Friday, August 19, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Day 3 - Bike Trip
Well, baby doll. I think I know what we should do for our bike trip.
You can open the mystery package from the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. It's what I hope is a nice map of western Wisconsin showing what type of roads are good to bike from.
Click here for suggested route (Actually right click on this and "Open Link in new tab") MAP
I say we find somewhere to park early afternoon on Friday in Marine on St. Croix.
From here, it's 19 miles up to Interstate State Park, again right click to open in another window. I still need to check "hillyness" for the route up there...but I think we should be all right. It looks like they have tent sites with showers and dogs are allowed.
We get up on Saturday and, using our handy map, bike on good WI roads down to Willow River State Park, again right click to open in another window. It's right around 30 miles so maybe we can stop and have a relaxing lunch somewhere.
I checked and they had a ton of sites, allowing dogs - with showers, available. I didn't check about showers for the dogs but I assume that's all right too.
From Willow River, it's another 22 miles back to Marine on Sunday.
It'll be a spectacular SurlyBurly Adventure.
You can open the mystery package from the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. It's what I hope is a nice map of western Wisconsin showing what type of roads are good to bike from.
Click here for suggested route (Actually right click on this and "Open Link in new tab") MAP
I say we find somewhere to park early afternoon on Friday in Marine on St. Croix.
From here, it's 19 miles up to Interstate State Park, again right click to open in another window. I still need to check "hillyness" for the route up there...but I think we should be all right. It looks like they have tent sites with showers and dogs are allowed.
We get up on Saturday and, using our handy map, bike on good WI roads down to Willow River State Park, again right click to open in another window. It's right around 30 miles so maybe we can stop and have a relaxing lunch somewhere.
I checked and they had a ton of sites, allowing dogs - with showers, available. I didn't check about showers for the dogs but I assume that's all right too.
From Willow River, it's another 22 miles back to Marine on Sunday.
It'll be a spectacular SurlyBurly Adventure.
Day 2 - I guess I missed this?!?
(Subtitled - Josh's Manifesto)
Sorry sweetie - I think I missed a day.
I really thought of you when I saw this...wait, I forgot. First, go into my bottom drawer of my dresser and pull out the piece of paper you find there. It was supposed to be wrapped and have a nice frame but I ran out of time. I will still owe you that stuff or else I'll buy the print when it is available online from the place I found it.
So here goes:
1) I want you to climb all of those mountains and run and hike all of those trails in the world that you yearn to see. I want to be by your side 99.9% of the time. The other 0.1% is important for you to do with other friends so you can miss me for just a little bit and maybe take it all in even more because you will think in your head that you need to do a good job of describing it to me. I say "other friends" because you are my best friend and I am glad I can finally say that about my partner. Not just because I'm supposed to, but because it's true.
2) I want to bicycle across some part of the country with you. Maybe the whole thing, maybe not. We'll see what happens. Life is truly better when you are making it happen from the seat of a bicycle.
3) I want to sing you songs and play you silly tunes and know that it doesn't matter what I sound like, it just matters that I do it. I'll get there.
4) I want to make things with my hands. Maybe artsy things, maybe nerdy computer things, maybe build a bicycle from the drawing on the piece of paper all the way to painting the frame, maybe bento lunches, maybe drawings, maybe a yurt, maybe a one room square house. Things. Things that I make. I want to quit thinking about it and start doing it.
5) I want to run and run and run and run some more. 100miles. 24hrs. 18 min 5ks. Trails in CA in the winter. Not at any time in my life do I feel more like I am good at something and confident with myself than when I am running. I can picture your legs as they run in front of me. God, I've stared at those calves 1 millions times. Ummmmm.
6) I want to backpack a long long trail. I want to be out there so long that I forget all other things and only think about walking and seeing things and setting up camp. I want to smell and have a 13 year old's trail beard.
7) I want you to do something for work that you like. I'm a nerd and like my dorky engineering job so it's probably better that I stick with that kind of thing.
8) I want to get better at documenting things I do and telling my family about it. I want them to know that I think about them often and miss them daily.
9) I want to do more things with your family.
10) I want to do more things with our friends...we are getting better at that.
11) For numbers 9 and 10, I want people to see how in love with each other we are. I want to be cutesy.
12) I want to still like techno music and have you ok with that.
13) I want to go to music festivals and dance and tell people how fun that is.
14) I want to really do something with Guy and Jenny. I think they are good people and I don't want us to just always say we should hang out.
15) I want to go on a trip with Brad and make him tell me what it's like to be a dad.
16) I want to do well at work and drive to be the best worker that I can. Not because I want the money...which I do...but because I am a smart person and I shouldn't be lazy. I'm not bare minimum. I think I was bare minimum in college and I am better than that.
