Tahoe for Memorial Day

I talked Mike into taking a road trip over Memorial Day weekend even though he hates traveling on big travel weekends. Memorial Day weekend happened to be the weekend of his sister's birthday so he thought it would be fun to go to Lake Tahoe (which is near where she lives) to play and to visit his sister and her family. We packed up our mountain bikes, hiking clothes, and a birthday party in a bag/box and drove the 10ish hours to Lake Tahoe.

We mountain biked around South Lake Tahoe Saturday morning before hooking up with Christine and her family (that's Mike's sister). We tried to surprise her on the bike trail, but we found out she already figured out we were coming since her husband had been acting too strangely what with trying to get everyone to clean the house before going for a bike ride... ha ha! We had pizza and the party. Sunday we hiked Horse Tail Falls before going to church with Christine and family. Then we had a BBQ.

And then Monday was the amazing and famed Flume Trail - in very cold weather! We loved it. And we took a lot of pictures. :)

Moab Craziness with Jenn

I was itching to get out of dodge and desperate enough to go with just Jenn so we took off to Moab for a quick weekend. We slept in the back of Ruby (my Subaru Outback). Jenn did a very strange mountain bike race, and then we rode the famed Slickrock trail. We had a blast! And we got along great! .... as long as Jenn kept her sticky, messy, smelly stuff on her side of the car. That rule was made after Jenn packed a spray bottle of chain cleaner in the bottom of her bag and it leaked all over her stuff on her side. So I think it was a legitimate rule! Ha ha!

Epic MTB Ride: Three Forks Loop

Mike and I, and my friend, Jenn, and Mike's friend, Dave, went for an epic mountain bike ride on the Three Forks Loop in Diamond Fork Canyon. 17 miles. 2,442 feet of climbing. 2.5 hours of actual ride time. 1,700 calories burned!! :) It was a blast.  And then we stuffed ourselves with Two Jacks pizza and cheese sticks. Mike calls that hammering and pampering. Ha! (We didn't really get any pics of Dave since he was so far ahead of us the whole time.)

Me with Mike in the distance

Me and Mike

Jenn - doing her classic pose. goofball.

Mike

Meet my EMPA Class Teammates

So after three years of attending class with these jokers, my time of going to class has come to an end. To celebrate, we went to In-n-Out for dinner on the way home and I took this picture so I can remember them forever! Good, good people. Fun too - hence the "jokers" comment.

Left to right: Josh, Chris, Daniel, Eric, me, and Wendy

A Little Spring Repelling

Lindsey and Rob wanted to meet Mike so we planned a little double date of repelling at the Red Ledges in Diamond Fork Canyon. We had a blast. And Lindsey really liked Mike. And.... that means I have pictures of Mike to share! :)

Me and Mike

Rob at the top of the repel

Mike going over

Lindsey and Rob

Mike and me

Ruby's New Accessory aaaaand Her Surgery

This past weekend, Ruby got this new accessory - another bike rack! I can now haul 4 bikes on my car. That calls for a road trip for me and my besties!! ... As soon as Ruby is recovered from the surgery she's undergoing as I write this post....

.... for 2.5 oil leaks (one head gasket, one valve cover, and pitiful oil filter issue - that's the half). Sad day. This will be the first time I've spent some really big bucks on any of my cars for repairs.

Mike (I'm transitioning from his SMike nickname that he doesn't know about FYI ha!) has come to my rescue and greatly relieved my stress about my car being in the shop for so long: he's lent his truck to me for the week so I can get to and from work without begging for rides. Oh {heart]. I like him. A lot. (Oh yeah - he has two vehicles: a Subaru Outback and a Toyota Tundra.) Driving his truck is like driving a cushy tank. Ha! Speaking of Mike, today is his birthday. We went to dinner at Los 3 Amigos and to see The Hobbit last night to celebrate. I tried to pay for dinner, but Mike wouldn't let me ... in light of the big bucks I'll be forking out for Ruby. {heart}. Again. :)

March in Review

Well, March flew by with nothing occurring that made me thing, "Oh. I need to blog about this." So, I can sum March up pretty quickly: lots of school and homework, some cross-country skiing, some road and mountain biking on good weather days, lots of going to movies, a little bout with the stomach flu, and quite a bit of time spent with SMike. Yep. Bachelor #4 from this blog post is still around. So far so good. I'm liking him. And I think he likes me, which makes him a smart cookie! Ha ha! We're just having fun and getting to know each other. No pictures yet. Maybe some day. Until then, these pictures from cross-country skiing with Janie and one of me and Charlotte, Lindsey and Rob's little girl, will have to do. :)