I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike!

This morning after waking up early for Zumba and still feeling motivated, I talked my sister into going on a bike ride on the Centennial Trail. Now, they say that you can't forget how to ride a bike, which is true, but I think that you can forget how to ride a bike and still look coordinated. I had no balance! Some training wheels would have really been nice, HAHA! Anyways, we went and ended up riding about 7 and 1/2 miles! I know that's not that far for most human beings, but for a big chick like me who hasn't rode a bike in years, I think that was quite the accomplishment! Yes, I was passed by a few small children and had to stop a few times on the way back once my legs felt like jello, but I was very excited to have accomplished that. It was a beautiful day for a ride, the slight breeze was nice to help with the heat. And the people on the trail are so nice, always smiling and saying hello. Not to mention the little birds and butterflies flying all around you...I felt like I should bust out in song and start singing Zippity Doo-Dah!



About five minutes into our ride, I loudly started to sing "Knock Three Times"... Emily then proceeded to shoot me the look of death. I guess she was embarrassed or something, but c'mon haven't you always wanted to do that like in Now & Then?



Ok, so I normally don't post pictures of me looking so awful as I am aware that with my hair pulled back and no make-up, I do tend to resemble Chaz Bono. However, here are a few pictures from our ride today:

Beginning of our ride...I was riding around the parking lot singing, "Fat girl on a little bike, fat girl on a little biiiiiiiiike" in my best Chris Farley voice.


Half way done!


Me and Emily in all our sweaty glory!


Had to pull over to rest for a few. At this point I was wondering if I had a heart attack how fast the paramedics would actually get to me or if I would just die and roll into the river.


YAY! We finished!


Then when we got home, I promptly collapsed in the grass and laid there for awhile...


And last but not least, Emily cooked up some delicious chicken. I cooked the veggies. Ok, I put the bag of steamable veggies in the microwave and then seasoned them when they were done...that was the extent of my culinary skills.


All in all, it was a good day. I am looking forward to being able to ride longer distances...but for now, baby steps!