at the gym. GULP! Add to that, Tropical Storm / Hurricane Hanna which is headed up the east coast which will keep us home. Julie may not have enough sense to come in out of the rain, instead sitting in a field waiting for the rain to stop for the mass ascension at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta (we did in 2006), but she does NOT ride in hurricanes. Or really bad rain. She has some sense. So, if it's raining this weekend, we'll aim for the spinning classes at the gym.

10 more weeks. Gulp.