17) I want to make an app on my iphone. I don't care what it does. Just something that I did.
18) I want to be able to give you my full attention whenever I see you. There is truly nothing more important than what we have. I don't want to just blindly go along and not be totally immersed in what you are telling me.
19) I want to rub your sore butt in your work pants while you stand at the sink.
20) I want to live in Claudia's house again...wait, I made that one up just to see if you were paying attention. I really don't want to do that.
21) I want us to play games...often.
22) Drinking beer is ok...for some reason, some times, I feel guilty about drinking.
23) I want to volunteer for more things and make myself a better leader.
24) I want to practice my outdoor survival skills.
25) I want you to know, EVERY DAY, how important you are to me.
Sorry sweetie - I think I missed a day.
I really thought of you when I saw this...wait, I forgot. First, go into my bottom drawer of my dresser and pull out the piece of paper you find there. It was supposed to be wrapped and have a nice frame but I ran out of time. I will still owe you that stuff or else I'll buy the print when it is available online from the place I found it.
So here goes:
1) I want you to climb all of those mountains and run and hike all of those trails in the world that you yearn to see. I want to be by your side 99.9% of the time. The other 0.1% is important for you to do with other friends so you can miss me for just a little bit and maybe take it all in even more because you will think in your head that you need to do a good job of describing it to me. I say "other friends" because you are my best friend and I am glad I can finally say that about my partner. Not just because I'm supposed to, but because it's true.
2) I want to bicycle across some part of the country with you. Maybe the whole thing, maybe not. We'll see what happens. Life is truly better when you are making it happen from the seat of a bicycle.
3) I want to sing you songs and play you silly tunes and know that it doesn't matter what I sound like, it just matters that I do it. I'll get there.
4) I want to make things with my hands. Maybe artsy things, maybe nerdy computer things, maybe build a bicycle from the drawing on the piece of paper all the way to painting the frame, maybe bento lunches, maybe drawings, maybe a yurt, maybe a one room square house. Things. Things that I make. I want to quit thinking about it and start doing it.
5) I want to run and run and run and run some more. 100miles. 24hrs. 18 min 5ks. Trails in CA in the winter. Not at any time in my life do I feel more like I am good at something and confident with myself than when I am running. I can picture your legs as they run in front of me. God, I've stared at those calves 1 millions times. Ummmmm.
6) I want to backpack a long long trail. I want to be out there so long that I forget all other things and only think about walking and seeing things and setting up camp. I want to smell and have a 13 year old's trail beard.
7) I want you to do something for work that you like. I'm a nerd and like my dorky engineering job so it's probably better that I stick with that kind of thing.
8) I want to get better at documenting things I do and telling my family about it. I want them to know that I think about them often and miss them daily.
9) I want to do more things with your family.
10) I want to do more things with our friends...we are getting better at that.
11) For numbers 9 and 10, I want people to see how in love with each other we are. I want to be cutesy.
12) I want to still like techno music and have you ok with that.
13) I want to go to music festivals and dance and tell people how fun that is.
14) I want to really do something with Guy and Jenny. I think they are good people and I don't want us to just always say we should hang out.
15) I want to go on a trip with Brad and make him tell me what it's like to be a dad.
16) I want to do well at work and drive to be the best worker that I can. Not because I want the money...which I do...but because I am a smart person and I shouldn't be lazy. I'm not bare minimum. I think I was bare minimum in college and I am better than that.
17) I want to make an app on my iphone. I don't care what it does. Just something that I did.
18) I want to be able to give you my full attention whenever I see you. There is truly nothing more important than what we have. I don't want to just blindly go along and not be totally immersed in what you are telling me.
19) I want to rub your sore butt in your work pants while you stand at the sink.
20) I want to live in Claudia's house again...wait, I made that one up just to see if you were paying attention. I really don't want to do that.
21) I want us to play games...often.
22) Drinking beer is ok...for some reason, some times, I feel guilty about drinking.
23) I want to volunteer for more things and make myself a better leader.
24) I want to practice my outdoor survival skills.
25) I want you to know, EVERY DAY, how important you are to me.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Day 1- late
Hello sweetie darling-
(Short post to catch-up)
I was sitting on the patio last night post-run and decided that we will do a two-week European bike trip for our honeymoon.
That's all.
Talk to you soon sugarbottom.
(Short post to catch-up)
I was sitting on the patio last night post-run and decided that we will do a two-week European bike trip for our honeymoon.
That's all.
Talk to you soon sugarbottom.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Day 0.5
Just saw your email...I could feel the love through the words and it made me very emotional. I just don't ever want to be without you my love. I'll read it often this week I imagine...just like...
