New Beginnings

Quick recap on what's been going on...

Bipul and Rose both celebrated their birthdays on Friday!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday to you both!

Rose with her stack of b-day ice cream

Sadly Bipul was in Omaha, but we got to say hello via FaceTime while we were hanging out over at Will and Rose's place. We also played a hysterical round of "The Game of Things." Katie... it is your game... Anna just found it at her apartment! You are going to have to come back to get it. ;-)

Other than that there's just been a lot of working, unpacking, eating baddies, and zero exercising. That combination does not make for a happy Babs. However, the weekend (although at times it felt like it) was not completely bleak. Andy and I did go to the cheap movie theater to see Star Trek (which I actually enjoyed), and Lisa, Anna, and I went to a farmer's market on Sunday, which was very nice.

Moving on...

Now that the Gorton's are back from their lovely trip to Cape Cod, I am finally officially living in my new place. Seems like a good time to start fresh as not only is it a new place, but also is only one year (369 days to be exact) until W-day.

This morning started off with group training with Vinny. Anna joined Sarah and I, making it more of a party! Fun and hard! And then... the moment I've been waiting for...

I RODE MY BIKE TO WORK!!!!!!!!

First big trip!

Here I go!!!

I will admit, I was nervous, lol. I'd never taken a bike onto a real road, so I made sure to pick less busy streets to get to work (even though it probably was a little further). It was both thrilling and terrifying!!! And it was also a lot harder than I thought it would be! My legs are tired as I type this, and I still have to bike home. Of course my legs could be tired because of training this morning too. But anyway... it was fun! I'm glad I have that as an option.

Tonight I will go home and cook dinner for the first time in the new kitchen. As promised, here's a shot of my newly organized fridge. Gotta love that Dollar Store!

It has more groceries in it now

Alright time to get ready for my bike trip home. As I told both Sarah and Andy this morning... if I become paralyzed and mute, I'd like it to be known that someone needs to train for the NYC marathon and push me along in a buggy someday. Hopefully that won't be an issue. ;-)

It feels so good to be back on the healthy path!!