Our days are filled with exciting moments that we appreciate so much more because we're on bikes. To give you a sense of these small memorable moments, here is our bixcitement scale:
1 - Failing to light the stove for the 2nd time on our first night when all we have to eat is freeze dried food and Jon is 3,000 miles away (4,000 via Phoenix)
2 - Looking at our map and realizing the next direction is to turn onto "Mountain View Pass" or "Bow Hill Rd."
3 - Finding out the only open bike shop in town is in a guy's garage.
4 - After being tormented by hundreds of Elk signs, finally seeing Elk.
5 - Seeing SF or LA on the roadside mileage signs after about 1000 miles on the road.
6 - Looking at the map and seeing the next direction is to turn onto "Paradise Bay Road" or "Beach View Ave."
7 - Seeing that the Clif bars and peanut butter you were going to buy anyway are on sale.
8 - The guy in the garage bike shop actually fixing your bike.9 - Getting to "Bow Hill Rd" and realizing you're going down the hill.
10 - Checking the blog and seeing funny, supportive, and thoughtful comments posted.
Clearly, we're getting a lot out of the simple pleasures our days provide. We do, however, miss you guys and would love a sense of your current excitement. Try to use our scale to give us a taste of what we're missing at home (be it CT, NJ, NH, DC, NY, MA, CA, CO, Ireland, etc.). Here are a few examples (an asterisk means we think it hasn't happened yet):
1 - Marshall finding out his stomach ache is appendicitis.
2 - Tina having to work during part of July.
4 - Jon flying up a tough hill and then having to wait for Austin (and Louisa?) to catch up.
5 - Chippa figuring out how to turn left as well as right.*
6 - Nana remembering her email password.*
7 - Oz finally learning how to make a horse sound.*
8.5 - Cait successfully completing her triathlon.*
9 - Deirdre getting a job as a mailwoman.*
10 - Josh/Katie passing the bar.*
so many posts recently. you guys need to stop typing and start biking! just kidding - seeing a new post puts us at 10 on the bixcitement scale, as well!
ReplyDeleteright now we're out on a balcony at an inn on the hudson near poughkeepsie that tony & andrea got us for jon's birthday - think "ken weekend" - and we're holding at a pretty solid 7 after our morning hike (although jon swears that the look on austin's face when he sees something on sale is worth at least 11).
thinking of you guys
-Jon and Louisa
1. going with the wind at my back on a kayak ride only to have it change and do the same on the ride back.
ReplyDelete2. pealing a mango to discover it is perfectly ripe.
3. learning how to put on sunscreen without leaving five finger marks on my neck. (haven't mastered that yet)
4. Letting out that intake of breath on wading into the not yet warm enough for Tina pond.
5. Waking up to a sunrise with the sound of the ocean off in the distance.
6. Making perfectly crispy potatoes on the grill.
7. Sipping ( or guzzling, depending on your point of view) wine while watching Deirdre swinning around the island.
8. Trying to find a place to put that seven letter word I have on the scrabble board.
9. taking off a Friday in July. (hey, be grateful for small things)
AND,
10. Signing on and finding that week three of By the numbers is up!