...it had me thinking about the post-Louisville email you sent me.
You were just so open and honest and put all you had into both of them.
I did notice the puppy's look. I love her...and her mom.
I'm kludging up this email. I had this big plan of things to do when I was gone to surprise you. They will likely come through this blog. I need to get used to posting to it. I'm 100% positive that I'll send you 1000 emails but I want to post something every day too.
For Day 0.5 you get...wait for it...wait...YOU GET TO KNOW THAT I'LL POST OTHER STUFF!! YEAH!!!!
This is Day 0.5. It might be the hardest day, but then again I really doubt that.
...it had me thinking about the post-Louisville email you sent me.
You were just so open and honest and put all you had into both of them.
I did notice the puppy's look. I love her...and her mom.
I'm kludging up this email. I had this big plan of things to do when I was gone to surprise you. They will likely come through this blog. I need to get used to posting to it. I'm 100% positive that I'll send you 1000 emails but I want to post something every day too.
For Day 0.5 you get...wait for it...wait...YOU GET TO KNOW THAT I'LL POST OTHER STUFF!! YEAH!!!!
This is Day 0.5. It might be the hardest day, but then again I really doubt that.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Missin' You Like Crazy
Hello my dear - greetings from the internet. I hope you understand how much I miss you and don't really want to be away from you. I hope you get a good weekend of training in so you can feel as strong as I know you are. You are going to kick some butt in Madison just from giving 110% like you always do.
I've tried to add a little bit of stuff for you to look at and hope you enjoy. I'm sure I'll talk to you one jillion times anyways:)
New Music - to keep you occupied, check out the new playlist on Itunes...MazzyGetsLove
We've talked about cycling across the country:
http://www.adventurecycling.org/
ROUTES AND MAPS is a good spot along the left side
Portrait Gallery is also pretty cool
FLOR - absolutely lovin' this stuff. I think the link below shows some cool ideas...I didn't check really close but maybe it would help paint ideas or some other modern design ideas.
http://www.flor.com/service/flor/trade.html
Google Reader Stuff
Steve Quick has a great post on this...in case you don't get to all the above stuff...it's worth a read.
http://stevequick.blogspot.com/2010/07/poverty-diet.html
City of New Orleans
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_New_Orleans#Folk_song
OK, I think that's enough from me. Hope you have fun and miss me like I miss you. Talk to you soon, be safe, and get ready for my return...you are going to get it ;)
I've tried to add a little bit of stuff for you to look at and hope you enjoy. I'm sure I'll talk to you one jillion times anyways:)
New Music - to keep you occupied, check out the new playlist on Itunes...MazzyGetsLove
We've talked about cycling across the country:
http://www.adventurecycling.org/
ROUTES AND MAPS is a good spot along the left side
Portrait Gallery is also pretty cool
FLOR - absolutely lovin' this stuff. I think the link below shows some cool ideas...I didn't check really close but maybe it would help paint ideas or some other modern design ideas.
http://www.flor.com/service/
Google Reader Stuff
- First, sign into "your" Gmail (this will make sense later why I say "your") and then click on READER in the upper-left corner. (I'm pretty sure this you already know.)
- From there, there is a button (again in the upper-left) that says "Add a subscription"...click this.
- A little window comes up that gives you a place to type the address. But wait, I don't know the address huh?
- If you know what the address is, you can type it if not...maybe try loading mine into your reader.
- All the way at the bottom-left of the READER is a little tiny blue link that says "Manage Subscriptions"...click this.
- A big orange page comes up...titled Settings...click the tab that says "Import/Export"
- A little ways down will be a "Browse..." button - next to the "Select and OMPL file:" box
- Click Browse...find your desktop in the little box that comes up and then look for the file that is titled "google-reader-subscriptions"...click on this file then click OPEN
- This should take you back to the orange page-click the Upload button.
- I think that should just bring all my subscriptions over into your READER. You might have to click on "Back to google reader"...Browse, delete, whatever.
- If not you have to google the blogs you like or click on links from other blogs...look for something like "Subscribe to..." usually way at the bottom of the post. After clicking this, it gives you a button (said in Michigan accent of course) that you can "Add to google reader"
- Hmmm...was that enough typing for how to do that?
Steve Quick has a great post on this...in case you don't get to all the above stuff...it's worth a read.
http://stevequick.blogspot.com/2010/07/poverty-diet.html
City of New Orleans
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_New_Orleans#Folk_song
OK, I think that's enough from me. Hope you have fun and miss me like I miss you. Talk to you soon, be safe, and get ready for my return...you are going to get it ;)
Monday, November 9, 2009
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