However, some really great things happened..some centered around bikes some not.
First, I would like to celebrate the fact that I am finally cleared from knee surgery!!! I am now allowed to run and do Zumba to my hearts content. However, I need to be mindful as my knee will still take a little bit more time to heal (at least this is what my intuition is telling me). I did get in some great running this week and some great dancing without pain, so this is exciting!!!
I also had the great opportunity to visit my favorite dance studio here in town...Ophidia Studio. I needed a "pick me up" and decided to take a Hula Hoop Dance Class. I have been trying to recapture my childhood with the hula hoop for years, but for whatever reason, the visit to the dance class did the trick! What ever, Donna, the teacher told me, stuck and the next day I pulled out my daughter's hula hoop and WHAM, I was hoopin' it up!!! Yay!!!
I'm not sure if I have mentioned, but along this journey of training for the Spring Ride of the Fuller Center for Housing, I am also volunteering with the Boise Bike Project (BBP). The Boise Bike Project is a non-profit organization that recycles old bikes, refurbishes them, and gives them away to children and refugees. They also sell adult bikes at inexpensive prices. The whole idea is to encourage the community to get back on the bikes and enjoy the outdoors. BBP is gearing up for the Christmas Children's Bike Give Away and they sent out an email asking if someone could pick up 4 bikes from a local Walmart. I gladly responded and called Walmart to make the arrangements. They didn't have 4 bikes, they had 12 bikes!!!! I drive a Subaru Legacy and have a bike rack that holds 3 bikes. This was gonna be a fun afternoon! Here's a question: How many bikes can you put into a Subaru Legacy???? The answer is 7!
I was so blessed to be able to pick up these bikes and deliver them to BBP. It was a gorgeous snowy day and it totally made me feel like Santa's Little Elf!!! I can't wait to give these bikes to the children!
The other amazing thing that happened this week is that my friend, Kurt, gifted us with an amazing tandem bike!!! When he asked me if we would be interested in the bike, I was all kind of excited and had grand dreams of long bike rides and picnics in the park with my hubby. Sounds romantic, doesn't it? Ya, I thought so, too. However, I was not prepared for team building experience that was ahead. Tracy and I have ridden a tandem bike before (years ago). We rented one in San Fran and rode across the Golden Gate Bridge. I was so out of shape, I actually had to get off the bike so that my husband could ride the bike up the hills by himself. This time around, with our own tandem bike, I am the one who is in shape and my hubby is working towards that direction. It was decided I would take lead with this bike since I am stronger. Today, we finally got on the bike for a longer ride than round our 1 street subdivision. What I got today was a lesson is listening, being observant, truly FEELING what was going on on top of the bike and making adjustments when necessary, being a gentle leader and being patient. It was a great experience. Though because of Tracy's long body, I do believe I will be riding in the back seat from now on. He just doesn't fit in the back seat of that tandem bike.
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